Obituaries
Funeral services for John "Jack" William Pahlmann, 85, of West Plains, were held June 27, 2026, at First Church of God in West Plains. Burial was at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Pahlmann died peacefully at his home on June 22. Jack was born on Sept. 7, 1940, in St. Louis, to John Pahlmann...
Funeral services for Christie Jean Lee Vauter, 45, of Ava, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 12, 2026, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Homes in Ava. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Jones.
She died June 6 at Hospice of the Ozarks in Mountain...
Sandra J. Lair, 61, of Caulfield, died June 6, 2026. Arrangements are pending. A full obituary will be printed when it becomes available.
Arrangements under the direction of Always Faithful Memorial Services, West Plains.
Laurie Dale Luna, 70, of Pontiac, died peacefully at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House in Mountain Home, Arkansas, of complications from Dementia on June 3, 2026. A celebration of life will be held at a future date to be announced.
Laurie was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on April 1, 1956, to...
Susan L. Gauger, 103, former Pontiac resident, died of natural causes on April 3, 2026, in Lima, Pennsylvania.
She was born on July 22, 1922, in Franklinville, New York. She lived a long and meaningful life marked by faith in Christ, a servant's heart and loving care for the people God placed in...
A celebration of life for Sharon Ann Dennis, 80, of West Plains, was held June 6, 2026, at the Gainesville First Christian Church.
She died peacefully on June 3. Sharon was born on Sept. 16, 1945, in St. Louis, to Barney and Doris Douglas. She grew up in Gainesville and graduated as salutatorian...
May 19, 1947 — June 3, 2026 • Ava
Sgt. Lionel Anthony Daugherty, MSHP (Retired), Ava, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2026, surrounded by his daughters Caron and Casey, sister Lavonne, and son-in-law Kory.
Born in Sparta, Missouri, on May 19, 1947, Lionel was the son of Earlin Daugherty...
Funeral services for LeRoy Frank Smith, 83, of Gainesville, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2026, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville.
He died May 29 at Gainesville Healthcare Center. He was born Sept. 18, 1942, in San Mateo, California, to Josephine Smith and...
Arthur Al Medina, 21, of Gainesville, died May 17, 2026, at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
He was born on March 27, 2005, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Albert and Crystal (Bailey) Medina.
Arthur was a 2023 graduate of Gainesville High School. He loved boxing, fishing and...
A memorial service for Patricia Ann Britt, 78, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m., May 23, 2026, at the Zion Freewill Baptist Church in Clarkridge, Arkansas.
She died Sunday, May 17, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born Oct. 5, 1947, to Bert and Louella (Honstead) Baxter in Dighton,...