Remembering Loved Ones in Poplar Bluff
Honoring the Lives of Those We’ve Lost
Donald Wayne Mckinzie
Apr 24, 2014
Donald Wayne McKinzie , 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. McKinzie was born January 11, 1960 in St.Louis Mo. He was of the Full Gospel belief and enjoyed fishing and boating, He is survived by his mother, Benita Hesselrode of Poplar Bluff; Ronald Henson and stepmother, Rita of...
Roger Johnson Sr
Apr 24, 2014
Roger Earl Johnson Sr. 68, of Qulin, Mo., passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 at his home. Mr. Johnson was born November 20, 1945, in Jamestown, New York, to the late, Alton T. and Olive Joan (Jude) Johnson. A farmer, he enjoyed outdoor work and playing pool. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a...

Rev. J.B. Ingram
Apr 18, 2014
Rev. J.B. Ingram, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away April 18, 2014, in the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born November 7, 1930 at Gatewood, Missouri to the late Boyd Ingram and Lola Tyler Ingram. On May 29, 1970 at Pacific, Missouri He was married to Mary Dyson. she survives. Also surviving are Gary Ingram and...
Ronnie Marlinrussom
Apr 17, 2014
Ronnie Everet Marlin-Russom, 65, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014, at his home. Ronnie was born on January 5, 1949 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was of the Baptist faith and worked as a diesel mechanic. He enjoyed visiting with friends, watching westerns and eating out. He is survived by his children, Debrah Russom, Gene Russom...
Helen Maxine Smith
Apr 16, 2014
Helen Maxine Smith, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away April 16, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born February 21, 1924, in Hunter, Missouri, to the late Carlos and Pearl (Rongey) Jordan. She was valedictorian of her class at Ellsinore High School, graduating in 1940. On December 5, 1943, she married James A. "Jim" Smith...
Marie Darlin
Apr 16, 2014
Marie Darlin, 88, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the Mark Twain Caring Center. Mrs. Darlin was born December 14, 1925 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, to the late Clifford and Viola (Johnson) Renick. She was employed at the Butler County Clerk's office for 21 years. She was also a member of the Hilliard Extension Club. On...
Velma L. Aydelotte
Apr 15, 2014
Velma L. Aydelotte, 68, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born October 8, 1945, in Morehouse, Mo., to the late James T. Bruce and Ellen (Hill) Bruce. She attended Grace United Methodist Church and worked in food service at the VA Hospital. She had also worked as...

John Quincy Adams
Apr 11, 2014
John Quincy Adams, 90, of Naylor, Missouri, passed away April 11, 2014 in the Missouri Veterans Home, in Cape Giradeau, Missouri. He was born December 20, 1923 at NewPort, Arkansas to the late John Quincy Adams and Hazel Myers Adams. On December 31, 1948 at Pocahontas, Arkansas he was married to Sarah Louise Hughes. She preceded in him death. He...
John Tippen
Apr 9, 2014
John Andrew Tippen, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014. He fought his battle with Leukemia with God's help and is now in Heaven. John was born November 24, 1938 in Parma, Mo. He served in the U.S. Army and retired from the Butler County Highway Department. He was a Christian man and attended Little Brown...
Anna Cooper Reece
Apr 7, 2014
Anna (Cooper) Reece, 51, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Monday, April 7, 2014. Mrs. Reece was born October 3, 1962 to the late Elbert and Betty (McNew) Edwards. She enjoyed music. She is survived by her husband, Michael J. Reece; two sons, Joshua Summers and Joseph Summers; a sister, Angie Blagg; three brothers, Junior Harmon, Randy Quigley and David...

Pauline Woolard
Mar 31, 2014
Pauline Lucille Woolard, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, March 31, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Woolard, born July 11, 1923, was a nursing home worker/caregiver. She enjoyed watching television and shopping and was of the Pentecostal faith. She had lived in Butler County for 50 years. On May 18, 1946, she married Cleo Anderson Woolard....

Ellen Boyer
Mar 30, 2014
Ellen Boyer, 70, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Boyer was born December 4, 1943. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading and gardening. On September 8, 1960 she married Jimmy Wayne Boyer. He preceded her in death April 27, 2010. She is survived by her children, Tina...
Warren Whitworth
Mar 30, 2014
Warren Frank Whitworth died March 30, 2014. Warren was born May 13, 1944, in Buffalo, N.Y., to Eldon Whitworth and Edith Glover Whitworth. The family moved to Poplar Bluff, Mo., in 1956, where Warren grew up and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1962. During his high school years, in addition to playing football and throwing discus and shot...

Jimmy Burson
Mar 24, 2014
Jimmy Louis Burson, 46, of Neelyville, Mo., died at 6:49 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2014, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Burson was born June 8, 1966, in Poplar Bluff. He was a lifelong resident of Butler County and was a commercial and home electrician. He enjoyed shooting guns, riding four-wheelers, camping and wood-working. Mr. Burson had been...
Charles "Tom" Mansfield
Mar 24, 2014
Charles Thomas "Tom" Mansfield, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Monday, March 24, 2014, at his home. Mr. Mansfield was born May 25, 1933, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to the late Charles D. and Stella (Lydy) Mansfield. He retired from the United States Air Force and later worked at Gates Rubber for 10 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting,...

Lula Davis
Mar 22, 2014
Lula Davis, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at her home. Ms. Davis was born December 4, 1944 in Portageville, Mo. She enjoyed listening to music, family gatherings and going to parks. She was a cook at Mingo Job Corp. Survivors include her children, Veronica Davis, Chris Davis, and Leonard Davis all of Poplar...
Paula Van Hoff
Mar 22, 2014
Paula Van Hoff, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Van Hoff was born April 14, 1950, in Hillmar, California, to the late Peter VanHoff and Vida Pauline (Brewer) VanHoff. She enjoyed sewing and quilting and was a member of the Mo. Star Quilters from 1983-1990. Survivors include...
Bonnie Ryan
Mar 21, 2014
Bonnie Jean Ryan, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Mark Twain Caring Center. Mrs. Ryan was born May 7, 1930, in Qulin, Mo., to the late Ralph and Beatrice Hargrove. She was of the Baptist faith. She had worked at Smiley Container, in Poplar Bluff, for 20 years. She enjoyed watching Elvis and...
Dorothy May Carlson
Mar 20, 2014
Dorothy May (Hammond) Carlson, 89, passed away peacefully, in her home, Thursday, March 20, 2014. A member of the Poplar Bluff, Mo., community for 45 years, Dorothy was a very well respected and admired woman whose kindness touched everyone who met her. Mrs. Carlson was a Scout den mother, attended numerous school plays, performances and recitals, and had the flair...

Haley West
Mar 18, 2014
Haley Dominique West, 14, of Doniphan, formerly of Corning, Ark. and Reyno, Ark., died Friday, March 14, 2014, at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. She was born on Aug. 23, 1999 in Little Rock, Ark. to Yvonda Collett West and the late Calvin West. She had resided in Ripley County for four years. She was a student...
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