Obituaries
Visitation for Paul Douglas "Doug" Frazier, 86, of Mount Vernon, was held Feb. 6, 2026, at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard, Illinois, followed by a graveside service at Union Chapel Cemetery in Girard. Mr. Frazier died Jan. 31, surrounded by his family, at the Missouri Veterans Home in...
Funeral services for Earlene Freeman, 90, of Dora, were held Feb. 23, 2026, at Needmore Church of God in Dora, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial was at Smith Chapel Cemetery in Zanoni.
Mrs. Freeman died at 7:34 p.m. Feb. 18, at Brooke Haven Healthcare.
Earlene and her...
Funeral services for Theresa “Tess” Friend, 69, of Walnut Grove, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home in Walnut Grove. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery.
She died Feb. 14. She was born...
George Dale McKinzie was born on March 31, 1933, to Samantha (Shepard) McKinzie and Everett McKinzie in Fisk, Missouri. He passed away on February 13, 2026, in Mountain View, Missouri.
On his mother’s knee, he learned the thrill of reading and gained a curiosity about the world ahead. As...
Funeral services for Rebecca (Becky) Ann Roberts, 71, of Pottersville, were held Feb. 16, 2026, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Burial was at Cureall Cemetery.
Mrs. Roberts died at 11:19 a.m. Feb. 9, at Ozarks Healthcare, surrounded by her loved ones.
She was...
Marion Dale Julius, 87, of Gainesville, died Feb. 10, 2026, at Baxter Health Hospital in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born Sept. 22, 1938, in Brownstown, Illinois, to George Dale and Margaret Elizabeth (Ray) Julius.
He graduated from Waynesville High School in 1958. On Jan. 25, 1963, he was...
James Ralph “J.R.” Anderson was born on February 21, 1941, in Mammoth, Ozark County, Missouri, to Mack Anderson and Eunice “McNeil” Anderson. He passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026. J.R. was the youngest of five children, the last of his generation.
J.R. went to school in Mammoth, graduated...
December 16, 1931 – February 2, 2026
Gloria Joan Lewis Noah was born on December 16, 1931, at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and passed away on February 2, 2026, reuniting with her beloved husband of 58 years, Don.
She grew up in Chicago during the Great Depression. Gloria went...
Funeral services for Imagene (Cutbirth) Hughes, 91, will be held at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 11, 2026, at Salem General Baptist Church near Ocie. A visitation will be held before the service, beginning at 10 a.m. that morning. Pastor Russel Matthews will officiate. Burial services will be at Rhoades...
Graveside services for William Myron De Vaul, 79, of Springfield, were held Feb. 7, 2026, at Sims Cemetery in Gainesville.
He died Feb. 4 at his home. He was born Aug. 31, 1946, in Kansas City, Missouri. He will always be remembered as a person with a kind heart and a great love for his cats and...