Obituaries
Diane Lea Slavings, 70, of Howard’s Ridge, passed away Oct. 6, 2025, at her home.
Diane was born on Jan. 4, 1955, in Cincinnati, the daughter of the late Carol and Joseph Crawford,
She married Sherrion “Slim” Slavings on May 28, 1994. They lived in Kentucky before moving to Missouri. Diane...
Funeral services for Billy "Bill" Gene Ray, 93, of Springfield, were held Oct. 4, 2025, at Park Crest Baptist Church in Springfield. Burial was held Oct. 6 at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield.
He died Oct. 1. Bill was born on Feb. 25, 1932, in the quaint town of Romance. His life...
Funeral services for Scott Frank Kosemund, 57, of West Plains, were held Oct. 4, 2025, at Ball Church of Christ at Dora. Burial was at Ball Cemetery.
Mr. Kosemund lost his battle with bile duct cancer and died at 5:13 p.m., Sept. 25, at his home.
He was born Feb. 20, 1968, in Iowa City, Iowa...
A celebration of life service for Judy Kay Tackitt, 75, of Dora, will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, at Ball Church of Christ. She died Sept. 30. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until service time at the church.
Judy, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker, was born...
Graveside services for Wanda Eileen (Reynolds) Plemones, 96, of Rogersville, were held Oct. 2, 2025, at Centerpoint Cemetery, west of Gainesville. She died Sept. 29.
She was born July 13, 1929, to Archie K. and Jewel E. (Owens) Reynolds in Gainesville. Jewel went into labor that day while...
Graveside services for Larry Dwight Sisney, 74, were held Oct. 1, 2025, at the Pontiac Cemetery. He died Sept. 28.
Larry was born on Aug. 11, 1951, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, to Vernon and Bonnie Sisney. He grew up and attended school in Gainesville, before moving to Wichita, Kansas, where he...
Jaunita May (Jenkins) Friend, 95, of Wichita, Kansas, died at her home Sept. 28, 2025, with her family by her side. She was born July 5, 1930, in Pontiac, to Charles Waco and Roxie Edith (Plumlee) Jenkins.
She married Max Shaw in 1947, and had two children. She married Joe Friend in 1957, and had...
Funeral services for Christian Phoenix Frizzell, 20, of Protem, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at the Bradleyville School gym. Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. until service time. Burial will follow at the Protem Cemetery. He died Sept. 29.
He was born Sept. 14, 2005, in...
Funeral services for Dr. Marvin O. Looney, 97, of Pontiac, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at the First Christian Church in Gainesville. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time at the church. Dr. Looney, known as Marv to his friends, died Sept. 29 at Hospice House in...
A memorial gathering for Mary Belle Green, 74, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, was held Sept. 23, 2025, at Conner Family Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Mountain Home.
Mary Belle died Sept. 18 in Mountain Home. She was born Aug. 31, 1951, in Gassville, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert Eugene...