Marie Ledbetter
May 26, 2014
Marie Ledbetter, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Monday, May 26, 2014, at the Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Ledbetter was born October 10, 1930 in Hayti, Mo. She had driven a bus for SMTS and previously for the Carter County Sheltered Workshop. She was married to Byron Vaughn Ledbetter. He survives. Also surviving is a son,...
Kenneth Lee Barker
May 25, 2014
Kenneth Lee Barker, 70, of Springfield, Mo., died Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. He was born October 17, 1943 In Neelyville, Mo.. he servied in the United States Army. Mr. barke was a steel fabricator. He was well known for his fabrication work, making ornamental gates and putting things together. He is survived...
Colin "Mick" Emmons
May 24, 2014
Colin David "Mick" Emmons, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Emmons was born July 29, 1944, in Benton, Mo., to the late Eugene and Mildred (Angle) Emmons. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and was an electrician and worked at Proctor and...
Frank Sidney Smody
May 24, 2014
Frank Sidney Smody, 59, of Neelyille died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at his home. Mr. Smody, a faithful christian, was born April 8, 1955, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was a farmer and co-owner of Smody Farms. He enjoyed his family, antique tractors, collecting toy farm equipment and farming. He was a member of the executive board of C.C.S.B.A. Sidney...
Authur Gunells
May 23, 2014
Arthur Lee Gunells, 66, a lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff., passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at his residence with his close friend and army buddy Bill Gentry at his side. Mr. Gunells was born October 27, 1947, in Poplar Bluff. He had served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the American Legion. He enjoyed going to...
Elsie Priscilla Stout
May 21, 2014
Elsie Priscilla Stout, 86, of Poplar Bluff Mo., died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 28, 1927 in Potosi, Mo. On March 19, 1948, she married Russell Stout in Piggott, Ark. He died May 3, 2008. Mrs Stout is survived by two daughters; Hazel Wagner and husband, Victor, of Naylor, Mo.,...
James Junior Collins
May 20, 2014
James Junior Collins, 69, of Oxly Mo., died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Collins worked at a sawmill as a sawyer. He was born April 1, 1945 in Butler County. His hobbies included mowing yards, working on the Hvam cemetery, cutting wood, and drinking coffee. Survivors include one sister, Helen Crawford of Neelyville, Mo.; two brothers, Clarence...
Jimmie M. Bishop
May 19, 2014
Jimmie M. Bishop, 76, of Williamsville, Mo. passed away May 19, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Bishop was born August 18, 1937 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was of the General Baptist faith. He served in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1960 and a member of the Eagles and American Legion. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf...
David Brent Colter
May 18, 2014
David Brent Colter, 52, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Colter was born October 12, 1961, in Poplar Bluff ,to the late Leonard and Lorraine Colter. He worked as a boat mechanic and could do most anything. He enjoyed building and racing boats and loved being a Dad. He is survived by...
Cynthia Wheeler
May 15, 2014
Cynthia Lynn Wheeler, 20, of Anchorage, Alaska died May 15, 2014 at the Alaskan Native Hospital in Anchorage. Cynthia was born November 9, 1993, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She worked as a nurse's aide and enjoyed fishing, swimming and loved the outdoors. She is survived by her parents, Gregory Paul Wheeler and Sheri Lynn (Meador) Wheeler of Poplar Bluff, Mo.;...
Amy Lorene Hastings
May 15, 2014
Amy Lorene Hastings, 39, of Doniphan, Missouri, passed away at her residence on May 15, 2014. She was born June 19, 1974, at Pocahontas, Arkansas to Gary E. Hastings of Doniphan, Missouri and Polly Jones O'Neal of Clarkton, Mo. She is survivied by her children: Heather Shafer of Malden, Mo., Cody Hastings of Doinphan, Mo. , Nathaniel Whitlock and Brienna...
Mary Faughn
May 12, 2014
Mary Dollie (Loy) Faughn, 89, of Odessa, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died May 12, 2014.
Mary was born January 4, 1925, in Sommersville, Mo., to the late Edwin R. Loy and Osa Mae (Thomason) Loy.
On January 10, 1944 she married James G. Faughn, in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death in 2006....
James A. "Jim" Smith
May 8, 2014
James A. "Jim" Smith, 92, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away May 8, 2014, in Madison, Alabama. Mr. Smith was born September 19, 1921, in Hunter, Missouri, to the late Fred Smith and Cassie Bowman Smith. By age 14, he had already fallen in love with Maxine Jordan, with whom he would spend more than 70 years. They were married...
Frank Earl Jr
May 5, 2014
Frank Earl Jr., 75, of Alton,Ill., passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, at his home. He was a Poplar Bluff resident. Mr. Earl was born June 29, 1938, at Earl, Arkansas, to the late Frank Earl Sr. and Callie Lee (Rice) Earl. He retired as a steel labor mechanic and enjoyed gardening, fishing, singing and playing the guitar. He was...
James Dowd
May 4, 2014
James Lester Dowd, 75, of Broseley, Mo., passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Dowd was born October 12, 1938, in St. Louis, Mo. He was a member of Westwood Baptist Church. He was an ordained minister for 40 years and pastored different Baptist churches in the area. He loved reading his Bible...
Michael Ray
May 3, 2014
Michael Joe Ray, 56, of Williamsville, Mo., passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014. Mr. Ray was born September 16, 1957 in St. Louis, Mo. He worked as a clerk for the U.S. Postal Service and construction for Ben Turner. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Branch, Mo. On...
Sammy Lee Williams
May 2, 2014
Sammy Lee Williams, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away May 2, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Williams was born July 6, 1942 to the late Jethrow and Mary Lane-Williams, in Deering, Mo. Mr. Williams retired as a welder and then sales. He enjoyed photography and was a member of True Believers Missionary Baptist Church. He was...
James Dale "Cadillac" Colter
May 1, 2014
James Dale "Cadillac" Colter, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away May 1, 2014 at his home. Mr. Colter was born on August 24, 1944 in Poplar Bluff. He was the son of the late Lenard and Lorraine Colter and Daphine McGhee. He loved being a husband, father and grandpa. He was of the Baptist faith and love helping people,...
David Carbin
Apr 28, 2014
Dave Louis Carbin, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Carbin was born July 20, 1942, to the late James and Dorothy (Linke) Corbin, in Allentown, New Jersey. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, where he received 2 purple hearts. He was a...
Sadie Gatlin
Apr 25, 2014
Sadie Lorene Gatlin, 94, of Carbondale Ill., formerly of Poplar Bluff and Neelyville, Mo., died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Mrs. Gatlin was born July 4, 1919, in Bumcom Community, in Mo., to the late Thomas Jefferson Griffen and Ida Belle Rigdon. She was a homemaker who enjoyed quilting, embroidering, and cooking. She also attended Mt....
