Obituaries

  Graveside funeral services for Larry Joe Smith, 76, of Ava, were held Dec. 17, 2024, in the Souder Cemetery. Officiating was Pastor Oren Alcorn. He died Dec. 12, at Shady Oaks Health Care in Thayer. On Sept. 6, 1948, Joe was born to Ira and Lorena (Wright) Smith, in Souder. He was one of seven...
  Brian Wilson, 53, of Pottersville, died peacefully at his home with his wife Becky at his side after a courageous battle with cancer on the morning of Dec. 7, 2024. He was born on Oct. 27, 1971. Brian was an avid fisherman and hunter. He loved being outside in the Ozarks, enjoying God's beautiful...
  A memorial service for Charles William Amerlan, 84, of Bakersfield, will be held from 2 until 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in the main room at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains.      Mr. Amerlan died at 12:17 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, at his home.  He was born Oct. 29, 1940, at Chicago...
Funeral services for Betty Guffey Ford, affectionately known as “Granny,” 95, of Caulfield, were held Dec. 12, 2024, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, West Plains. Burial was at Hurst Cemetery. Mrs. Ford died at 11:36 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at Brooke Haven Healthcare in West...
  Funeral services for Jimmy McConnaughy, 85, will be held Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Visitation will start at 1 p.m., and a Masonic service will be held at 2 p.m., followed by a funeral service. Burial will be in the Loftis Cemetery.  He died...
  Graveside services for James Dale Uhlmann, 73, of Dora,  were held Dec. 6, 2024, at Blanche Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home of West Plains.  Mr. Uhlmann died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, at his home. He was born March 20, 1951, at West Plains, to Elmer Dale and Martha Jane...
  A memorial service for James “Jim” Marion Hagewood, 80, of Longrun, is planned for 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Gainesville.  He died at 2:50 a.m. Dec. 6, at Baxter Health in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born March 22, 1944, in Jack County, Missouri. On Feb....
Funeral services for Paul Junior Hicks, 77, of Bradleyville, were held Dec. 7, 2024, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Ava with burial following at the Martin Cemetery in Bradleyville. Pastor Eddie Hunsaker officiated. He died Dec. 2, at his home in Bradleyville with his family by his side. Junior was...
Funeral services for Andrea Ruth Winrod, 16 years and 9 months, were held Dec. 7, 2024, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mountain Home, Arkansas. A committal service followed, as well as a public celebration of life ceremony, held at Gainesville High School. Andrea tragically lost her life in a...
  Funeral services for Linda Susan Ritter Prock, 79, of Wasola, were held Dec. 2, 2024, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Chapel in Ava, with burial following in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Wasola. Rev. Robert Roberts officiated.  She died Nov. 25. Linda was born in Douglas County, on June 7, 1945, to...

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