Obituaries
Graveside services and burial for Sharon Kay Ashmead, 59, of Gainesville, were held Dec. 20 at the Isabella Cemetery.
She died Dec. 13. Sharon was born on Oct. 7, 1966, to Lester Ashmead and Joyce (Wells) Ashmead. Known as “Sissy,” Sharon was a devoted and loving mother whose greatest joy in life...
Funeral services for Donald Eugene (Don) Ellison, 56, of Caulfield, were held Dec. 15, 2025, at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Burial was at Baptist Hill Cemetery.
He died Dec. 6 in Ogallala, Nebraska, leaving behind a tremendous void in the hearts of...
Funeral services for Jacqueline Sue Evans, 79, of West Plains, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery near South...
Funeral services for Leda M. (Howard) Blair, 86, of Elk Creek, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m that day at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ball Cemetery.
She died Dec. 6...
Funeral services for Patricia Ann Whiteside, 79, of West Plains, were held Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
She died Dec. 6 at West Vue Nursing Center. Pat was born July 24, 1946, in West Plains, to...
A memorial service for William “Bill” Havis Pearson, 84, of Ava, was held Dec. 6, 2025. Burial was at the White Hall Church Cemetery in Louisville, Mississippi.
He died Dec. 1, at his home in Ava, surrounded by loved ones.
He was born April 4, 1941, in Columbus, Mississippi, the son of Havis (...
Funeral services for Mona A. Decker, 94, were held Dec. 6, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Ava with burial following in the Ava Cemetery. Pastor Tim Reese of the Ava General Baptist Church officiated.
She died peacefully Dec. 1, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield.
Mona was born June...
Funeral services for Bonnie Ruth Kirkpatrick Ebrite, 91, of Gainesville, were held Dec. 6, 2025, at Smith Chapel Church of Christ. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery where she rests beside her husband, Joe, and son, Kim. Also nearby are the graves of her mother, grandparents, mother- and father...
Funeral services for Ima Jean (Naugle) Robinson, 98, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at the Smith Chapel Church of Christ, north of Gainesville. Burial will follow in the Smith Chapel Cemetery.
She died Dec. 2 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born on March 24, 1928, in Brixey....
Graveside funeral services for Virgil Albert “VA” Owens, 86, of Gainesville, will be held at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at the Gainesville Cemetery with Halbert Smith officiating.
He died Nov. 19, at Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains. He was born on March 17, 1939, the son of Bee and...