Records

Martha Howard, 82, of Independence, Mo., formerly of Thayer, Mo., died May 4 in Excelsior Springs, Mo. Arrangements are under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc. in Thayer. Stacy Gene Brooks, 47, of Poughkeepsie, Ark., died May 6 at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Qualls Funeral Home in Cave City...

Loma Mae (York) Williams, 86, of Franklin, Ark., departed this life on Thursday, May 9, 2019 in Salem, Ark. Loma Mae was born to the late George York and Loma Belle (Taylor) York on March 23, 1933 in Wiseman, Ark. Loma Mae was united in marriage to Robert Lucius Williams on April 4, 1951 in Franklin. ...

Gaylee (Dawson) Spurlock, 86, of Ash Flat, Ark., died April 25. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Crouch/McGee Funeral Home in Cave City. Locka Ann Hardin, 75, of Camp, Ark., died April 29. Arrangements are under the direction of Doty Family Funeral Service in Salem...

Leon Edwin Graves, 74, of Salem, Ark., departed this life on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in Salem. Leon was born to the late Edwin Booker Graves and Allie (Whisenhunt) Graves on Oct. 5, 1944 in Langley, Ark. Leon was united in marriage to Betty Rie Simmons on Aug. ...

James Michael Hobbs, 41, of Hardy, Ark., departed this life April 30, at his home. He was born Dec. 12, 1977 in San Antonio, Texas. James was united in marriage to Myranda Lynn Evans on Sept. 8, 2007 in Hardy. He grew up in the Ravenden Springs, Ark. ...

Evert “Joe” Senn, 94, died Wednesday, May 1, in Springfield, Mo. He was born on Saturday, Nov. 1, 1924, in Phillipsburg, Mo. to Achsa (Newport) and Evert Senn. Joe operated the Phillipsburg flour mill built by his grandfather, Christian Senn, a Swiss immigrant. ...

Gaylee (Dawson) Spurlock, 86, of Ash Flat, Ark., passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019. She was born on Dec. 30, 1932 in Center, Ark. to Homer A. Dawson and Gertha (Osborne) Dawson. She was the former owner of The White Owl restaurant in Evening Shade; she was an amazing cook and enjoyed canning for her family and working in her garden. She also liked to sew and crochet...

Eric Dewayne Miller, 37, of Salem, Ark., died April 3 in Salem. Arrangements are under the direction of Barker Funeral Home in Salem. Helen Pearl Orahood, 89, of Mammoth Spring, Ark., died April 12 at West Vue Nursing and Rehab in West Plains, Mo. Arrangements are under the direction of Carter Funeral Home in Thayer...

Evelyn Virginia (Hodges) Trivitt, 95, of Albany, Ore., and formerly of Elizabeth, Ark., departed this life on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 in Albany, Ore. Evelyn was born to the late Robert Hodges and Gertrude (Roberts) Hodges on Jan. 14, 1924 in Elizabeth, Ark...

Jennie Ruth Estes Lewis was born May 14, 1926 in St. Louis County, Mo. She was the daughter of Ernest Roy and Altha Todd Estes. She died April 15, 2019 at the Residential Living Center in Mt. Vernon, Ill. She married Raymond D Lewis of Flora, Ill. on July 16, 1955...

Kelsey Steed, daughter of Kevin and Lana Steed of Mammoth Spring, and Morgan Flynn, son of Bill and Renee Flynn of Little Rock, were united in marriage April 26 in Little Rock, Ark. A local reception will be held in their honor at the Thayer Church of Christ fellowship room on May 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. No local invitations are being sent, but all friends and relatives are cordially invited to attend to help celebrate this wonderful occasion...

Jason Farley and Stella Farley and Matt Mccoy are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Hanna Layne Sullins, of Melbourne, to Wesley Cole Ellison, of Salem, son of Kenny Ellison and Shelah Ellison. The wedding will take place Saturday, April 13 at 5 p.m. at Kia Kima Scout Reservation in Hardy (629 Kia Kima Trail), reception to follow. The wedding party invites all family and friends to celebrate in their day...

Married in 1952, Donald and Eula Mae Godwin marked their 67th wedding anniversary on Thursday, March 28. To celebrate the event, their daughters, Gwenda Godwin and Donna York, took them to Batesville for lunch and to see changes made during the ongoing revitalization of Main Street. Donald attended Lyon College and Eula Mae worked for a Batesville retailer in their earlier years...

Carla Flynn Parnell and Michael D. Stone will be joined in matrimony in a small family service April 27. Following the wedding they invite all their friends to a reception at the Thayer Church of Christ fellowship room at 2 p.m.