Obituaries
A graveside service for Patricia Elaine Jackson Schultz, 84, of O’Fallon, Illinois, formerly of Pontiac, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at Pontiac Cemetery in Pontiac with Dale Roberts officiating. Funeral services are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Chapel at First...
Funeral services for Eva Lorene Thurman, 87, of Ava, were held Aug. 21, 2018, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Ava with Pastor Oren Alcorn officiating. Mrs. Thurman died Aug. 17 at Riverways Manor in Van Buren with her family by her side.
She was born Aug. 21, 1930, in Douglas County, the daughter...
A memorial service for Johnny Lynn Robinson, 34, of West Plains, was held Aug. 20, 2018, at First Missionary Baptist Church in Pottersville. Mr. Robinson died Aug. 16 at his home.
He was born Jan. 14, 1984, in West Plains, the son of Robert Robinson and Paula Scrivner Tupper. He graduated from...
A memorial service for Jeffrey Paul Jenkins, 47, of Rockford, Illinois, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Mr. Jenkins died Aug. 18 at Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford.
He was born June 19, 1971, in Sycamore, Illinois, the son of...
Funeral services for David Elliott Chunn, 75, of Ava, formerly of Gainesville, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Ava with the Rev. Don Yarger officiating. Mr. Chunn died Aug. 19 at his home.
He was born Aug. 4, 1943, in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Lannis...
Funeral services for Fray Willis Hillhouse, 97, of Springfield, were held Aug. 21, 2018, at Greenlawn East Funeral Home in Springfield. Mr. Hillhouse died peacefully Aug. 17 at his home, with his family by his side.
He was born March 1, 1921, in the Ozark County community of Locust. He and his twin...
Edward Jason Burt Jr., 87, of Theodosia, died Aug. 8, 2018, in Cox South Hospital in Springfield, surrounded by friends and family. Private family memorial services are being planned.
He was born May 1, 1931, in Queensbury, New York, the son of Edward Jason and Cora Mary Hermance Burt. He proudly...
A celebration of the life of Versia Clayton Robbins, 90, of Wichita, was held July 28, 2018, at Resthaven Mortuary in Wichita, Kansas. Mrs. Robbins died July 22, 2018, in Wichita.
She was born Jan. 13, 1928, in Brixey, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clayton.
She was raised near Gainesville,...
The family of Tracy A. Metz, 54, of Isabella, will gather Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, for a private celebration of her life. Ms. Metz died July 23 at her home.
She was born May 24, 1964, in Lemoore, California, the daughter of Victor and Barbara Laird Metz.
She enjoyed the outdoors and liked watching...
A memorial graveside service for Georgia Bishop, 73, of Neosho will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at Pine Ridge Cemetery near Souder. Mrs. Bishop died July 27 at her home.
She was born Nov. 18, 1944, in Theodosia, the daughter of George Edward and Carrie Anna Mae Shockey Friend. On...