Obituaries
A celebration of life for Darcy May DeWaard, 7, of Ozark, was held Aug. 6, 2025, at First Baptist Church of Ozark.
She died July 30, at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Darcy was born on Nov. 21, 2017, in Branson, to Joshua James DeWaard and Ashley May Reich-DeWaard. She was raised in Ozark and...
Funeral services for Debra Jean Simmons, 66, of Caulfield, were held Aug. 2, 2025, at the Gottenstroeter Chapel in Owensville, with Pastor Ashley Pendergrass officiating. Burial was at Howard Cemetery near Bland.
Debra died July 26, at her residence. She was born June 30, 1959, to Ronald E. and...
Graveside funeral services for William " Bill" McKinley Barner, 100, of Springfield, were held Aug. 5, 2025, at White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Springfield. He died peacefully at home July 29. He was born Sept. 5, 1924, in Pontiac.
Garry Lynn Quick of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away July 30, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 76. He was born April 29, 1949, in Gainesville, Missouri, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Delena Mae (Lena) Quick. Garry was a proud U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War aboard the...
Graveside funeral services for Betty Lee (Lewis) Collins, 91, of Mountain View, Missouri, were held July 30, 2025, at Forest Dell Cemetery, under the direction of Yarber Mortuary, Mountain View, Missouri.
Betty died in her home surrounded by loved ones on July 25, 2025. She was born on July 3,...
Graveside funeral services for Donald Kent Edwards, 80, of Zanoni, were held Aug. 1, 2025, in the Smith Chapel Cemetery near Zanoni with Matthew Dusenberry officiating.
He died July 27. He was born in Garden City, Kansas, on May 20, 1945. Donald was lovingly known as Donnie, DK and Do Dad.
He...
Funeral services for Debra Jean Simmons, 66, of Caulfield, will be held at noon, Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Gottenstroeter Chapel in Owensville, with Pastor Ashley Pendergrass officiating. A visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10:30 a.m. that morning. Burial will be at Howard...
A celebration of life for Dennis “Denny” Eller, 79, of Ava, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Ava. A visitation will be held before the service, beginning at 1 p.m. Pastor Charles McFarland will officiate.
Denny died July 28, at Cox South Hospital in...
A celebration of life for Adalyn Nicole Henderson, infant daughter of Gainesville residents Timmy and Harlee Henderson, was held at 7 p.m. July 21, 2025, at the family cemetery in Pontiac with her great-uncle Gary Kinsey officiating.
Adalyn died in the womb at 7:35 p.m. July 19 and was delivered...
Funeral services and a celebration of life for Laura Mae Renne, 61, of Theodosia, were held July 26, 2025, at Salem General Baptist Church in Ocie.
Laura died July 22 at her home in Theodosia. She was born on July 19, 1964, the oldest child of Auttie and Glenda Perry.
Laura married Mike Renne...