Remembering Loved Ones in Poplar Bluff
Honoring the Lives of Those We’ve Lost

Ada Bell Songer
Sep 24, 2012
Ada Bell Songer, 79 of Neelyville, Missouri, Passed away in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was born January 17, 1933 at Neelylville, Missouri to the late John Green Whitt and Violet Hargate Whitt. She is survived by one son, Vernon Songer of McDougal, Arkansas and two sisters, Betty Becker of Black Jack, Missouri,and Ruby...
Shirley Emma Doty
Sep 21, 2012
Shirley Emma Doty,age 68, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Doty was born July 8, 1944, in Heflin Alabama. She had lived in Butler County for 53 years. She was a cook for W.E. Sears Youth Center and enjoyed making dolls, collecting butterflies, cooking and crocheting. On September 30, 1960, she was married...
Ronnie Thurman
Sep 18, 2012
Ronnie Eugene Thurman, age 68, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at his home. Mr. Thurman was born November 5, 1943,in Boekerton, MO to parents William Rufus Thurman and Vivian Beauton ( Disher) Thurman. He was also a resident of Portageville, Mo. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was an over...

Leslie Jay Spitzer
Sep 17, 2012
Leslie Jay Spitzer, 85 of Naylor, Missouri, passed away September 17, 2012 in the Poplar Bluff Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouril He was born August 27, 1927 at Bells, Tennessee to the late Will Spitzer and Ruth Russell Spitzer. On October 27, 1978 at Naylor, Missouri he was married to Gloria Marr. She survives. Also surviving is one Son;...
Quentin Carl Sappington
Sep 15, 2012
Quentin Carl Sappington, 83, of Naylor, passed away Sept. 15, 2012 at the Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan, MO. Mr. Sappington was born Oct. 22, 1928, in Searcy Arkansas. He had formerly lived in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a member of the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He...

Virginia Ann Crossen
Sep 13, 2012
Virginia Ann Crossen, 67, of Neelyville, Missouri was born December 11, 1944 in Neelyville, Mo. to the late Samuel Crossen and Violet Cates Crossen. She is survived by one brother; Sammie Crossen and wife Sharolette. two sisters, Beverly Washburn and Donnia Crossen and husband Dave, Sam Crossen and wife Teri, Master Sgt. USMA Scoot Crossen and wife Jennifer, Kelly Hasty...

Donald Ray Brown
Sep 11, 2012
Donald Ray Brown, 52 of Naylor, Mo. passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012 in the Heritage Gardens in Senath, Missouri. He was born May 3, 1960 in Corning, Arkansas to the late George Fay Brown and Loretta Jewell Kinkade Brown. He is survived by; one son, Austin Brown of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, one daughter, Kala Brown Caudel and husband Justin...

George Nall
Sep 3, 2012
George Wayne Ray Nall passed away, September 3, 2012, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Nall was born October 27, 1953 in Hayti, Missouri. He was a former resident of Colorado and a member of Standfield Missionary Baptist Church. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and working on cars. Survivors include his sons, Michael Nall of Fredricktown, Mo., George Wayne Ray...

Charles Steven Clark
Aug 31, 2012
Charles Steven Clark, age 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, August 31, 2012. Mr. Clark was born November 3, 1957, in Poplar Bluff, to the late Delmar "Tobe" Willis Clark and Maxine Lavina (Marler) Clark. He was a lifetime resident of Butler County. He had worked as a truck driver. He enjoyed St. Louis Blues hockey, feeding wildlife...

Robert Lemoine Randolph
Aug 29, 2012
Robert Lemoine Randolph, age 84, of Murfreesboro, Tn. died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at home following and en extended illness. He was born June 20, 1928 in Roseville, Ill. but had lived in Murfreesboro, Tn. the last 28 years. He was preceded in death by his parents Marvin F. and Harriet Meachum Randolph.Five sisters, Mary Ellen Kirby, Bessie Hall, Mae...
Barbara Jean Wyrick
Aug 28, 2012
Barbara Jean Wyrick, age 55, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Tuesday morning, August 28, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Ms. Wyrick was born May 29, 1957 in Laon, France. She lived in Poplar Bluff for the past 3 years, but had previously lived in Marion, Illinois. She had worked as a Avon Represenative. She enjoyed...

Loretta Joyce Langley
Aug 28, 2012
Loretta Joyce Langley, 68 of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away August 28, 2012 at her residence. She was born June 23, 1944 to the late Salis Paul White and Minnie Chitty White. On August 20, 1962 at St.Louis, Missouri, She was married to Jerry "Bud" Langley. He preceded her in death on April 23, 2003. She is survived by,Two sons;...

Rev. Carlton Eugene Johnson
Aug 27, 2012
Reverend Carlton Johnson, age 84, of Naylor, Missouri, entered the gates of heaven at 8:45 a.m. on August 27, 2012, at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis, Tennessee, as a result of injuries sustained in an automoblie accident. He was born on December 7, 1927, to the late Gifford B. and Ada Luella Johnson just outside of Arbyrd, Missouri....
Billy Gene Reel
Aug 24, 2012
Billy Gene Reel, age 53, of Fisk, Missouri died Friday, August 24, 2012, in Farmington, Missouri. Mr. Reel was born September 13, 1958, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was a former resident of Dupo, Ill., and graduated from Dupo Community High School in 1976. Mr. Reel moved back to Butler County in 1976 and was of the Pentecostal faith. He...
Kenneth G. Gray
Aug 22, 2012
Kenneth G. Gray, 82 of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Gray was born June 12, 1930, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to the late John W. Gray and Mary Elizabeth Chatman-Gray. He was a member of Collins Chapel and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a retired car dealer...
Joseph Wright
Aug 21, 2012
Joseph William Wright, age 30, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died August 21, 2012, as a result of injuries received in a bicycle accident near Poplar Bluff. Mr. Wright was born March 5, 1982 in West Covina, California. He graduated from Hemet High School in Hemet, California in May of 2000. He was an avid WWE fan, who loved gardening, building...

Kimberly Murphy
Aug 19, 2012
Kimberly Ann Murphy, 48, of Doniphan, Mo. died Sunday,August 19, 2012 in the Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan, Missouri. She was born July 10, 1964, in Alton, Illinois to Bill Murphy and Vera Hardwicks Murphy. She enjoyed crocheting, computers and cooking. She was of the Lutheran Faith, and had lived in Ripley County for the past 11 years and...
Albert Thomas Griffin Jr
Aug 18, 2012
Albert Thomas Griffin Jr., age 79 of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Saturday August 18, 2012 at the Life Care Center of St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Griffin was born March 23, 1933 at Morehouse, Mo. the late Albert T. Griffin Sr. and Jimmie (Smith) Griffin. He lived most of his life in Poplar Bluff and was a member of New...
Walter E. Conner Sr
Aug 10, 2012
Walter E. Conner Sr., 89, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday August 10, 2012 in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Conner was born January 8, 1923 in St. Louis, Mo. to the late George Washington Conner and Evelyn (Carney) Carner. He was a member of Hamtown Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had retired as...
Claude Damewood
Aug 9, 2012
Claude Reeve Damewood, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Thursday August 9, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Damewood was born May 24, 1932, in Mullens. West Virginia. He formerly lived in Ellsinore, Mo., and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Poplar Bluff. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in...
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