Obituaries from April 2012

Lorane Blunt DEXTER, Mo. -- Lorane Robert Blunt, 87, of Dexter, Mo., died Friday, March 30, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter. He was born Dec. 26, 1924, in Aid, Mo. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in World War II. He was a carpenter...

Paula Fears Paula Sharon Fears, 60, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, March 26, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Fears was born June 28, 1951 in St. Louis, Mo. She was a member of Dominion World Outreach and was a homemaker. Ms. Fears enjoyed her church and sewing...

Lorane Blunt DEXTER, Mo. -- Lorane Robert Blunt, 87, of Dexter, Mo., died Friday, March 30, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter. He was born Dec. 26, 1924, in Aid, Mo. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in World War II. He was a carpenter...

Paula Fears Paula Sharon Fears, 60, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, March 26, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Fears was born June 28, 1951 in St. Louis, Mo. She was a member of Dominion World Outreach and was a homemaker. Ms. Fears enjoyed her church and sewing...

Bertha Mooney PARMA, Mo. -- Bertha Mooney, 83, of Bernie, Mo., died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Missouri Southern Health Care in Dexter, Mo. Mrs. Mooney was born July 29, 1928, in Clinton, Ark. She lived in Clinton before moving to Bernie. She was of the Pentecostal Faith. She had worked as a cook for workers on the river barges...

George Blufoes George Blufoes, 95, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

Marzella Skelton PUXICO, Mo. -- Marzella Skelton, 97, of Puxico, Mo., died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Watkins and Sons Funeral Service in Puxico.

Wendell Farley SIKESTON, Mo. -- Oliver Wendell Farley, 81, of Sikeston, Mo., died at 7:10 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born March 1, 1931, in Charleston, Mo., to the late Oliver and Edith Cruson Farley, he was a self-employed sign painter and electrical technician and had owned and operated Farley Sign Shop. ...

Bertha Mooney PARMA, Mo. -- Bertha Mooney, 83, of Bernie, Mo., died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Missouri Southern Health Care in Dexter, Mo. Mrs. Mooney was born July 29, 1928, in Clinton, Ark. She lived in Clinton before moving to Bernie. She was of the Pentecostal Faith. She had worked as a cook for workers on the river barges...

George Blufoes George Blufoes, 95, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

Marzella Skelton PUXICO, Mo. -- Marzella Skelton, 97, of Puxico, Mo., died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at Puxico Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Watkins and Sons Funeral Service in Puxico.

Wendell Farley SIKESTON, Mo. -- Oliver Wendell Farley, 81, of Sikeston, Mo., died at 7:10 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born March 1, 1931, in Charleston, Mo., to the late Oliver and Edith Cruson Farley, he was a self-employed sign painter and electrical technician and had owned and operated Farley Sign Shop. ...

James Poole NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- James Patrick Poole, 64, of Harviell, Mo., died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Poole was born April 22, 1947, in Orange County, Calif. Previously of Greenup, Ky., and Greenville, Mo., he had lived in Butler County for three years. He enjoyed fishing and watching television. He was of the Catholic faith. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he had been stationed in Germany in field artillery...

Thelma Boatwright PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Thelma Boatwright, 90, of Piedmont, Mo., died Monday, April 2, 2012, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home of Piedmont. Condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com.

Roger Powell Roger Powell, 68, of Corning, Ark., died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Born Nov. 5, 1943 in Paragould, Ark., Mr. Powell was a retired sawmill operator. He enjoyed riding four-wheelers and was of the Baptist faith...

Betty Grissom MALDEN, Mo. -- Nellie Elizabeth "Betty" Grissom, 79, of Sikeston, Mo., died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Grissom was born April 3, 1932, in Sikeston. She was of the Methodist faith. On Nov. 17, 1974, she married Orville Kenneth Grissom. He preceded her in death Sept. 4, 2009...

Eugene Hessling Sr. DEXTER, Mo. -- Ralph "Eugene" Hessling Sr., 94, of Dexter, Mo., died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Hessling was born June 30, 1917, in Lilbourn, Mo. Mr. Hessling had worked as a heavy equipment operator. On Dec. 26, 1936, he married Freddie Pearl Hessling at New Madrid, Mo. She preceded him in death Jan. 26, 2006...

Robert Coleman Sr. MALDEN, Mo. -- Robert Coleman Sr., of Malden died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Thelma Boatwright PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Thelma Boatwright, 90, of Piedmont, Mo., died Monday, April 2, 2012, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home of Piedmont. Condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com.

Betty Grissom MALDEN, Mo. -- Nellie Elizabeth "Betty" Grissom, 79, of Sikeston, Mo., died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Grissom was born April 3, 1932, in Sikeston. She was of the Methodist faith. On Nov. 17, 1974, she married Orville Kenneth Grissom. He preceded her in death Sept. 4, 2009...

Eugene Hessling Sr. DEXTER, Mo. -- Ralph "Eugene" Hessling Sr., 94, of Dexter, Mo., died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Hessling was born June 30, 1917, in Lilbourn, Mo. Mr. Hessling had worked as a heavy equipment operator. On Dec. 26, 1936, he married Freddie Pearl Hessling at New Madrid, Mo. She preceded him in death Jan. 26, 2006...

Robert Coleman Sr. MALDEN, Mo. -- Robert Coleman Sr., of Malden died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Donnis Ray GIDEON, Mo. -- Donnis Ray, 59, of Gideon, Mo., died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Gideon.

DONIPHAN, MO. -- Barbara V. Gettings, 75, of Doniphan, Mo., died Monday, April 2, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Gettings was born Jan. 30, 1937, in Grandin, Mo. She was a member of the Soil and Water Board. She enjoyed raising cattle, spending time with her family and friends, gardening, and bluegrassing...

Thelma Boatwright PIEDMONT, Mo -- Thelma Boatwright, 90, of Piedmont, Mo., died Monday, April 2, 2012, at her residence. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday followed by the funeral service at 1 p.m. at Ruegg Funeral Home Chapel in Piedmont Condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Clara Abernathy FISK, Mo. -- Clara B. Abernathy, 82, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Abernathy was born Aug. 25, 1929, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She had lived around Broseley and Poplar Bluff most of her life. ...

Robert Woods DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Robert Clayborn Woods, 80, of Fairdealing, Mo., died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Westwood Hills Healthcare in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Woods was born Oct. 15, 1931, in San Angelo, Texas. He was a truck driver and enjoyed building models. Mr. Woods was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps and was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post #47...

Joyce Hamber Joyce Marie Hamber, 65, of St. Louis, Mo., died Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Stockbridge, Ga. Ms. Hamber was born Dec. 11, 1946, in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of First Baptist Church in St. Louis, Mo., and was a retired registered nurse. Ms. Hamber enjoyed spending time with her family and traveling...

Kenneth Honeycutt DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Kenneth Honeycutt, 73, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edward Funeral Home in Doniphan.SFrB

George Blufoes George Willie Blufoes, 95, of Broseley, Mo., died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at his home. Mr. Blufoes was born March 22, 1917, in Warren County, Ark. He was a member of New Home Missionary Baptist Church and was a retired farmer. Mr. Blufoes was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II. He enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing, gardening, and barbecuing...

Robert Coleman Sr. MALDEN, Mo. -- Robert Lee Franklin Coleman Sr., 77, of Malden, Mo., died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Mr. Coleman was born June 8, 1934, in Portageville, Mo. He was a member of Stokeland Drive Christian Church in Malden and was a retired farmer...

Kenneth Honeycutt DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Kenneth Honeycutt, 73, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edward Funeral Home in Doniphan.SFrB

Thelma Boatwright PIEDMONT, Mo -- Thelma Boatwright, 90, of Piedmont, Mo., died Monday, April 2, 2012, at her residence. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday followed by the funeral service at 1 p.m. at Ruegg Funeral Home Chapel in Piedmont Condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Bobby Watkins NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Bobby Joe Watkins, 69, of Oxly, Mo., died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Mr. Watkins was born Jan. 13 1943, in Dyer County, Tenn. He enjoyed working on old cars. He was an owner operator of a grocery store in Oxly...

Donnis Ray GIDEON, Mo. -- Donnis Gene Ray, 59, of Gideon, Mo., died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Ray was born Sept. 5, 1952, in Bragg City, Mo. He had retired as a truck driver. On Jan. 23, 1990, he was married to Delinda Lewis in Malden, Mo. She survives of the home...

Elmer Willcut Jr. NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Elmer Willcut Jr., 82, of Aurora, Mo., died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Willcut was born June 21, 1929, in Kennett, Mo. He attended Verona Christian Fellowship Church in Verona, Mo., and was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Betty Doerschlen BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Betty Jane Doerschlen, 83, of Dexter, Mo., died Saturday, March 31,2012, at her home. On April 11, 1955, she was married to Eddy J. Doerschlen in Lordsburg, N.M. She accompanied her husband on assignments in the Air Force to England, Okinawa, and various places on stateside assignments. They have lived in Dexter for the last 31 years...

Charles Bryan Charles Leon Bryan, 82, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Bryan was born March 23, 1930, in Broseley, Mo. He was a member of The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, and had previously worked on the railroad and later in a factory. Mr. Bryan enjoyed spending time with his family, and during his younger years enjoyed riding horses and motorcycles...

Mrs. Bennie Cannon MALDEN, Mo. -- Mrs. Bennie Lee Cannon, 86, of Parma, Mo., died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at Golden Living Center in New Madrid, Mo. Mrs. Cannon was born April 10, 1925, in Rose Bud, Ark. She was a member of House of Prayer COGIC in Parma...

Thelma Boatwright PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Thelma R. Boatwright, 90, of Piedmont, Mo., died Monday, April 2, 2012, at her daughter's residence. She was born May 9, 1921, to the late Edgar Lewis and to the late Macy (Charlton) Lewis, at Vulcan, Mo. She spent her childhood in Vulcan and attended school there. Mrs. Boatwright was of the Baptist Faith and believed in Jesus Christ. She was a member of Peach Tree Baptist Church...

Kenneth Honeycutt DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Kenneth Honeycutt, 73, a lifetime resident of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Honeycutt was born March 3, 1939, in Doniphan to C.O. and Madeline (Niswonger) Honeycutt. He had been a used car dealer for several years...

Inez Webb VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Inez Irene Webb, 85, of Fenton, Mo., died Monday, April 2, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Webb was born July 13, 1926, in Ellsinore, Mo. She had lived in Fenton for the past ten years and was formerly of St. Ann, Mo. She was a member of the Westside Baptist Church in St. ...

Bobby Watkins NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Bobby Joe Watkins, 69, of Oxly, Mo., died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Mr. Watkins was born Jan. 13 1943, in Dyer County, Tenn. He enjoyed working on old cars. He was an owner operator of a grocery store in Oxly...

Thelma Boatwright PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Thelma R. Boatwright, 90, of Piedmont, Mo., died Monday, April 2, 2012, at her daughter's residence. She was born May 9, 1921, to the late Edgar Lewis and to the late Macy (Charlton) Lewis, at Vulcan, Mo. She spent her childhood in Vulcan and attended school there. Mrs. Boatwright was of the Baptist Faith and believed in Jesus Christ. She was a member of Peach Tree Baptist Church...

Inez Webb VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Inez Irene Webb, 85, of Fenton, Mo., died Monday, April 2, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Webb was born July 13, 1926, in Ellsinore, Mo. She had lived in Fenton for the past ten years and was formerly of St. Ann, Mo. She was a member of the Westside Baptist Church in St. ...

Cora Putnam DEXTER, Mo. -- Cora Mae Putnam, 98, of Dexter, Mo., died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Central Gardens Residential Care in Dexter. Mrs. Putnam was born on May 26, 1913, in Dexter. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Grove Community Church in Dexter. She had worked on the Stoddard County Election Board for many years...

Gerald Waller Sr. Gerald Brice Waller Sr., 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at his home. Mr. Waller was born Jan. 17, 1939, in Piedmont, Mo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and had worked as a barge worker. He enjoyed spending time with his family and being outdoors...

Rallie Sharp PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Rallie Sharp, 83, of Piedmont, Mo., died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Clark's Mountain Nursing Center , Piedmont. Visitation will be held from 5-9 p.m. Sunday at Ruegg Funeral Home Chapel in Piedmont. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery...

Albert Henson DEXTER, Mo. -- Albert Donald Henson, 83, of Dexter, Mo., died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Henson was born on Dec. 11, 1928, in Gideon, Mo. He was of the Freewill Baptist Faith. On Sept. 2, 1964, he was married to Sarah Walker. She preceded him in death on Jan. 4, 2005...

