Obituaries

  Graveside services for Ellen Marie McKee, 86, of Dora, were held Dec. 3, 2021, at Ledbetter Cemetery. Mrs. McKee passed away at 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains.   She was born Oct. 13, 1935, in Howell County, the daughter of Ellis and Ethel Collins Fox. On Oct....
  Graveside services for Wanda Lee Byron, 91, of Gainesville, were held Dec. 6, 2021, at the Lutie Cemetery in Theodosia. Mrs. Byron died Dec. 3 in her daughter’s home in Gainesville, surrounded by loved ones. She was born May 30, 1930, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jesse and Florence...
  Services for Corbin Lavern Bushong Sr., 80, of Lee’s Summit, will be held at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 8, 2021, at Blue Springs Christian Church, 7920 State Highway 7 in Blue Springs. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until service time at the church.  Also, a graveside service will be held at...
  A celebration of the life of Annette Faye Kypta, 60, of Pontiac, will be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at Lake Bums BrewCo in Pontiac. Mrs. Kypta died Dec. 2 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born Sept. 8, 1961, in Springfield, the daughter of Frank and...
  Funeral services for Floyd Doyn Mallow, 84, of Owasso, Oklahoma, were held Dec. 4, 2021, at the Dewey, Oklahoma, Church of Christ with Robert Hamm and David Hammonds officiating. Mr. Mallow died Nov. 27 at his home in Owasso.  He was born Oct. 3, 1937, in Jefferson City, the son of David Floyd...
  Bethye Allen Finkle, 74, of Eugene, Oregon, died Nov. 19, 2021, at her home. At her request, no services are planned. She was born Feb. 18, 1947, in Gainesville, the daughter of Alford and Laverne Allen. In 1975, she moved to Eugene, where she met Tim Finkle. They were married April 16, 1977. Mrs...
  A memorial service for Terry Lee Eacret, 61, of Rogersville, was held Nov. 20, 2021, at J.D. Lee and Sons Funeral Home in Rogersville. Mr. Eacret died Nov. 17 at his home.  He was born Aug. 4, 1960, in Hemet, California, the son of Milton Clyde and Anita Lee Brown Eacret, formerly of Ozark County...
  Arrangements are pending for Guy Eslinger, 80, of Wasola. Mr. Eslinger died Nov. 28, 2021, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas.  He was born March 23, 1941, in Romance, the son of Arles Andrew and Vernie A. Watson Eslinger.  A complete obituary will be published in the...
  Donna R. Oelke, 76, of Gainesville, died Nov. 26, 2021, at Ozarks Healthcare Center in West Plains. No local services are planned at this time. She was born Nov. 19, 1945, in Oregon the daughter of Arthur Thomas and Francis Jean (Brammer) Reed. She grew up in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and on Jan. 6...
  Gladys Thomas, 92, of Glendale, Arizona, died Nov. 19, 2021. A memorial service will be held at a later date. She was born Jan. 18, 1929, near Toledo, in Ozark County, the last of the 12 children born to Charles and Leora Graham Turner.  She married Harold Thomas, formerly of Ohio. She worked for...

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