Obituaries
A celebration of life for Sandra June Lair, 61, of Caulfield, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at Lorland Country Retreat in Caulfield. She died June 6, surrounded by her loving sons.
Sandra June was born in June 1, 1965, in Gainesville to Charles and Deloris Belt. She...
A memorial service for Diane Lea Slavings, 70, of Howard’s Ridge, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, at Howard’s Ridge Cemetery. Following the service, family and friends are invited to gather for a meal and a time of fellowship at the Lick Creek Fire Department.
Diane died Oct. 6,...
Funeral services for Sarah "Maxine" Strong Luttrell, 90, of Gainesville, were held Friday, July 24, 2026, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Burial was at Howard Ridge Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Jim Frye, Cooper Friend, Hudsyn Friend, Thomas Lawson, Bub Davidson and...
Graveside funeral services for Danny Richison, 77, of Mountain Grove, former long-time resident of Gainesville, were held Friday, July 24, 2026, at Sims Cemetery in Gainesville. A celebration of life was held July 25, at the Seymour Freewill Baptist Church. Pallbearers were Brit Clark, Bryant...
Funeral services for George Franklin "Frankie" Goodman, 56, of Gainesville, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. A celebration of life will also be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at Liberty Hill Church in Hardy, Arkansas.
He died...
Funeral services for Tracy Albert Strong, 55, of Thornfield, were held July 8, 2026, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville with Bud Vickery officiating. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Wasola.
He died July 6 at his home. Tracy was born June 17, 1971, in West Plains, to...
Ronald "Ronnie" Dean High, 79, of Gainesville, died July 2, 2026, at his home with his wife by his side. As he requested, he was cremated. Burial will be at a graveside service at Loftis Cemetery near Gainesville at a later time.
He was born Nov. 28, 1946, to Clifford and Dorothy Piland High in...
A celebration of life for Adam Michael Ford, 37, formerly of Gainesville, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 19, 2026, at the Barley House Event Center in Springfield. Those who would like to attend are welcome and encouraged to join the family for the event.
He died unexpectedly on Thursday,...
A graveside service for Glenn Kevin Kastning, 66, of Brixey, was held July 21, 2026, in the Souder Cemetery with Tim Williams officiating.
He died peacefully on July 20, leaving behind a legacy of hard work, unwavering faith and love for his family.
Kevin was born on April 4, 1960, to Patricia...
A celebration of life with full military honors for Arthur James Brannan, 69, of Gainesville, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2026, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville.
He died July 12, 2026, at his home. He was born on July 12, 1957, in Alma, Michigan, the son of...