Obituaries
Funeral services for Janetta Fern Beasley, 82, of Gainesville, were held Oct. 10, 2022, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville, with Dale Roberts officiating. Burial was at the Sims Cemetery.
Fern died Oct. 6. She was born on Feb. 2, 1940, the youngest of eight born to Thomas...
Funeral services for Lesalie Ruth Mergendahl, 72, of Wasola, were held Sept. 30, 2022, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Ava with burial following in the Girdner Cemetery. Pastor Robert Roberts and Pastor Maxine Lund will officiate.
Lesalie died Sept. 27, at Gainesville Health Care Center with her...
Funeral services for Betty Ann Duggan, 77, of Protem, were held Oct. 4, 2022, at the Protem Community Church with Pastor David Koenig officiating. Burial was at the Protem Cemetery.
She died at her home on Sept. 29.
Betty was born on March 27, 1945, in Protem, the daughter of Elmer Richard and...
Lucinda “Cindy” Kay Cantrell was born to Thomas and Brenda Hampton on November 5, 1968, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and departed this life Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the age of 53.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Tina Marie Hampton; grandparents, Flo and Coy Runion; great-...
A private graveside service has been planned for Irene Hagen Upton, 87, of Independence.
Mrs. Upton died Sept. 19, 2022, at Centerpoint Hospital in Independence. No visitation or viewing is planned, but a celebration of her life will be held later to allow her many relatives, friends and fans to...
David Eino Niemi, 78 years, 6 months, 24 days old, passed away on July 27, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, with his family by his side.
David was born January 3, 1944, in Houghton, Michigan, to Emil Eino and Sally (Takalo) Niemi. He was raised and confirmed a Lutheran.
On April 19...
Rodney Russell Landers, age 71, passed away Saturday morning, September 17, 2022, at the home of his stepdaughter, Katharyne Jane (Silva) Belew, in Girard, KS.
Rodney suffered from several chronic health conditions for most of his adult life. He was unable to care for himself following a surgery...
Graveside funeral services for Donald Gene Leonard, 73, of Gainesville, were held Sept. 15, 2022, in the Fowler Chapel Cemetery near Caulfield.
He died Sept. 11, in Springdale, Arkansas. He was born Aug. 4, 1949, in St Louis to Leroy and Dorris (Duffel) Leonard.
Donald was a veteran serving in the...
Funeral services for Kathy King, 65, of Tecumseh, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville with Jimmy Kyle officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at the funeral home. Burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery...
Graveside funeral services for Peggy Jane Wall, 77, of Marshfield, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in the Clear Springs Cemetery.
She died Sept. 14, at her residence. She was born May 18, 1945, at Dawt, to Norman Cleon and Floa (Claybrook) Davis.
Peggy grew up in Ozark County and...