Obituaries

  A funeral service for Mark Ray Jennings, 57, of Verona, was held Nov. 10, 2023, at the Elm Branch Christian Church.  He died at 5:50 p.m. Nov. 4, at the Lawrence County Manor in Mount Vernon, Missouri. He was born Aug. 22, 1966, in Gainesville, the son of Wallace and Rosie (Wiggins) Jennings....
  Graveside funeral services for Darla Loftis, 66, of Thornfield, will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 in the Loftis Cemetery. Officiating will be Milan Chisam.  She died on Nov. 11, at her residence surrounded by family. She was born Dec. 30, 1956, in Gainesville to Roy...
  Mary. A. Mccray went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 16, 2023.  She is survived by her daughter Kimberly Peters and Kimberly’s husband Bruce, of Gainesville, and two grandsons, Riley and Colton Peters who are currently proudly serving in the United States Army.  Mary and her late...
  Funeral services for Helen Marie Collins, 86, of Caulfield, were held Nov. 2, 2023, at First Baptist Church in Bakersfield. Burial was at Baptist Hill Cemetery.  Mrs. Collins died Oct. 29, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas with her family by her side. Helen Marie (...
  A memorial service for Vernetta Bell Collins, 86, of West Plains, was held Nov. 4, 2023, at West 160 Church of Christ in West Plains. Mrs. Collins died at 7:45 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at West Vue Nursing Center.   She was born Sept. 18, 1937, at Elijah, to Arvil and Jewell Tackitt.  On March...
  A celebration of life for Christy Williamson, 58, of Theodosia, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at the VFW in Isabella. She died in her sleep after a long battle with health issues on Oct. 28. Christy was born Oct, 7, 1965 in Glenn Falls, New York. The family moved to Oklahoma in...
  Paul Glen Wharton, 62, of West Plains, died at his residence surrounded by his family on the evening of Oct. 24, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. A private service will be held at a later date.  Paul was born Oct. 7, 1961, in Newark, to Dallas and Janice Wharton. His parents moved...
  A celebration of life for Dolan Gene Hawkins, 85, a 1956 graduate of Gainesville High School, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at the Chapel at Maranatha Village in Springfield.  He died Oct. 29, in Springfield. He was born May 26, 1938 in Grabeel to Richard and Thelma (Nance)...
  Graveside services for Judy Reiners, 75, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, in the Oak Grove Cemetery north of Norwood. Brother Dale Roberts will be officiating. Pallbearers will be Austin Dobson, Ryan Dobson, Seth Dobson, Shane Dobson, Schylar Kieffer, and Sydney...
  Funeral services for Wanda Lene (Taylor) Martin, 89, of Dora, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at the Sweeton Pond Church in Dora. Officiating will be David Shipley. Burial will be in the Sweeton Pond Cemetery, officiated by Steve Cantrell.  The daughter of the late Meride and Vera...

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