Obituaries

Karen Loraine Allen
Karen Loraine Allen of Cassville, Mo fell asleep in death, Tuesday April 28th, 2026. Karen was born in Webb City, Mo. November 16, 1947 to Wayne and Marjorie Porter. Karen…

Barbara Anne Ruark
Barbara Anne Ruark, 89, of Washburn, Mo. passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at Hampton Place Healthcare in Rogers, Ark. She was born April 5, 1937 in Denver, Colo., the…

Christopher James “Chris” Austin
Christopher James “Chris” Austin, 33, of Purdy, Mo., passed away on April 25, 2026, due to natural causes. He was born April 20, 1993, in Springfield, Mo., the son of…

Helen Ruth Brooks
Helen Ruth Brooks, 91, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at Aspire Senior Living Roaring River in Cassville, Mo. She was born August 7, 1934 in Monroe,…

Patricia Ann Gifford
Patricia Ann Gifford was born May 19, 1944, in Piggott, Arkansas to Mattie (Cullum) Brown and Doyne A. Brown. She died peacefully in her sleep at home March 4, 2026,…

April Nicole Jones
April Nicole Jones, 41, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Friday, April 10, 2026. She was born August 13, 1984 in Blountstown, Fla., the daughter of James “Rabbit” and Gail Elizabeth…

William Robert “Bill” Paulsen
William Robert “Bill” Paulsen, 73, of Washburn, Missouri, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 22, 1952 in…

Gail Elizabeth Robinson
Gail Elizabeth Robinson, 65, of Shell Knob, Mo. passed away Friday, April 10, 2026. She was born October 30, 1960 in San Jose, Calif., the daughter of Richard Raymond Desrosiers,…

Robert C. Scott Jr. (Uncle Bob)
Robert C. Scott Jr. (Uncle Bob), was born in Austin, Texas in 1952 to Robert C. Scott Sr and Meta Schmidt. He passed away on April 21, 2026. Survivors include…

Lonnie Glen Wells
Lonnie Glen Wells was born on October 27, 1930, he passed away Sunday, April 19, 2026. Survivors include his wife, Hazel Wells; children, Glen Wells and wife Shelley, Jess Wells…



