West Plains

Funeral services for Billy Joe Lovelace, 86, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, with Reverend Ron Blanks officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

He was born the son of the late James F. Lovelace and Nellie Hurner Lovelace, on December 23, 1925 in Thayer, Missouri and died November 9, 2012 in West Plains, Missouri.

He was united in marriage June 21, 1945 in Alton, Missouri to Faith Fraley.

He is survived by his wife, Faith Fraley Lovelace, of the home, West Plains, Missouri; two children, Joe D. Lovelace and wife, Vicki, West Plains, Missouri, and Carolyn Smith and husband, Dale, West Plains; one brother, Bob Lovelace and wife, Betty, Rogers, Arkansas; one sister, Ann Bunn, Irving, Texas; six grandchildren, Greg Smith and wife, Kim, Ozark, Missouri, Melissa Wiehe and husband, Kurt, West Plains, Missouri, Garach Smith and wife, Kristen, Republic, Missouri, Adriane Wooderson and husband, Jake, Peace Valley, Missouri, Erin Lovelace, West Plains, Missouri, and Darren Lovelace, West Plains, Missouri; eleven great grandchildren, Layton, Daylen, Caysen, and Zach Smith, Micaela, Madison, Nathan, Natalie, and Melia Wiehe, Kennedi and Cade Wooderson.

Graveside services for Novella Braynard, 91, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 2, 2012, at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, Howell county, Missouri under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. She was born the daughter of Claude and Cordelia Perkins, August 28, 1921 at Magazine, Arkansas. She entered into eternal rest October 29, 2012 at West Plains, Missouri at the age of 91.

She was united in marriage April 19, 1947 in Marshall, Illinois to Harrold Braynard who preceded her in death August 13, 2012.

She is survived by her son, Gary Braynard and wife Linda of West Plains; grandson, Shane Braynard and wife Terri and their daughter Autumn of West Plains, grandson Dustin Braynard and wife Krystal of Saint Louis; great grandson, Brody Smith of San Fransisco, great granddaughters, Miranda Wright and husband Jessie of West Plains, Megan Mitchell and husband Stuart of Mountain Grove, step great granddaughter, Courtney Daves of Thomasville, great great grandson, Braxton Wright of West Plains.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Harrold; one brother, Robert Perkins; three sisters, Edith Gabbard, Arva Joyner, Delta Anderson; and one granddaughter, Sandra Braynard.

She was raised in Paris, Arkansas where she graduated from high school. She met her husband Harrold in 1940 at Fort Smith, Arkansas and later married in 1947 after he returned from the war. She was such a good wife, mother, and later pastor’s wife. She loved people and studying and teaching the Bible. Her favorite hobbies were drawing and painting. She will be missed very very much.

Funeral services for Opal Louise Woods, 89, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at Junction Hill Pentecostal Church, Howell County, Missouri, with Reverends Dwain Galiher and Floyd Parks officiating under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late Clyde Miller and Leta Campbell Miller, on February 1, 1923 in Thomasville, Missouri and died October 27, 2012 in West Plains, Missouri. She was united in marriage January 10, 1942 in Alton, Missouri to Johnny Newton Woods, who preceded her in death June 20, 2012. She is survived by five children, David Woods and wife, Jerarlene, Birchtree, Missouri, J.R. Woods and wife, Donna, Marion, Illinois, Glenna Green, Salem, Arkansas, Lonnie Woods and wife, Catherine, West Plains, Missouri, and Rebecca Thompson and husband, Barry, Birchtree, Missouri; one brother, Arnold Miller and wife, Hazel, Thomasville, Missouri; two sisters, Lenora Snyder, Peoria, Illinois and Ruby Elliott, Harlowton, Montana; two daughters-in-law, Lillian Woods, White Salmon, Washington and Marilyn Woods, Pryor, Oklahoma; eighteen grandchildren and thirty-three great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; two children, Eddie Woods and Phillip Woods; three brothers, Ernest, Cleo and Irvin Miller; two sisters, Vesta Lewis and Ioma Coble, and one grandson, Spencer Levi Woods. She was a member of Junction Hill Pentecostal Church in Howell County, Missouri. She was a homemaker and a great mom, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend to many, and will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 30, 2012 from 6 to 8 p.m., at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains. Burial will be in Huddleston Cemetery, Alton, Missouri, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

Visitation services for Gary L. “Hippie” Roberson, 67, will be held on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at South Fork Church, South Fork, Missouri, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

Gary L. “Hippie” Roberson passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at his home. He is the son of the late Joe Roberson and mother Pearl Claude Leininger. He was born March 18, 1945 in West Plains, Missouri.

He is survived by his wife, Jane, of the family home; three children, Thomas Roberson and wife, Debbie of West Plains, Missouri, Debbie Upton of West Plains, Missouri, and Joe Roberson and wife, Trina of West Plains, Missouri; one sister of the state of Maine; two sisters and two brothers of the state of Illinois; nine grandchildren.

Funeral services for George “Bud” Harvey Corman, Jr., 83, Pomona, Missouri, will be held at the Pomona Christian Church in Pomona, Missouri on Thursday, November 1 at 1:00pm, with Pastors Marcus Allen and Josh Holesapple officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

He was born the son of the late George Harvey Corman, Sr. and Julia Curtis Corman, on December 8, 1928 in Montrose, Colorado and died October 26, 2012 in West Plains, Missouri.

