Obituaries
Memorial services for Vernon K. Vette Sr., 87, recently of Theodosia, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at Hill Top Church in Thornfield with Walt Henningsen officiating and full military honors rendered. Mr. Vette died July 30 at Gainesville Health Care Center in Gainesville.
He was...
Funeral services for Barney Alvin Head, 65, of Gainesville, were held Oct. 12, 2019, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville with Jimmy Kyle officiating. Mr. Head died Oct. 9 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield with his daughter, Kiya Head Grisham, by his side.
He was born Dec. 4, 1953, in...
Memorial services for Vernon K. Vette Sr., 87, recently of Theodosia, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at Hill Top Church in Thornfield with Walt Henningsen officiating and full military honors rendered. Mr. Vette died July 30 at Gainesville Health Care Center in Gainesville.
He was...
Graveside services for Theta June Porter, 91, of Squires, were held Oct. 4, 2019, in the Murray Cemetery at Squires with the Rev. Oren Alcorn and Pastor Maxine Lund officiating. Mrs. Ported died Oct. 1 at her home in Squires with her loving son Bill and family by her side.
She was born Feb. 23,...
William “Sonny” David Cherry Jr., age 73, passed away at his home in Isabella, MO September 5, 2019. He was born October 3, 1945 in Syracuse, Kansas, the son of William David Cherry and Alice Marie Cherry.
Sonny loved to go fishing and hunting. A carpenter by trade, he could build about anything....
Funeral services for Joe M. “Buddy” Bales, 72, of West Plains, were held Oct. 4, 2019, at Elijah Church of Christ. Mr. Bales died at Sept. 30 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield.
He was born March 13, 1947, the son of Joe Bill and Hazel Marie Mullins Bales at the home of his maternal grandparents...
Funeral services for Dorman Ray May, 74, of Springfield, formerly of Caulfield, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. May died Oct. 5 at his home.
He was born Feb. 11,...
Funeral services for Troy Eugene Piland, 74, of Garden City, Kansas, were held Sept. 16, 2019, at the Price and Sons Funeral Home in Garden City. Mr. Piland died Sept. 9 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City.
He was born Nov. 4, 1944, in Dartmouth, Kansas, the son of Margie Piland Davis,...
John R. Sims of Mountain Home, AR passed away Thursday afternoon, September 26. He was almost 92 years old. He was born October 20, 1927 on the Sims family farm just north of Gainesville, MO to Paris O. and Nannie Sims. He graduated from GHS in 1947 and joined the army in 1948. In December,...
Funeral services for Walter Neal Collins, 91, of West Plains, were held Sept. 29, 2019, at the Ball Church of Christ south of Dora. Mr. Collins died Sept. 26 at his home.
He was born July 6, 1928, in Pottersville, the son of Walter and Flossie Paul Collins. On March 14, 1953, in Mountain Home,...