Tony R. Tripp, 59, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Dec. 9, 2014. He was born August 6, 1955 to the late Cecil Tripp and Ann M. Randolph Tripp in St. Louis, Mo. Tony was a telephone operator for a credit card company. He is survived by two sons, Nathan Caldwell of Poplar Kara Tripp of Poplar Bluff and Cherish Collins of Pacific, Mo.; two brothers, Larry Eldridge and Toby Tripp both of St. Louis, Mo.; and two grandchildren.