Obituaries
Funeral services for Bruce Wright, 77, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at True Hope General Baptist Church in Theodosia.
Bruce, beloved father, uncle, brother and friend, died Sept. 17, and his family imagines that he is likely still explaining some of his jokes...
A graveside funeral service for Norma Jean Griffith, 90, of Ava, was held Sept. 18, 2023, at the Griffith Cemetery on County Road 873 off Highway 95 in Thornfield with Pastor Tim Reese officiating.
She died Sept. 14, at Gainesville Health Care Center with her son David and daughter-in-law Tracy by...
Funeral services for Caroleah Ellen (Graves) Breid, 82, of Crestwood, were held Sept. 9, 2023, at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Chapel in Ava.
She died on Sept. 3, at Sunrise of Webster Groves in Webster Groves.
Caroleah was born Aug. 22, 1941, in Thornfield, to Euel and Mildred (Delp) Graves. ...
Graveside services for Sharon Kay Tetrick Wilkins, 55, of West Plains, were held Sept. 6, 2023, at Eaton Cemetery under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Ms. Wilkins died at 8:11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at her home. She was born May 6, 1968, at West Plains, to Kimon (Casey) Tetrick...
A graveside service for Ella M. Owen, 77, of Rogersville, was held Sept. 9, 2023, at the Maplewood Cemetery in Harrison, Arkansas. The service followed a closed-casket visitation held Sept. 8, at Greenlawn Funeral Home South in Springfield. She died Sept. 6, at her home after a short illness. ...
Graveside services for Elsie Marie Kosemund, 82, of West Plains, were held Sept. 5, 2023, at Ball Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Ms. Kosemund passed away at 2:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, in St. Louis.
She was born March 30, 1941, at Dora, to Elmer Walter Trail and...
Lora Jean Nix Payne, 90, of Gainesville, died Aug. 11, 2023, at Baxter Health in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was a resident of the Gainesville Health Care Center at the time of her death. A memorial service for family and friends is being planned in Texas sometime in November.
She was born July...
Shirley Louise Cockman, 77, of Gainesville, died Aug. 29, 2023, at her residence. The family is planning a celebration of life at a later date.
She was born on June 29, 1946, in Couch, to Herbert Jake Summers and Edith Mary (Bates) Summers.
She was a darling wife, mother, grandmother, great...
A memorial service for Betty Heide, 78, of Buford, Georgia, formerly of Gainesville, will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 30, 2023, at Mammoth Assembly of God in Gainesville with Gale Wooten officiating.
She died Aug. 23 at the Oaks at Limestone in Gainesville, Georgia, with her daughter by her side....
Doris Ellen Shoemaker 76, of Gainesville, died Aug. 12, 2023, with her family by her side. She was born Feb. 9, 1947, to James and Ederroda Johnson in Bluefield, West Virginia.
Doris married James J. Shoemaker Jr., and they had two sons, Michael and Steven. Doris was a homemaker, loving wife and...