Cora Putnam -- Dexter, Mo. Gerald Waller -- Poplar Bluff. Norman Smith -- Doniphan, Mo. Rallie Sharp -- Piedmont, Mo. Albert Henson -- Dexter, Mo.

Norman Smith DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Norman Smith, 87, of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.

Gerald Waller Sr. Gerald Brice Waller Sr., 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at his home. Mr. Waller was born Jan. 17, 1939, in Piedmont, Mo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and had worked as a barge worker. He enjoyed spending time with his family and being outdoors...

Cora Putnam DEXTER, Mo. -- Cora Mae Putnam, 98, of Dexter, Mo., died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Central Gardens Residential Care in Dexter. Mrs. Putnam was born on May 26, 1913, in Dexter. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Grove Community Church in Dexter. She had worked on the Stoddard County Election Board for many years...

Cora Putnam DEXTER, Mo. -- Cora Mae Putnam, 98, of Dexter, Mo., died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Central Gardens Residential Care in Dexter. Mrs. Putnam was born on May 26, 1913, in Dexter. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Grove Community Church in Dexter. She had worked on the Stoddard County Election Board for many years...

PUXICO, Mo. -- Kay Underwood, 61, of McGee, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico.

Michael Loyd FISK, MO. - Michael Larry Loyd, 66, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Loyd was born May 23, 1945 at Poplar Bluff and had been a resident of the area most of his life. He had formerly worked at Ames True Timber in Bernie, Mo. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping and horses...

William "Bud" Lourance William "Bud" Lourance, 81 of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Betty Akers, 73, of Piedmont died Friday, April 6, 2012, in St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. A visitation is planned for 6 p.m. Monday at Ruegg Funeral Home Chapel in Piedmont. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at Huff Cemetery, rural Iron County, Mo...

MALDEN, MO. -- Robin Michelle Willcut, 29, of Arnold, Mo., died Friday, April 6, 2012, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo. Miss Willcut was born Aug. 22, 1982, in Dallas, Texas. She was Baptist. Survivors include her mother, Frances Aurelie Montoya Willcut of Arnold; four brothers, Jerry Willcut of Puxico, Mo., Robert Willcut of Crestview, Fla., Steven Willcut of Wailuku, Hawaii and Bradley Willcut of Arnold; one sister, Melissa Woollums of Crestview, Fla.; several nieces and nephews.. ...

DONIPHAN, MO. -- Norman William Smith, 87, of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Mr. Smith was born Feb. 26, 1925, in Oregon County, Mo. He was a contractor/farmer. Mr. Smith enjoyed fishing and traveling and was a member of the United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. Carter Hall #3 during World War II...

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Rallie M. Sharp, 83, a lifelong resident of Piedmont, Mo., died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Clark's Mountain Nursing Center, Piedmont, Mo. She was born May 9, 1928, to Roy Lee Darden and Tressie (Henson) Darden, in Piedmont. She was of the Baptist faith and was baptized in her teen years. She was a high school graduate and had one year of college. Right out of high school she worked at the shirt factory in Piedmont...

DEXTER, Mo. -- James Thomas Woods, 70, of Puxico, Mo. died Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at his residence in Puxico. He was born on Sept. 17, 1941 in Shaw, Miss. Mr. Woods was a veteran of the United States Army, a pastor and a farmer. In December of 1967 he was married to Lucye Brantley in Cleveland, Miss. Mrs. Woods survives of their home in Puxico...

DONIPHAN, MO. -- Norman William Smith, 87, of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Mr. Smith was born Feb. 26, 1925, in Oregon County, Mo. He was a contractor/farmer. Mr. Smith enjoyed fishing and traveling and was a member of the United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. Carter Hall #3 during World War II...

PUXICO, Mo. -- Kay Underwood, 61, of McGee, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico.

MALDEN, MO. -- Robin Michelle Willcut, 29, of Arnold, Mo., died Friday, April 6, 2012, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo. Miss Willcut was born Aug. 22, 1982, in Dallas, Texas. She was Baptist. Survivors include her mother, Frances Aurelie Montoya Willcut of Arnold; four brothers, Jerry Willcut of Puxico, Mo., Robert Willcut of Crestview, Fla., Steven Willcut of Wailuku, Hawaii and Bradley Willcut of Arnold; one sister, Melissa Woollums of Crestview, Fla.; several nieces and nephews.. ...

William "Bud" Lourance William "Bud" Lourance, 81 of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Betty Akers, 73, of Piedmont died Friday, April 6, 2012, in St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. A visitation is planned for 6 p.m. Monday at Ruegg Funeral Home Chapel in Piedmont. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at Huff Cemetery, rural Iron County, Mo...

James Huggins CORNING, Ark. -- James Huggins, 83, of Corning, Ark., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, Ark. Mr. Huggins was born May 28, 1928, in Hillstring Community in Datto, Ark. He was retired from Clay County Electric in Corning where he was general manager. Mr. Huggins volunteered at the Agape Mission Outreach in his spare time and enjoyed fishing. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Pollard, Ark...

Dean Montgomery DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Dean Montgomery, 76, of Gatewood, Mo., died Friday, April 6, 2012, at St. Louis University Hospital. Mr. Montgomery was born on Jan. 20, 1936. He retired from Caterpillar Tractor Company in Peoria, Ill., and was a union electrician. ...

Michael Henley FISK, Mo. - Michael D. Henley, 44, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Henley was born Aug. 30, 1967, in St. Louis, Mo. He had lived around Dudley, Mo., and Dexter all of his life. Mr. Henley had formerly worked at Florida Marine Tank and Ken Minton Farms...

Leslie Robinson CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Leslie Eudell Robinson, 78, of Campbell, Mo., died Saturday April, 7, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Robinson was born Dec. 2, 1933, in Holcomb, Mo. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and had worked as a farmer. On Sept. 6, 1955, he married Nancy Nelson Robinson in Hernando, Miss. She survives...

Hazel Durrow WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. -- Hazel Edra Durrow, age 89, of Williamsville, Mo., left to be with our Lord on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born to William (Bill) Medres and Emma (Joiner) Medres in Poplar Bluff, Mo., on Jan. ...

Helen Pierce PUXICO, Mo. - Helen Pierce of Puxico, Mo., died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Pierce was born in Bloomfield, Mo. She formerly lived in California before moving to Puxico in 1971. Mrs. Pierce was a homemaker and member of Kinder Chapel General Baptist church...

Hali Rice DEXTER, Mo. -- Hali Mikhel Rice, 2, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Friday, April 6, in the emergency room of Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo. Hali was born March 3, 2010, in St. Louis, Mo. Survivors include her parents, Kevin Rice and Leslie Pattillo, both of Bloomfield; one sister, Havyn Rice of Bloomfield; paternal grandparents, Carey and Matthew Cossey of Hillsboro, Mo., and Allen and Jean Rice of Bloomfield; maternal grandparents, Richard and Stephanie Pattillo and Lisa and Darrell Tittle, all of Malden; paternal great-grandparents, Norene Harvell of St. ...

William Lourance William Earl "Bud' Lourance, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Lourance was born July 8, 1930, in Qulin, Mo. He was affiliated with the Jehovah's Witness faith, and had started his career as an ironworker with Stupp Brothers Fabricating Company, later retiring from Alberrecci Construction Company. Mr. Lourance enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, his dogs and fishing...

Almeda Vineyard PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Almeda Vineyard, formerly of Piedmont, Mo., died Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Ruegg Funeral Home Chapel in Piedmont, Mo. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Yount Cemetery in rural Wayne County. A full obituary will follow soon. Online condolences may be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Joshua Phelps Joshua Adam Phelps, 25, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Phelps was born March 16, 1987, in Poplar Bluff. He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School Class of 2005, and had earned a degree in Computer Science. ...

Donald Cates ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Donald Jay Cates, 56, of Scott Air Force Base, Ill., died unexpectedly Friday, March 30, 2012, in Belmont, Ohio. Mr. Cates was born Feb. 17, 1965, in Mountain View, Mo. He retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. ...

August Wilder ELLSINORE, Mo. -- August Wilder, 66, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at his residence. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Harmony Cemetery...

Cecil Summerfield Jr. Cecil Claude Summerfield Jr., 57, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Kay Underwood PUXICO, Mo. -- Kay Underwood, 61, of McGee, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Underwood was born Aug. 4, 1950, in Granite City, Ill. She was a homemaker and a member of Corinth General Baptist Church in Lowndes, Mo. She enjoyed reading the Bible and her favorite passages were Psalm 121, Ezekiel 47:1-5 and I Peter 1:7...

Jason Carrington MALDEN, Mo. -- Jason Andrew Carrington, 29, of Malden, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, in Poplar Bluf, Mo. Mr. Carrington was born Sept. 17, 1982, in Dexter, Mo. He was a carpenter and of the Nazarene faith. Survivors include his parents, Gaylon and Lee Crane of Gibson, Mo.; one brother, Michael Cowart of Malden; two sisters, Tammy Cowart of Malden, Mo., and Karen Wallace of Gibson, Mo.; and one grandmother, Betty Carrington of Malden, Mo...

James Huggins CORNING, Ark. -- James Huggins, 83, of Corning, Ark., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, Ark. Mr. Huggins was born May 28, 1928, in Hillstring Community in Datto, Ark. He was retired from Clay County Electric in Corning where he was general manager. Mr. Huggins volunteered at the Agape Mission Outreach in his spare time and enjoyed fishing. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Pollard, Ark...

Dean Montgomery DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Dean Montgomery, 76, of Gatewood, Mo., died Friday, April 6, 2012, at St. Louis University Hospital. Mr. Montgomery was born on Jan. 20, 1936. He retired from Caterpillar Tractor Company in Peoria, Ill., and was a union electrician. ...

Michael Henley FISK, Mo. - Michael D. Henley, 44, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Henley was born Aug. 30, 1967, in St. Louis, Mo. He had lived around Dudley, Mo., and Dexter all of his life. Mr. Henley had formerly worked at Florida Marine Tank and Ken Minton Farms...

Leslie Robinson CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Leslie Eudell Robinson, 78, of Campbell, Mo., died Saturday April, 7, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Robinson was born Dec. 2, 1933, in Holcomb, Mo. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and had worked as a farmer. On Sept. 6, 1955, he married Nancy Nelson Robinson in Hernando, Miss. She survives...

William Lourance William Earl "Bud' Lourance, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Lourance was born July 8, 1930, in Qulin, Mo. He was affiliated with the Jehovah's Witness faith, and had started his career as an ironworker with Stupp Brothers Fabricating Company, later retiring from Alberrecci Construction Company. Mr. Lourance enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, his dogs and fishing...

Helen Pierce PUXICO, Mo. - Helen Pierce of Puxico, Mo., died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Pierce was born in Bloomfield, Mo. She formerly lived in California before moving to Puxico in 1971. Mrs. Pierce was a homemaker and member of Kinder Chapel General Baptist church...

Kay Underwood PUXICO, Mo. -- Kay Underwood, 61, of McGee, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Underwood was born Aug. 4, 1950, in Granite City, Ill. She was a homemaker and a member of Corinth General Baptist Church in Lowndes, Mo. She enjoyed reading the Bible and her favorite passages were Psalm 121, Ezekiel 47:1-5 and I Peter 1:7...

Jason Carrington MALDEN, Mo. -- Jason Andrew Carrington, 29, of Malden, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, in Poplar Bluf, Mo. Mr. Carrington was born Sept. 17, 1982, in Dexter, Mo. He was a carpenter and of the Nazarene faith. Survivors include his parents, Gaylon and Lee Crane of Gibson, Mo.; one brother, Michael Cowart of Malden; two sisters, Tammy Cowart of Malden, Mo., and Karen Wallace of Gibson, Mo.; and one grandmother, Betty Carrington of Malden, Mo...

Donald Cates ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Donald Jay Cates, 56, of Scott Air Force Base, Ill., died unexpectedly Friday, March 30, 2012, in Belmont, Ohio. Mr. Cates was born Feb. 17, 1965, in Mountain View, Mo. He retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. ...

Hali Rice DEXTER, Mo. -- Hali Mikhel Rice, 2, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Friday, April 6, in the emergency room of Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo. Hali was born March 3, 2010, in St. Louis, Mo. Survivors include her parents, Kevin Rice and Leslie Pattillo, both of Bloomfield; one sister, Havyn Rice of Bloomfield; paternal grandparents, Carey and Matthew Cossey of Hillsboro, Mo., and Allen and Jean Rice of Bloomfield; maternal grandparents, Richard and Stephanie Pattillo and Lisa and Darrell Tittle, all of Malden; paternal great-grandparents, Norene Harvell of St. ...

