Obituaries
A celebration of life for Roy Earl Carr, 78, of Gainesville, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2025, at the Lilly Ridge General Baptist Church with full military honors. Visitation will be Friday morning from 10 a.m. to service time at the church. A private interment will be held at a later...
Cecil John Smart, 75, of Gainesville, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loved ones on April 24, 2025. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
He was born July 31, 1949, in Gainesville, one of 11 children of Kreth and Murtle Smart.
He graduated from Gainesville High School...
Funeral services for Georgia Mae (Kerley) Frost, 89, of Ava, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Ava, with burial following in the Thornfield Cemetery. Visitation will be held before the funeral, from 9 a.m. to service time. Officiating will be Pastor...
A graveside funeral service for Thelma J. Cutbirth, 85, of Theodosia, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in the Rhodes Cemetery near Protem. Officiating will be Jeff Anderson.
Thelma died April 24, at her residence. She was born May 2, 1939, in Ocie, to Martin and Audra (Cowin)...
Vella Jean “Marie” Brumley passed away peacefully from a brief illness, surrounded by family, on April 23, 2025, after a full and vibrant 92 years. Marie was born in Hardenville, Missouri to parents Ruth and William Strong on January 12, 1933. She attended high school in Gainesville, Missouri...
Graveside services for Alvin Ray Hambelton Sr., 86, were held April 28, 2025, at Oak Lawn Cemetery in West Plains. He died April 24.
Alvin was born Jan. 22, 1939, in Ozark County, to the late Alva Hambelton and Ruth Strong Hambelton.
Alvin graduated from Gainesville High School in 1957 and...
Graveside services for Robert “Bob” Lee Owens, 62, of Tecumseh, were held April 25, 2025, in the James Cemetery with Pastor Jeff Dotson officiating. Craig Pettit, Jon Pettit, Ronnie Howard, Spencer Howard, Cooper Howard and James Barton served as pallbearers. Burial was in the James Cemetery in...
A celebration of life for Dennis Earl Nelson, 91, of Isabella, will be held at 10:30 a.m. April 26, 2025, at Mammoth Assembly of God. Visitation will be from 9:30 until service time. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, with the interment service at the...
Funeral services for Dolores Tole, 95, of Dora, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in the Ball Church of Christ, in Dora. Visitation will be Wednesday afternoon from 1 p.m. to service time at the church. Burial will be in the Ball Cemetery. She died on April 19 at Gainesville...
A memorial service for Daniel Richard Rudolph, 66, of Gainesville, will be held from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Midwest Cremation and Funeral Services in Springfield. A graveside funeral will follow at 3 p.m. at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, also in Springfield.
He died April 17,...