Remembering Loved Ones in Poplar Bluff

Honoring the Lives of Those We’ve Lost

Rosie Buhler

Rosie Buhler

Jul 16, 2013

Rosie May Buhler, age 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Mrs. Buhler was born May 18, 1929, in Portageville, Mo. ,to the late William and Ethel (Kirk) Beard. She worked as a nurses aid and enjoyed taking care of all her kids and grandkids, and singing gospel music on the front porch. She was married...

Dorothy Wolfe

Dorothy Wolfe

Jul 14, 2013

Dorothy P. Wolfe, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wolfe was born March 27, 1941, in Charleston, Mo., to the late Joseph D. and Mary E. (Dillie) Passley. She was a homemaker and enjoyed playing bingo with her brothers and sisters, and loved her children and grandbabies....

Arthur Nelson

Arthur Nelson

Jul 10, 2013

Arthur Nelson, age 64, of Harviell, Mo., died Wednesday, July 10, 2013, in the John Cochran Veteran Hospital, in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Nelson was born November 7, 1948, in St. Louis. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and received a Purple Heart. He worked as a mechanic and auto parts salesman. He enjoyed fishing,...

Ruth Ann Maahs

Ruth Ann Maahs

Jul 10, 2013

Ruth Ann Maahs passed away on July 10, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was born on November 6, 1944 in Neodesha, Ks. to Jess and Odetta (Mullens)Powers. Ruth grew up in Fredonia, Ks and graduated from Fredonia High School in 1962. After high school Ruth attended Mercy School of Nursing in Ft. Scott,...

Betty Mccormick

Betty Mccormick

Jul 9, 2013

Betty Faye McCormick, 74, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died July 9, 2013 at the Mark Twain Caring Center. Mrs. McCormick was born April 27, 1939, in St. Charles, Mo., to the late Olon H. Morris and Floy M. (Carver) Morris. She was owner of the Wagon Wheel Tavern and enjoyed crocheting, game shows and John Wayne movies. She was also...

Mary Ellen Brand

Mary Ellen Brand

Jul 9, 2013

Mary Ellen Brand, 82, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away July 9, 2013, at Mark Twain Nursing Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Brand was born February 21, 1931 in Chicago, IL , to the late Thomas Joseph and Mary Ellen (Joyce) McGuire. In 1951 she was married to Gordon Brand in Chicago, Il. He preceded her in death on October...

Melvin L. Duhon

Melvin L. Duhon

Jul 8, 2013

Melvin L. Duhon, 69, of Corning, Arkansas, previously of Orange, Texas, passed away at his home July 8, 2013. Mr. Duhon was born January 7, 1944 in Texas and lived in Corning, Ar. for the past 5 years. He worked as a mechanic. An avid outdoorsman, he loved hunting and fishing. On June 4, 2012 he married Deborah Duhon, in...

Randy Morales

Randy Morales

Jul 7, 2013

Randy Scott Morales, 51, of Doniphan, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Morales was born on May 27, 1964 in Flint, MI. He worked as a housekeeper at the John J. Pershing V.A. Medical Center. His hobbies included Martial Arts and instructor in Combat Hapkido. He served in the...

Betty Caroline Fisher Medbourn

Betty Caroline Fisher Medbourn

Jul 4, 2013

Betty Caroline Fisher Medbourn, 95, was born June 11, 1918, in Morehouse, Mo., and died peacefully at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at approximately 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Mrs. Medbourn graduated from Christian College, Columbia, Mo., with a degree in art, moved to Culver, Ind., where she was mentored by Jean Williams. She continued painting and...

Ronald Eugene Humphrey

Ronald Eugene Humphrey

Jul 3, 2013

Ronald Eugene Humphrey, 65, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Humphrey was born July 8, 1947 at Poplar Bluff. He retired from the United States Air Force and served in Vietnam. He enjoyed making and flying kites, working on bicycles and lawnmowers. He is survived by one sister,...