Hazel Durrow WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. -- Hazel Edra Durrow, age 89, of Williamsville, Mo., left to be with our Lord on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born to William (Bill) Medres and Emma (Joiner) Medres in Poplar Bluff, Mo., on Jan. ...

Cecil Summerfield Jr. Cecil Claude Summerfield Jr., 57, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

August Wilder ELLSINORE, Mo. -- August Wilder, 66, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at his residence. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Harmony Cemetery...

James Huggins CORNING, Ark. -- James Huggins, 83, of Corning, Ark., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, Ark. Mr. Huggins was born May 28, 1928, in Hillstring Community in Datto, Ark. He was retired from Clay County Electric in Corning where he was general manager. Mr. Huggins volunteered at the Agape Mission Outreach in his spare time and enjoyed fishing. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Pollard, Ark...

Birdie Hodge Birdie Lorene Hodge, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

Mary Bostic BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Mary Bostic, 80, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at her son's residence in Bloomfield. Mrs. Bostic was born on July 10, 1931, in Kewanee, Mo. She attended the Beech Grove General Baptist Church. She had worked at Elder Manufacturing in Bloomfield as a presser. She had spent four years in California and all the rest of her life in Bloomfield...

Almeda Vineyard PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Almeda Vineyard, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Piedmont, Mo., died Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Vineyard was born Aug. 22, 1931 in Leeper, Mo., where she spent her childhood. She enjoyed spending time with her family, nature, taking long walks, reading magazines and staying up on current events. Mrs. Vineyard as of the Pentecostal faith and a member of Gateway Pentecostal Church in St. Louis, Mo...

August Wilder ELLINORE, Mo. -- August Edward Wilder, 66, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at his residence. He was born Nov. 13, 1945, in Ellsinore. He had lived most of his life in Ellsinore and was a self-employed welder and sawmill worker. He loved to discuss God and spirituality, traveling, going to view mountains, going on walks, reading, metal crafting, with which he was a skilled metal worker. He loved spending time with his family especially his grandchildren...

Carter Woolard Jr. DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Carter Woolard, Jr., 78, of St. Louis, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, in St. Louis. Mr. Woolard was born March 7, 1934, in Doniphan, Mo. He was a machinist with a crane manufacturer. Surviving are one son, Steven Woolard, one brother, Lonnie Woolard and one sister, Dorothy Whitton; uncle, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends...

Eloise LaRue DEXTER, Mo. -- Eloise LaRue, 96, of Dexter, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at her residence. She was born on Jan. 19, 1916, in Frisco, Mo. She was a former receptionist at the Y.M.C.A. in Pontiac, Mich., and former waitress at the Hickory Log Restaurant in Dexter. She attended the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter...

Cecil Summerfield Cecil Claude Summerfield Jr., 57, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Summerfield was born Feb. 21, 1955, in St. Louis, Mo. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School, and was of the Church of Christ faith. Mr. Summerfield had retired as a self-employed auto body repairman. He enjoyed riding 4-wheelers and camping...

Daisy Taylor BRADENTON, Fla. -- Daisy I . (Mann) Taylor, 95, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Neelyville, Mo., died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Bradenton. She was married to the late Truman Taylor. Surviving are her children, Gayle Taylor and Judith Maule of St. Charles, Mo., Janet Vanzant of Sarasota, Fla.; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Cecile Menser; her niece and nephews; many great nieces, nephews and friends...

Mary Bostic BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Mary Bostic, 80, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at her son's residence in Bloomfield. Mrs. Bostic was born on July 10, 1931, in Kewanee, Mo. She attended the Beech Grove General Baptist Church. She had worked at Elder Manufacturing in Bloomfield as a presser. She had spent four years in California and all the rest of her life in Bloomfield...

Birdie Hodge Birdie Lorene Hodge, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

Almeda Vineyard PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Almeda Vineyard, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Piedmont, Mo., died Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Vineyard was born Aug. 22, 1931 in Leeper, Mo., where she spent her childhood. She enjoyed spending time with her family, nature, taking long walks, reading magazines and staying up on current events. Mrs. Vineyard as of the Pentecostal faith and a member of Gateway Pentecostal Church in St. Louis, Mo...

Paul Black MALDEN, Mo. -- Paul Howard Black, 97, of Malden, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at Malden Nursing and Rehab. The son of Lewis Oscar and Clara Belle Paul Black, he was born March 3, 1915, in Parma, Mo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in World War II...

Cecil Summerfield Cecil Claude Summerfield Jr., 57, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Summerfield was born Feb. 21, 1955, in St. Louis, Mo. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School, and was of the Church of Christ faith. Mr. Summerfield had retired as a self-employed auto body repairman. He enjoyed riding 4-wheelers and camping...

Carter Woolard Jr. DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Carter Woolard, Jr., 78, of St. Louis, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, in St. Louis. Mr. Woolard was born March 7, 1934, in Doniphan, Mo. He was a machinist with a crane manufacturer. Surviving are one son, Steven Woolard, one brother, Lonnie Woolard and one sister, Dorothy Whitton; uncle, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends...

Eloise LaRue DEXTER, Mo. -- Eloise LaRue, 96, of Dexter, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at her residence. She was born on Jan. 19, 1916, in Frisco, Mo. She was a former receptionist at the Y.M.C.A. in Pontiac, Mich., and former waitress at the Hickory Log Restaurant in Dexter. She attended the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter...

Daisy Taylor BRADENTON, Fla. -- Daisy I . (Mann) Taylor, 95, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Neelyville, Mo., died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Bradenton. She was married to the late Truman Taylor. Surviving are her children, Gayle Taylor and Judith Maule of St. Charles, Mo., Janet Vanzant of Sarasota, Fla.; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Cecile Menser; her niece and nephews; many great nieces, nephews and friends...

Doyle White DEXTER, Mo. -- Doyle Ernest White, 56, of Gideon, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. White was born on Jan. 20, 1956, in Gideon, Mo. He had lived in the Gideon and Malden areas all his life. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Gideon Baptist Church...

Terry Strickland DEXTER, Mo. -- Terry Glen Strickland, 59, of Puxico, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Strickland was born Nov. 16, 1952, in Dexter, Mo. He had worked as a plumber with his father and also was a truck driver. He had lived in Southeast Missouri most of his life, living in Gideon, Mo., Clarkton, Mo., and had lived in Puxico, Mo., for the past four years...

Myra Tharp DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Myra Tharp, 91, of Doniphan, Mo., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan, Mo.

William Bennett GREENVILLE, Mo. -- William Bennett, 65, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Friday followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville, Mo. Burial will be in Rowland-Woods Cemetery in Patterson, Mo...

Julia Ferrara Dexter, Mo. -- Julia Ferrara, 90, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter. Mrs. Ferrara was born on Oct. 2, 1921, in Powe, Mo. She was a seamstress at Elder Manufacturing and a member of the Dexter Church of God...

Don Hall PUXICO, Mo. -- Don Hall of Puxico, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico.

Mary Goddard KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- Mary Lou Greer Goddard of St. Louis, Mo, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. She was married to Forrest Goddard. He survives Also surviving are her children, Duane Goddard, Donna Meyers, Patrick Goddard, Daniel Goddard, Susan Cardwell, Joan Spencer, Christopher Goddard, Gregory Goddard, Jeffery Goddard and Thomas Goddard; 31 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a sisters, Lillian and Margaret; her brother, John; aunt, cousin and friend to many...

Maressa Christian FISK, Mo. -- Maressa Louise Christian, 51, of Nesbit, Miss., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto at Southaven, Miss. Mrs. Christian was born June 23, 1960, in Coloma, Mich., She had lived in Mississippi for several years and had formerly lived at Wappapello, Mo. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time outdoors, hiking, beachcombing and exterior designing...

Birdie Hodge Birdie Lorene Hodge, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Hodge was born June 29, 1927, in Neelyville, Mo. She was of the General Baptist faith, and had retired from the Dietary Department at Lucy Lee Hospital. Mrs. Hodge enjoyed spending time with her family, sewing, fishing, gardening, making flower arrangements and crafts...

Mary Goddard KIRKWOOD, Mo. -- Mary Lou Greer Goddard of St. Louis, Mo, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. She was married to Forrest Goddard. He survives Also surviving are her children, Duane Goddard, Donna Meyers, Patrick Goddard, Daniel Goddard, Susan Cardwell, Joan Spencer, Christopher Goddard, Gregory Goddard, Jeffery Goddard and Thomas Goddard; 31 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a sisters, Lillian and Margaret; her brother, John; aunt, cousin and friend to many...

Terry Strickland DEXTER, Mo. -- Terry Glen Strickland, 59, of Puxico, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Strickland was born Nov. 16, 1952, in Dexter, Mo. He had worked as a plumber with his father and also was a truck driver. He had lived in Southeast Missouri most of his life, living in Gideon, Mo., Clarkton, Mo., and had lived in Puxico, Mo., for the past four years...

Myra Tharp DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Myra Tharp, 91, of Doniphan, Mo., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan, Mo.

William Bennett GREENVILLE, Mo. -- William Bennett, 65, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Friday followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville, Mo. Burial will be in Rowland-Woods Cemetery in Patterson, Mo...

Birdie Hodge Birdie Lorene Hodge, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Hodge was born June 29, 1927, in Neelyville, Mo. She was of the General Baptist faith, and had retired from the Dietary Department at Lucy Lee Hospital. Mrs. Hodge enjoyed spending time with her family, sewing, fishing, gardening, making flower arrangements and crafts...

Don Hall PUXICO, Mo. -- Don Hall of Puxico, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico.

Terry Strickland DEXTER, Mo. -- Terry Glen Strickland, 59, of Puxico, Mo., died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Strickland was born Nov. 16, 1952, in Dexter, Mo. He had worked as a plumber with his father and also was a truck driver. He had lived in Southeast Missouri most of his life, living in Gideon, Mo., Clarkton, Mo., and had lived in Puxico, Mo., for the past four years...

Maressa Christian FISK, Mo. -- Maressa Louise Christian, 51, of Nesbit, Miss., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto at Southaven, Miss. Mrs. Christian was born June 23, 1960, in Coloma, Mich., She had lived in Mississippi for several years and had formerly lived at Wappapello, Mo. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time outdoors, hiking, beachcombing and exterior designing...

Bill Capps DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Bill Capps, a lifetime resident of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.

Robert Sutton DELOGE, Mo. -- Robert "Slick" Sutton, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and formerly of Park Hills, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Sutton was born Jan. 9, 1940, in Potosi. He proudly served his country in the United States Army after completing Leadwood High School in 1958. ...

William Bennett GREENVILLE, Mo. -- William Bennett, 65, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Bennett was born June 3, 1946, in St. Louis, Mo. He grew up in North St. Louis, Mo, and had lived the past 20 years in Doniphan...

Bradley Phelps Bradley T. Phelps, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, March 26, 2012, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Phelps was born Nov. 8, 1926, in Morgantown, Ky., but was a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff. Mr. Phelps was of the Jehovah's Witnesses faith. He was a self-employed bricklayer and enjoyed reading and fishing...

Brooklee Crowder CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Brooklee Kay Crowder of Qulin, Mo., died at birth on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Surviving are her parents, Charles Ray and Michalle Louise Golden Crowder of Qulin, Mo.; three brothers, Hayden, Dakota and Joshua, all of Qulin; her grandparents, Kay Golden of Piggott, Ark., Roy Golden of Hot Springs, Ark., Brenda Crowder of Qulin and Kenneth Crowder of Wilhelmina, Mo.; many aunts, uncles and cousins...

Victoria Young ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Victoria Irene Young, 52, of Hunter, Mo., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Young was born Nov. 6, 1959, in Webb, Miss. She had lived in Hunter for the past 20 years and was formerly of Greenville, Miss. ...

Robert Edwards DEXTER, Mo. -- Robert Edwards of Essex, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Mo. Call 573-624-9600 for funeral information or go to www.watkinsfuneralhome.com...

Myra Tharp DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Myra Estelle Tharp, 91, of Doniphan, Mo., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Tharp, daughter of Ralph and Virginia (Radford) Tillman, was born Dec. 19, 1920, in Newbern, Tenn. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting, cooking and playing card games of all sorts. Mrs. Tharp attended Faith Tabernacle Church in Poplar Bluff, Mo...

