West Plains

Graveside services for Donald Ray Collins, 71, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Huddleston Cemetery with Brother Bill Bales officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

He was born the son of the late Lester Collins and Ethel Epley Collins, on May 3, 1942 in Dora, Missouri and died June 5, 2013 in West Plains, Missouri.

He was united in marriage October 20, 1961 in West Plains, Missouri to Thelma Campbell.

He is survived by his wife, Thelma Campbell Collins, of the home, West Plains, Missouri; one daughter, Terri Hall, West Plains; two brothers, Ronald Collins, West Plains, and Larry Collins and wife, Carolyn, Springfield, Missouri; two grandchildren, Tabitha Jones and fiancee, Josh Swims, and Brandie Hall and fiancee, Eric Case; four great grandchildren, Jordan Case, Jacub Jones, Milie Case, and Marlie Case, all of West Plains, and one sister-in-law, Fern Shelton, West Plains.

Celebration of Life Services for Jerry W. Johnsen, 69, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains with pastor Jeff Smith officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

He was born the son of the late Roland Johnsen and Twylia Hayden Johnsen, on January 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, and died June 2, 2013 at his home in West Plains, Missouri.

He was united in marriage June 21, 1983 in Aurora, Illinois to Candice Baker Mathieu.

He is survived by his wife, Candice Baker Johnsen, of the home, West Plains, Missouri; one daughter, Kendra Williamson and husband, Jimmy, Braidwood, Illinois; one son, Kyle Johnsen, Chicago, Illinois; one brother, Danny Johnsen and wife, Luann, Montgomery, Illinois; two sisters, Pam Johnsen, Darien, Illinois, and Pat Coniglio, Darien, Illinois; two grandchildren, Samantha and Tanner Williamson, both of Braidwood, Illinois, and two step grandchildren, MiKayla and Carter Mathieu, both of Chetek, Wisconsin.

He was preceded in death by his parents Roland Johnsen and Twylia Hayden Johnsen, and one step son, Steve Mathieu.

Funeral services for Othel Jackson King, 72, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, with Ed Hopkins officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

He was born the son of the late Calton King and Alice Pauline Willard King, on December 11, 1940 in Brandsville, Missouri and died May 29, 2013 in West Plains, Missouri.

He was united in marriage April 15, 1971 in Clay County, Missouri to Joyce Johnson.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce Johnson King, of the home, West Plains, Missouri; three children, Jacky King of Kansas City, Kansas, Cheryl Brown and husband, Dean, Salem, Arkansas, and Allen King and wife, Alea, West Plains, Missouri; six brothers; four sisters; ten grandchildren; five great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild.

Memorial services for Jeffery Dankert, 66, West Plains, Missouri, will be held on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 4:30 p.m., at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses with Mark Parker officiating.

He was born the son of the late Howard Robert Dankert and Joan Shipe Dankert, on January 30, 1947 in LaPorte, Indiana and died May 26, 2013 in West Plains, Missouri.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Burger Dankert, of the home, West Plains, Missouri; two brothers, Jim Dankert, Rochester, Indiana and Roger Dankert and wife, Debbie, Bremen, Indiana, and one sister, Cindy Kelly, Pittsboro, North Carolina.

He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.

Funeral services for Jessica Louise Cole, 32, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, Missouri, with Pastor Mike Morris officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains, Missouri.

She was born the daughter of Teresa Cole Harrelson and the late Dennis Fultz, on February 12, 1981 in Spearman, Texas and died May 16, 2013 in West Plains, Missouri.

A memorial gathering for Kerry Felts, 53, West Plains, Missouri, will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, Missouri.

He was born the son of Ervin Felts and Stella Garver Felts, on September 28, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri and died May 9, 2013 in West Plains, Missouri.

Funeral services for Ray Charles Barnett, 25, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 28, 2013, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, Missouri, with Chris Yarbrough officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

He was born the son of Ray C. Barnett and Deborah Dyer Romans, on November 13, 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri and died April 23, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri.

He is survived by his father and step mother, Ray C. and Kim Barnett, St. Louis, Missouri, and mother and stepfather, Charlie and Deborah Dyer Romans, West Plains, Missouri; two children, Zion Dane Barnett and Zayden Barnett, West Plains, Missouri; two sisters, Michelle Treece and Melinda Collings; two half brothers, Colby Barnett and Taylor Barnett; one step-sister, Tiffany Richardson; four step brothers, Lucas Romans, Quentin Romans, Adam Bear, and Nathan Bear.