Zella Mae Harrison

Zella Mae Harrison

Jun 29, 2013

Zella Mae Harrison, 79, of Fairdealing, Missouri passed away June 29, 2013 at her residence. She was born October 17, 1933 in Wynn, Arkansas to the late Virgil Emmet Henson and Bonnie Darnell Henson. On October 15, 1945 She was married to William {Billy) Harrison in the First Baptist Church at Bay Arkansas. He preceded her in death on June...

Patty Sue Wilson

Patty Sue Wilson

Jun 27, 2013

Patty Sue Wilson, 60, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away June 27, 2013, at her residence at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was born September 10, 1952, in Butler County, Missouri, to the late Jack Morris and Carolyn Daves. On March 17, 1972, at Harviell, Missouri, she married Ted Wilson. He preceded her in death on February 10, 2001. She is...

Carol A. Bryant

Carol A. Bryant

Jun 27, 2013

Carol A. Bryant, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died peacefully on June 27, 2013, at her home. Mrs. Bryant was born March 7, 1944, in Harviell, Mo., to Homer Sylvester and Mary Deliah (Deckard) Dunlap. She graduated from Naylor High School in 1961 and on February 20, 1965 married Joe Bryant, in Poplar Bluff. Carol and Joe owned and operated...

Linda Diane Miller

Linda Diane Miller

Jun 23, 2013

Linda Diane Miller, age 59, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. flew to Heaven on the wings of Angels Sunday June 23, 2013, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Miller was born July 12, 1953, in Gideon, Mo., to parents Charles and Faye (Hill) Fleener. She was a cook at Sullivan's Cafe in Poplar Bluff and enjoyed playing bingo, fishing and...

Rosie Marie Cheshire

Rosie Marie Cheshire

Jun 21, 2013

Rosie Marie Cheshire, of Doniphan, Missouri, passed away June 17, 2013 in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was in Tennessee to the late Oscar Franklin and Violet O. Bryant Franklin. Rosie was married to George D. Cheshire , He preceded her in death July 18, 1982. She is survived by one daughter;April McKenzie of...

Viola Morris

Viola Morris

Jun 19, 2013

Viola Elode Morris, age 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Morris was born April 21, 1928 in Ellsinore, Mo. to the late Henry D. and Bertha (Lunn) Schaefer. She retired from Florsheim Shoe. She enjoyed reading, sewing, canning and family history. She was a member of Fairview...

Silva Jean Silkwood

Silva Jean Silkwood

Jun 17, 2013

Silva Jean Silkwood,68, San Diego, California, passed away in the Sharp Grossmont Hospital June 11, 1013. She was born February 24, 1945 in Butler County, Missouri to the late Carl and Omah Silkwood. She is survived by her children,Derek Alan Hacke and wife Kay and Cheryl Barker and husband Gene Barker III. Her Sisters, Bernice Silman, Elda Silkwood, Carolyn Evola,...

Martin Edward Forsythe

Martin Edward Forsythe

Jun 17, 2013

Martin Edward Forsythe, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Monday, June 17, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Forsythe was born May 10, 1938, to the late Curtis and Zelda (Simpson) Forsythe, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Forsythe was a member of the American Legion 630 and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was an...

Ruthie Diane Smith

Ruthie Diane Smith

Jun 16, 2013

Ruthie Diane Smith, 65, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Blytheville, Arkansas, died Sunday, June 16, 2013 at the Mark Twain Caring Center. Mrs. Smith was born July 11, 1947, in Blytheville, to the late Gifford and Lula (Magill) Sipes. She was a member of the Palace of Praise Church in Poplar Bluff and was a homemaker. She was married...

Anna Elizabeth Bryant Bediant

Anna Elizabeth Bryant Bediant

Jun 15, 2013

Anna Elizabeth Bryant-Bediant, age 94, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Campbell, Mo., passed away Saturday June 15, 2013, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bediant was born April 13, 1919 in Clines Island, Mo. She had lived in Poplar Bluff for nine years. Mrs. Bediant was a member of the Greater Vision Worship Center in Puxico, Mo....

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