Obituaries
A celebration of life for Andrew James “AJ” Sungila Hensley, 19, of Caulfield, will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in the Bakersfield High School gym. Mr. Hensley died at 8:25 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Springfield.
He was born March 21, 2006, at Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Jeremiah and...
Funeral services for Sue Hambelton, 79, of Gainesville, were held Oct. 20, 2025, at the Gainesville Church of Christ. Burial followed at Smith Chapel Cemetery.
She died peacefully on Oct. 16. She was born on Jan. 12, 1946, in Wichita, Kansas, to Wayne and Necie Clark.
On April 7, 1963, Sue...
Charles “Chuck” Marion Hunt, 86, died peacefully on Oct. 12, 2025. Born on June 17, 1939, in Valley Park, Chuck was the beloved son of Ray and Fannie Hunt. Services are pending.
He spent his early childhood in Valley Park alongside his three brothers—Don, Norman and Carl “Wig”—before the family...
Funeral services for Roger Dwayne Huskey, 71, were held Oct. 20, 2025, at the Thornfield House of Prayer Church, with Pastor Stan Collins officiating. Burial was at the Thornfield House of Prayer Cemetery.
He died Oct. 15 at his home. He was born on Dec. 22, 1953, in Rolla, to Alfred and Opal...
A memorial service for Betty Jo Douglas, 91, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at the family home in Tecumseh. She died Oct. 14, at Ozarks Health Care in West Plains, surrounded by the love of her family.
She was born Dec. 29, 1933, in Antlers, Oklahoma, where she was also raised....
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...