Virgie Lou Tutor FISK, Mo. - Virgie Lou Tutor, 79, of Broseley, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Tutor was born Feb. 26, 1933, in Broseley. She lived around Broseley most of her life and was a member of Elk General Baptist Church. She had formerly worked at IXL in Bernie, Mo., and enjoyed yardwork...

Bill Capps DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Bill Capps, a lifetime resident of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.

William Bennett GREENVILLE, Mo. -- William Bennett, 65, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Bennett was born June 3, 1946, in St. Louis, Mo. He grew up in North St. Louis, Mo, and had lived the past 20 years in Doniphan...

Robert Sutton DELOGE, Mo. -- Robert "Slick" Sutton, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and formerly of Park Hills, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Sutton was born Jan. 9, 1940, in Potosi. He proudly served his country in the United States Army after completing Leadwood High School in 1958. ...

Robert Edwards DEXTER, Mo. -- Robert Edwards of Essex, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Mo. Call 573-624-9600 for funeral information or go to www.watkinsfuneralhome.com...

Bradley Phelps Bradley T. Phelps, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, March 26, 2012, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Phelps was born Nov. 8, 1926, in Morgantown, Ky., but was a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff. Mr. Phelps was of the Jehovah's Witnesses faith. He was a self-employed bricklayer and enjoyed reading and fishing...

Myra Tharp DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Myra Estelle Tharp, 91, of Doniphan, Mo., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Tharp, daughter of Ralph and Virginia (Radford) Tillman, was born Dec. 19, 1920, in Newbern, Tenn. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting, cooking and playing card games of all sorts. Mrs. Tharp attended Faith Tabernacle Church in Poplar Bluff, Mo...

Brooklee Crowder CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Brooklee Kay Crowder of Qulin, Mo., died at birth on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Surviving are her parents, Charles Ray and Michalle Louise Golden Crowder of Qulin, Mo.; three brothers, Hayden, Dakota and Joshua, all of Qulin; her grandparents, Kay Golden of Piggott, Ark., Roy Golden of Hot Springs, Ark., Brenda Crowder of Qulin and Kenneth Crowder of Wilhelmina, Mo.; many aunts, uncles and cousins...

Victoria Young ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Victoria Irene Young, 52, of Hunter, Mo., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Young was born Nov. 6, 1959, in Webb, Miss. She had lived in Hunter for the past 20 years and was formerly of Greenville, Miss. ...

Robert Sutton DELOGE, Mo. -- Robert "Slick" Sutton, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and formerly of Park Hills, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Sutton was born Jan. 9, 1940, in Potosi. He proudly served his country in the United States Army after completing Leadwood High School in 1958. ...

Jewell Ward PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Jewell Marie Ward, 100, of Clubb, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Ward was born on June 22, 2011, to the late John Ward and the late Margaret Bennett Ward, in Silva, Mo. She attended Hiram School. Mrs. Ward was of the Methodist faith and was a member of New Home Church in Clubb...

Bill Capps DONIPHAN, Mo. --Bill Capps of Doniphan, Mo. died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Bill, the son of Alphus and Iva (Callahan) Capps, was born in Bolivar, Mo., Aug. 17, 1928. Bill moved to Doniphan when his father accepted the job as minister at the First Baptist Church in Doniphan. In 1948-1950 he taught the 5th and 6th grades in the Elementary School in Van Buren, MO...

Ruby Eakins NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby C. Eakins, 66, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, April 13, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Eakins was born Jan. 30, 1946, in Neelyville, Mo. She was a lifelong resident of Butler County and a member of Fellowship Southern Baptist Church. She had a day care where she enjoyed taking care of foster children. She also enjoyed taking pictures, shopping and yard sales...

Robert Edwards DEXTER, Mo. -- Robert Lee Edwards, 79, of Essex, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at his home. Mr. Edwards was born on June 21, 1932, in Canalou, Mo. He had lived in Essex most of his life and was of the Pentecostal Faith. On Nov. 25, 1950, he was married to Dorothy Lee Gromer in Essex. She survives of the home...

'PeeWee' Shafer DEXTER, Mo. -- Richard Lee "PeeWee" Schaefer, 61, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Mr. Schaefer was born on June 16, 1950, in Cape Girardeau. He lived in Cape Girardeau area most of his life. He was a member of the Cape Eagles Aerie...

Ricky Johnson GIDEON, Mo. -- Ricky John Johnson, 53, of Gideon, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Johnson was born March 11, 1959, at Gideon. Surviving are his parents, Billy and Mamie Allen Johnson of Gideon; one daughter, Amanda Walls of Gideon; two stepsons, Steven Muse of Campbell, Mo., and Danny Muse of Gideon; one stepdaughter, Treasure Todd of Clarkton, Mo.; three brothers, Mike Johnson of Warrenton, Mo., Randy Johnson of Ellsinore, Mo., and Eric Johnson of Gideon, Mo.; one sister, Gina Reeder of Malden, Mo.; three grandchildren and seven step-grandchildren.. ...

George Ellsworth MALDEN, Mo. -- George Ellsworth, 67, of Malden, Mo., died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Landess Funeral Home of Malden.

William Bowers CORNING, Ark. -- William F. Bowers, 77, of Corning, Ark., died Friday, April 13, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Bowers was born in Knobel, Ark., on Jan. 31, 1935. He was a retired bridge builder. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean era and enjoyed woodworking, fishing and cracking pecans. He was Church of Christ in faith...

G. Glendell Twidwell PIEDMONT, Mo.-- G. Glendell "Booge" Twidwell, 77, of Piedmont, Mo., died Friday, April 13, 2012, at Barnes Hospital St.Louis, Mo. Visitation will be from for 5:00-9:00 p.m. Monday at Ruegg Funeral Homes, Piedmont. The funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Piedmont. Burial will be in Greenville City Cemetery in Greenville, Mo...

Don Hall PUXICO, Mo. -- Don Raymond Hall, 73, of Puxico, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hall was born May 23, 1938, in Roodhouse, Ill., to the late Grover and Minnie (Axley) Hall. He is a 1956 graduate of Puxico High School. He retired in 1990 after 28 years as a bus driver with Bi-State Development Agency in St. Louis, Mo. He returned to Puxico at that time...

Edna Hurley BERNIE, Mo. -- Edna Lee Hurley, 98, of Dexter, Mo., died Friday, April 13, 2012, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter. Mrs. Hurley was born in Madona, Tenn., on March 14, 1914. She was a homemaker and a member of First Assembly of God of Bernie...

Robert Edwards -- Essex, Mo. Edna Hurley -- Dexter, Mo. "PeeWee" Schaefer -- Cape Girardeau, Mo. Don Hall -- Puxico, Mo. Jewell Ward -- Clubb, Mo. Bill Capps -- Doniphan, Mo. Ricky Johnson -- Gideon, Mo. George Ellsworth -- Malden, Mo. William Bowers -- Corning, Ark...

John Pratt DONIPHAN, Mo. -- John Kelly Pratt, 24, of Fairdealing, Mo., died Friday, April 13, 2012, in rural Ripley County, Mo. Mr. Pratt was born May 19, 1987, in Festus, Mo. He graduated from Doniphan High School and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He worked in the retail and construction businesses...

William Keele PIEDMONT, Mo. -- William Carl Keele, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, April 6, 2012, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Keele was formerly of the Williamsville, Mo., area. Survivors include his mother, Norma Ward Keele of Williamsville; and three brothers, Donald Keele, Leslie Keele and wife, Peggy, and Dennis Keele and wife, Tammy, all of Williamsville...

Belinda Gilmore SIKESTON, Mo. -- Belinda Lorraine Gilmore, 52, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Driver Funeral Service of Sikeston, Mo.

Dorothea Callow Dorothea Callow, 70, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Michael Smith Michael Smith, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Nick Novak Nicholas "Nick" Novak, 64, of Fairdealing, Mo., died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff, Mo.

George Ellsworth MALDEN, Mo. -- George D. Ellsworth, 68, of Malden, Mo., died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at his home. Mr. Ellsworth was born Sept. 5, 1943, in Malden. He was of the Baptist faith. He was in the Missouri National Guard. He served as an officer and was a member of the American Legion Post 263. After 21 years of service, he retired from Federal Mogul on Jan. 13, 2006...

Eleanor DeWitt Eleanor Jane DeWitt, 76, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at her home. Ms. DeWitt was born July 17, 1935, in Alma, Mich. A former resident of Michigan, she had been a resident of Butler County since 1982. She was a lifetime member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She retired as a cook from The Cedargate. She enjoyed spending time with her family...

George Twidwell PIEDMONT, Mo. -- George Glendell (Booge) Twidwell, 77, of Piedmont, Mo., died Friday, April 13, 2012, at Barnes West Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Twidwell was born Dec. 6, 1934. A life-long resident of Wayne County, Mo., he was a member of one of Wayne County's pioneer families. ...

Lynn Luke PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Lynn Luke, 64, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 14, 2012. Family visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday, with an open visitation from 5-9 p.m., at Williamsville Assembly of God Church in Williamsville, Mo. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church...

Carrie Hancock DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Carrie Hancock, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, April 13, 2012, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Hancock was born March 19, 1958, in Point Pleasant, Mo. On Sept. 6, 2001, she married Jim Hancock at Poplar Bluff. He survives...

Loretta Patterson PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Alice "Loretta" Patterson, 73, of Annapolis, Mo., died Sunday, April 15, 2012. Family visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday, followed by an open visitation from 5-9 p.m. at Vulcan Assembly of God Church. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church...

Bill Capps DONIPHAN, Mo. --Bill Capps of Doniphan, Mo. died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Bill, the son of Alphus and Iva (Callahan) Capps, was born in Bolivar, Mo., Aug. 17, 1928. Bill moved to Doniphan when his father accepted the job as minister at the First Baptist Church in Doniphan. In 1948-1950 he taught the 5th and 6th grades in the Elementary School in Van Buren, MO...

Jewell Ward PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Jewell Marie Ward, 100, of Clubb, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Ward was born on June 22, 2011, to the late John Ward and the late Margaret Bennett Ward, in Silva, Mo. She attended Hiram School. Mrs. Ward was of the Methodist faith and was a member of New Home Church in Clubb...

Ruby Eakins NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby C. Eakins, 66, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, April 13, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Eakins was born Jan. 30, 1946, in Neelyville, Mo. She was a lifelong resident of Butler County and a member of Fellowship Southern Baptist Church. She had a day care where she enjoyed taking care of foster children. She also enjoyed taking pictures, shopping and yard sales...

Robert Edwards DEXTER, Mo. -- Robert Lee Edwards, 79, of Essex, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at his home. Mr. Edwards was born on June 21, 1932, in Canalou, Mo. He had lived in Essex most of his life and was of the Pentecostal Faith. On Nov. 25, 1950, he was married to Dorothy Lee Gromer in Essex. She survives of the home...

Don Hall PUXICO, Mo. -- Don Raymond Hall, 73, of Puxico, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hall was born May 23, 1938, in Roodhouse, Ill., to the late Grover and Minnie (Axley) Hall. He is a 1956 graduate of Puxico High School. He retired in 1990 after 28 years as a bus driver with Bi-State Development Agency in St. Louis, Mo. He returned to Puxico at that time...

William Bowers CORNING, Ark. -- William F. Bowers, 77, of Corning, Ark., died Friday, April 13, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Bowers was born in Knobel, Ark., on Jan. 31, 1935. He was a retired bridge builder. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean era and enjoyed woodworking, fishing and cracking pecans. He was Church of Christ in faith...

'PeeWee' Shafer DEXTER, Mo. -- Richard Lee "PeeWee" Schaefer, 61, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Mr. Schaefer was born on June 16, 1950, in Cape Girardeau. He lived in Cape Girardeau area most of his life. He was a member of the Cape Eagles Aerie...

Robert Edwards -- Essex, Mo. Edna Hurley -- Dexter, Mo. "PeeWee" Schaefer -- Cape Girardeau, Mo. Don Hall -- Puxico, Mo. Jewell Ward -- Clubb, Mo. Bill Capps -- Doniphan, Mo. Ricky Johnson -- Gideon, Mo. George Ellsworth -- Malden, Mo. William Bowers -- Corning, Ark...

