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• Jazz and Java at the West Plains High School April 10, 2026
  The West Plains Jazz Band will be holding their annual Jazz and Java event at the West Plains High School on April 28th at 7:00. This event will feature music from the band as well as restaurant quality desserts and beverages throughout the night. With more, here is Melody Alford Director of the West Plains […]
  James Hurtt
• Terri Lyn Casper April 9, 2026
  Terri Lyn Casper, 76, of Salem, Arkansas, passed from this walk of life on Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Salem, Arkansas. She was born on December 18, 1949, in Fort Worth, Texas, daughter of the late Donzel and Marie (Fields) Bunton. She was united in marriage to Joseph Casper on December 6, 1996, in Fort […]
  Dylan Groves
• Willie Jo Beck April 9, 2026
  Graveside Services for Willie Jo Beck, Age 60 of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas will be held on Friday, April 10th, 2026 in The Roberts Cemetery, Franklin, Arkansas, beginning at 2:00 PM. Willie Jo Beck, 60, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, passed away on April 6, 2026, at Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born on June 28, 1965, […]
  Dylan Groves
• David Leroy Henry April 9, 2026
  Funeral Services for David Leroy Henry, Age 72 of Mountain View, Missouri will be held on Friday, April 10th, 2026 at The Yarber Mortuary, Mountain-View, Missouri, beginning at 2:00 PM. Visitation will precede the service, beginning at 1:00 PM. Interment will take place in The Mount Zion-Poe Hill Cemetery, Pomona, Missouri. David Leroy Henry, 72, […]
  Dylan Groves
• Thomas James Burrs April 9, 2026
  Thomas James Burrus was born on April 27, 1939, in West Eminence, Missouri. He departed this life on April 3, 2026, at the age of 86. Tom was the son of James Delmar “Doc” Burrus and Georgia Louise McConnell. He was united in marriage to Judith Alcorn on September 2, 1961. To this union two […]
  Dylan Groves
• Leslie Andru Sechrest April 9, 2026
  Leslie Andru Sechrest passed away at home on April 3, 2026, at the age of 88. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Mary Janice Sechrest, as well as his siblings, Gilbert Sechrest, Levi Sechrest, Freda Sechrest, and Lula Mae (Sechrest) Cooper, and his daughter-in-law, Joyce Sechrest. He was born on […]
  Dylan Groves
• Terry Gene Turner April 9, 2026
  Terry Turner was born in Yerington, Nevada, on June 5, 1953, to Dale and Jean (Northcutt) Turner. He passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on April 3, 2026. He married Becky Blankenship on December 30, 1986, and together they were blessed with two daughters, Courtney and Amanda. Terry loved his family deeply […]
  Dylan Groves
• Stanley Ray Lakey April 9, 2026
  Stanley Ray Lakey Ava, Missouri Stanley Ray Lakey, 61 years, 1 month, and 11 days old, passed away on April 8 2026, at his home. Stanley was born February 28, 1965 in Springfield, Missouri, to Noble and Bonnie (Byerlee) Lakey. He grew up in Douglas County, Missouri. He was a truck driver for Tracker Boats. […]
  Dylan Groves
• Joseph Lewis Wilson April 9, 2026
  Memorial Services for Joseph Lewis Wilson, Age 88 of Ava, Missouri will be held on Saturday, April 18th, 2026 at The Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, Missouri, beginning at 2PM. Visitation will precede the service, beginning at 1PM. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the Heart of the Hills Food Harvest in Ava. […]
  Dylan Groves
• Allen Lee Baird April 9, 2026
  Funeral Services for Allen Lee Baird, Age 59 of Ava, Missouri will be held on Saturday, April 11th, 2026 at The Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, Missouri, beginning at 10:00 AM. Visitation will precede the service, beginning at 9 AM. Allen Lee Baird Ava, Missouri Allen Lee Baird, 59 years, 7 months, and 29 days old, […]
  Dylan Groves