Obituaries

PIEDMONT, Mo. — Bobby J. Abernathy, 73, of Patterson, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021, at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, March 8, 2021, at Meador-Flatwoods Cemetery in Piedmont. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Donald ‘Larry’ Acre Sr. photo Donald ‘Larry’ Acre Sr., age 82, of Broseley, Missouri, died Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Hunter Acres Care Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Mr. Acre was born May 1, 1938 in Orange, California, son of the late Curtis and Lucille (Alexander) Acre...

Albert ‘Al’ Dale Finley, age 82, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Finley was born July 14, 1938 in Broseley, Missouri, son of the late Lonnie Dale and Myrtle (Snider) Finley. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed being outdoors, hunting and fishing. On December 23, 1976 he married Alma Rhodes. She preceded him in death on March 15, 2018...

Dylan James Miller, 21, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away on March 2, 2021 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on November 30, 1999 to Kim (Stucker) Miller and Paul and stepmother, Heidi Miller in Poplar Bluff. Dylan was all about his truck, first and foremost, he enjoyed 4-wheeling and fixing things. He was also proud of his job at Baldwin GMC...

Steven Wayne Thrasher, 65, of Clarkton, Missouri, passed away March 5, 2021. He was born January 19, 1956 in Poplar Bluff, to the late Ollie Lavern Thrasher and Flossie Mae (Webb) Thrasher. On October 6, 2003 in Neelyville, he was married to Robin Taylor. She survives...

Peggy Hutson of Broseley, Missouri passed away at the age of 85.  Peggy worked at Doctors Hospital and the Poplar Bluff School system before retiring to travel with the love of her life Alex.  Peggy was a member of the Palace of Praise and a tribal elder of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She loved to read and work outside in her flowers, but her favorite past time was a good long conversation, as she never met a stranger. ...

Clarence Monty Adams , born August 26, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord March 3, 2021. He was raised on a cotton farm Dunklin County, Missouri. He graduated from Gideon high school in 1959 and enlisted in the US Navy where he served 14 years. He was a Vietnam veteran and earned several medals and commendations...

Gladys L. Barks, age 89, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at her home near Clubb. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Greenville. Funeral services will follow at noon Monday at the funeral home chapel with Rev. Kenny Burchard officiating. Interment will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri. Memorials have been requested to Jonah’s Java or Community Library in Greenville...

Eula Fern Stephens, age 89, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Stephens was born September 7, 1931 in Coon Island, Missouri, daughter of the late James and Ina Crow. She loved going to auctions and buying and reselling. She also had booths in flea markets for many years. On June 12, 1971 she married Leonard Leon Stephens. He preceded her death on November 11, 2014...

Teresa Darlene Victery, 60, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away on March 01, 2021 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. She was born on October 8, 1960 to Willie and Betty Lou (Miller) Shipman in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She married Thomas Victery on June 23, 1997,...

Glen Michael Hefner, Jr., 74, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Monday, February 1, 2021. Michael was born to Glen Michael Hefner and Mary Francis Kraft Binkley on Sept. 25, 1946, in Poplar Bluff. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School and served from 1966 to 1969 in the US Army, where he earned a National Defense Service Medal, a Vietnam Service Medal, and a Vietnam Campaign Medal. ...

Helen Louise Farris Johnson, 90, of Williamsville, formerly of Poplar Bluff entered Heaven Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at her residence. Louise was born Nov. 10, 1930, in Naylor to the late Walter and Florence (Fowler) Young. She was of the Pentecostal faith and was a homemaker. Helen enjoyed reading her Bible and going to church and to church singings. Most of all she treasured spending time with her family...

Floyd Lonzo Daves, 94, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away on March 2, 2021 at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Floyd was born on August 12, 1926 to the late John and Rosie ( Barker) Daves in Kime, Missouri. He married Lorene (Wills) Daves on February 8, 1947, in Piggott Arkansas. She preceded him in death July 3, 2014...

Marsha Chris (Hawes) Keeble age 83 born on Dec. 25, 1937 to the late Rev. Otis and Minnie Hawes Sr. passed on Feb. 23, Tuesday evening at her home in Chicago, Illinois. She leaves to cherish her memory daughters, Michelle and Michonne; brother, LaVaun; six grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews...