John Pratt DONIPHAN, Mo. -- John Kelly Pratt, 24, of Fairdealing, Mo., died Friday, April 13, 2012, in rural Ripley County, Mo. Mr. Pratt was born May 19, 1987, in Festus, Mo. He graduated from Doniphan High School and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He worked in the retail and construction businesses...

William Keele PIEDMONT, Mo. -- William Carl Keele, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, April 6, 2012, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Keele was formerly of the Williamsville, Mo., area. Survivors include his mother, Norma Ward Keele of Williamsville; and three brothers, Donald Keele, Leslie Keele and wife, Peggy, and Dennis Keele and wife, Tammy, all of Williamsville...

Carrie Hancock DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Carrie Hancock, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, April 13, 2012, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Hancock was born March 19, 1958, in Point Pleasant, Mo. On Sept. 6, 2001, she married Jim Hancock at Poplar Bluff. He survives...

Lynn Luke WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. -- Lynn Luke, 64, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 14, 2012, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Luke was born Dec. 21, 1947, in Poplar Bluff. He was of the Pentecostal faith and was a church member in Poplar Bluff and Williamsville, Mo. Mr. Luke spent his childhood and adult life in Williamsville...

A.C. Lay DEXTER, Mo. -- A. C. Lay of Dexter, Mo., died Monday, April 16, 2012, in the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

Jimmy Turner ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Jimmy Turner of Ellington, Mo., died Monday, April 16, 2012, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis. Funeral arrangements are pending with McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington.

Maggie Crutchfield GREENVILLE, MO. -- Maggie Ethel Crutchfield, 89 of Puxico, Mo., died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Crutchfield was born Feb. 18, 1923 in Shook, Mo. She was of the Baptist faith and was member of Egypt Church of Puxico, Mo...

Emma Niehaus DEXTER, Mo. -- Emma Mae Niehaus, 90, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter. She was born on Feb. 13, 1922 in Bernie, Mo. Mrs. Niehaus was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Dexter, a former employee of Medler's Cleaners in Dexter and a housewife...

Thomas White MALDEN, Mo. -- Thomas "Tom" White, 79, of Jackson, Mo., died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at his residence. Mr. White was born June 3, 1932, at Bolden, Miss. He was a member of The Rock International Ministries in Jackson. Surviving are four sons, James White of Oakland, Calif., Michael Sherrod of St. ...

Bettie Rowland DEXTER, Mo. -- Bettie Rowland, 93, of Dexter, Mo., died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Cypress Point Skilled Care Facility in Dexter. Mrs. Rowland was born on Sept. 9, 1918, at Sikeston, Mo. Mrs. Rowland was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter and a seamstress for Elders Manufacturing...

Dorthea Callow Dorthea Irene Callow, 70, of Sikeston, Mo., died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Ms. Callow was born Aug. 4, 1941, in Poplar Bluff. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Sikeston, Mo., and was a homemaker. Ms. Callow enjoyed spending time with her family, her church and quilting...

Jimmy Turner ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Jimmy Turner of Ellington, Mo., died Monday, April 16, 2012, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis. Funeral arrangements are pending with McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington.

A.C. Lay DEXTER, Mo. -- A. C. Lay, 87, of Dexter, Mo., died Monday, April 16, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Lay was born on Aug. 4, 1924, in Bell City, Mo. He was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Dexter, worked in several factories in Dexter and was a former employee of the First Baptist Church in Dexter...

Margie Worley DEXTER, Mo. -- Margie Worley, 89, of rural Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Worley was born on Nov. 28, 1922, in Como, Mo. She had been a resident of Stoddard County, Mo., most of her life. She had moved to Doniphan three years ago. She was a member of the Grandin Full Gospel Holiness Church in Grandin where she served as a board member. She had worked at Elders Manufacturing and at area nursing homes...

Alice Patterson PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Alice Loretta Patterson, 73, of Vulcan, Mo., died Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Festus Mo. Mrs. Patterson was born on Feb. 19, 1939, in Vulcan to the late Gilbert Middleton and the late Edna (Talley) Middleton. She spent her childhood in Vulcan and attended school there. She was of the Pentecost faith and was a member of the Vulcan Assembly of God...

Carolyn Howell GARWOOD, Mo. -- Longtime real estate broker and business owner Eunice Carolyn Howell, 75, of Garwood, Mo., died just before sunrise on April 9, 2012 with family and friends by her side. A native of Lakeland, Fla., Carolyn was born on April 27, 1936, the first child of the late John Wesley and Eunice Elizabeth Barnard. ...

Nicholas Novak Nicholas "Nick" Novak, 64, of Fairdealing, Mo., died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. Mr. Novak was born Oct. 29, 1948, in Poplar Bluff, where he lived most of his life before relocating to Fairdealing three years ago. ...

Alberta Whitehead NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Alberta Whitehead, 89, of Neelyville, Mo., died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at her home. The daughter of Fred Anderson and Franky Walker Anderson, Mrs. Whitehead was born April 17, 1922, at Blytheville, Ark. A resident of Neelyville since 1939, she enjoyed sewing, cooking and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Neelyville...

Bonnie Drane ROYAL CENTER, Ind. -- Bonnie Beth Brown Drane, 85, of the Indiana Veterans Home in W. Lafayette, Ind., formerly of Nineveh, Ind., died Monday, March 26, 2012, at I.V. Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, Ind. Born April 23, 1926, in Neelyville, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Rupert and Lora (Woolard) Brown. ...

R.V. Wilson CAMPBELL, Mo. -- R.V. Wilson, 83, of Campbell, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark. Mr. Wilson was born on April 19, 1928, in Wardell, Mo. He was a retired farmer and was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Malden, Mo...

Jose Acosta Jose Roberto Acosta, 63, of Camdenton, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 16, 2012, at Camdenton, Mo. Mr. Acosta was born June 7, 1948, at San Benito, Texas. He had lived in Camdenton for about four months and formerly lived in Poplar Bluff...

Grace Maurer PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Grace Helen (Snow) Maurer, 89, of Piedmont, Mo., formerly of St. Louis, Mo., died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at the Clark's Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. She was born Dec. 29, 1922, in St. Louis. She was raised at Otter Creek and attended Williamsville High School. She had lived in St. Louis for many years where she taught crochet classes. She moved to Piedmont in 2005 and had attended the Patterson Assembly of God Church...

Donald Beck ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Donald L. Beck of Ellington died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Westwood Hills Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington.

James Turner ELLINGTON, Mo. -- James Edward "Jimmie" Turner, 67, of Ellington, Mo., died Monday, April 16, 2012, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis. Mr. Turner was born Jan. 21, 1945, in St. Louis, Mo. He was a retired union welder. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, spending time on a computer, playing the guitar, karaoke and he loved his dog, Harley...

Douglas Decker ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Douglas F. Decker, 75, of Ellington, Mo., died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Decker was born Dec. 23, 1936, in Ellington. He was a member of the Assembly of God in Van Buren, Mo., president of the Elderly Association at Brent B. Tinnin Manor in Ellington...

Martha Kilgore -- Malden, Mo. Richard Barrett -- Fremont, Mo. Michael Smith -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Lance Moore -- Neelyville, Mo. Grace Maurer -- Piedmont, Mo. Jose Acosta -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. R.V. Wilson -- Campbell, Mo. James Turner -- Ellington, Mo...

Ruby Yeats MALDEN, Mo. -- Ruby Yeats, 84, of Risco, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Lance Moore FISK, Mo. -- Lance "Lanceman" Wils Moore, 3-month-old son of Thomas and Misty Moore of Neelyville, Mo., died Monday, April 16, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 1, 2012 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Survivors include his parents; his twin sister, Winter Violet Moore of the home; his brother, Drayden Thomas Moore of the home; and his older sister, Marissa Ann Moore of the home; grandparents, Pamela DeLuna of Broseley, Mo., Larry and Jan Whitehead of Greenville, Mo., Margaret and Bill Mittendorf of Pulaski, Tenn., and Wils Moore III of Wahiawa, Hawaii; and one great-grandfather, Sam Freeman of Broseley, Mo.. ...

Martha Kilgore MALDEN, Mo. -- Minister Martha Kilgore, 53, of Malden, Mo., died Monday April 16, 2012, in Malden. She was born Oct. 23, 1959, in Inverness, Miss. She was a member of In His Image Ministry in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was a factory assembly line worker for lawn mower factory. ...

Richard Barrett Richard K. Barrett, 56, a longtime resident of Fremont, Mo., died April 9, 2012 in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Barrett was born in Japan on April 28, 1955. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. He was employed by Tyson Foods as a packer. He enjoyed fishing, cars, and building model airplanes...

Michael Smith Michael Joseph "Darrell" Smith, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Smith was born March 26, 1958 in Chicago, Ill. He was of the Baptist faith, and had previously worked as a nursing home cook. Mr. Smith enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and being outdoors...

Patricia Boyer VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Patricia "Jane" Boyer, 69, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. A complete obituary will be published in Friday's Daily American Republic. Funeral arrangements are pending with McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren, Mo...

Grace Maurer PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Grace Helen (Snow) Maurer, 89, of Piedmont, Mo., formerly of St. Louis, Mo., died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at the Clark's Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. She was born Dec. 29, 1922, in St. Louis. She was raised at Otter Creek and attended Williamsville High School. She had lived in St. Louis for many years where she taught crochet classes. She moved to Piedmont in 2005 and had attended the Patterson Assembly of God Church...

Donald Beck ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Donald L. Beck of Ellington died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Westwood Hills Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington.

James Turner ELLINGTON, Mo. -- James Edward "Jimmie" Turner, 67, of Ellington, Mo., died Monday, April 16, 2012, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis. Mr. Turner was born Jan. 21, 1945, in St. Louis, Mo. He was a retired union welder. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, spending time on a computer, playing the guitar, karaoke and he loved his dog, Harley...

Douglas Decker ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Douglas F. Decker, 75, of Ellington, Mo., died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Decker was born Dec. 23, 1936, in Ellington. He was a member of the Assembly of God in Van Buren, Mo., president of the Elderly Association at Brent B. Tinnin Manor in Ellington...

Jose Acosta Jose Roberto Acosta, 63, of Camdenton, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 16, 2012, at Camdenton, Mo. Mr. Acosta was born June 7, 1948, at San Benito, Texas. He had lived in Camdenton for about four months and formerly lived in Poplar Bluff...

Martha Kilgore -- Malden, Mo. Richard Barrett -- Fremont, Mo. Michael Smith -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Lance Moore -- Neelyville, Mo. Grace Maurer -- Piedmont, Mo. Jose Acosta -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. R.V. Wilson -- Campbell, Mo. James Turner -- Ellington, Mo...

Lance Moore FISK, Mo. -- Lance "Lanceman" Wils Moore, 3-month-old son of Thomas and Misty Moore of Neelyville, Mo., died Monday, April 16, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 1, 2012 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Survivors include his parents; his twin sister, Winter Violet Moore of the home; his brother, Drayden Thomas Moore of the home; and his older sister, Marissa Ann Moore of the home; grandparents, Pamela DeLuna of Broseley, Mo., Larry and Jan Whitehead of Greenville, Mo., Margaret and Bill Mittendorf of Pulaski, Tenn., and Wils Moore III of Wahiawa, Hawaii; and one great-grandfather, Sam Freeman of Broseley, Mo.. ...

Martha Kilgore MALDEN, Mo. -- Minister Martha Kilgore, 53, of Malden, Mo., died Monday April 16, 2012, in Malden. She was born Oct. 23, 1959, in Inverness, Miss. She was a member of In His Image Ministry in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was a factory assembly line worker for lawn mower factory. ...

Richard Barrett Richard K. Barrett, 56, a longtime resident of Fremont, Mo., died April 9, 2012 in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Barrett was born in Japan on April 28, 1955. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. He was employed by Tyson Foods as a packer. He enjoyed fishing, cars, and building model airplanes...

Ruby Yeats MALDEN, Mo. -- Ruby Yeats, 84, of Risco, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Patricia Boyer VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Patricia "Jane" Boyer, 69, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. A complete obituary will be published in Friday's Daily American Republic. Funeral arrangements are pending with McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren, Mo...

Michael Smith Michael Joseph "Darrell" Smith, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Smith was born March 26, 1958 in Chicago, Ill. He was of the Baptist faith, and had previously worked as a nursing home cook. Mr. Smith enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and being outdoors...

Abe Selby MALDEN, Mo. -- Abe Wyman Selby, 84, of Malden, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday followed by the funeral service at noon at First Southern Baptist Church in Malden with the Rev. Aulden LeBlanc officiating. Burial will be in the Park Cemetery...

