Obituaries
Funeral services for Retha Joan Wilson Pond, 84, of Theodosia, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Chapel in Ava with burial following in the Longrun Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Doyle Turner.
She died Jan. 16, at her home with her family by her side...
Funeral services for Edward Dwane Potter, 79, will be at 2 p.m. Jan. 20, 2022, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Ava, with burial following in the Girdner Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 12:30 p.m. prior to the service. Officiating will be Brother Ray Dobbs and Brother Bub Coonce.
He died Jan....
Funeral services for James Dale Lashley Sr., 86, of West Plains, were held Jan. 14, 2022, at Curry Street Church of Christ in West Plains. Burial was at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Lashley was known by many in Ozark County through his 30-year career as a route supervisor for Hiland Dairy. ...
Douglas Ray Allen, 62, of Isabella, died Jan. 15, 2022, at his residence. The family will host a celebration of life at a later date.
He was born July 31, 1959, in Springfield, the son of Norman and Georgia Pauline (Thornhill) Allen.
Douglas grew up in the Mountain Grove area. He graduated from...
Dale Jack Vinton Brown, 83, of Isabella, died Jan. 13, 2022, in Forsyth, at his son’s home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The family has honored Dale’s wish for cremation.
He was born August 28, 1938, in Glendale, Arizona, the son of Marley and Mamie Brown.
Dale grew up in...
John Sherman Ketchum, 78, of Tecumseh, died Jan. 7, 2022, in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
He was born February 3, 1943, in Carthage, the son of John and Virginia Chapman Ketchum.
John graduated from Reed Springs High School and Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield with a Bachelor of...
A celebration of life service for Leta N. Rose, 99, of Platte County, will be held at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 19, 2022, at Newcomer’s White Chapel in Gladstone. A visitation service will be held from 2 p.m. until the time of service. She died Jan. 13.
Leta was born on February 6, 1922, in Nottinghill,...
Carol Hunter, 56, of Gainesville, died Jan. 9, 2022, at her home she shared with Brian Prock.
A celebration of her life is planned for a later date.
Carol was born May 17, 1965, the daughter of Orval and Leota Hargrave. She grew up in El Dorado Springs.
After graduation from El Dorado Springs High...
Funeral services for Flo Etta (Hannaford) Runion, 96, were held Jan. 8, 2022, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Burial was at Brushy Knob Cemetery.
She died Jan. 5. She was born February 16, 1925, in Gainesville to George and Martha (Wattenbarger) Hannaford.
In 1947, the love of her...
A funeral service for James Donald Decker, 94, of Gainesville, was held Dec. 27, 2021, at Greenlawn Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Dotson officiating. Burial was at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
He died Dec. 20, 2021, in Missouri Veterans Home at Mt. Vernon.
He was born Sept. 3, 1927, in Manila,...