Thayer Obituaries

    Funeral services for James Porter, age 95, of Thayer, Missouri, will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel in Thayer, Missouri.   Visitation will be Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 12:00 p.m. until the time of service at 2:00 p.m. at Carter Funeral Home Chapel

  Erika Diane Marie Ryan, age 32, of Bakersfield, Missouri, passed away March 15, 2025, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Erika was born July 24, 1992, to Gary and Tammy Ryan in Iowa City, Iowa.   Erika was full of life and loved spending time with her family and going shopping. She was an avid horse

    Dana “Ray” Morris, 68, of Bakersfield, Missouri, passed away on March 14, 2025, in Bakersfield, Missouri. Ray was born on November 28, 1956, in Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, that later turned into his beloved hometown.     Ray’s mother, Pansy Jo Kent Richardson, instilled in him the importance of helping others. Whenever he wasn’t

    Evalena McFann, 95, of Myrtle, Missouri passed away on March 15, 2025, at Shepherd’s View Assisted Living in Alton, Missouri. She was born on October 14,1929, in Myrtle, Missouri to Ernest Osborne Cox and Naomi Brewer Cox. On July 7, 1951, she married George “Noel” McFann in the preacher’s living room in Pocahontas,

    Geneva “Carolee” Barton, 96, of Thayer, Missouri, passed away on March 13, 2025, at Shady Oaks Healthcare in Thayer, Missouri. She was born on November 3, 1928, in Oregon County, Missouri to Arlie Hays and Eunice Martin Hays. Geneva married the love of her life, Willard Thomas Barton on October 27, 1945, in

    Grace Mardell (Powell) Palmer, age 93, of Thayer, Missouri, passed away March 3, 2025, at Shady Oaks in Thayer, Missouri. She was born March 7, 1931, in Oregon County to Ocal and Delia (Rutledge) Powell.   Grace married the love of her life Lawerence Harold Palmer in 1950, in Thayer, Missouri. Within this

  Karen Hoffman Ogden, 64, of Myrtle, Missouri, passed away on February 24, 2025, at her home in Myrtle, Missouri. She was born on December 20,1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Clarence Hoffman and Alice Fay (Dalton) Hoffman. Karen married John F. Ogden in Van Wert, Ohio in 1988. They were married until John’s passing on

  Herbert Christian Hirsch, age 78, of Thayer, Missouri, passed away February 21, 2025, at his home. He was born July 27, 1946, to Albert Christian and Ethel Belle (Hinton) Hirsch in Thayer, Missouri.   Herbert married the love of his life, Kathleen Marie Heitz on July 10, 1970, in Thayer, Missouri at the methodist

  Kim Elaine Smith, age 69, passed away in Searcy, Arkansas on February 20, 2025, at Unity Hospital. She was born September 24, 1955, in Lockney, Texas to Guy and Ruth (Williams) Smith.   Kim grew up in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas and graduated with the class of 1973. Kim lived most of her adult life

  Janet Louise Alford of Thayer Missouri was born July 3, 1943, in Couch Missouri to Olon & Nevia (Honeycutt) Tucker.  She died Saturday, February 15, 2025, in Thayer at the age of 81.   She married Steve Alford on June 23, 1987, who preceded her in death March 21, 2023. She was a member