Viola Brooks FISK, Mo. -- Viola Brooks, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Brooks was born Nov. 7, 1931, in Malden, Mo. She had lived around Poplar Bluff most of her life. She was a homemaker and enjoyed making floral arrangements and flower gardening...

Bill Pogue PUXICO, Mo. -- William "Bill" Pogue of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Puxico, Mo. Call 573 624 9600 for funeral information or go to www.watkinsfuneralhome.com...

Abe Shelby ­-- Malden, Mo. Viola Brooks -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Jane Boyer -- Ellsinore, Mo. John Robertson -- Sikeston, Mo. Bill Pogue -- Cape Girardeau, Mo.

John Robertson BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- John C. Robertson, 65, of Sikeston, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at his home. Mr. Robertson was born on April 3, 1947, in Summerfield, N.C. He had lived in Florida before moving the Bloomfield, Mo., and had lived in Sikeston for the past five years. He had worked in management for Stanley Steamer and was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield...

Jane Boyer ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Patricia "Jane" Boyer, 69, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The daughter of the late H.M. Stepp and Nina Joplin, she was born on Feb. 10, 1943, in Sturdivant, Mo. Mrs. Boyer had lived in Ellsinore for the past 21 years, and was formerly of House Springs and St. ...

Viola Brooks FISK, Mo. -- Viola Brooks, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Brooks was born Nov. 7, 1931, in Malden, Mo. She had lived around Poplar Bluff most of her life. She was a homemaker and enjoyed making floral arrangements and flower gardening...

Abe Selby MALDEN, Mo. -- Abe Wyman Selby, 84, of Malden, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday followed by the funeral service at noon at First Southern Baptist Church in Malden with the Rev. Aulden LeBlanc officiating. Burial will be in the Park Cemetery...

John Robertson BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- John C. Robertson, 65, of Sikeston, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at his home. Mr. Robertson was born on April 3, 1947, in Summerfield, N.C. He had lived in Florida before moving the Bloomfield, Mo., and had lived in Sikeston for the past five years. He had worked in management for Stanley Steamer and was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield...

Bill Pogue PUXICO, Mo. -- William "Bill" Pogue of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Puxico, Mo. Call 573 624 9600 for funeral information or go to www.watkinsfuneralhome.com...

Abe Shelby ­-- Malden, Mo. Viola Brooks -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Jane Boyer -- Ellsinore, Mo. John Robertson -- Sikeston, Mo. Bill Pogue -- Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Jane Boyer ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Patricia "Jane" Boyer, 69, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The daughter of the late H.M. Stepp and Nina Joplin, she was born on Feb. 10, 1943, in Sturdivant, Mo. Mrs. Boyer had lived in Ellsinore for the past 21 years, and was formerly of House Springs and St. ...

Laura Stroder DEXTER, Mo. -- Laura Dianne Stroder, 44, of Dexter, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at her residence. She was born May 16, 1967, in Bloomfield, Mo. She was an employee with Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging in Cape Girardeau, Mo. and a resident of Dexter...

Tabita Hoppers PUXICO, Mo. -- Tabita Hoppers of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico.

Helen Zuck DEXTER, Mo. -- Helen Beatress Zuck, 82, of Dexter, Mo., died Friday, April 20, 2012, in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Zuck was born on July 4, 1929, in Parma, Mo. She had grown up in Parma and had lived the past 20 years in Dexter, Mo. She was employed by Kneibert Clinic as a janitor. She was a member of the Faith Fellowship Bible Way Church in Dexter...

William Eli Pogue Jr. PUXICO, Mo. -- William Eli Pogue Jr., 77, of Puxico, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at his daughter's home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The son of the late William Eli Pogue Sr. and Wilma Sweat Pogue, he was born in Osceola, Ark., on June 24, 1934...

Anna Price ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Anna Lee Price, 79, of Gosnell, Ark., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Gosnell, Ark. Mrs. Price was born May 3, 1932, in Ellsinore, Mo. Her teaching career began at Brushy Creek, before she married and moved to Wyoming. ...

Wilma Craft DEXTER, Mo. -- Wilma Jean Craft, 75, of Dexter, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Craft was born on Aug. 26, 1936 in Crump, Mo. She had worked at the International Hat Factory and was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Essex...

Abe Selby MALDEN, Mo. -- Wyman Lincoln (Abe) Selby, 84, of Malden, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Mr. Selby was born Feb. 12, 1928, in Kennett, Mo., the son of Wyman Macky Selby and Alice Louise Waddell Selby. He was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Malden. He spent most of his working years selling Case/I.H. farm equipment...

Donald Beck ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Donald Leo Beck, 78, of Ellington, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Westwood Hills Healthcare in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Beck was born July 12, 1933, in Ellington. He was a member of Redford Baptist Church and had served two four-year terms as Reynolds County Treasurer...

Ruby Yeats MALDEN, Mo. -- Ruby Jane Yeats, 84, of Risco, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Yeats was born March 18, 1928, in Dawson, Ga. She was a member of Pleasantview General Baptist Church in Risco...

Lawanda Sanders MALDEN, Mo. -- Lawanda L. Sanders, 77, of Malden, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Sanders was born May 25, 1934, in Bragg City, Mo. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Malden. She had worked as a real estate broker...

Robert Dean DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Robert "Bob" J. Dean, 86, of Doniphan, Mo., died Friday April 20, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Mr. Dean was born Jan. 9, 1926, in Wheelwright, Ky. He was an owner/operator of Dean's T.V. where he did sales and repair. Mr. Dean enjoyed fishing, gardening, and political debates. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. YMS 134 during World War II...

Jerry Briney NEELYVILLE, Mo. ­-- Jerry R. Briney, 69, of Harviell, Mo., died Friday, April 20, 2012, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Briney was born March 14, 1943, at Pocahontas, Ark. He was a member of Calvary Community Church in Poplar Bluff. He had lived in Butler County for about 30 years and in the Mo-Ark and Corning, Ark., area...

Viola Brooks FISK, Mo. -- Viola Brooks, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Brooks was born Nov. 7, 1931, in Malden, Mo. She had lived around Poplar Bluff most of her life. She was a homemaker and enjoyed making floral arrangements and flower gardening...

Eva Lea Schlief DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Eva Lea Schlief, 86, of Doniphan, Mo., died Friday, April 20, 2012, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Schlief, daughter of Otto and Matilda (Rennicke) Ruegger, was born Sept. 12, 1925, in Waldenburg, Ark. ...

Carl Rosenquist CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Carl E. "Dusty" Rosenquist, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died unexpectedly, Thursday, April 19, 2012 at his home. He was born Dec. 2, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Robert C. and Laverne C. Welter Rosenquist. He and Susan Hoxworth Smith were married Aug. 5, 1995, at Scott City, Mo...

Anna Price -- Gosnell, Ark. Helen Zuck -- Dexter, Mo. William Pogue -- Puxico, Mo. Abe Selby -- Malden, Mo. Ruby Yeats -- Risco, Mo. Wilma Craft -- Dexter, Mo. Lawanda Sanders -- Malden, Mo. Donald Beck -- Ellington, Mo. Viola Brooks -- Poplar Bluff, Mo...

Thelma Burns PUXICO, Mo. -- Thelma B. Burns of Puxico, Mo., died Friday at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday at Puxico General Baptist Church. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the church with the Rev. Kenneth Lambert officiating. Burial will be in Morgan Memorial Park in Advance...

Jerry Briney NEELYVILLE, Mo. ­-- Jerry R. Briney, 69, of Harviell, Mo., died Friday, April 20, 2012, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Briney was born March 14, 1943, at Pocahontas, Ark. He was a member of Calvary Community Church in Poplar Bluff. He had lived in Butler County for about 30 years and in the Mo-Ark and Corning, Ark., area...

Tabita Hoppers PUXICO, Mo. -- Tabita Hoppers of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico.

Laura Stroder DEXTER, Mo. -- Laura Dianne Stroder, 44, of Dexter, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at her residence. She was born May 16, 1967, in Bloomfield, Mo. She was an employee with Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging in Cape Girardeau, Mo. and a resident of Dexter...

Helen Zuck DEXTER, Mo. -- Helen Beatress Zuck, 82, of Dexter, Mo., died Friday, April 20, 2012, in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Zuck was born on July 4, 1929, in Parma, Mo. She had grown up in Parma and had lived the past 20 years in Dexter, Mo. She was employed by Kneibert Clinic as a janitor. She was a member of the Faith Fellowship Bible Way Church in Dexter...

William Eli Pogue Jr. PUXICO, Mo. -- William Eli Pogue Jr., 77, of Puxico, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at his daughter's home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The son of the late William Eli Pogue Sr. and Wilma Sweat Pogue, he was born in Osceola, Ark., on June 24, 1934...

Abe Selby MALDEN, Mo. -- Wyman Lincoln (Abe) Selby, 84, of Malden, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Mr. Selby was born Feb. 12, 1928, in Kennett, Mo., the son of Wyman Macky Selby and Alice Louise Waddell Selby. He was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Malden. He spent most of his working years selling Case/I.H. farm equipment...

Anna Price ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Anna Lee Price, 79, of Gosnell, Ark., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Gosnell, Ark. Mrs. Price was born May 3, 1932, in Ellsinore, Mo. Her teaching career began at Brushy Creek, before she married and moved to Wyoming. ...

Wilma Craft DEXTER, Mo. -- Wilma Jean Craft, 75, of Dexter, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Craft was born on Aug. 26, 1936 in Crump, Mo. She had worked at the International Hat Factory and was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Essex...

Ruby Yeats MALDEN, Mo. -- Ruby Jane Yeats, 84, of Risco, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Yeats was born March 18, 1928, in Dawson, Ga. She was a member of Pleasantview General Baptist Church in Risco...

Donald Beck ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Donald Leo Beck, 78, of Ellington, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Westwood Hills Healthcare in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Beck was born July 12, 1933, in Ellington. He was a member of Redford Baptist Church and had served two four-year terms as Reynolds County Treasurer...

Viola Brooks FISK, Mo. -- Viola Brooks, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at The Cedargate in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Brooks was born Nov. 7, 1931, in Malden, Mo. She had lived around Poplar Bluff most of her life. She was a homemaker and enjoyed making floral arrangements and flower gardening...

Anna Price -- Gosnell, Ark. Helen Zuck -- Dexter, Mo. William Pogue -- Puxico, Mo. Abe Selby -- Malden, Mo. Ruby Yeats -- Risco, Mo. Wilma Craft -- Dexter, Mo. Lawanda Sanders -- Malden, Mo. Donald Beck -- Ellington, Mo. Viola Brooks -- Poplar Bluff, Mo...

Carl Rosenquist CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Carl E. "Dusty" Rosenquist, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died unexpectedly, Thursday, April 19, 2012 at his home. He was born Dec. 2, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Robert C. and Laverne C. Welter Rosenquist. He and Susan Hoxworth Smith were married Aug. 5, 1995, at Scott City, Mo...

Eva Lea Schlief DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Eva Lea Schlief, 86, of Doniphan, Mo., died Friday, April 20, 2012, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Schlief, daughter of Otto and Matilda (Rennicke) Ruegger, was born Sept. 12, 1925, in Waldenburg, Ark. ...

Lawanda Sanders MALDEN, Mo. -- Lawanda L. Sanders, 77, of Malden, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Sanders was born May 25, 1934, in Bragg City, Mo. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Malden. She had worked as a real estate broker...

Robert Dean DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Robert "Bob" J. Dean, 86, of Doniphan, Mo., died Friday April 20, 2012, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Mr. Dean was born Jan. 9, 1926, in Wheelwright, Ky. He was an owner/operator of Dean's T.V. where he did sales and repair. Mr. Dean enjoyed fishing, gardening, and political debates. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. YMS 134 during World War II...

Alfonse Webb Alfonse Webb, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mt. Calvary Powerhouse Church with funeral services following at 1 p.m. A complete obituary will appear in Tuesday's edition of the Daily American Republic...

Mary Kinder DEXTER, Mo. -- Mary Lou Kinder, 83, of Essex, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Kinder was born May 29, 1928, in Advance, Mo. She was a former employee of Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Mo., for 27 years and affiliated with the St. Joe General Baptist Church. She was a member of the Dexter Eastern Star, Ladies Auxiliary and Dexter Elks Lodge...

Glenda Boles WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. -- Glenda Boles, 68, of Williamsville, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at her residence. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Williamsville. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Holliday cemetery in Williamsville...

