Obituaries
Funeral services for Mary Gay Oxley, 70, of Piedmont, Oklahoma, will be held at 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, Jan. 14, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville, with burial to follow in the Gainesville Cemetery. Officiating will be Wayne Stewart.
She died Jan. 5, 2026, due to...
Funeral services for Rodney Lee Briscoe, 61, of West Plains, were held Jan. 10, 2026, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Burial was at New Liberty Cemetery.
Mr. Briscoe died Jan. 3, at his home.
Rod was born on Aug. 24, 1964, to Jerry and Billie Briscoe. He...
Roxanna “Roxie” Wake, 69, died Dec. 14, 2025, in Isabella. She was born on Dec. 17, 1955, in White Salmon, Washington. Roxie lived a life marked by deep love for her family and a generous spirit that touched many.
She was the beloved wife of the late Clifford Wake, and is now reunited with him...
Funeral services for Alta Frances Calhoun Schofield, 71, of Thornfield, were held Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville.
She died peacefully at home on Jan. 2. She had been surrounded by her loving family.
Alta was born Aug. 10, 1954, to Alva and Dora Calhoun on...
Graveside services for Vera May Hall, 95, of West Plains, were held Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, at Ball Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Vera died Dec. 21, 2025, at 9:55 a.m. in West Plains.
She was born on May 18, 1930, in Dora, to Court Canady and Lydia Bell Canady....
Funeral services for Patricia Ann Sloan, 65, of West Plains, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains.
Patricia died Monday, Dec. 22, at her home. She was born Feb. 23, 1960, in Springfield. On June 15, 1990,...
Kevin J Stage, 62, of Gainesville, died Dec. 24, 2025, in his home. Kevin was born in Delavan, Wisconsin, to Keith H. Stage and Jacqueline L. Toohey Stage on Aug. 29, 1963.
Kevin married Denise E. Loots on Aug. 8, 1984. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force.
He was a loving husband...
Sharon Mae Horn, 76, of Theodosia, died Dec. 16, 2025, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas, surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Sharon was born on May 6, 1949, in Champaign County, Illinois, to Harold “Bus” and Wanda (Paul...
Graveside services and burial for Sharon Kay Ashmead, 59, of Gainesville, were held Dec. 20 at the Isabella Cemetery.
She died Dec. 13. Sharon was born on Oct. 7, 1966, to Lester Ashmead and Joyce (Wells) Ashmead. Known as “Sissy,” Sharon was a devoted and loving mother whose greatest joy in life...
Funeral services for Donald Eugene (Don) Ellison, 56, of Caulfield, were held Dec. 15, 2025, at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Burial was at Baptist Hill Cemetery.
He died Dec. 6 in Ogallala, Nebraska, leaving behind a tremendous void in the hearts of...