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Wanda Byron
Dec 3, 2021
Wanda Lee Byron, 91, of Gainesville, MO went home to Jesus on Friday, December 3, 2021 at the age of 91. She was surrounded by loved ones in her daughter's home in Gainesville. She was born May 30, 1930 in Broken Arrow, OK to Jesse and Florence (Harper) Mahan.
Wanda loved holidays and her grandchildren dearly. She...
Annette Kypta
Dec 2, 2021
Annette Faye Kypta, 60, of Pontiac, MO passed away December 2, 2021 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mtn Home, AR. She was born September 8, 1961 in Springfield, MO to Frank and Louise (Hall) Rude.
She resided in Ash Grove, MO and graduated from Ash Grove High School in 1979. She was united in marriage to...
Brenda Gail Garrison
Dec 2, 2021
Brenda Garrison
Thornfield, Missouri
Brenda Gail Garrison was ushered into heaven on December 2, 2021 at the age of 61 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy by living lives to the fullest. She was greeted in heaven by her grandparents, father, and grandson. She...
William "Ernie" Jones
Dec 1, 2021
William Ernest "Ernie" Jones, 81, of Price Place, AR passed away December 1, 2021 at his residence. He was born June 28, 1940 in Yuma, AZ to William Thomas and Roberta (Brooks) Jones.
Ernie grew up in Arizona and on December 27, 1959 was united in marriage to Carol Kay Lewis in Yuma, AZ. They began raising...
Carl Strong
Dec 1, 2021
Carl Strong, 95, of Republic, MO passed away December 1, 2021 in Mtn Home, AR. He was born July 13, 1926 in rural Ozark County, MO, the oldest of ten children born to Lisses Matthew and Dora Ethel (Pitcock) Strong.
Carl grew up in Ozark County before settling in the Kansas City area. He lived there nearly...
Ernest Carl Metcalf
Nov 30, 2021
Ernest Carl Metcalf
Eucha, Oklahoma
Ernest Carl Metcalf, 88 years, 9 months, 17 days old, passed away on November 30, 2021 at his home with family by his side.
Ernest was born February 13, 1933 in Brownbranch, Missouri to William Henry and Samantha Ellen (Swadley) Metcalf.
In the fall of 1955,...
Henry Moore Dacumos
Nov 29, 2021
Henry M. Dacumos
Macomb, Missouri
Henry Moore Dacumos, 80 years, 12 days old, passed away on November 29, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO with family by his side.
Henry was born November 17, 1941 in Los Angeles, California to Vincent and Daisy Mae (Moore) Dacumos.
He was a veteran...
Guy Eslinger
Nov 28, 2021
Guy Eslinger, 80, of Wasola, MO passed away November 28, 2021 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mtn Home, AR. He was born March 23, 1941 in Romance, MO to Arles Andrew and Vernie A. (Watson) Eslinger.
Guy was a veteran who proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a life long resident...
Raymond Cutshall
Nov 28, 2021
Raymond Lee Cutshall, 86, of Gainesville, MO passed away November 28, 2021 at NHC Nursing Home, West Plains, MO. He was born January 24, 1935 in Fort Collins, CO to James H. and Evelyne (Swolley) Cutshall.
Raymond was a veteran who served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958. He loved traveling, camping and being...
Loretta Walker
Nov 28, 2021
Loretta Marie Walker, 90, of Gainesville, MO died Nov. 28, 2021 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born May 18, 1931, in Rockbridge, the only child of Cecil and Leatha Martin Bushong.
In 1947, she was standing outside her parents' grocery store on the Gainesville square when Walter Jefferson Walker, a recently...
Donna Oelke
Nov 26, 2021
Donna R. Oelke, 76, of Gainesville, MO passed away November 26, 2021 at Ozarks Healthcare Center in West Plains, MO. She was born November 19, 1945 in Oregon to Arthur Thomas and Francis Jean (Brammer) Reed.
Donna grew up in Plattsmouth, Nebraska and on January 6, 1967 was united in marriage to David Oelke in Nebraska City....
Lura Faye Hambelton
Nov 26, 2021
Lura Faye Hambelton, 95, of Gainesville, MO left this earth for her new heavenly home on November 26, 2021. Lura's final days were spent at home surrounded by the devoted love and care of her family.
Lura, or Lura Faye as many called her, was born on February 26, 1926, to Thomas Arthur Miller and Ollie Ray...
Kathleen "Kathy" Mae Case
Nov 24, 2021
Kathleen "Kathy" Mae Case
Ava, Missouri
Kathleen Mae Case, 76 years, 10  months, 20 days old, passed away on  November 24, 2021 at her home Ava, MO with her family by her side.
Kathy was born Jan. 4, 1945 in Covina, CA to Myron Nathaniel and Eva Barbara (Jasmen) Kinney.
On...
Susan "Jeanette" Johnson
Nov 23, 2021
Jeanette Johnson
Ava, Missouri
Susan Jeanette Johnson, 74 years, 11 months, 8 days old, passed away on November 23, 2021 at Cox South Hospital, Springfield, MO with her family by her side.
Jeanette was born December 15, 1946 in Gainesville, Missouri to Arnold Edward and Geraldine ( McDaniel) Lawson. She grew up in...
Richard Hugh Ritter
Nov 19, 2021
Richard HUGH Ritter
Richard HUGH Ritter, age 67 of Ava, Missouri, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021, at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, MO following a year long illness.
Hugh was born on the family farm, February 18, 1954 just outside of Ava to Edgar Alva Ritter and Edith L. (Kunze) Ritter, the sixth of...
Glennferd "Dean" Lyon
Nov 18, 2021
Glennferd Dean Lyon, 71, of Dora, MO passed away November 18, 2021 at his residence. He was born September 28, 1950 in Poplar Bluff, MO to George Washington and Telesa (Brames) Lyon.
On June 11, 2005, Dean was united in marriage to Marcia Gossett Foust at Wimpy's Resort in Mtn Home, AR. Dean was retired from truck...
Barbara Sneed
Nov 16, 2021
Barbara Ann Sneed, age 83, died peacefully on November 16 th at her home in Theodosia, Missouri. Barbara was born on November 10, 1938 in Newport, Arkansas to Jewel and Lorine Tucker Bolls.
Barbara was married to the love of her life Vernon Sneed Sr. They were happily married for 36 years at the time of his...
Jerry Lee Freeman
Nov 16, 2021
Jerry Lee Freeman
Kansas City, Missouri
Jerry Lee Freeman, 64 years, 9 months, passed away on November 16, 2021 at his home in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jerry was born March 16, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri to Gerald Weston Freeman and Viola (Walker) Payne.
Jerry had been currently working at Cox...
Dennis Anthony Miller
Nov 16, 2021
Dennis Anthony Miller
Theodosia, Missouri
Dennis Anthony Miller, 65 years, 10 months, 10 days old, passed away on  November 16, 2021 at his home from a sudden illness.
Dennis was born January 6, 1956 in Chicago, IL to Anthony Miller.
Dennis enjoyed his job as a Carpenter in construction and working...
Mary Eleanor Clinkingbeard
Nov 13, 2021
Mary Eleanor (Wiggins) Clinkingbeard
Phoenix, AZ
On November 13, 2021 our beloved Mother and Grandmother, Mary Clinkingbeard died peacefully in her sleep. She was 96 years old.
Mary Eleanor Wiggins Clinkingbeard was born the eldest of three children on June 28, 1925 in her grandmother's home outside of Neelyville, Missouri to Eleanor "Lover"...
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