Obituaries
Graveside services for Bruce Allen Turnbull, 62, of Vanzant, were held June 30, 2025, at Pleasant Mound Cemetery in Douglas County, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home of West Plains.
Bruce died June 26 at his home. He was born Aug. 8, 1962, in Houston, Missouri, to the late John Elvin...
Funeral services for Bonnie Marie Smith Luna, 95, of Gainesville, were held June 27, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Burial was at Ball Cemetery near Dora.
She died June 23 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center in Ava. She was the daughter of Sigel and Carrie (...
A celebration of life for Rhubein Elmer Belcher, 78, of Caulfield, was held June 24, 2025, at Free Union Church.
Mr. Belcher died at 12:49 p.m. June 21, at his home.
He was born Nov. 5, 1946, in Howell County, to Lee Belcher and Ruby Driver McCarty.
Mr. Belcher was a veteran, having served with...
Funeral services for Genelle Mahan, 95, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel, Gainesville. Officiating will be Mike Dillin. Visitation will be Wednesday afternoon from 1 p.m. to service time. Burial will be in the Lilly Ridge...
Funeral services for Bonnie (Smith) Luna, 95, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Officiating will be Delbert Sinor. Visitation will be Friday afternoon from 1 p.m to service time. Burial will be in the Ball...
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....