Photo courtesy of Cotrell Willow Ridge Funeral & Crematory Services - Down Town Location
Nov 19, 1929 - Jun 18, 2016
He was truly one of a kind. He and Kathy meant so much to our little family.
Sheri Farmer
July 26, 2022 | Poplar Bluff, MO
Richard, I remember you dad well from when I was growing up in PB and he was always very nice to me. I will keep him and your family in my thoughts. Jim Lemonds
Jim Lemonds
June 21, 2016 | St Louis, MO
Kathy, I am so very sorry for your loss. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
Marilyn Martin
June 21, 2016 | Poplar Bluff, MO
Kathy and Jody, please accept our sincere condolences in your time of sadness. He was an absolute gem and we would want him to stay around us forever but we know that's not possible. I will never forget what you and he meant to my young family when we were neighbors. You guys were the best. Love always!
Sheri Farmer
June 20, 2016 | Poplar Bluff, MO
not only was richard one of the finest men i ever met or worked with, and my opinion , having known him for 50 years has not changed ron jones sgt mshp ret.
June 20, 2016
Remember the love he has given to many over the years he was with you! The smiles and encouragement, the beautiful words he spoke to you all over the years, these treasures will always be with you. Prayers and Peace
ann pemberton
June 19, 2016 | Quincy, IL
Richard W. Landers, Jr., 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.Mr. Landers, the son of the late Richard W. Sr. and Edna Crozier Landers, was born Nov. 19, 1929 in Morehouse, Mo. He attended Fellowship General Baptist Church and had retired from the Commercial Vehicle Division of the Missouri Highway Patrol. Mr. Landers was a member of Masonic Lodge 209 in Poplar Bluff, a member of I.O.O.F. and had proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He loved to spend time outdoors with his family and enjoyed hunting and fishing. On Sept. 4, 1949, he married Kathryn R. Hart in Morehouse. She survives of the home.Other survivors include a son, Richard William Landers III and his wife, Claire Robertson Landers of Poplar Bluff; three grandchildren, Kathryn Gilmore and her husband, Trey, Sam Landers and his wife Jessica and Molly French and her husband, Nate; two great-grandchildren, Lucy Landers and Rylee Gilmore; and a brother, Bobby D. Landers of Sikeston, Mo.A gathering of family and friends will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff with a Celebration of Life following at 1 p.m. The Reverend Byron Beck will officiate.Memorial donations may be made to the Faithful Workers Sunday School Class, c/o Fellowship General Baptist Church, 3581 N. Westwood Blvd., Poplar Bluff, MO 63901.
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