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Dorothy Dean Drake Upton, 86
Funeral services for Dorothy Dean Drake Upton, 86, of Isabella, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville with Jonathan Humbert officiating. Mrs. Upton died Oct. 30 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
She was born July 7,...
Wanda Marie Mahin, 91
Wanda Marie Mahin, 91, of Theodosia died Oct. 29, 2021, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas, with her loving family by her side. A graveside service in Illinois will be held at a later date.
She was born Aug. 26, 1930, in Champaign County, Illinois, the daughter of Willie...
Wanda Dixon, 70
Wanda Dixon, 70, of Bakersfield, died Oct. 24, 2021, at her home. A graveside service was held later that day at Baptist Hill Cemetery near Bakersfield.
She was born July 5, 1951, in Bakersfield, the daughter of Faye Farel Holstine and Grover Franklin Lawing.
She enjoyed quilting, working in her...
William Donald Shipwash, 68, of Tecumseh, died Oct. 29, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The family will receive friends and family at their home. A celebration of Mr. Shipwash’s life will be held at a later date.
He was born Dec. 19, 1953, in Lynchburg, Virginia, the son of Donald...
Brody Shelby, 9
Brody Shelby, 9, of Gainesville, died Oct. 31, 2021, at his family’s home due to a malignant brain tumor.
He was the son of Bobbie Jo Shelby and the step-son of James Walley Jr., a member of the Theodosia Area Volunteer Fire Department who has also served with other Ozark County VFDs. Following...
Funeral services for Dale Boyd Ray,70, of Noble, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 27, 2021, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Ava with Pastor Robert Roberts officiating. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. Ray died peacefully on May 23, 2021, at...
Judy Mae Donley Hambelton, 63
Judy Mae Donley Hambelton, 63, of Gainesville, passed away May 3, 2021 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, AR. Since September she had fought illness and kidney failure, but did so bravely and humbly, continuing to enjoy time with family.
Born January 19, 1958 to Willis and Lucille...
Bobby Gene Burtrum
Graveside services for Bobby Gene Burtrum, 87, of West Plains, were held July 11, 2020, at Baptist Hill Cemetery near Bakersfield. Mr. Burtrum died July 8 at West Vue Nursing Center in West Plains.
He was born April 18, 1933, in Bakersfield, the son of Fred and Pearl Magnolia Ashley Burtrum. He...
Gary Ray Walker, 87
Gary Ray Walker, 87, of Nashville, Tennessee, died July 8, 2020, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a memorial service will be delayed until a later time. A small graveside service was held July 13 at Lilly Ridge Cemetery near Gainesville.
He was...
In this photo, probably taken in 1909, Florence Hunt (1869-1951), left, and her sister-in-law, Alpha Bet Morrison (1886-1953), take Alpha’s kids for a pretend drive in the early Model T touring car owned by Alpha’s husband, A.P. Morrison. Alpha and A.P.’s son, Verd Morrison of Hollister, said Sunday he thinks the little girls in the backseat are twins Lola and Nola Morrison, born in 1906, and the boy at the steering wheel is probably Afton, the Morrisons’ oldest (born in 1905), while baby Lloyd, born in 1909, is held by his mother. Verd thinks the photo was probably taken near Zanoni, where the Morrisons lived, and he speculates that Florence or one of the men standing on the porch may have ridden the horse, at left, to visit his family. The photo is from the collection of the late Reva Luna Miller and was shared by Jan and Mark Miller.
Ozark County Times
July 13, 1917
The Lieutenant Governor granted six paroles on July 4. Among the number is Ben Richardson, serving a sentence of 99 years for the killing of Alf Henry in 1920.
Richardson was convicted of cattle theft in Ozark County and was in the Howell County jail for self...