Diane Parks-Marsden was born April 17, 1950 in Qulin, Missouri. She was the daughter of Fred & Della (nee Ward) Parks. She passed on February 28, 2021 at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis County, Missouri at the age of 70 years. She is survived by her children, Mark (Carol) Grobe, Pevely, Missouri, Dana (Jim Trousdale) Grobe, Hillsboro, Missouri and Larry (Angie) Grobe, Arnold, Missouri; siblings, Zelma Gordon, Broseley, Missouri, Mary McKeel, Pocahontas, Arkansas, Carol Maevers, Herculaneum, Missouri, Paul Parks, Pocahontas, Arkansas, Larry Parks; Poplar Bluff, Missouri, D.J. ...

KENNETT — Donald Ray Cox, son of the late O. T. Cox and Rennie Masters Cox, was born Thursday, Nov. 9, 1948, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at his residence in Poplar Bluff at the age of 72 years, three months and 10 days...

Kenneth Logan Freeman, 26, of Doniphan, Missouri, departed this life Friday, February 26, 2021. He was born May 27, 1994 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Kendall (Amanda) Freeman of Gatewood and Tanya (Pollock) Freeman of Doniphan. Logan was a loving father and his son, Kentan Alan Freeman, was his #1 priority. He loved the river, sports, hunting, and hanging out with his buddies. Logan also liked to cook. Logan had been employed at Peco and attended Oak Grove Church of God...

Melissa A. Williams, age 43, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at her residence. Ms. Williams was born Thursday, December 8, 1977 in Fort Riley, Kansas to Carolyn Lynn Martin and David Keith Williams. She is survived by her parents; one son, Michael Tyler Keith Williams; one daughter, Mikayla Lynn Williams; two sisters, Mandy Lynn Martinez and Taylor Marie Lena Horton. ...

Glenn ‘Drew’ L. Duren , age 65, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Duren was born April 1, 1955 in Poplar Bluff, son of the late Claude and Catherine Duren...

Ellen M.(Elledge) Hall, 74, of Moscow Mills, Missouri, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 27, 2021 at her home in Moscow Mills. Ellen was born on September 11, 1946 to the late Charley ‘Bill’ and Nettie (Shamblin ) Elledge in Poplar Bluff, Missouri...

Arlene (Middleton) Verheecke, 79, of O’Fallon, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021, at her residence. Visitation will be held at noon, Saturday, February 27 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. View Cemetery, Des Arc...

Cecil Herbert Gunter was born July 2, 1930 in Carter County Missouri to Herbert Greene Gunter and Jessie Muriel Joplin Gunter. Went to meet his Heavenly Father on February 25, 2021. On July 23, 1949 was united in marriage to Margaret Howe, who survives of the home. ...

Elsie Marie Kirkman, 78, of Poplar Bluff passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Elsie was born May 2, 1942 to Thomas and Etta (Wilson) Neal in Poplar Bluff. She and Ralph Kirkman were married January 20, 1968 in Poplar Bluff. He preceded her in death on November 9, 2020...

Wilbur A. Hutchens, 82, of Marshall, Illinois, died Feb. 15, 2021, in his home following an extended illness. Services were Feb. 22 at Five Points Christian Church where he served as an elder. Burial with military rites was in Auburn Cemetery. He served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and was a master sergeant when he retired...

Regina Renee Jenkins, age 58, of Malden, Missouri, died Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Jenkins was born July 29, 1962 in Columbia, Missouri. On March 10, 1984 she married Ernest Jenkins. He survives. Also surviving is her mother, Mary Ruth Jarrett of Bernie; one brother, Danny Jarrett, Bernie, Missouri; two sisters, Beverly Phillips of Bernie and Susan Varvel of Henderson, Tennessee; two sons, Robert Jarrett of Bernie and Bradley Jenkins of Dudley, Missouri; one daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Jenkins of Malden; seven grandchildren, Chelsey, Nicholas, Drake, Jayda, Avery, Bentley and D.W.. ...