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Kenneth J. Harper, 83, of Cave City, Ark., died March 24 in Cave City. Arrangements are under the direction of Qualls Funeral Home in Cave City. Donald Eugene Linson, 80, of Thayer, Mo., died March 26 at Shady Oaks Healthcare Center in Thayer. Arrangements are under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc. in Thayer...

Garrett Kane Batterton, 28, of Greenbrier, Ark., died March 6 in Conway, Ark. Arrangements are under the direction of Tri-County Funeral Home in Highland. Frances A. Williams, 97, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died March 10 at Eaglecrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat. Arrangements are under the direction of Tri-County Funeral Home in Highland...

Steven C. Strack, 63, of Findlay, passed away at 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2020, at his residence. He was born on April 12, 1956, in Sacramento, Calif. to the late Clarence and Lorene (Robinson) Strack. Steven is survived by his daughter, Danielle (Shane) Myers of Findlay; his sons: Nathan (Sandra) Strack of Marion, and Scott (Heather) Williams of Findlay; his sisters: Nanette England and Jacque Cowens; and his grandchildren: Andrew, Benjamin, Austin, and Sage...

Helen “Jo” Ricketts, age 94, of Thayer, Mo., formerly of Kansas City, died March 16, 2020 at Shady Oaks Healthcare Center in Thayer. She was born on Aug. 8, 1925 to Elmer and Emma (Huffman) Cornelius, in Thayer. During her childhood her family lived in Missouri, Colorado and Nebraska. She graduated from Thayer High School in 1943 and was immediately employed by the Bank of Thayer...

Donnie and Roxanne Byram, of Melbourne, with Lyndal and Tiffany Cooper, of Evening Shade, are happy to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Kelly Cooper, of Melbourne, to Alex Skidmore, of Calico Rock. Kelly is the granddaughter of Jim and Betty Miller, of Hardy and Charles and Linda Cooper, of Evening Shade...