Obituaries
Funeral services for Ann Coatney, 86, of Pontiac, were held Sept. 3, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Burial was in the Pontiac Cemetery.
Ann died Aug. 29, at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born Feb. 10, 1939, in Isabella, to...
Graveside services for Lisa Jean Belt, 61, of West Plains, will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at Elijah Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Belt died at 11:20 p.m. Aug. 26, at her home. She was born Feb. 9, 1964, in Gainesville, to Onard Hambelton...
Funeral services for Ann Coatney, 86, of Pontiac, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time. Burial will be in the Pontiac Cemetery.
Ann died Aug. 29, at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice...
A celebration of life for Patty Lynn Allen, 68, of Gainesville, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, at Lilly Ridge Church in Gainesville.
She died peacefully at her home Aug. 5, surrounded by the love of her family.
Affectionately known as "Moppy," Patty Lynn Williams was born on Jan...
Jerry Ernest Williams, 92, of Springfield, died peacefully at Missouri Veterans Home with his family by his side. He was laid to rest beside his loving wife, Ruth, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield.
He was born on June 29, 1933, in Springfield, to Roy and Elma Williams. Jerry grew...
A graveside service for Dranda Delene Lawing, 60, of Bakersfield, will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at White Oak Cemetery in Tecumseh.
Mrs. Lawing died Aug. 20, at her home. She was born April 6, 1965, in Helena, Arkansas, to Archie William Peters and Martha Ellen Williams Peters...
A funeral service for James “Hip/Jim Bob” Smith, 77, of Wasola, was held Aug. 16, 2025, at Royer Funeral Home in Independence. Burial was at New Salem Cemetery.
He died peacefully on Aug. 8. Born April 10, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri, Jim was the son of the late Cletus and Marian (Moore)...
Donna Mae Langston Milstead, 90, died Aug. 14, 2025, at her daughter’s home near Lathrop.
She was born July 29, 1935, in the ranch house on the Kelly Wilder Ranch (now Cloud 9 Ranch), in Ozark County. Her parents were Hartwell Lee and Pearl Frazier Langston.
Donna attended one-room elementary...
David Davidson my beloved husband passed away on August 4 2025 after a 2-year struggle with West Nile virus. His last 2 years he had numerous hospital stays and care in and out of nursing homes.
He married Claudia Gail Davidson on February 14 1999 and they lived in Springfield, MO for 26 years...
A memorial service for Harold Lee Reynolds, 80, of Gainesville, was held Aug. 11, 2025, at the Gainesville Church of Christ.
He died Aug. 5, at Baxter Health in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born on April 29, 1945, to Archie K. and Jewel E. (Owens) Reynolds in Gainesville. He grew up down...