Obituaries
Funeral services for Nancy Lee Mitchell, 83, of Springfield, were held Oct. 13, 2023, in the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home of Mountain Grove with Rev. Frankie McCune officiating. Special songs were “It Is Well,” “Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere,” and “His Grave Wrote The Song.” Serving as pallbearers were...
A celebration of life for Jeannie Marie (Postlewaite) Looper, 67, of Pontiac, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, at the Grove Square Event Center in Mountain Grove.
Jeannie died on Saturday, Oct. 7, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Nov. 20, 1955, in Springfield, the...
Funeral services for Ruby (Duggins) Anderson, 94, of Gainesville, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at the Mammoth Assembly of God Church with Gale Wooten and Ron Felker officiating. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. prior to the service, also at Mammoth Assembly of God. Burial...
Lois Marie Mattix, 102, of Protem, died Aug. 27, 2023, at Gainesville Health Care Center. At her request she will be cremated and her ashes will be placed by her husband at McDaniel Cemetery in Valley View.
Formerly of Jonesboro, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Homer Johnson and Elsie...
Alita Griggs Brown, 86, of West Plains, died Sept. 29, 2023 at Cedar Hurst Nursing of West Plains. Services under the care of Carter Funeral Home Inc. of Thayer. Her granddaughter lives in Ozark County.
Todd Douglas "Jake" Huddleston, 57, of Tecumseh, died Sept. 9, 2023, doing what he loved. Jake was born on Oct. 26, 1965, to Dennis and Ramah Huddleston. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Jake was a great and loving husband, father, papa, son, brother, uncle and friend. Family...
A celebration of life for Marlyn Eldon Pitcock, 81, of Forsyth, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Church 316 in Forsyth with Pastor Jeramie Henson officiating.
He died Sept. 18 at his home surrounded by his family. Marlyn was born Aug. 21, 1942, in Tecumseh. He was the son of...
A celebration of life service for Mary Ann Leroy, 77, of Dora, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Family Life Church in Dora.
She died Sept. 15. She was born Aug. 14, 1946, at Dora, the daughter of John O. Freeman and Velma Freeman.
Mary Ann attended school at Dora, and on July...
Funeral services for Nay Allen, 79, of Gainesville, were held Sept. 26, 2023, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville with Dale Roberts officiating. Burial was in the Lilly Ridge Cemetery.
Nay died Sept. 20, 2023. He was born June 28, 1944, to Albert and Clora (Sanders) Allen in...
Funeral services for James Tommy Forrest, 94, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Visitation will be held immediately before the service at 1 p.m. Burial will be held at Sims Cemetery. Bruce DeWeese and Mason Eslinger will...