Obituaries
A celebration of life in honor of William “Bill” Newton Keith, 90, of Pontiac, will be held at noon Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at the Price Place Church and Cemetery with a meal to follow at the Pontiac Fire Station.
He died Jan. 4, 2021. He was born on March 2, 1930, to William and Pauline (Reed)...
A celebration of life for Robert Lee Wilcox, 39, formerly of Gainesville, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Price Place Church and Cemetery, with food to follow at the Pontiac Fire Department.
Robert died on March 29, 2025. He was born on Feb. 26, 1986, in St. Louis, the middle...
Funeral services for Orin Ray Robinson, 98, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, were held Sept. 12, 2025, at Smith Chapel Church in Zanoni with burial at Smith Chapel Cemetery.
He died Sept. 8 in North Little Rock.
He was born on Jan. 24, 1927, in Gainesville. As a young man of 18, he enlisted in...
A celebration of life for Korean War Veteran Ronald Jack Moyers, 95, of Gainesville, will be held at the Gainesville Church of Christ at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Burial with full military honors will be at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
He died peacefully Aug. 29. He...
Funeral services for Ann Coatney, 86, of Pontiac, were held Sept. 3, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Burial was in the Pontiac Cemetery.
Ann died Aug. 29, at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born Feb. 10, 1939, in Isabella, to...
Graveside services for Lisa Jean Belt, 61, of West Plains, will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at Elijah Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Belt died at 11:20 p.m. Aug. 26, at her home. She was born Feb. 9, 1964, in Gainesville, to Onard Hambelton...
Funeral services for Ann Coatney, 86, of Pontiac, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time. Burial will be in the Pontiac Cemetery.
Ann died Aug. 29, at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice...
A celebration of life for Patty Lynn Allen, 68, of Gainesville, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, at Lilly Ridge Church in Gainesville.
She died peacefully at her home Aug. 5, surrounded by the love of her family.
Affectionately known as "Moppy," Patty Lynn Williams was born on Jan...
Jerry Ernest Williams, 92, of Springfield, died peacefully at Missouri Veterans Home with his family by his side. He was laid to rest beside his loving wife, Ruth, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield.
He was born on June 29, 1933, in Springfield, to Roy and Elma Williams. Jerry grew...
A graveside service for Dranda Delene Lawing, 60, of Bakersfield, will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at White Oak Cemetery in Tecumseh.
Mrs. Lawing died Aug. 20, at her home. She was born April 6, 1965, in Helena, Arkansas, to Archie William Peters and Martha Ellen Williams Peters...










