West Plains

Johnny J. Pickens, 68, West Plains, died February 6, 2011 at Ozarks Medical Center Hospital in West Plains. Local arrangements are under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

Roy J. Burgess, son of the late Letcher and Hazel Dollins Burgess, was born June 19, 1928, at Pomona, Missouri. He entered into eternal rest February 6, 2011, at the age of 82 years.

He was married on August 29, 1952, at Salem, Arkansas, to Dorothy Mae Green.

Before his retirement he was the owner and operator of Roy Burgess Auto Body Repair. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Curry Street Church of Christ.

Graveside services for Esther Mae Scarlet, 75, West Plains, Missouri, will be 1:00 pm, Friday, February 4, 2011, at Woodside Cemetery, Thomasville, Missouri, with Brother Bill Bales officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains.

She was born the daughter of the late James Norman Fisher and Icil Velma Lasley Fisher, on September 1, 1935 in Carmen, Illinois, and died February 2, 2011 in West Plains, Missouri.

She is survived by three children, Richard Scarlet, Rebecca Powell, and Rhonda Nichols; one sister, Grace Sanders; two brothers, James Fisher and Ronald Fisher; five grandchildren, Jamie Carroll, Joshua Nichols, Justin Powell, James Nichols, and Jacob Nichols; four great grandchildren, Morgan Nichols, Tristan Nichols, Jackson Carroll, and Jameson Carroll.

Charlie Abner Tharp, son of the late Charles Abner and Pearl Emina Johnson Tharp, was born September 23, 1923, at Humble, Texas. He entered into eternal rest in his Father’s house at the age of 87 on January 31, 2011, from his home in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

An Army Veteran of WWII, he married Dorothy Marjorie Rimbey on March 11, 1946, at Newton, Kansas. They enjoyed over 46 years of marriage together prior to her death 18 years ago.

80 YEAR OLD Hazel Fern Romans Ledbetter died at 3:45 p.m. on Friday, January 28, 2011 at the Brooke Haven Nursing Home in West Plains.

Hazel was born in Oregon County, Missouri June 11, 1930, the daughter of William Clinton and Lola Alice House Romans.

On April 4, 1947 she married Floyd U. Ledbetter. To this union were born eight children.

Dewain Leroy Palmer passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 at his farm home of many years after a long illness.

He was born on August 21, 1937 in Middleton, Texas. His parents were Eunice and Elbert Palmer.

He was united in Holy matrimony to the love of his life, Carolyn Sue Crowell on December 22, 1957, in Tehachapi, California, where they were involved in the family grocery business before relocating to West Plains, Missouri in 1966.