Thayer Obituaries

Jerry Len Powell was born the son of Gilbert Powell and Shirley J. (Wright) Powell on March 30, 1967, in Salem, Arkansas, and departed this life on February10, 2017, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the age of 49 years. He is survived by his mother, Shirley Powell Torrey and husband, Edward of Alton, Missouri; two

  Richard Dean Garrison was born the son of Jess Garrison and Alpha (Williams) Garrison on July 31, 1939, in Myrtle, Missouri, and departed this life on February 9, 2017, in West Plains, Missouri, at the age of 77 years. He was united in marriage on May 28, 1960 in Saddle, Arkansas to Jewell Powell.

George F. Haggins, age 73, of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas died Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 9:50 AM in Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. Local arrangements under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc in Thayer.

Glenden “Glen” Doris Crass, was born the son of Robert Crass and Claudia (Hartwell) Crass on March 10, 1935, in Myrtle, Missouri, and departed this life on January 23, 2017, in West Plains, Missouri, at the age of 81 years. He was united in marriage on December 7, 1982, in Thayer, Missouri, to Holly Simmons.

Mary Aleeta Todd was born the daughter of Harley Manor and Eliza (Mask) Manor on October 20, 1924, in Camp, Arkansas, and departed this life on January 14, 2017, at Shady Oaks Healthcare in Thayer, Missouri, at the age of 92 years. She was united in marriage on December 23, 1939, at Fryatt, Arkansas, to

Pamela L. Johnson was born the daughter of Eldridge T. Sherrell and Faye (Ballard) Sherrell on December 2, 1953, in Batesville, Arkansas, and departed this life on January 14, 2017, at her home in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, at the age of 63 years. She was united in marriage on September 18, 1981, in Mammoth Spring,

Derek Scott Bailey came into this world earlier than expected on December 3, 1984 at 6:04 am. He was one half of a whole. He weighed a mere 3 pounds, 2 ounces. He met the challenge of being born early and small, the way he met every challenge in his life … with strength and

Ruby Jean Smoot was born the daughter of Billy Jo Burch and Audra Mae (Langel) Burch on July 2, 1942 in Salem, Arkansas and died on January 6, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 74 years. She was married on August 21, 1958 to Bob Smoot, who preceded her in death on October

Anthony David Smith was born the son of Charles David Smith and Claudia Armstrong Smith on February 14, 1972, in Salem, Arkansas and departed this life on January 4, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 44 years. He survived by his mother, Claudia Freeman of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas; one sister, Konnie Haney and

 Lurene Alice Melinda Diles McGhee was born the daughter of William J. Diles and Sarah M. Arnold Diles on June 30, 1919, in Thayer, Missouri, and departed this life on January 4, 2017, in Thayer, Missouri, at the age of 97 years. She was united in marriage on April 24, 1941, in Salem, Arkansas, to