Obituaries
VaLeta Elaine (Smith) Rodier devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, teacher, calligrapher, and quilter joined her beloved husband, David, in heaven on January 21, 2023. Val was born Dec. 23, 1941 to Wade Estle and Lillian Pameila (Summers) Smith at the family home in Willow Springs...
Gloria Jean Beasley, a resident of Conroe, TX passed away at Memorial Hermann the Woodlands Medical Center Monday, May 29, 2023. She was born May 3, 1953, in Cabool, MO to Clell Harry and Reva Jane (Heager) Creagor and was 70 years old.
Gloria lived her life for her family. In 1983, she married...
Shirley Anne (Bales) Beard, the matriarch of the Sechrest bunch, passed away May 27, 2023, warm in her bed with her daughter by her side in Birch Tree, Missouri, just as she wished. She was born to Lawerence Bales and Gladys (Weller) Bales on May 7, 1937, in Mountain View, Missouri.
Waiting on...
Alvan Marcum, 81, born on December 4, 1941, in Mansfield, Missouri, to Samuel and Violet Marcum. The beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on May 27, 2023. He leaves behind a legacy of love, strength, and compassion. Alvan is survived by his devoted wife of...
Graveside services for Faye June Jones, 87, Vancouver, Washington, formerly of West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 3, at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Jones passed away April 26, 2023.
She was born...
Funeral services for Marveen Joplin, Chesterfield, Missouri, formerly of West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 30, at The First United Methodist Church, West Plains, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Joplin passed away at 1:03 a.m., Thursday, May...
Funeral services for Katherine Dorine Lott, 95, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 3, at First Baptist Church, West Plains, Missouri, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lott passed away at 11:09 p.m., Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Ozarks Medical...
Visitation services for Ray Clark Wells, Jr., 71, West Plains, Missouri, will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 30, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Wells passed away at 1:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at his home.
He was born December 20, 1951 at St....
Nickey Glenn Spence, a resident of Willow Springs, MO, passed away at Ozarks Healthcare Tuesday, May 23, 2023. He was born June 5, 1959, in Needles, CA to Clement and Betty Lee (McKee) Spence and was 63 years old.
Nickey graduated from Willow Springs High School and spent his life in Willow...
Clyde Eugene McClellan, a resident of Willow Springs, MO passed away at his home Sunday, May 21, 2023. He was born February 27, 1949, in Willow Springs, MO to Clyde and Winifred (Devore) McClellan and was 74 years old.
Clyde graduated from Willow Springs High School and spent his whole life in...