Records

Robert L. and Connie Jo Bushner celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Aug. 3. The couple was married at St. Mark’s Methodist Church in Sacramento, California, on Aug. 3, 1963; they honeymooned in Reno, Nevada, for two days and then drove to Iowa to celebrate with Connie’s famiiy, including a...

These postcard photos, probably from 1949 or 1950, show the restaurant (left) and “tourist cabins” that operated on what is now County Road 806 west of the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office and directly across from the Ozark County Ambulance base. The business is described in the July 22, 1948, item in this week’s Times Past, below. According to “A History of Ozark County, 1841-1991,” J. B. “Jenks” and Lavelle Taylor sold the business in the early 1960s to Harry Davis, who changed the name to Squirrel’s Nest. The cabins have been demolished, but the former restaurant is now a private home.
Ozark County Times July 30, 1909 Dora – Miss Alice Harrison has begun her school at the Dobbs.  Pine Valley, Dist. No. 3, is yet without a teacher. Some good teacher can secure a good school for possibly eight months.   Aug. 4, 1916 The house and barn on the James Mishler farm on Sand Ridge, now...
Braden Voss, son of Robert and Cheri Voss of Pontiac, and Sara Young, daughter of Roger and Michelle Young of Lee’s Summit were married Saturday, June 2, 2018, in a ceremony at Stockton Lake. The groom is a 2016 graduate of Gainesville High School, and the bride is a 2016 graduate of Summit...
A celebration of the life of Versia Clayton Robbins, 90, of Wichita, was held July 28, 2018, at Resthaven Mortuary in Wichita, Kansas. Mrs. Robbins died July 22, 2018, in Wichita. She was born Jan. 13, 1928, in Brixey, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clayton.  She was raised near Gainesville,...
The family of Tracy A. Metz, 54, of Isabella, will gather Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, for a private celebration of her life. Ms. Metz died July 23 at her home. She was born May 24, 1964, in Lemoore, California, the daughter of Victor and Barbara Laird Metz.  She enjoyed the outdoors and liked watching...
A memorial graveside service for Georgia Bishop, 73, of Neosho will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at Pine Ridge Cemetery near Souder. Mrs. Bishop died July 27 at her home.  She was born Nov. 18, 1944, in Theodosia, the daughter of George Edward and Carrie Anna Mae Shockey Friend. On...
Eric and Alicia Vandiver of West Plains are the parents of a baby boy, Kandon James, born July 10, 2018, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains. He weighed 6 pounds 1 1/2 ounces and was 18 3/4 inches long.His sibling is Kaylie, 10.His grandparents are Ronald and Connie Bales of Bakersfield and...
Austin and Camilla Harris of Pottersville are the parents of a baby boy, Isaac Zane-Randals, born July 14, 2018, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains. He weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and was 20 inches long.His grandparents are Scott and Rose Murphy of Caulfield and Cass and Robin Harris of...
Gene Mullins, 87, of West Plains, died July 6, 2018, at Brooke Haven HealthCare in West Plains. Burial will be at a later date.He was born Oct. 30, 1930, in Bakersfield, the son of  John and Madge Holland Mullins. After graduating from Bakersfield High School in 1950, he enlisted in the Air Force...
Billy Mullins, 79, of Grain Valley, died July 4, 2018, at his home. Burial was at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville.He was born March 19, 1939, in Bakersfield, the son of John and Madge Holland Mullins. After graduating from Bakersfield High School, he was drafted into the Army. ...

Pages

Ozark County Times

504 Third Steet
PO Box 188
Gainesville, MO 65655

Phone: (417) 679-4641
Fax: (417) 679-3423