Obituaries
Graveside funeral services for Marty Wells, 94, of Gainesville, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 25, 2026 in the Lilly Ridge Cemetery just east of Gainesville.
Marty died Sept. 17, at her residence. She was born January 11, 1932 in Chandler, Oklahoma to Glen and Essie Davis. On Jan. 11...
A graveside memorial service for Earl Alton Souder, 77, of Romance, was held Sept. 21, 2026, in the Souder Cemetery.
He died Sept. 17. Earl was born March 23, 1949, to Almond and Elzada Souder. He was raised in and around Souder alongside his four brothers and a whole slew of cousins. He carried...
Rebecca Sue Kesner, 78, of Bakersfield, died Sept. 18, 2026, in her family’s arms. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Robertson Drago Funeral Home are pending.
Sue was born on Oct. 20, 1947, in Bakersfield to Donald Roy and Virginia Lea (Price) Kesner. She was the baby of four sisters:...
Funeral services for Bernis Warden Blair, 87, of Price Place, Arkansas, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville, with Jimmy Kyle officiating. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. the same day, before the service at the funeral home. Burial will be...
Martha C. Taylor, 90, of Dora, died on Sept. 11, 2026. Arrangements are pending under the direction of Always Faithful Memorial Services, West Plains, Missouri.
Graveside services for Yvonne Carlen (Richter) Bertucci, 68, formerly of Gainesville, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in the Sims Cemetery just north of Gainesville. Visitation for Yvonne will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel...
A funeral ceremony for Brenda Merilda Puffett, 78, of Claremore, Oklahoma, was held Sept. 11, 2026, at Rice Funeral Service Chapel in Oklahoma. Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery.
She died Sept. 5. Brenda was born on Aug. 25, 1948, in Leachfield, Arkansas, to Doy Kellum and Liddie (Garrison) Nave....
A celebration of life for James Edward Shaw, 83, of Gainesville, was held Sept. 14, 2026, at Just Jackie’s in Pontiac. He died Sept. 10, at Baxter Health Hospital in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born Nov. 9, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri to Jesse James and Mary Reba (Crabtree) Shaw.
James was...
Funeral services for Charlotte Gail Bock, 81, of Ava, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Ava with Pastor Sherry Welch officiating. Visitation will be held at noon on Thursday before the service. Burial will be in the Lutie Cemetery in Theodosia. ...
Norman "Dale" Campbell, 68, of Lakeview, Arkansas, died Aug. 11, 2026, surrounded by his wife, Vicki, his brother Tim, and Tim's wife, Susan. No services are planned, at Dale's request.
He was born in Miami, Florida, on Dec. 29, 1957, to Norman and Roberta Campbell. He graduated from Gainesville...