Fred Mccain
Nov 26, 2015
Fred N. McCain, 79, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 at Mark Twain Caring Center. Mr. McCain was born on May 15, 1936 in Osceola, Ar. to the late Thomas and Lenora McCain. Mr. McCain was a member of the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by 1 sister, Hattie Teague of Detroit, Mich.;...
Katherine Batson
Nov 25, 2015
Katherine L. Batson, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Batson was born January 4, 1930 to the late Eli Maxwell Goodrum and Jenifer L. (Wiggins) Goodrum. She had worked as a telephone operator and then advanced to a plant designer. She enjoyed bowling,winning several trophies and was recognized in the Bowling...
Lula Walker Camp
Nov 23, 2015
Lula Belle Walker Camp, 79, of Naylor, Mo., died Friday, November 20, 2015, at her residence. She was born, Oct. 7, 1936 in Naylor and spent her lifetime in the area and was a homemaker. On Sept. 3, 1957, she married Carl Edwin Camp in Mt. Carmel, IL. He preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 1992. Mrs. Camp enjoyed...
Clyde Sells
Nov 23, 2015
Clyde Vernon Sells, 81, of Hillsboro, Mo., passed away Monday, Nov. 16,2015 at the Mercy Hospital in Festus. He was raised in the Neelyville area. He enjoyed working on cars and deer hunting. He leaves behind his loving wife of 63 years, Luellan (Robert) Sells. Also surviving are two sons, Vernon and Ernest Sells; one daughter, Linda Beale and husband,...
Geraldine Garner Childs
Nov 22, 2015
Geraldine (Garner) Childs, 95, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Florida, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015 at home. Mrs. Childs was born April 15, 1920, in Pratt, Mo., to the late Martin Otto Garner and Mary Etta (Thurman) Garner. She spent her childhood in Naylor, Mo., where she attended grade school later attending high school in St. Louis. She...
Gale D'Wayne Jones
Nov 22, 2015
Gale D'Wayne Jones, 64, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Jones was born May 5, 1951, in New Madrid, Mo., to the late Clarence and Clara (Fowler) Jones. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1969-1974, during the Vietnam War, and was an airplane mechanic. He enjoyed reading...
Dale Wells
Nov 16, 2015
Dale Roland Wells, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away on Monday, November 16, 2015 at his home. Dale was born June 14, 1932, in St. Louis County, to the late Goldie and Leah Wells. Mr. Wells was of the Baptist faith. He was an installer for Southwestern Bell Telephone and AT&T, for 31 years. He was active in forming...
Eddie'Mae Scott
Nov 15, 2015
Eddie'Mae Scott, 96, of Neelyville, Mo., passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Scott was born on Feb. 25, 1919 in Corning, Ar. She worked as a homemaker and enjoyed reading, flower beds, her church and the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball. She was a member of the United Methodist Women Organization for over 60 years as well...
Mary Evelyn Wilkerson
Nov 14, 2015
Mary Evelyn Wilkerson, 87, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., peacefully walked her last mile on earth Saturday, November 14, 2015, passing away at her home. Mrs. Wilkerson was born October 25, 1928, in Benton, Ill., to the late Arlene and Dollie Mae (Burlison) Sandusky. She was a member of Bluff City Apostolic Worship Center. She had worked at American Superstore and...
Francis Cole
Nov 13, 2015
Francis Pauline Cole, 68, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, November 13, 2015, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Cole was born August 3, 1947, in Taylor, Mo. She attended Stringtown Pentecostal Church and Grace United Methodist Church. She worked in housekeeping at Westwood Hills Healthcare. She loved animals, yard sales, reading, watching SyFy and was an...
Donnie Hornbeck
Nov 12, 2015
Donnie Ray Hornbeck, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Mark Twain Nursing Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Hornbeck was born July 4, 1930, in Poplar Bluff, to Ransom and Rosetta Hornbeck. Both precede him in death. He was a member of Third Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon. He enjoyed hunting...
Jesse Chaffin
Nov 9, 2015
Jesse C. Chaffin, 57, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at his home. Mr. Chaffin was born to Jesse C. and Wanda Louise Chaffin February 1, 1958 in Poe Clinic, Mo. He had worked in construction and carpet sales for Dennis Young. He enjoyed flying, fishing, collecting arrowheads, flea marketing, yard-work and working in the...
James Damon Creach
Nov 9, 2015
James Damon Creach died in the line of service, doing what he loved, on November 9, 2015 in Amman, Jordan at the age of 42. Damon is survived by his parents, Jerry and Sharon Creach of Neelyville, Mo; beloved wife, Heather; children, Taylor, Samantha, Jackson, & Jayedon. He has two sisters; Christy Petty and husband Paul of Neelyville, Mo, and...
Jenice Putman
Nov 9, 2015
Jenice Putman, 70, of Doniphan died Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Putman was born June 11, 1945 in Neelyville, Mo. She was a lifetime resident of Ripley County and enjoyed fishing, sewing, and loved her grandchildren. She retired from Vitronic and was of the Baptist faith. On May 20, 1995 she married Raymond Putman...
Clara Howard
Nov 7, 2015
Clara Bell Howard, 76, of Fairdealing, Mo. died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Howard was born on April 12, 1939 in Fisk, Mo. She was a homemaker who loved her flowers, pets, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Survivors include her children, Terry Lynn Bounds (Dale), Little Joseph Durham (Angie); sisters, Mary Sills, Roberta Weaver, Mary Henson; brothers,...
Ruth Morgan
Nov 3, 2015
Ruth William Morgan, 97, of Sandoval, IL., passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. Mrs. Morgan was born April 15, 1918 in Neelyville, Mo. She worked as a caregiver in nursing. Her hobbies included quilting, fishing, sewing, and gardening. She was a member of the Naylor Pentecostal Church until her health prevented her attendance. On June 17, 1935 she married Samuel...
Wesley Leroy Gambling
Nov 3, 2015
Wesley Leroy Gambling, 77, of Doniphan, Mo., passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 at his home. Mr. Gambling was born March 30, 1938 at Bardley, Missouri to Emmett and Christine (McCallister) Gambling. On April 13, 1957 at Ellsinore, Mo, he married Lynda Tucker . She survives Also surviving are his children, Suzy Fowler and husband Donnie of Naylor, Terry James...
Shirley Carlene Larmie
Nov 1, 2015
Shirley Carlene (Stout) Larmie, 67, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away at her home Saturday, October 31, 2015 after a courageous eight and a half year battle with cancer. Shirley was born in Mountain View, Mo. on November 29, 1947 to Wilborn "Shorty" Everett Stout and Dorothy Elizabeth (Gower) Stout. She had been a resident of Poplar Bluff since 1951....
Charles Franklin Fox
Oct 30, 2015
Charles F. Fox, 67, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, October 30, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Fox was born July 27, 1948 in Paragould, Ark. He was a lifetime resident of Butler County and attended Grace Christian Fellowship and Midland Church. He was retired from the Poplar Bluff Police Department. Mr. Fox enjoyed car shows, drag racing and...
Martin "Marty" Bruton
Oct 29, 2015
Martin "Marty" Bruton, 46, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 at Landmark Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Mr. Bruton was born May 22, 1969 in Rockford, IL. . He worked installing carpet, and enjoyed reading and sports. He is survived by his children, Amber Bruton and Zackery Bruton, both of Springfield, Mo.; parents, Larry Bruton and Louise Bruton...
