Obituaries
Gary Arlee Brown
Gary Arlee Brown, age 77, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2025, after an extended illness. Born in rural Arkansas, he moved to Southwest Missouri at age three and became a life-long resident of Northern Stone and Christian Counties. Gary was a man of many talents, careers, and connections. If you needed something, he probably had it to sell to you; if you needed something done, he had a guy. If you lived in Christian, Stone, or Barry Counties, chances are you had met Gary at least once. He did everything from probate auctions, to owning car washes and convenience stores, to real estate. But his real passion was livestock markets. He was an avid coon hunter in his younger years and became a solid fisherman in retirement.
Lyndell Faye DeJarnatt (Skelton)
Lyndell Faye DeJarnatt (Skelton), 82, of Cassville passed away in her home surrounded by family and friends on Thursday, October 16, 2025, after a short battle with brain cancer.
Jake Justin Dimello
Jake Justin Dimello, 30, of Seligman, Mo., passed away Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo.
Tommy Rex Farwell
Tommy Rex Farwell, 85, of Green Castle, Missouri, passed away Friday, October 17, 2025, at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.
Jim Lassiter
Jim Lassiter, passed away on October 17, 2025, he was born April 15, 1943, in Berryville, Ark.
Larry Paul Wecker
Larry Paul Wecker, 86, passed away unexpectedly on October 12, 2025.
Roe Neal Strickland
Roe Neal Strickland, 78, of Eagle Rock, Mo., passed away surrounded by his family.
Edeltraud Anna “Trudy” Nickle
Edeltraud Anna “Trudy” Nickle, 97, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Cassville in Cassville, Mo.
Victoria Mae “Vicky” Knight
Victoria Mae “Vicky” Knight, 83, of Stark City, Mo., passed away Friday, October 10, 2025.
Luella “Lue” Dunbar
Luella “Lue” Dunbar, 73, of Cassville, passed away at Roaring River Health and Rehab in Cassville, Mo., on Saturday October 11th, 2025, after a long illness of Alzheimer’s and Parkinsons. She was the daughter of Alonzo and Lucinda (Potter)Wallace, who preceded her in death.
