Area Obituaries
Obituary – Alvin F. Drennen Sr.
Alvin Frank Drennen Sr. left this earth to join Jesus in heaven on August 27, 2023, at the age of 92 years. He was born on April 16, 1931, in DeSoto, Mo., to the late James Drennen and Hazel (Blake) Drennen Thompson. On October 2, 1956, Alvin married Henrietta Prichard and to this union four…
Read MoreObituary – Mary L. Wilson
Mary L. Wilson, of Edgar Springs, Mo., passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at the age of 75. She was born on July 9, 1948, in Waynesville, Mo., to the late William Arthur Black and Francis (Cooper) Black. On January 22, 1966, she married Stanley Wilson at Philadelphia Baptist Church in Rolla. In addition…
Read MoreObituary – Hazel A. Huskey
Hazel Amelia Dunham Webb Huskey, of Rolla, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023, at the age of 95, at Silverstone Place. She was born in Parma, Mo., in southeast Missouri, on February 23, 1928, to the late Alonzo Dunham and Avis (Widener) Dunham. On May 17, 1947, she married Reyburn (Ray) Webb. This union…
Read MoreObituary – Donnie R. Gorman
Donnie Ray Gorman was born January 19, 1945, and passed August 15, 2023, at home surrounded by his family who loved him dearly, making his age 78. Donnie was born in Salem, Mo., to Ervin Lee and Tella Arta Gorman. Donnie moved from California in 1963. He joined the Air Force in 1965. After serving…
Read MoreObituary – Rosalie “Nan” Dunham
Rosalie “Nan” Dunham, of Edgar Springs, Mo., passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at the age of 89. She was born on December 14, 1933, in Licking, Mo., to the late Wilford Deason and Mary Ann (Smith) Deason. On June 9, 1951, she married Billy Dunham. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded…
Read MoreObituary – Loretta “Jeanne” Yount
“Law and Order” (not SVU, but the original) lost a loyal follower on June 28, 2023. Loretta Jean Elliott Yount (“Jeanne”), formerly of Licking, was born October 1, 1942, and passed away at her home in Rainbow City, Ala., at the age of 80. Contributing factors were absolutely not the decades of smoking (her favorite…
Read MoreObituary – Robert “Bobby” Richardson
Robert (Bobby) Jacob Richardson, son of Mark Richardson and Rebecca Cisco, was born May 3, 1990, at Cox Medical Center South, in Springfield, Mo. Bobby was preceded in death by his grandfather, Robert Richardson; his grandmother, Sally Crabb; and his stepfather, Tom Cisco. He is survived by his fiancé, Candace Driver and their son, Triston;…
Read MoreObituary – Linda D. Carlton
Linda Dian Carlton, of Rolla, Mo., passed away Thursday, August 3, 2023, at the age of 68. Linda was born on December 8, 1954, to the late Clarence Henry Norris and Dorothy Marie (Shuey) Norris. Later she married Jim Carlton. In addition to her parents and husband, Linda was preceded in death by her son-in-law,…
Read MoreObituary – Rosa M. Young
Rosa Marie (Blake) Young left this world on August 1, 2023, at the age of eighty-eight years. She was born on December 20, 1934, in Phelps County, Mo., to Eugene and Barbara (Buckner) Blake. She was united in marriage to Carl Young on November 3, 1953. They traveled to Mississippi to get married. They…
Read MoreObituary – William “Bill” Rollins
William “Bill” D. Rollins, age 70, passed peacefully on July 18, 2023, after a short illness with lung cancer. He was born January 24, 1953. He is survived by his wife of nine years, Karen Rollins; daughter, Tami (Rollins) Berens; stepdaughters, Caitlin Breeze and Hilary Bumgardner; and 10 grandchildren. Bill’s passing was so unexpected and…
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