He was united in marriage March 18, 1950 in Willow Springs, Missouri to Mary Jo Bryan.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo Bryan Corman, of the home, Pomona, Missouri; two sons, Randy Corman and wife, Tracey, Chesapeake, Virginia; Steve Corman and wife, Teresa, Willow Springs, Missouri; four grandchildren, Chad Corman and wife, Tracy, Chesapeake, Virginia, Amanda Corman, Washington D.C., Dalton Corman and wife, Megan, Willow Springs, Missouri, and Cody Corman and wife, Tabitha, Pomona, Missouri; nine great grandchildren, Joshua and Mason Corman, Willow Springs, Missouri; Colton, Taylor, Madison, and Hunter Corman, Chesapeake, Virginia; Bailey, Tyler, McKala Sprague, Pomona, Missouri.

Funeral services for Joseph Edward Brigman, Jr., 87, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, with Reverend Ron Richardson officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

He was born the son of the late Joseph Edward Brigman, Sr. and Hazel Wells Brigman on May 6, 1925 in Covington, Tennessee and died October 19, 2012 in West Plains, Missouri.

He was united in marriage March 19, 1950 in Hernando, Mississippi to Artie Mae Thrasher.

He is survived by his wife, Artie Mae Thrasher Brigman, of the home, West Plains, Missouri; two children, Linda Brigman Johnson and husband, Ricky, Corinth, Mississippi, and Tommy Brigman and wife, Christina, West Plains, Missouri; two brothers, David Brigman and wife, Rosemary, San Antonio, Texas and Gordon Brigman and wife, Stephanie, Germantown, Tennessee; one sister, Pat Hornsby and husband, Jerry, Germantown, Tennessee; four grandchildren, Brian Brigman and wife Jennifer, West Plains, Missouri, Jason Brigman and wife, Lesley, West Plains, Missouri, Kelly Milligan and wife, Stacey, Greencastle, Pennsylvania, and Hollie Bishop and husband, Greg, Iuka, Mississippi; seven great grandchildren, Garrett Brigman, Aiden Brigman, Dylan Brigman, and Dakotah Brigman, all of West Plains, Missouri, Chloe Milligan, Bethlehem, Georgia, Christopher Milligan, upper state New York, and Milli Bishop, Iuka, Mississippi; one great great grandson, Ethan Milligan, Bethlehem, Georgia, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Dorothy Agnes Waggoner, 86, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains with Brother Bill Bales officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains.

She was born the daughter of the late William “Bill” Floyd Waggoner and Delia Mae Strain Waggoner, on June 7, 1926 in Alton, Missouri, and died September 26, 2012 in West Plains, Missouri.

She is survived by three sisters, Jo Ann Bales and husband, Bill, West Plains, Missouri, Wilda Lee, St. Clair, Missouri, and Margie Bales and husband, Jack, High Ridge, Missouri; several nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Lucille Green was born December 5, 1928 in Viola, Arkansas to Glenn Roe and Dora Light Roe.

She graduated from Viola High School in 1946. She was the editor of the first annual there at the high school.

In 1946 her family moved to West Plains and she began working for Kellet-Landis Abstract Company.

In 1951 she married Dewey Green, and they moved to Fort Worth, Texas where Dewey was enrolled in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. When he graduated, he went into the Army as a chaplain, and they lived in several states, including Alaska. In the 1960’s they moved back to West Plains, and Lucille enrolled in MSU. She earned her BS in Education from ASU in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and taught third grade at Howell Valley School for twenty years. She especially enjoyed having both of her grandchildren as students.

She is preceded in death by her parents; grandparents, Dr. C. E. and Elizabeth Roe and John and Ellen Light, and her husband, Dewey.

Funeral services for Bobby Jake Todd, 78, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 16, 2012, at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains.

He was born the son of the late Earl Henry and Sadie Todd, on March 29, 1934 in Howes Mill, Missouri and died September 13, 2012 in West Plains, Missouri.

He was united in marriage November 22, 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri to Nancy Deckard.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Deckard Todd, of the home, West Plains, Missouri; one son, David Todd, St. Louis, Missouri, and one grandson, Robert Todd, wife Nichole, St. Peters, Missouri.

Steven Charles Heflin was born July 19, 1951 in Batesville, Arkansas. He was the only child of Elwynn Parris “Al” Heflin and Atha Claudine (Garner) Heflin. He died Monday, September 10 after a two-year, hard-fought battle with cancer.

He graduated in 1970 with the class of Highland High School in Arkansas. Steven learned and worked along with his father in the carpentry business, which he did for many years.

He moved to West Plains in 1988 where he worked for Feller Construction and Junior Cromer Construction before working for John Deere from 1994 to 2010.

On November 18, 1989 he was married to Anita Hickman.

Over the years Steven became quite the sports fan and started collecting sports memorabilia. His football team was the Oakland Raiders and his beloved Arkansas Razorbacks. In addition to being a sports fan, he also loved exotic and domestic cars. He went to several auctions and car shows over the years. One of his greatest joys and pride was his red Ferrari Testarossa.