Obituaries
Funeral services for Robert Eugene “Gene” Bowers, 85, of Koshkonong were held April 15, 2018, at Carter Funeral Home in West Plains with Mike Braswell officiating. Mr. Bowers died April 12 in Koshkonong.He was born Sept. 27, 1932, in St. Louis, the youngest of six children born to William Alvin and...
Funeral services for David Lee “Red” Newton, 63, of Wichita, Kansas, were held May 7, 2018, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville with Richard Martin officiating. Mr Newton died May 3 at Life Care Center of Andover, Kansas.He was born Oct. 12, 1954, in Gainesville, the son of Harold Dean and...
William C. Napier III, 61, of Tecumseh, died April 21, 2018, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains. Private family services will be held elsewhere.He was born April 12, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of William C. Napier Jr. and Peggy Morgan Roth Napier. He was raised by an uncle and aunt,...
Funeral services for Marjorie Murleen Callahan, 90, of Pottersville, were scheduled for 10 a.m. today, May 9, 2018, at the Crider Church of Christ. Mrs. Callahan died May 4 at West Vue Nursing Center in West Plains.She was born April 25, 1928, at Crider, the daughter of Ferdinand “Ferd” D. and...
Graveside services for Frankie Marie Shanks, 94, of Festus, formerly of Poplar Bluff, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 7, 2018, at Patrick Cemetery in Ozark County. Mrs. Shanks died May 3 at Crystal Oaks Nursing Home in Festus.She was born July 23, 1923, at Piggott, Arkansas, the daughter of...
Funeral services for Leslie Edward Breeding, 84, of Oxford, Mississippi, were held Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford with the Rev. Robert Allen officiating. Mr. Breeding died May 1 at his home in Oxford.He was born June 18, 1933, in the Ozark County community of Locust, the...
Graveside services for Jerry Ray McGoldrick, 69, of Caulfield, were held May 5, 2018, at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery in West Plains. Mr. McGoldrick died peacefully April 30 at his home.He was born Sept. 15, 1948, in West Plains, the son of Joe Luther and Opal Marie Bennett McGoldrick. He...
A graveside memorial service for Bethany Faye Smith, 29, of Gainesville, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Howards Ridge Cemetery in Howards Ridge. Ms. Smith died April 17 in Mountain Home, Arkansas.She was born March 3, 1989, in Granada, Mississippi, the daughter of Teddy and...
Funeral services for Zelma Ola Boatright, 94, of Zanoni, were held April 30 at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home with Wayne Camp officiating. Mrs. Boatright died April 28 at her home.She was born Dec. 6, 1923, in Trail, the daughter of Fred and Belvy Parsley. She grew up in the Trail community and...
A memorial service for Lionel Darrell Fischer, 86, of Ava, was held April 30, 2018, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Ava with Pastor Neal Crum officiating. Because Mr. Fischer loved red clothing and this service was a celebration of his life, those attending were encouraged to wear red or other...