Cynthia Powell DEXTER, Mo. -- Cynthia Ranee Powell, 52, of Dexter, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Powell was born March 23, 1960, in Dexter. She was a former beautician in the Poplar Bluff, Mo., area. She was a member of Faith Fellowship Church of Dexter...

JoAnne Wylie JoAnne Wylie, 80, a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home...

Jerry Woods PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Jerry David Woods, 61, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home of Piedmont, Mo.

Tabitha Hopper PUXICO, Mo. -- Tabitha Hopper, 33, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Hopper was born Nov. 1, 1978, in St. Louis. Formerly of Little Rock, Ark., she had lived in Poplar Bluff for four years. She attended Word of Life Church in Poplar Bluff. She worked at Hardee's...

Carl Rosenquist CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Carl E. "Dusty" Rosenquist, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died unexpectedly, Thursday, April 19, 2012 at his home. He was born Dec. 2, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Robert C. and Laverne C. Welter Rosenquist. He and Susan Hoxworth Smith were married Aug. 5, 1995, at Scott City, Mo...

Polly Adams MALDEN, Mo. -- Pauline "Polly" Adams, 66, of Malden, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Dexter, Mo. Mrs. Adams was born Oct. 13, 1945, in Kennett, Mo. She was a former member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Malden...

Mary Kinder DEXTER, Mo. -- Mary Lou Kinder, 83, of Essex, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Kinder was born May 29, 1928, in Advance, Mo. She was a former employee of Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Mo., for 27 years and affiliated with the St. Joe General Baptist Church. She was a member of the Dexter Eastern Star, Ladies Auxiliary and Dexter Elks Lodge...

Thelma Burns PUXICO, Mo. -- Thelma Blanche Burns, 79, of Puxico, Mo., died Friday, April 20, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Burns was born July 17, 1932. She was a member of First General Baptist Church in Puxico. She enjoyed greeting church members and passing out church flyers on Sunday mornings. ...

Harold Burge MALDEN, Mo. -- Harold Dean Burge, 81, of Springfield, Mo., formerly of Malden, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, in Springfield. Mr. Burge was born Aug. 14, 1930, in Malden to Horace Burge and Louise Pedigo Burge. He was a longtime member of First Christian Church in Malden...

Genevia Langston PUXICO, Mo. -- Genevia A. Langston, 87, of Puxico, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Puxico Nursing Center in Puxico. Mrs. Langston was born April 29, 1924 in Puxico to the late Don and Lelia Marie Doublin Douglas. She had lived in Puxico all her life and was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Puxico. She loved to piece quilt tops and gardening...

Frank Wetmore Jr. Frank L. "Bud" Wetmore Jr., 92 of Lincoln, Neb., formerly of Clarinda and Bedford, Iowa, and Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2011, at Bryan LGH East Medical Clinic in Lincoln, Neb. Mr. Wetmore was born on Nov. 22, 1919 in Bedford, Iowa. He graduated from Bedford High School in 1937 and attended mortuary school in Kansas City. He was inducted into the U.S. Navy on June 22, 1944 and served in World War II as a Pharmacist's Mate...

JoAnne Wylie JoAnne Wylie, 80, a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wylie was born Aug. 8, 1931, in Doniphan, Mo. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Wylie was an insurance broker and a member of the Missouri Independent Insurance Association. ...

Mildred Eaton PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Mildred O. Eaton, 83, of Piedmont, Mo., died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Eaton was born on July 19, 1928, in Leeper, Mo. She attended a one-room school at Leeper where she spent her childhood...

Alfonse Webb Alfonse "Pop" Webb, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April, 21, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Webb was born Jan. 29, 1929, in Tunica Miss. He was a member of Mt. Calvary Powerhouse Church in Poplar Bluff where he was a senior deacon...

Gerry 'Bo' Kirkpatrick DONIPHAN, Mo. -- erry Kevin "Bo" Kirkpatrick, 48, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, April 20, 2012, in his home. Mr. Kirkpatrick graduated from Naylor High School in 1982 and worked as an offset printer at Minit Print for 10 years. He also received a vocational degree as an electrician...

Harold Burge MALDEN, Mo. -- Harold Dean Burge, 81, of Springfield, Mo., formerly of Malden, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, in Springfield. Mr. Burge was born Aug. 14, 1930, in Malden to Horace Burge and Louise Pedigo Burge. He was a longtime member of First Christian Church in Malden...

Alfonse Webb Alfonse Webb, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mt. Calvary Powerhouse Church with funeral services following at 1 p.m. A complete obituary will appear in Tuesday's edition of the Daily American Republic...

Cynthia Powell DEXTER, Mo. -- Cynthia Ranee Powell, 52, of Dexter, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Powell was born March 23, 1960, in Dexter. She was a former beautician in the Poplar Bluff, Mo., area. She was a member of Faith Fellowship Church of Dexter...

Glenda Boles WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. -- Glenda Boles, 68, of Williamsville, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at her residence. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Williamsville. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Holliday cemetery in Williamsville...

Jerry Woods PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Jerry David Woods, 61, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home of Piedmont, Mo.

JoAnne Wylie JoAnne Wylie, 80, a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home...

Carl Rosenquist CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Carl E. "Dusty" Rosenquist, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died unexpectedly, Thursday, April 19, 2012 at his home. He was born Dec. 2, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Robert C. and Laverne C. Welter Rosenquist. He and Susan Hoxworth Smith were married Aug. 5, 1995, at Scott City, Mo...

Polly Adams MALDEN, Mo. -- Pauline "Polly" Adams, 66, of Malden, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Dexter, Mo. Mrs. Adams was born Oct. 13, 1945, in Kennett, Mo. She was a former member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Malden...

Mary Kinder DEXTER, Mo. -- Mary Lou Kinder, 83, of Essex, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Kinder was born May 29, 1928, in Advance, Mo. She was a former employee of Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Mo., for 27 years and affiliated with the St. Joe General Baptist Church. She was a member of the Dexter Eastern Star, Ladies Auxiliary and Dexter Elks Lodge...

Thelma Burns PUXICO, Mo. -- Thelma Blanche Burns, 79, of Puxico, Mo., died Friday, April 20, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Burns was born July 17, 1932. She was a member of First General Baptist Church in Puxico. She enjoyed greeting church members and passing out church flyers on Sunday mornings. ...

Genevia Langston PUXICO, Mo. -- Genevia A. Langston, 87, of Puxico, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Puxico Nursing Center in Puxico. Mrs. Langston was born April 29, 1924 in Puxico to the late Don and Lelia Marie Doublin Douglas. She had lived in Puxico all her life and was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Puxico. She loved to piece quilt tops and gardening...

Frank Wetmore Jr. Frank L. "Bud" Wetmore Jr., 92 of Lincoln, Neb., formerly of Clarinda and Bedford, Iowa, and Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, April 19, 2011, at Bryan LGH East Medical Clinic in Lincoln, Neb. Mr. Wetmore was born on Nov. 22, 1919 in Bedford, Iowa. He graduated from Bedford High School in 1937 and attended mortuary school in Kansas City. He was inducted into the U.S. Navy on June 22, 1944 and served in World War II as a Pharmacist's Mate...

JoAnne Wylie JoAnne Wylie, 80, a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wylie was born Aug. 8, 1931, in Doniphan, Mo. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Wylie was an insurance broker and a member of the Missouri Independent Insurance Association. ...

Mildred Eaton PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Mildred O. Eaton, 83, of Piedmont, Mo., died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Eaton was born on July 19, 1928, in Leeper, Mo. She attended a one-room school at Leeper where she spent her childhood...

Alfonse Webb Alfonse "Pop" Webb, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April, 21, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Webb was born Jan. 29, 1929, in Tunica Miss. He was a member of Mt. Calvary Powerhouse Church in Poplar Bluff where he was a senior deacon...

Gerry 'Bo' Kirkpatrick DONIPHAN, Mo. -- erry Kevin "Bo" Kirkpatrick, 48, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, April 20, 2012, in his home. Mr. Kirkpatrick graduated from Naylor High School in 1982 and worked as an offset printer at Minit Print for 10 years. He also received a vocational degree as an electrician...

Pauline Cope Pauline Cope, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at The Cedargate care center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Ralph Coleman CORNING, Mo. -- Ralph "Bud" Coleman, 86, of Corning, Ark., died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning. Born Sept. 8, 1925 in Biggers, Ark., Mr. Coleman was a carpenter and farmer who loved to work. He attended Moark Highway Tabernacle...

Martha Baker EL PASO, Ill. -- Martha E. Baker, 85, of El Paso, Ill., died at Monday, April 23, 2012, at Heritage Health of El Paso, Ill. Mrs. Baker was born Oct. 2, 1926, in Broseley, Mo. She married Pearl Leo Baker on July 23, 1943 in Malden, Mo. He died Sept. 7, 1993...

Gloria Brewington PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Gloria L. Brewington, 66, of Piedmont, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont...

MALDEN, Mo. -- Othal Irvin, 95, of Malden, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Jerry Woods PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Jerry David Woods, 61, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Woods was born on Nov. 21, 1950 to the late George Rufus Woods and the late Margie Channel Woods in Caruthersville, Mo. He graduated from Caruthersville High School in 1969. On Jan. 2, 1994, he was baptized and joined Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. He lived his adult life in Poplar Bluff...

Glenda Boles Williamsville, Mo. -- Glenda Boles, 68, of Williamsville, Mo., died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Boles was born was born on April 10, 1944, to the late Carl Weese and Pearl Walker Weese, in Seminole, Okla. She spent her childhood in Phillips, Texas, where she graduated from high school. Mrs. Boles was of the Christian faith. She was employed at Motts 5 and 10 Store, and also worked at Golden Meadows Elementary School in Garland, Texas...

Allean Triplett DEXTER, Mo. -- Allean Triplett, 96, Essex, Mo., died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo. Mrs. Triplett was born on Feb. 20, 1916, in Bernie, Mo. She had lived in Essex most of her life. She was a member of the South Pleasant Valley General Baptist Church near Dexter and was a member of the Eastern Star...

Linda Roetzel DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Linda Sue Roetzel, 59, of Fairdealing, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Roetzel was born May 14, 1951, in Benton Harbor, Mich. She was a housewife and enjoyed computer games and taking care of her family...

James Lawrence GIDEON, Mo. -- James Lester Lawrence, 90, of Gideon, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Lawrence was born March 8, 1922, in Appleton, Ark. He was a member of First Southern Baptist Church in Gideon. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II...

Ralph Coleman CORNING, Mo. -- Ralph "Bud" Coleman, 86, of Corning, Ark., died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning. Born Sept. 8, 1925 in Biggers, Ark., Mr. Coleman was a carpenter and farmer who loved to work. He attended Moark Highway Tabernacle...

Pauline Cope Pauline Cope, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at The Cedargate care center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

MALDEN, Mo. -- Othal Irvin, 95, of Malden, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Gloria Brewington PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Gloria L. Brewington, 66, of Piedmont, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont...

Pauline Cope Pauline Cope, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at The Cedargate care center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.

Michael Morris BERNIE, Mo. -- Michael Todd Morris, 49, of Bernie, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Morris was born on May 10, 1962, in Dexter, Mo. Mr. Morris was a veteran of the United States Army and was employed by Ames True Temper in Bernie...

Melinda Reaves MALDEN, Mo. -- Melinda Reaves, 44, of Malden, Mo., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in Malden. Funeral arrangements are pending with Landess Funeral Home of Malden.

Winford Black BUNKER, Mo. -- Winford D. Black, 72, of Bunker, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Black was born Feb. 25, 1940, at Bunker. He was a retired laborer for an upholstery company. He enjoyed working in his garden, working on cars and playing with his grandchildren...

Della Wooten DEXTER, Mo. -- Della Wooten, 68, of Essex, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Wooten was born on Nov. 2, 1943, at Wilson, Ark. She was a homemaker. On Dec. 31, 1959, she was married to Dale E. Wooten at Hayti, Mo. He survives of the home near Essex...

Helen Baker DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Helen Jane Baker, 88, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.

Vane Lindsay BERNIE, Mo. -- Vane Lamar Lindsay, 68, died Friday, April 20, 2012, at his home in Creston, Iowa, under hospice care, with his family at his side. Mr. Lindsay was born Jan. 3, 1944, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He graduated from Bernie High School, and then graduated with a degree in sociology from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro; followed by the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis with an Associate Arts degree in Mortuary Science. ...

