Obituaries
Joseph Lee ‘Joe’ Gott, 62
Funeral services for Joseph Lee “Joe” Gott, 62, of Salem, Missouri, were held Jan. 22, 2018, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville with Gale Wooten officiating. Mr. Gott died Jan. 17 at his home.
He was born Aug. 11, 1955, in Gainesville, the son of Charles Lee and Helen June Blisard Gott....
John ‘Speedy’ Steele, 87
Graveside services for John F. “Speedy” Steele, 87 of Mountain Home, Arkansas, were held Jan. 18, 2018, at Baxter Memorial Gardens in Mountain Home with Brother Lowell Tregle officiating. Mr. Steele died Jan. 14.
He was born Aug. 14, 1930, the son of Lester and Lena Ann Collins Steele. Although he...
Graveside funeral services for Delano R. Daniel, 84, of Mount Vernon, were held Jan. 22, 2018, in the Sims Cemetery with Jimmy Kyle officiating. Mr. Daniel died Jan. 17 at the Mount Vernon Place Care Center in Mount Vernon.
He was born July 7, 1933, in Gainesville, the son of Murl W. and Willa O....
Wilma Loftis Stucenski, 90
Funeral services for Wilma Deane Loftis Stucenski, 90, of Westfield, Massachusetts, will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at Firtion Adams Funeral Home in Westfield followed by a Mass at 10 a.m. in Holy Trinity Church, also in Westfield. Mrs. Stucenski died Jan. 19 at Westfield Gardens in...
Eva ‘Lois’ Lewis, 88
Funeral services for Eva “Lois” Lewis, 88, of Gainesville, were held Jan. 20, 2018, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville with Clayton King officiating. Mrs. Lewis died Jan. 17 at Gainesville Health Care Center in Gainesville.
She was born Oct. 6, 1929, on Lick Creek, the daughter of Johnny...
Deborah “Debbie” Lynn DeGase, 53
Funeral services for Deborah Lynn DeGase, 53, of Gainesville were held Jan. 23, 2018, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Ava with Pastor Mike Vlad officiating. Ms. DeGase died Jan. 19 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield.
She was born July 14, 1964, in Potosi, the daughter of Paul Lawrence...
Willard Leo Barnett, 82
Funeral services for Willard Leo Barnett, 82, of Sedalia, were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Heckart Funeral Home in Sedalia. Mr. Barnett died Jan. 14 at his home.
He was born July 27, 1935, in Lutie, the son of Emory Oscar Barnett and Vonnie Shirley Friend Barnett. On Feb. 14, 1952...
Erman E. Edmonds, 82
Funeral services for Erman E. Edmonds, 82, of West Plains, were held Jan. 16, 2018, at Carter Funeral Home in West Plains. Mr. Edmonds died Jan. 9 in West Plains.
He was born Oct. 3, 1935, in Dora. He lived most of his life in Kansas City and proudly worked in the concrete industry as a member of...
Arthur Doyle ‘Buddy’ Herd, 94
Funeral services for Arthur Doyle “Buddy” Herd, 94, of Thornfield, were held Jan. 23, 2018, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville with Dale Roberts officiating. Mr. Herd died Jan. 19 at his home.
He was born on New Year’s Day, 1924, near Isabella, the son of Austin and Carrie Capehart Herd....
Maynard Brown, 72
Maynard Brown, 72, of Isabella, died Dec. 30, 2017, at Gainesville Health Care Center in Gainesville. Private services will be held at a later date.
He was born Aug. 19, 1945, in Sarasota, Florida, the son of “Doc” and Irene Malloy Brown. He married Faye Shirling, the love of his life, when they...