Thayer Obituaries

  Lanis Glendal Nicholson was born to Luther Jackson Nicholson and Beatrice Elizabeth (Humphrey) Nicholson on July 8, 1947, and departed to his eternal home September 11, 2024.   On June 13, 1970, he married Brenda Diles within this union, two children were born; son, Dennis Wade, and daughter, Amy Denys.   He is survived

    Joe Anne Stewart was born on July 9, 1939, in Corning, Arkansas. She left her earthly home on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 85. She was a loving mother, nana, and dear friend to many.     Joe Anne had a servant’s heart first and foremost

  Dearl Ray McKinney, age 66 of Ravenden, Arkansas, passed away September 7, 2024. Dearl was born April 13, 1958, in Rockford, Illinois to Jesse and Julia (Case) McKinney.   Dearl was an outdoors man. He loved to hunt, garden and was a collector of “things”. He loved showing off his latest treasures. He would

Barbara Ailene Ford, 82, of Greenfield, Missouri, formerly of Thayer, Missouri, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2024, at Cox Medical Center South of Springfield, Missouri. She was born on December 12, 1941, in Iowa, to the proud parents of Luther Haney and Carrie Presley, both of whom precede her in death, along with her

  Wilma Louise (Howell) Dunavin, age 94, of Pittsburg, Missouri, passed away August 22, 2024, at Loving Arms Memory Care, in Sedalia, Missouri. Wilma was born July 13, 1930, to Jesses and Lydia (Brazeal) Howell.   She was united in marriage to L.D. Dunavin on August 15, 1946. L.D. passed away just a few days

    Kenneth (Kenny) Clay Smith, 71,  born on June 14, 1953, in Thayer, Missouri, and passed away on August 16, 2024, at his home. He was a devoted husband to Brenda Poulette, with whom he celebrated 50 wonderful years of marriage, having tied the knot on April 5, 1974, in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas.   

John Ellis Cathey, born on November 22, 1949, in Thayer, Missouri, passed away on August 9, 2024, in Charleston, Missouri. He was a devoted member of the Elm Street Baptist Church in Charleston and enjoyed a fulfilling life centered around his passions for golfing and raising cattle. John will be remembered fondly by his family

   Arliss June Powell, 87, of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at Baxter Regional Medical Center. He was born on April 15, 1937, in Fulton County, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Arvy William Powell and Elva (Hall) Powell. Arliss was a lifelong Fulton County resident and a

  Brenda Gay Garrison was born the daughter of Otto Lovel and Grace Christine Hackworth Honeycutt on January 11, 1951, in Thayer, Missouri and departed this life August 2, 2024, at her home in Myrtle, Missouri at the age of 73 years. She married the love of her life, David Garrison, on May 24, 1969,

  Willa Faye (Stroud) Mills was born December 16, 1935, in Heart, Arkansas to Andrew and Laura (Norris) Stroud. She departed this life on July 27, 2024, at her home in Mammoth Spring, at the age of 88. She was united in marriage to Noel Mills on August 5, 1959, and to this union four