Pauline Cope Pauline Grace Cope, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at The Cedargate care center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Cope was born Feb. 1, 1928, in Hancock County, Ill., the sixth of 12 children. She was of the Baptist faith and had retired after 20 years as a secretary at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. After her retirement Mrs. Cope served as a volunteer at the hospital for another 20 years. She enjoyed her work as a volunteer, and crocheting afghans...

Gloria Brewington PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Gloria L. Brewington, 66, of Piedmont, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Brewington was born Nov. 12, 1945, at Poplar Bluff and had lived in Wayne County most of her life. She was a homemaker and attended the First Gospel Lighthouse Church in Piedmont...

Roger Hickman LESTERVILLE, Mo. -- Roger Dean Hickman, 63, of Lesterville, Mo., died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Crockers Country Charm in Lesterville. Mr. Hickman was born Sept. 8, 1948, in Granite City, Ill. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, the Patriot Guard, F Troop Motorcycle Club and the Eagles Club...

Mary Capps FISK, Mo. -- Mary L. Capps, 82, of Broseley, Mo., died Wednesday, April 24, 2012, at Westwood Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Capps was born Nov. 2, 1929, in Kennett, Mo. She had lived in the Broseley area all of her life and was a member of Elk General Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and enjoyed embroidering, quilting and doing word search puzzles...

Fayetta Waters Fayetta Sue Waters, 65, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Waters was born Nov. 9, 1946, at Welda, Kan. Formerly of Cape Girardeau, Mo., she had lived in Poplar Bluff for 36 years. She was a Jehovah Witness and was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading her Bible and liked being around people...

Robert Whittenburg ADVANCE, Mo. -- Robert "Bob" Whittenburg, 92, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at the Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 21, 1920, at Zalma, Mo., to Lawrence Venit and Effie Ritchey Whittenburg...

Jerry Woods PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Jerry David Woods, 61, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Woods was born on Nov. 21, 1950 to the late George Rufus Woods and the late Margie Channel Woods in Caruthersville, Mo. He graduated from Caruthersville High School in 1969. On Jan. 2, 1994, he was baptized and joined Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. He lived his adult life in Poplar Bluff...

Winford Black BUNKER, Mo. -- Winford D. Black, 72, of Bunker, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Black was born Feb. 25, 1940, at Bunker. He was a retired laborer for an upholstery company. He enjoyed working in his garden, working on cars and playing with his grandchildren...

Della Wooten DEXTER, Mo. -- Della Wooten, 68, of Essex, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Wooten was born on Nov. 2, 1943, at Wilson, Ark. She was a homemaker. On Dec. 31, 1959, she was married to Dale E. Wooten at Hayti, Mo. He survives of the home near Essex...

Pauline Cope Pauline Grace Cope, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at The Cedargate care center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Cope was born Feb. 1, 1928, in Hancock County, Ill., the sixth of 12 children. She was of the Baptist faith and had retired after 20 years as a secretary at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. After her retirement Mrs. Cope served as a volunteer at the hospital for another 20 years. She enjoyed her work as a volunteer, and crocheting afghans...

Roger Hickman LESTERVILLE, Mo. -- Roger Dean Hickman, 63, of Lesterville, Mo., died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Crockers Country Charm in Lesterville. Mr. Hickman was born Sept. 8, 1948, in Granite City, Ill. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, the Patriot Guard, F Troop Motorcycle Club and the Eagles Club...

Mary Capps FISK, Mo. -- Mary L. Capps, 82, of Broseley, Mo., died Wednesday, April 24, 2012, at Westwood Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Capps was born Nov. 2, 1929, in Kennett, Mo. She had lived in the Broseley area all of her life and was a member of Elk General Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and enjoyed embroidering, quilting and doing word search puzzles...

Gloria Brewington PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Gloria L. Brewington, 66, of Piedmont, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mrs. Brewington was born Nov. 12, 1945, at Poplar Bluff and had lived in Wayne County most of her life. She was a homemaker and attended the First Gospel Lighthouse Church in Piedmont...

Robert Whittenburg ADVANCE, Mo. -- Robert "Bob" Whittenburg, 92, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at the Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 21, 1920, at Zalma, Mo., to Lawrence Venit and Effie Ritchey Whittenburg...

Fayetta Waters Fayetta Sue Waters, 65, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Waters was born Nov. 9, 1946, at Welda, Kan. Formerly of Cape Girardeau, Mo., she had lived in Poplar Bluff for 36 years. She was a Jehovah Witness and was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading her Bible and liked being around people...

Jerry Woods PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Jerry David Woods, 61, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Woods was born on Nov. 21, 1950 to the late George Rufus Woods and the late Margie Channel Woods in Caruthersville, Mo. He graduated from Caruthersville High School in 1969. On Jan. 2, 1994, he was baptized and joined Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. He lived his adult life in Poplar Bluff...

Geralene Fagan DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Geralene Fagan, 93, a lifelong resident of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, April 26, 2012, in the Corning Therapy and Rehab Center in Corning, Ark. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan.

Helen Baker -- Doniphan, Mo. Othal Irvin -- Malden, Mo. Willard McKlintic -- Neosho, Mo. Ronald Tilley -- Florence, S.C. Kenneth Duncan -- Piedmont, Mo. Melinda Reaves -- Malden, Mo. Geralene Fagan -- Doniphan, Mo. Anna Jordan -- Greenville, Mo. Vila Mae Wallace -- Naylor, Mo...

Vila Mae Wallace DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Vila Mae Cora Wallace, 57, of Naylor, Mo., died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Wallace was born Sept. 23, 1954, in Dunklin County, Mo. She was a homemaker. On Nov. 20, 1995, she was married to George Wallace, Sr., in Fairdealing, Mo. He survives...

Helen Baker DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Helen Jane Baker, 88, of Doniphan, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. Mrs. Baker, daughter of William Authur and Matilda (Steppert) Gendron, was born June 11, 1923, in Wausau, Wis. She was a housewife and enjoyed taking care of her family...

Melinda Reaves MALDEN, Mo. -- Melinda Kay Reaves, 44, of Malden, Mo., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in Malden. She was born April 2, 1968, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She had been a pharmacy technician at Overturf's in Malden. Surviving are one son, Ethan Reaves of Malden; one daughter, Ronna Reaves of Malden; her parents, Claude Judd Jr. and Carolyn Judd of Malden; two brothers, Clayton Judd and Nathan Judd, both of Malden and one sister, Melissa Gilmore of Poplar Bluff...

Ronald Tilley FLORENCE, S.C. -- Ronald Dean Tilley, 55, of Florence, S.C., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in Florence, S.C. Mr. Tilley was born Jan. 29, 1957, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Flora Daily Tilley and the late Floyd Tilley. Survivors include wife, Dorothea Tilley of Florence; his mother, Flora Daily Tilley of Poplar Bluff; two daughters, Susan Tyler and Kathrin Erkens, both of Florence; one son, Michael Davis of Ellsinore, Mo.; six grandchildren, Madison Tyler, Braden Tyler, Peyton Owens, Kylee Davis, Logan Tweed and Lilah Tweed; one brother, Don Tilley of Poplar Bluff; two sisters, Vicki Tilley Lolley of Prairieville, La. ...

Othal Irvin MALDEN, Mo. -- Othal Irvin, 95, of Malden, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Irvin was born May 22, 1916, in Bollinger, Mo. He was a retired farmer. He tended cattle and worked in land leveling from 1963 to 1981...

Anna Jordan CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Anna Delorise Jordan, 90, of Greenville, Mo., died Wednesday, April 25, at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, Ill. Mrs. Jordan was born Feb. 19, 1922, in Campbell, Mo. She was a housewife and a member of Sure Foundation Church in Greenville...

Kenneth Duncan PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Kenneth "Speed" Duncan, 87, of Piedmont,Mo., died Thursday, April 26,2012, at his home in Piedmont. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont.

Willard McKlintic NEOSHO, Mo. -- Willard Evans McKlintic, 93, Neosho, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, following a short illness. Mr. McKlintic was born Oct. 20, 1918, in Greenville, Mo., the son of Walter Evans and Myrtle (Myers) McKlintic. ...

Othal Irvin MALDEN, Mo. -- Othal Irvin, 95, of Malden, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Irvin was born May 22, 1916, in Bollinger, Mo. He was a retired farmer. He tended cattle and worked in land leveling from 1963 to 1981...

Anna Jordan CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Anna Delorise Jordan, 90, of Greenville, Mo., died Wednesday, April 25, at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, Ill. Mrs. Jordan was born Feb. 19, 1922, in Campbell, Mo. She was a housewife and a member of Sure Foundation Church in Greenville...

Kenneth Duncan PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Kenneth "Speed" Duncan, 87, of Piedmont,Mo., died Thursday, April 26,2012, at his home in Piedmont. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont.

Millidean Pruitt MALDEN, Mo -- Millidean Colleen Pruitt, 73, of Malden, Mo., died Friday, April 27, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mrs. Pruitt was born Aug. 17, 1938, in Portageville, Mo. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Bernie, Mo. and had retired as a CNA for the VNA...

Geralene Fagen DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Geralene Fagan, 93, of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Corning Therapy and Rehab Center in Corning, Ark. Mrs. Fagan, daughter of William and Margaret (Boren) Cates, was born July 7, 1918, in Gatewood, Mo. She had retired from Vitronic Manufacturing Co. as an inventory clerk. Mrs. Fagan was a member of the Doniphan Church of Christ and enjoyed gardening, quilting and cooking...

Michael Holden Michael O. Holden, 58, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 28, 2012, in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Holden was born June 10, 1952, in Caraway, Ark. He had worked as a deputy sheriff in Butler County. He enjoyed fishing, playing golf, and spending time with his daughters...

Kenneth Duncan PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Kenneth " Speed" Duncan, 88, of Piedmont, Mo. died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at his home. Mr. Duncan was born Feb. 20, 1924, at Sewickley, Pa. He was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Piedmont. He was a World War II veteran and served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945...

Geralene Fagen DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Geralene Fagan, 93, of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Corning Therapy and Rehab Center in Corning, Ark. Mrs. Fagan, daughter of William and Margaret (Boren) Cates, was born July 7, 1918, in Gatewood, Mo. She had retired from Vitronic Manufacturing Co. as an inventory clerk. Mrs. Fagan was a member of the Doniphan Church of Christ and enjoyed gardening, quilting and cooking...

Michael Holden Michael O. Holden, 58, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, April 28, 2012, in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Holden was born June 10, 1952, in Caraway, Ark. He had worked as a deputy sheriff in Butler County. He enjoyed fishing, playing golf, and spending time with his daughters...

Kenneth Duncan PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Kenneth " Speed" Duncan, 88, of Piedmont, Mo. died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at his home. Mr. Duncan was born Feb. 20, 1924, at Sewickley, Pa. He was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Piedmont. He was a World War II veteran and served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945...

Rosemary Smith CORNING, Ark. -- Rosemary Smith, 81, of Corning, Ark., died April 28, 2012, at home. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker. She was a member of Art Club and Birthday Club, and enjoyed painting and American Indian Artifacts. She was a member of Success Baptist Church, where she was a children's Sunday school teacher in Success, Ark...

Irvin Emmons DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Irvin Emmons, 76, of Doniphan, Mo., died Monday, April 30, 2012, at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home of Doniphan.

Earnest Carnahan Jr. ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Earnest B. Carnahan Jr., 86, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Saturday, April 28, 2012, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Carnahan was born March 12, 1926, in Garwood, Mo. He was a lifetime resident of Ellsinore and was a retired farmer. ...

Russell Kennedy II SIKESTON, Mo. -- Russell Eugene Kennedy II, 39, of Atlanta, Ga., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, April 27, 2012, in Atlanta as the result of a motorcycle accident. Funeral arrangements are pending with Driver Funeral Service of Sikeston, Mo...

Bobie Beck BERNIE, Mo. -- Bobie Lee Beck, 68, of Bernie, Mo., died Friday, April 27, 2012, at Missouri Southern Health Care in Dexter, Mo. Mr. Beck was born on Nov. 15, 1943, in Flint, Mich. He worked for many years in a factory. Survivors include one son, Randell Beck of Dexter; two daughters, Renea DeProw of Dexter and Tina Taylor of Spring, Texas; two brothers, Timothy Dale Beck of Bernie and Roger Beck of Arnold, Mo.; and eight grandchildren...

Irvin Emmons DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Irvin Emmons, 76, of Doniphan, Mo., died Monday, April 30, 2012, at Ripley County Memorial Hospital in Doniphan. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home of Doniphan.