Joshua Gurlen
Joshua Brian Gurlen, 42, longtime resident of Poplar Bluff, died on Monday, June 13, 2022.
Joshua was born Friday, Oct. 16, 1979, in St Louis, to James “Bud” Gurlen and Deanna Kay Beckham.
Joshua worked in retail and loved watching sports, comic books, and playing video games. He especially loved his nieces and nephews and took great joy from their presence in his life.
Surviving are siblings: Robert McFarland, Anita (James) Freeman, Jesse (Nikki) Gurlen, and brother-in-law, Jim Faughn, all of Poplar Bluff, and Shane Glover of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; nephews: Daniel Faughn of Poplar Bluff, Logan (Sam) Freeman of Kansas City, Missouri; nieces: Zoe Freeman, Addison Gurlen, and Jessie Gurlen, all of Poplar Bluff.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings: Kevin Gurlen, Kelly Faughn, and great-nephew Kayson Gurlen.
A celebration of life will be held in the Hampton Inn Westwood Room in Poplar Bluff from 2-6 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2022.
Memorials may be made to Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home to help the family with expenses.
Online condolences may be made at www.fitchhillisfh.com.