Obituaries
Funeral services for Charles Richard Barcus, 86, of Tecumseh, will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 26, 2026, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, also at the funeral home.
He died on March 20. Richard was born...
Carol Kay Jones, 84, of Price Place, Arkansas, died March 16, 2026, at Baxter Health Hospital in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born Aug. 3, 1941, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Frank and Janice (Jentsch) Lewis.
On Dec. 27, 1959, Carol married William Ernest “Ernie” Jones in Yuma, Arizona. To...
Janet D. Hannaford, 84, of Gainesville, died on March 16, 2026, at her residence. She was born on April 18, 1941, in Gassville, Arkansas, to Kenneth and Helen (Dilbeck) Sanford.
On Jan. 27, 1959, Janet married the love of her life, Jerry Hannaford. To this union, two sons were born, Kent and...
Graveside services for Timmy Lynn Gunter, 61, of West Plains, were held at 2 p.m., Monday, March 16, 2026, at White Oak Cemetery in Ozark County, Missouri, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Timmy passed away on March 13, 2026, in West Plains, Missouri.
He was born on March 23,...
Rita Lorraine Nichols (nee Schwendemann), 95, formerly of Isabella, died March 7, 2026. No local services are planned.
Rita and husband Marvin retired to Ozark County in 1981. She lived in Isabella for over 30 years before moving to Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. She was a very active person,...
Alta “Eunice” Baker, 84, of Ridgedale, died March 4, 2026. Celebration of life services will be announced at later date.
She was born to Simon and Beatrice (Bond) Long on April 12, 1941, in Dugginsville. She attended Dugginsville and Lutie Elementary schools and Gainesville High School.
Eunice,...
Zella DePasse, 89, formerly of Ozark County, died Nov. 27, 2025, in Centennial, Colorado. A memorial service and interment of cremains will take place this spring in Ozark County.
Born Dec. 3, 1935, near Zanoni, Zella was the eldest daughter of Aaron Edward Strong and Nettie Mamie High Strong....
Funeral services for Betty Lou Johnston, 87, of Bakersfield, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Pottersville Baptist Church. Visitation will be held prior to the service, from 1 p.m. until service time. Burial will be at Bakersfield Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnston died peacefully on...
Harold Clayton, 78, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Nov. 5, 2025, at Mercy One Hospital in Waterloo.
He was born Oct. 3, 1947, in Missouri, the son of Roland and Aline (Mahan) Clayton. He graduated from Gainesville High School in 1966. In 1990, he married Margene Brase in Illinois. They lived in Waterloo...
November 19, 1939 - February 18, 2026
Charles Eric ''Chuck'' Stubelt passed away on February 18, 2026, in Batesville, Arkansas, after a period of illness.
Chuck was born on November 19, 1939, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to Arthur and Julia (Maxfield) Stubelt. He spent most of his early years in...