Obituaries
A graveside service for Lorene (Garrison) Cherry, 78, of Isabella, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12, 2025, at the Isabella Cemetery.
She died peacefully at her home June 12, with her family by her side. Lorene was born Dec. 23, 1946, to Charlie and Hattie Garrison.
She was a kind and...
Graveside services for Harriet Fern Trail, 89, of Dora, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Hale Cemetery in Dora.
Mrs. Trail died at 8:25 a.m. June 14, at NHC HealthCare. She was born April 8, 1936, at Dora, to Benjamin and Jean Murdy Collins.
On June 17, 1952, she was...
Gregory Allen (Young) Wells, 61, died Oct. 18, 2023. He was born on Feb. 12, 1962, in Salina, Kansas, to Joy K. (McKenzie) Young and Dwight Young. He was a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend whose warmth and quiet sense of humor touched the lives of many.
Gregory spent his early years in...
A memorial service for Randall "Randy" Eugene Young, 64, of West Plains, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 5, at Smith Chapel in Zanoni. The family will also take time to remember his mother, Joy Kathleen Young, and his brother, Gregory Allen (Young) Wells, who died before him.
Randy died...
A memorial service for Joy Kathleen “Kathy” (McKenzie) Young, 86, of West Plains, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, at Smith Chapel in Zanoni. The family will also take this time to lovingly remember Kathy’s two sons, Gregory and Randall, who both died within the last three years....
Graveside services for Ruby Turnbull, 81, of Vanzant, were held June 17, 2025, at the Pleasant Mound Cemetery in Douglas County.
She died peacefully at her home on June 13, surrounded by her family. She was born April 22, 1944, in Siloam Springs, to the late Bert Collins and Dovie Margaret Collins...
A visitation service for Mr. Louis “Mayor” Gene Crawford, 73, of Clarkridge, Arkansas, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2025, at Roller Funeral Home in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Inurnment will be at a later date.
He died June 7 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born on Feb. 16,...
Funeral services for Sharon Angeline Lyons, 79, of Theodosia, were held June 7, 2025, at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Chapel in Ava with Pastor Oren Alcorn officiating.
She died June 4, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, surrounded by the love and presence of her family.
Sharon was born on Aug. 3,...
Funeral services for Joe Bryon Watkins, 66, Dora, were held June 7, 2025, at Needmore Church of God.
Mr. Watkins died Saturday, May 31, in Newton County, Arkansas.
He was born Aug. 6, 1958, at Gainesville, to Murl R. Watkins and Elfie Donnoll Hill Watkins. Joe enjoyed fishing, hunting and riding...
Lawrence Anthony “Larry” Freeman, 77, of Gainesville, died May 29, 2025, at his residence surrounded by family. He was born Feb. 10, 1948, in Redlands, California, to Russell Oliver and Gladys Elnora (Phillips) Freeman.
Larry worked for many years as a purchasing agent for an industrial supply...