Obituaries

Joe C. Lewis was born on July 26, 1950, the third son of five boys and four girls born to Eugene and Marie Simpson Lewis of Clarkridge, Arkansas. Joe passed away peacefully on March 14, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family who provided for his care during his illness. After graduating...
Funeral services for Zelma Lorene Cockrum, 80, were held March 17, 2023, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in  Ava with Pastor Stan Collins officiating. Burial was at Smith Chapel Cemetery in Gainesville. Zelma died March 13, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield with her family by her side. She was...
  Funeral services for Patsy Sue Tackitt, 83, of Caulfield, were held March 16, 2023, at Elijah Church of Christ. Burial was at in Elijah Cemetery.   Mrs. Tackitt died at 2:43 p.m. March 10, at West Vue Nursing Center, surrounded by her family.    She was born Oct. 10, 1939, at Rockville, Indiana,...
  Funeral services for Oma Lee Duffell, 99, of Hocomo/South Fork, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Amy Baptist Church in Caulfield. Burial will be in Amy Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home Mrs. Duffell died March 13 at her home. She was born near...
A memorial service for Raymond Peter, 83, of Gainesville, was held March 21, 2023, at St. Williams Catholic Church in Gainesville. Ray was laid to rest with military service honors at a private family service in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Springfield the following day.  Ray died March...
Funeral services for Dick Coatney, 92, of Pontiac will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 17, 2023, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Burial will be in the Pontiac Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be Friday from 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.  He died March 11,...
Funeral services for Larence Elden Strong, 92, of Springfield, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 13, 2023, at Cherry Street Baptist Church in Springfield. Visitation is from 10 a.m. to service time. Burial will be at Pontiac Cemetery.  He died at 2:20 p.m. March 7, after a long illness in...
  A memorial service for Matt Smith, 53, of Gainesville, will be held at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 15, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. He died March 10, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born Feb. 15, 1970, in San Bernardino, California, the son of Shirley...
Confident Passage: on Feb 22, 2023, Sean Sweeney of Wasola was face to face with his Lord and Savior.  Sean was born in July 1958 and lived an adventurous childhood, learning about the farm from his mother and learning aviation and engineering from his father.  Relocating to the West, Sean met his...
Walter J. Dudek Jr., 76, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, died Saturday Feb. 18, 2023.  He was born Jan. 23, 1947 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, to the late Walter J. Dudek Sr. and Grace Dudek.  He married his wife Lynda on Dec. 8, 1970, at First Christian Church of Chicago Heights, Illinois.  He...

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