Obituaries
Editor’s note: This obituary was written by Carlyon’s son Greg.
On May 16, my beautiful mother passed away peacefully at her home in Kansas City, Missouri. She was 89. Carlyon was born in 1933 in Romance, Missouri, in Ozark County. Carlyon lived most of her life in Kansas City starting when...
Bakersfield’s track relay team competed at sectionals last week, and while they didn’t advance to state, the team did achieve a personal record. Shown are Nathan Watlington, Gaige Samuels, Coach Tammy Lamb, Jacob Watlington, Brooks Amburgy, Amani Kowiti and assistant Kurt Watlington.
Funeral services for James Junior Rigger (Rieger), 96, of West Plains, were held May 13, 2023, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Burial was at Hale Cemetery.
Mr. Rigger died at 2:16 a.m. May 6, at his home.
He was born July 24, 1926, at Dora, to James Rieger...
Funeral services for Riley Nicole O’Laughlin, 27, of Kansas City, Missouri, were held May 13, 2023, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Burial was at Lilly Ridge Cemetery in Gainesville.
Riley died May 5, 2023. She was born on July 18, 1995, to Patrick and Christine (Chilcutt) O’...
Graveside funeral services for Kathryn Kaye (Kelley) Dobbs, 70, of Dora, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 12, 2023, at the Hale Cemetery in Dora.
She died May 7 at her residence. The daughter of Eunice (Wells) Kelley and Walter Kelley, Kaye was born on Feb. 20, 1953, in Gainesville.
In May of...
Graveside services for Doris Jene Holifield, 85, of Tecumseh, were held May 4, 2023, in the White Oak Cemetery near Caulfield with Bro. Kevin Kuk officiating. Pallbearers were Jarred Fienhold, Kyle Owens, Trevor Messer, Robert Ingalsbe, Kenneth Kuk and Keith Kuk.
She died May 1 in Gainesville. ...
Graveside services for Bobby Eugene Kelley, 78, of West Plains, were held May 6, 2023, at the Isabella Cemetery in Isabella with Jimmy Kyle officiating.
He died May 2, at Ozarks Health Care in West Plains. He was born on June 12, 1944, to Herman Kelley and Rozella (Edwards) Kelley in Manila,...
Funeral services for Arlene Eccardt, 81, of Gainesville, were held May 5, 2023, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home Chapel in Gainesville with Wayne Stewart officiating. Burial was at Smith Chapel Cemetery.
She died May 2, at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was...
Funeral services for Brenda Faye Tucker, 70, of Squires, were held May 9, 2023, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Ava with Jeff Farrell officiating. Burial was at the Thornfield Cemetery.
She died May 5, in Clinton, Arkansas. Brenda was born July 4, 1952, in Dewitt, Iowa, to Bob and Mary (...
Graveside services for Mary Ruth Kirkland, 78, of West Plains, were held May 6, 2023, at Baptist Hill Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Kirkland died at 5:05 a.m. May 1, at West Vue Nursing Center in West Plains.
She was born in 1944 to Marion Taylor and...