Obituaries
Richard Leland Lowman, 81
Funeral services for Richard Leland Lowman, 81, of Theodosia, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral Home. Mr. Lowman died Aug. 24 at his home.
He was born May 25, 1939...
Norine Smith Loftis, 95
Funeral services for Norine Smith Loftis, 95, of Waynesville, were held Aug. 25, 2020, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville with Halbert Smith officiating.
Mrs. Loftis died Aug. 19 at her home in Waynesville.
She was born Feb. 22, 1925, in Ozark County the daughter of Sigel Austin Smith...
Carl Otis McMurtrey, 75
Graveside services for Carl Otis McMurtrey, 75, of Dora, were held Aug. 22, 2020, at Sweeton Pond Cemetery in Dora. Mr. McMurtrey died Aug. 18 in Springfield.
He was born Dec. 17, 1944, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Walter Eugene and Lillie Edith Hubbard McMurtrey. He graduated from Parkhill High...
Sue Garner Hall, 79
Sue Garner Hall, 79, of West Plains, died Aug. 8, 2020, in West Plains. Due to the current pandemic, the memorial service will be held at a later date.
She was born Dec. 21, 1940, in Calico Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of Noel and Bernice King Garner.
At an early age, she moved with her parents...
Elvis Spencer Barrett, 86
Elvis Spencer Barrett, 86, of Gainesville, died Aug. 12, 2020, at the Gainesville Health Care Center.
He was born Jan. 12, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Claudius Spencer and Winnie Viola Foiles Barrett.
On Sept. 23, 1956, in Cook County, Illinois, he married Lee Moore.
Mr. Barrett was a...
JIMMY 'JIM' BAKER
Jimmy ‘Jim’ Allen Baker, 73, of Ava, died Aug. 3, 2020, at his home with his wife and children by his side. No local services are planned at this time.
He was born Oct. 20, 1946, in Oildale, Oklahoma, the son of Floyd Exeter and Edna Elva Treat Baker. He was an Army veteran who served in Vietnam....
A memorial service for Gordy Brewer, 74, of Gainesville, was conducted by family members Aug. 10, 2020, at the family home west of Gainesville. Mr. Brewer died Aug. 5 at his home surrounded by family.
He was born March 28, 1946, in Midland, Ohio, the son of Vernon and Ruth Brewer.
He was a veteran...
GEORGE MICHAEL BRYANT JR.
George Michael Bryant Jr., 37, of Viola, Arkansas, died Aug. 3, 2020, in Saint Louis. A gathering of family and friends will be held in his memory at a later date.
He was born July 8, 1983, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, the son of Mike and Debbie Kendall Bryant. On Feb. 25, 2017, in Salem, Arkansas,...
RUBY JEWELL SIMPSON
A graveside funeral service for Ruby Jewell Simpson, 96, of Gainesville, formerly of Alton, was held Aug. 1, 2020, at Bailey Cemetery in Alton with Robert Wiggs officiating. A come-and-go visitation was held July 31 at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Mrs. Simpson died July 29 at Hospice...
Doris M. DuMont, 99, of Gainesville, died Aug. 1, 2020, at her home. No local services are planned at this time.
She was born Feb. 4, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio, one of five children born to Roy and Vivian Vorce Purser. She grew up outside of Lansing, Michigan, and then moved with her family to...