Obituaries

Graveside services for Brian O’Neal Richardson, 50, of Pottersville, were held May 8, 2024, at Oak Mound Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Mr. Richardson died at 8 a.m., Saturday, May 4, in Ozark County. He was born Feb. 24, 1974, in Canton, Illinois, to William...
  Patsy Kay Norton Whisnant, 77, of Gainesville, died Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Ozark. No services are planned at this time. She was born Jan. 6, 1947, in Artesia, California, the only daughter of Ozark County natives Marvin and Lillian Faye Cockrum Norton, who also had three sons. Her family...
  William “Bill” Edward Stratton, 86, of Caulfield, died peacefully after a long battle with cancer on April 27, 2024, at his home in Caulfield.   Bill, as he was affectionately known, was born on March 13, 1938, in Marion, Indiana. He was one of 11 children.  Bill and his wife Rebecca (Pratt) were...
  Graveside funeral services for James ‘Jimmy’ Eugene Simpson, 91, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2024, at the Howards Ridge Cemetery with Jimmy’s nephew Bryan Carter officiating. He died May 4, 2024, at Gainesville Healthcare Center in Gainesville. He was born July 2, 1932...
  Ruth Elaine Stone, 69, of Tecumseh, died May 5, 2024, at her residence. Burial will be private.  She was born Aug. 20, 1954, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, to John David and Irene Mildred (Spechals) Johnson.  Ruth worked for many years alongside her husband, Ernie Stone, as a truck mechanic. She...
  Funeral services for William “Bud” Howard Hancock, 83, of Pontiac, were held May 3, 2024, at Mammoth Assembly of God church, south of Gainesville with Ron Felker officiating. He died April 29, at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Bud was was born in Rienzi,...
  A celebration of life for Charlotte Irene Henry, 72, of Protem, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Salem General Baptist Church in Ocie with interment at Rhodes Cemetery in Protem.  She died April 28, 2024. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. ...
  Funeral services for Betty Jean Shuller, 89, were held May 2, 2024, at the Klinger-Cope Family Funeral Home at Rivermonte in Springfield.  She died April 29, at her home in Springfield.  The oldest of two daughters, she was born June 1, 1934, to Wayne and Stella (Bland) Mason at Ames, Oklahoma, a...
  Graveside funeral services for Mary Wanda Taylor, 96, of Noble, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2024, in the Peters Cemetery near Noble with Brian York officiating.  She died April 28, 2024, at her residence surrounded by family. She was born Jan. 18, 1928, in Verdon, Oklahoma, to Thomas...
Graveside funeral services for Patsy Louise Trivitt, 86, of Gainesville, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Howards Ridge Cemetery with Jimmy Kyle officiating.  She died April 29, 2024, at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born July 9, 1937...

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