Obituaries
MAXINE SMITH
Ozark County native Maxine Smith, 92, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, formerly of Howards Ridge, died July 31, 2020, at Good Samaritan village in Mountain Home. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
She was born Sept. 30, 1927, in Mountain Home, the oldest of six children born to Chauncey...
Jon Kimmen, 48, of St. Louis, formerly of Isabella, died July 22, 2020, at his home in St. Louis. Memorial services are pending.
He was born April 12, 1972, in Denison, Iowa, the son of Al Kimmen and Ruby Barnes. He was baptized at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa.
As a child in...
Ray Boyd Hicks, 71, of Ava, formerly of Gainesville, died July 25, 2020, in Ava. A memorial service will be held later in Holt Summit.
He was born Sept. 3, 1948, in Blackwater, Missouri, the son of George and Lucille Marie Galliher Ryan.
Mr. Hicks was a Christian and attended the Ava Assembly of...
Graveside services for Nova Dwayne “Shorty” Martin, 83, of Dora, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Ball Cemetery on Highway 181 south of Dora. He will lie in state from 5 until 8 p.m. today, July 29, at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Mr...
Funeral services for Donald Clifton Van Meter, 84, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2020, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Visitation will be from noon until service time Friday at the funeral home. A Masonic service will immediately precede the funeral. Mr. Van...
Funeral services for Amber Nicole High, 4, of Rayville, were held July 23, 2020, at Foster Funeral Chapels in Carrollton with Pastor Bill Purcell officiating. Amber died July 13 at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City due to a tragic drowning accident on July 11 at her home in Rayville.
She...
Funeral services for Narvil Tetrick, 76, of Ava, were held July 20, 2020, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Ava with Pastor David Dodson and Pastor Bill Comer officiating. Mr. Tetrick died July 16 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield with his family by his side.
He was born Aug. 5, 1943, in Trail, the...
Graveside services for Dennis Wayne Smith, 71, of Dora, were held July 19, 2020, at Smith Gunter Cemetery. Mr. Smith died July 15 at his home.
He was born Dec. 1, 1948, in Exeter, California, the son of William “Ivan” and Betty Lou Gunter Smith.
Mr. Smith was a custom home builder; he took great...
Funeral services for Rebecca Brandon, 34, of Brixey, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Souder Church of Christ with Pastor E.J. Hampton officiating. Ms. Brandon died July 20 in Douglas County.
She was born Aug. 17, 1985, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, the daughter of Glen and Rose...
Bobby Gene Burtrum
Graveside services for Bobby Gene Burtrum, 87, of West Plains, were held July 11, 2020, at Baptist Hill Cemetery near Bakersfield. Mr. Burtrum died July 8 at West Vue Nursing Center in West Plains.
He was born April 18, 1933, in Bakersfield, the son of Fred and Pearl Magnolia Ashley Burtrum. He...