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Donald E. Jenkins, 82
Funeral services for Donald E. Jenkins, 85, of Heavener, Oklahoma, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at Heavener Baptist Church in Heavener. Mr. Jenkins died Dec. 29 at his home in Heavener.
He was born March 2, 1935, in Oakland, Arkansas, the son of Tonie and Canzada Taylor Jenkins. He...
Donald Wayne Cagle, 63
Funeral services for Donald Wayne Cagle, 63, of Peel, Arkansas, were held Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville with Jeff Dotson officiating. Mr. Cagle died Dec. 26, 2017, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield.
He was born May 8, 1954, in Harrison, Arkansas, the...
This photo of the dam and powerhouse at Althea Spring is reprinted from “A History of Ozark County, 1841-1991,” which is available on DVD from the Ozark County Historium. A story by the late Dale Morrison accompanies the photo in the book, explaining that the area around the spring, now a Missouri Department of Conservation access point on the North Fork of the White River, was purchased by Karl W. Schmidt, owner of Builders Steel Co. of Kansas City, on May 9, 1958. Schmidt built a home, office, machine shop and caretaker’s home as well as the dam across the spring branch and a generator and powerhouse, which provided power for the Schmidt home. On Aug. 24, 1977, David Wagner drove Karl and his wife, Willa, to Springfield for doctors’ appointments. As they were returning home, all three were killed in a single-vehicle crash near Seymour. In 1980, MDC purchased the spring and surrounding property for $200,000.
Ozark County Times
Jan. 7, 1916
Hammond – H. T. Owens and Bob Jones drove into Pond Fork which had a four-foot rise. The swift water carried the team and buggy some 50 yards below the ford before they could land. The buggy was completely submerged but remained upright, and the boys refused to leave...
Perry Ray Looney
A service celebrating the life of Perry Ray Looney, 80, of Dixon, California, will be held Jan. 6, 2017, following a noon luncheon at Trinity Baptist Church Family Life Center in Vacaville, California. Mr. Looney died Dec. 15 at his home.
He was born Oct. 5, 1937, in Gainesville, the son of Harley...
Thomas Wray
Funeral services for Thomas Wray, 52, of Forsyth, formerly of Theodosia, were scheduled for 11 a.m. today, Dec. 27, 2017, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville with Jimmy Kyle officiating. Visitation was to be from 10 a.m. to service time Wednes-day at the funeral home. Mr. Wray died Dec....
Doin Arch ‘Mac’ Mackey
A celebration of the life of Doin Arch “Mac” Mackey, 95, of Overland Park, Kansas, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at the Overland Park Christian Church, 7600 W. 75th St. in Overland Park. Mr. Mackey died Dec. 20, 2017, in Overland Park.
He was born May 1, 1922, in Ozark County...
We can’t be sure this photo was taken after the wolf hunt reported (below) in the Jan. 2, 1941, edition of the Times, but it seems likely, given that the late Raymond Luna, second from right, is pictured with four other men, probably Everett Johnson, Jud Hayes, Ode Beasley and Boyd Hickey. Except for Luna, we don’t know which name goes with which man. If you can help identify them, please contact Sue Ann Jones at 417-989-1040 or sueann@ozarkcountytimes.com.
Correction: We’ve been informed that the woman named as Mary Mefford in last week’s 1963 photo of Ozark County Times correspondents should have been identified as Delphia Mefford, correspondent for Price Place (Arkansas).
Ozark County News
Dec. 30, 1904
Joda Wilson, Constable of Barren Fork...
Anthony and Kristen Clough of Bakersfield are the parents of a baby boy, Cooper James, born Nov. 20, 2017, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 20 inches long.
His sibling is Payten, 2.
His grandparents are Eric and Jorja Kirsch of Norco, California;...
Michael and Chandele King of West Plains are the parents of a baby girl, Brixley Marie, born Nov. 25, 2017, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 19 inches long.
Her siblings are Hunter, 5, and Ashlynn, 3.
Her grandparents are Duane and Christine Wake...
This photo of the Ozark County Times correspondents, dated Sept. 28, 1963, was recently shared with the Ozark County Historium by occasional Times correspondent Theta Nokes, whose mother, Lilliam Clayton, is one of the correspondents pictured. These names are written on a piece of paper attached to the photo: Front row, from left: Edith Reynolds, Centerpoint; Alzona Miller, Sandridge; Rose Ranck, Dawt; Pearlie Poe, Charity; Golda Walker, Grabeel; Hazel Effia Hodges, Toledo; Bertha Watson, Lilly Ridge; Rose Snell, Pine View and Willhoit; Mary Mefford, Price Place and Alma Garrison, Guber. Back row: Pansy Rozell, Ocie; Roy Pare, Romance; Brooksie McGinnis, Lutie and Theodosia; Lilliam Clayton, Wasola; Opal Hooper, Gamaliel, Arkansas; Bessie Freeman, Crossroads; Edythe Farmer, Hi-Romance; Edith Jones, Clark; Bessie Feemster, Noble; Ila Young, Lone Pilgrim; Jenice Williamson, Nottinghill; Dohna Mahan, Caney; Blanche Honeycutt, Idumea; Audy Wallace, Longrun; Verna Gardner, Souder; and J. W. Findley, Hammond, who wrote the “Weatherman Bill” column.
Ozark County News
Dec. 21, 1899
Rev. A. L. Simmons, pastor of the M. E. Church of this place, returned Monday after holding a three-week revival meeting at the Howard Ridge Church. He reports a good interest in the meeting resulting in 15 additions to the church, six by letter and nine on probation...