Funeral services for Joshua Howard Holesapple, 32, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the Pomona Christian Church, Pomona, Missouri, with Marcus Allen, Chad Talbot and Jeremiah Woodring officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

He was born the son of loving parents, John and Patsy Ward Holesapple, on December 17, 1980 in Salem, Arkansas and went home to be with his King on April 22, 2013.

He was united in marriage December 31, 1998 in Thayer, Missouri to the love of his life, Laurie Hatterman.

He is survived by his wife, Laurie Hatterman Holesapple, of the home, West Plains, Missouri; his parents, John and Patsy Ward Holesapple, Koshkonong, Missouri; two sisters, Sherry Daugherty, husband, Arthur, state of Texas, and Mary Beth Palmer, husband, Matt, Koshkonong, Missouri; two brothers, Johnny Holesapple and wife, Marie, Koshkonong, Missouri, and Michael Holesapple, wife, Leslie, Springfield, Missouri; his in-laws, Dwight and Lyn Hatterman, Koshkonong, Missouri; three daughters, Larissa, Allison, and Meagan Holesapple, West Plains, Missouri; one sister-in-law, Joanie Hatterman, Joplin, Missouri; one brother-in-law, Dusty Hatterman, Thayer, Missouri, and four nieces and five nephews.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Floyd and Juanita Ward and Elmer and Lucille Holesapple, and a cousin, Adam Honeycutt.

Funeral services for Barbara A. Hammond Provow, 66, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m.. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, with Pastor Keith Combs officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains.

She was born the daughter of the late Allan Peterson, Sr. and Anna May Rice Peterson, on August 10, 1946 in Sturkie, Arkansas and died April 22, 2013 in West Plains, Missouri.

She was united in marriage August 21, 1995 in Salem, Arkansas to Ronnie Provow.

She is survived by her husband, Ronnie Provow, of the home, West Plains, Missouri; two sons, Dwayne and Michelle Hammond, Peace Valley, Missouri, and Mark and Gayla Hammond, West Plains, Missouri; one brother, Allan Peterson, Jr. and Nellie, West Plains, Missouri; one sister, Evelyn Reynolds and husband, Dale, Nixa, Missouri; three grandchildren, Jacob and Jessica Hammond, both of Peace Valley, Missouri, Steven Olmsted, West Plains, Missouri, and Stephanie and Brad Frieman, Dora, Missouri; one great grandchild, Faith Freiman, Dora, Missouri; two special friends, Myrt Williams, Caster, Louisiana, and Lindsy Barnett, Thayer, Missouri, and several nieces and nephews.

Anna Catherine (Casey) Warren was born the daughter of Clark Edward Casey and Jureta Azalea (Baker) Casey on October 3, 1929 at Alton, Missouri and departed this life March 28, 2013 at West Vue Nursing Facility, at West Plains, Missouri at the age of 83 years, 5 months, and 25 days. Catherine was a Christian having accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early age. Catherine and her husband, Jack, raised two boys at Immanuel Southern Baptist Church in Pomona, Missouri. After Jack’s death, Catherine started attending First Baptist Church of West Plains and served there for over 30 years.

Catherine attended a one room elementary school at Riverton, Missouri with her siblings. After which she attended high school in Alton, Missouri where she graduated. the following year at age 18, she secured a teaching position at Thayer, Missouri for which she took a great deal of pride. She attended college at Southwest Baptist University at Bolivar, Missouri, finishing up her degree in education at Southwest Missouri State (SMS) in Springfield, Missouri. She was united in marriage on February 19, 1955 at Thayer, Missouri to Jack Loyd Warren who preceded her in death on February 18, 1981. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to St. Louis, Missouri for a brief period of time returning to Thayer where she taught school after which she and her husband moved to the West Plains area. Catherine spent many years teaching elementary school. She left teaching to work with her husband, Jack and two sons, Jeff and Doug, on their dairy farm in Olden for ten years.

After selling the farm when her husband Jack became ill, they moved into West Plains to live. After Jack passed away, Catherine spent the next 20 years volunteering for organizations as Ozarks Medical Center and her local church, First Baptist Church of West Plains, Missouri.

She is survived by her two sons and their wives, Jeffery and Amanda Warren of Cedar Hill, Missouri, and Douglas and Brenda Warren of West Plains, Missouri. In addition she had four grandchildren, Sabrina and spouse, Diego, Matthew, and spouse, Tonya, Samantha and spouse, Mark, and Jacqueline and spouse, Jason. She was also blessed with five great grandchildren, Vincenzo, Isabella, Evelyn, Olivia, and Lillian. Also still residing in Alton, Missouri is one brother, John Lewis Casey and his wife, Emma Lou. Many nieces, nephews, and friends greatly enriched her life.