Obituaries
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...
Funeral services for Laura Lee Rohlfs, 76, of Gainesville, were held Feb. 25, 2023, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Burial was at the Howards Ridge Cemetery.
Laura died Feb. 22, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born July 26, 1946, in Chicago,...
Funeral services for Sonya Lou (Owen) Mitchell, 80, of Springfield, were held Feb. 15, at Greenlawn Funeral Home East in Springfield.
She died Feb. 7, 2023, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield.
Born on July 9, 1942, in Dora, Sonya was the daughter of the late Edward Owen and Laina (Howard...
Funeral services for Michael “Mike” James High, 62, of Camdenton were held Feb. 27, 2023, at Hedges-Scott Funeral Home in Camdenton. Interment was at Loftis Cemetery in Willhoit.
Mike died Feb. 23 at University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia.
He was born May 7, 1960, in Kansas City, the son...
Oma Bernice Cunningham, 90, of Bentonville, Arkansas, died Feb. 5, 2023. She was born July 3, 1932, in Ozark County.
Oma will be missed by many friends and family.
She was a teacher and principal in Ozark and Douglas Counties.
Per her request, no services are planned, and she will be buried on the...
Graveside funeral services for Harold John Griffith, 85, of Tecumseh, were held Feb. 13, 2023, in the Lutie Cemetery in Theodosia with Jim Kyle officiating.
He died Feb. 9. He was born March 2, 1937, in Long Run.
Harold graduated from Gainesville High School, then served in the United States Air...
Former Ozark County Times Editor Betty Stanley, 79, of Tecumseh, died Feb. 13, 2023.
She served as editor of the Times from 1990 to 1993 and again from 1999 until her retirement in 2008.
Stanley was serving as Pastor of the Needmore Church of God in Dora at the time of her death. The church...
Funeral services for Joel Dea Smith, 81, of Sycamore, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 at the Family Life Church in Dora with Zak and Don Hamby officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Burial with...
Visitation services for Harry Whitney Wright, Jr., 82, Theodosia, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Mr. Wright died at 5:14 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 21, at Brooke Haven Healthcare. Burial will be at Halls Cemetery in...
Funeral services for Annave Loftis, 85, of Thornfield, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville with Milan Chisam officiating. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time. Burial will be in the Loftis Cemetery.
Annave died Jan. 23,...