Obituaries
Dixie Elizebeth Bales, daughter of Elizebeth Mitchell and Joshua Bales of Mountain View, Missouri, passed away on September 12, 2025, in West Plains, Missouri.
She is survived by her parents, Elizebeth Mitchell and Joshua Bales; grandparents, Rebecca Mitchell of Mountain View, MO, Jackie...
A Celebration of Life service for Cynthia Sue (Cindy) Franks, 66, Peace Valley, Missouri, will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, September 20, 2025, at First Baptist Church in the South Campus building.
Mrs. Franks passed away at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, September 11, 2025, at...
Teresa May (Childers) Davis, of Willow Springs, passed away on September 6, 2025 at the age of 49. She was born on December 31, 1975 to Connie (Baney) and Gary Childers in Davenport, Iowa.
Teresa brought warmth and compassion to all those around her. A devoted mother and grandmother,...
Lillian May Pruett was born on June 30, 1931, in Mountain View, Missouri, the daughter of Earnest and Maude (Gray) Fehr. She departed this life on September 9, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.
She was married to Ernest Eldon Pruett on April 24, 1957, at Willow Springs, Missouri...
Shirley Jean Beggs Moore went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 3, 2025, surrounded by her family after a courageous yearlong battle with cancer. She was born April 5, 1962, in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Dorris Brott & Carey Beggs.
She will be remembered by everyone as the...
Paula May Hebert, formerly of Willow Springs, passed away due to natural causes on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, while at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. She was born June 29, 1957, to Donald Lee and Ann (McCreary) Hebert in Willow Springs and was 68 years old.
Paula grew up...
Dr. Daniel Ray Atha, formerly of West Plaiins, died June 8, 2025 in Newport, NC. Dan was born November 28, 1937 in West Plains to U.C. (Bo) and Hazel Lile Atha.
Dan graduated from West Plains High School in 1955 and Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) in Springfield. In 1959. Dan...
Terry Lynn Hodge, beloved wife, mother, and nanny, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2025, at the age of 61. Born on October 23, 1963, to Wilburn and Pauline (Ice) Bellew, Terry lived a life of love, resilience, and devotion to her family.
On April 14, 2007, Terry married John Hodge,...
The family of Virginia A Mesko, 72, is saddened to announce that she passed away during the early morning hours of Saturday, March 1, 2025, in the home of her daughter in Rochester, NY.
Virginia was born in Willow Springs, MO, where she was raised and graduated high school. She was the...
Charles Eugene Crouch was born in Pomona, Missouri, on October 8, 1947, to Charles and Marie (Culbertson) Crouch. He departed this world on August 20, 2025, just one day after celebrating his 58th wedding anniversary to his loving wife, Barbara (Clouse) Crouch.
As high school sweethearts...