Obituaries

Feb 19, 2021

Jo Ann (Scott) Roberts, born 9/7/1934, passed 2/19/2021. Service is private. Remembrances in lieu of flowers can be made to: Friends of the Poplar Bluff Library, Inc. 318 Main St. Poplar Bluff, Mo. 63901

Feb 19, 2021

Rickey Lee Pennington, Sr., 68, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, February 8, 2021. He was born July 8, 1952 in Naylor, MO to Julia (Jaco) Pennington and the late Harold Pennington. Rickey was a veteran, having served our nation in the Army. On January 28, 1971, he married his love and best friend, Sandy (Flatt) Pennington in Poplar Bluff....

Jan 24, 2021

George Donald Johnson, 77, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021. He was born May 29, 1943 in Naylor, MO to the late Ado Johnson and Ines E. Johnson. He was a longtime resident of the Naylor area. He was an avid fisherman, enjoyed a few good games of pool and watching the Cardinals baseball team. George is...

Jan 19, 2021

Sharon Kay Butler, 74, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021. She was born April 16, 1946 in Malden, MO to the late Luther Emerson Brown and Hazel Irene (Waddle) Brown. She was of the Baptist faith. She married Bobby Wayne Butler in May 16, 1964 in Malden, MO. She was a lively lady, enjoying singing and dancing,...

Jan 11, 2021

Jason Lee Parris, 45, of Harviell, MO, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021. He was born in Belleville, IL to Ruth (Rosamond) Parris and the late Joel Parris, Sr. He was a longtime resident of the Grandin, MO. He enjoyed bowling a few frames and fishing for the big one. His grandchildren were his pride and joy. Jason is survived...

Jan 9, 2021

Gayle D. Cates, 72, of Ellsinore, MO, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021. He was born in St. Charles, MO to the late Eursel Alvil Cate and Geraldine (Brown) Cate. He was a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff and was of the Pentecostal faith. He served our nation in the Army. His favorite things to do were ride Harleys, breaking...

Jan 3, 2021

Bobby Junior Stone, 87, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021. He was born May 2, 1933 in Bernie, MO to the late Elmer Dee Stone and Goldie Omega (Nolen) Stone. In his school days, he was a member of the Bernie High School basketball team. He would go on to marry his wife, Carol. Noted for his...

Dec 20, 2020

Imogene Sitzes, 90, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020.  She was born in Sikeston, MO to the late Reno Lambert and Flora Mae (Hunter) Lambert.  She attended the Church of Christ.

She married the love of her life, David R. Sitzes, December 25, 1949 in Sikeston, MO, which they were blessed with four children...

Dec 11, 2020

Joann Million, 65, of Williamsville, MO passed away Friday, December 11, 2020.  She was born October 2, 1955 in Dexter, MO to the late James H. Allison and Flora L. (Griffith) Allison.

She worked many years as a LPN at Cedargate Nursing Home of Poplar Bluff.  She adored her cats and loved to go fishing.

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Dec 8, 2020

Mary Margaret Freeman, 66, of Sikeston, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020.  She was born September 4, 1954 in Laurel, MS to the late John Willis Avary and Onnie Dell (Lowrimore) Avary.  She was of the Episcopal faith.

She was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff.  She received her nursing degree from Hines Junior College in...

Nov 26, 2020

John Allen Baker, 55, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020.  He was born in St. Louis on July 6, 1965 to the late Marvin Lindsey Baker and Imolene Loretta (Holt) Baker.   He was of the Baptist faith.

He served our country in the Army.  He later worked at Chrysler on the assembly line.  His...

Nov 23, 2020

Judy Yevone (Shaver) Cummings passed away peacefully, in Poplar Bluff, MO, at the age of 80 years.

Judy is survived by her 3 children, Christy Reid (Bill), Dr. Kimberly Wiseman (Greg), Marc Cummings (Kara); 8 grandchildren, Specialist Joseph Reid, Benjamin, and Timothy Reid, Emily, Alex, and Elleanna Wiseman, and Coleman and Stella Cummings; siblings, Betty Sturm (Don),...

Nov 19, 2020

Jerry W. Braden, 72, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020.  He was born September 5, 1948 in Holcomb, MO to the late Ray Braden and Dorothy (Wrinkle) Braden.

He was a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff.  He never passed up a good western on TV, a chance to go fishing or just kidding around...

Nov 18, 2020

Wanda Sullivan, 91, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020.  She was born January 7, 1929 to the late David McNew and Laura (Blagg) McNew in Butler County.  She was of the Baptist faith.

She married the love of her life, Bobbie Joe Sullivan in Poplar Bluff on October 7, 1945 and enjoyed 62 years...

Nov 14, 2020

Letty Jean McDowell, 67, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020.  She was born in Poplar Bluff to the late Lloyd Surber and Inez (Mittlehauser) Surber.  She was of the Methodist faith.

As a longtime resident of Butler County, she was well known as a teacher in the Poplar Bluff School System as a math...

Nov 13, 2020

Louis R. Allen, 87, of Williamsville, MO, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020.  He was born in Butler County to the late Clarence Allen and Ethel (Brown) Allen.  He was of the Baptist faith.

He served the US in the Marines during the Korean War.  Afterwards, he worked as an over the road truck driver.

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Nov 11, 2020

Lee Gordon Magill, 95, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020.  He was born to the late George R and Nell Magill of Hendrickson, MO.  He was a long time resident of Hendrickson and attended the Hendrickson Chapel Church.

He was a very active man in life.  He graduated from Williamsville High School where he...

Nov 11, 2020

Elsie Bell Carter, 91, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020.  She was born in Doniphan, MO to the late Delbert Switzer and Nettie (Tillman) Switzer. She was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff and attended the Northside Church of the Nazarene.

She married the love of her life, William Carter.  They were blessed...

Oct 25, 2020

Eboni Chen’oe Anders, 35, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020. She was born June 11, 1985 to Elgin and Joyce (Barnett) Anders in Pine Bluff, AR.

She was a long time resident of Poplar Bluff.  She was talented with poem writing and singing.  As a homemaker, she loved to cook and keep house.  Her...

Oct 20, 2020

Donnie Wayne Johnson, beloved husband, father, brother and friend, left this earth at the age of 70 on October 20, 2020 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

Donnie was born on December 14th, 1949 in Kennett, Missouri to Brice Johnson and Beulah Hanners-Johnson. Both preceded him in death.

Donnie enlisted in the United States Army in July...