Obituaries
Graveside funeral services for Richard Comer Rector, 82, of Gainesville, were held Sept. 30, 2024 at Sims Cemetery north of Gainesville with Davin Friend officiating.
He died Sept. 25, at his residence. He was born July 24, 1942, in Estelline, Texas, to Comer Rector and Matty Shockey.
Richard...
A celebration of life for Mary Rackley, 86, formerly of Gainesville, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, with a eulogy to follow at approximately 1:45 p.m. at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville.
Mary died Sept. 18 after a sudden illness. Mary was born on Aug. 27, 1938, to...
Funeral services for Jennifer Lynn Parry, 66, of Squires, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. until service time. Burial will be in the Thornfield Cemetery.
She died Sept. 17, peacefully at her...
Funeral services for Patsy Ann Cheek, 82, of Theodosia, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in the Lutie True Hope Church. Burial will be at the Lutie Cemetery.
She died Sept. 12, at the Gainesville Healthcare Center. She was born Aug. 20, 1942, in Theodosia to Lonnie and Brooksie...
Funeral services for Donald Joice, 91, of Pottersville, were held Sept. 14, 2024, at Elijah Church of Christ, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Burial was at Elijah Cemetery.
Mr. Joice died at 8:35 p.m., Sept. 8, at his home. He was born July 5, 1933, near Leota...
A celebration of the life of Ozark County native Lawrence Plaster, 101, of Mount Vernon, was held Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at Greenlawn East Funeral Home, in Springfield.
He died Sept. 6 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon.
He was born Aug. 16, 1923, in Souder, the son of Leroy and...
Joanne Marie (Mohr) Johnson, 84, of Ava, died peacefully at her home, on Sept. 7, 2024.
Joanne was born on July 27, 1940, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Frank and Helen Mohr. She graduated from Ritenour High in St. John, Saint Louis County in 1958.
On July 5, 1961, she married the love of her...
A celebration of life ceremony for Juanita D. Turner, formerly of Norfork, Arkansas and Thornfield/Gainesville, will be held on 28 September 2024 at the First United Methodist Church in Norfork, Arkansas starting at 1 pm. Anyone wishing to pay respects is welcome to attend. For more information...
A graveside service for Steven Lynn Long 66, of Isabella, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday Sept. 21, 2024, at Macedonia Cemetery in Osceola. He died July 27.
Maxine Crowell, 86, of Beagle, Kansas, died Aug. 13, 2024, after a short hospice stay in her own home. A graveside service was held on Aug. 15 at Beagle Cemetery.
“Mac,” as she was called by close family, was born Oct. 18, 1937, near Gainesville to John Thomas Chisam and Edgie Mae Chisam (Smith...