Obituaries
Alene Trent, 92
Graveside services for Alene Trent, 92, of Sparta were held Oct. 31, 2022 in the Thornfield Cemetery.
She died Oct. 26, at her home with her family by her side.
Alene was born Nov. 23, 1929, in Pondfork, in Ozark County to Raymond and Lula (Wolf) Duckworth.
On June 28, 1947, Alene and Lloyd Leslie...
Daniel David Smotherman, 80, of Pontiac, died peacefully in his home Oct. 10, 2022. He was born Dec. 6, 1941, in Charleston, Missouri.
Dan was a retired tool and die machinist and United States Air Force veteran.
He loved to spend his time outdoors and with family and friends. He was a wonderful...
Dwayne Anthony Oliver, 59, of Bakersfield, died at 12:05 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
He was born Feb. 24, 1963, at Sandwich, Illinois, to Gerald Oliver and Judy Lambert.
He loved working on cars and enjoyed hunting mushrooms...
Graveside services for Marcella Lorene Bilyeu, 86, of Springfield, formerly of Ozark County, were held Oct. 7, 2022, in the Ava Cemetery. Joe Bright officiated the service.
Marcella died Oct. 3, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield with family by her side.
She was born Feb. 11, 1936, in...
Funeral services for Janetta Fern Beasley, 82, of Gainesville, were held Oct. 10, 2022, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville, with Dale Roberts officiating. Burial was at the Sims Cemetery.
Fern died Oct. 6. She was born on Feb. 2, 1940, the youngest of eight born to Thomas...
Funeral services for Lesalie Ruth Mergendahl, 72, of Wasola, were held Sept. 30, 2022, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Ava with burial following in the Girdner Cemetery. Pastor Robert Roberts and Pastor Maxine Lund will officiate.
Lesalie died Sept. 27, at Gainesville Health Care Center with her...
Funeral services for Betty Ann Duggan, 77, of Protem, were held Oct. 4, 2022, at the Protem Community Church with Pastor David Koenig officiating. Burial was at the Protem Cemetery.
She died at her home on Sept. 29.
Betty was born on March 27, 1945, in Protem, the daughter of Elmer Richard and...
Lucinda “Cindy” Kay Cantrell was born to Thomas and Brenda Hampton on November 5, 1968, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and departed this life Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the age of 53.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Tina Marie Hampton; grandparents, Flo and Coy Runion; great-...
A private graveside service has been planned for Irene Hagen Upton, 87, of Independence.
Mrs. Upton died Sept. 19, 2022, at Centerpoint Hospital in Independence. No visitation or viewing is planned, but a celebration of her life will be held later to allow her many relatives, friends and fans to...
David Eino Niemi, 78 years, 6 months, 24 days old, passed away on July 27, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, with his family by his side.
David was born January 3, 1944, in Houghton, Michigan, to Emil Eino and Sally (Takalo) Niemi. He was raised and confirmed a Lutheran.
On April 19...