West Plains Obituaries

Joyce K. “Thompson” Lynn was born July 27, 1954 to Cyrus Noel Thompson and Minerva Gertrude “Miller” Thompson, and passed away October 31, 2022 at her home in Salem, Missouri. She was married September 21, 1972 to Alvin D. Lambe. To this union one son was born, Ricky D. Lambe in January of 1973. On

Graveside services for Louella Marie Jackson, 90, West Plains, Missouri, will be held Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Mount Zion Cemetery, West of Olden, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late Glenn VanDusen and Gladys Chritton VanDusen, on September 29, 1932 in

Nancy Charlotte Cagle was born October 12, 1938 in Timberlake/Hurdle Mills, North Carolina to John James Crabtree and Nancy Ruth “Miller” Crabtree and passed away October 8, 2022 at National Health Care in West Plains, Missouri. She was married to Neal Cagle who preceded her in death. She is survived by five children, Penny Wicker

  Ronald Keith Knepper son of the late Harold Keith Knepper and Mary Margaret Carter (Corbin) passed away on September 8, 2022 peacefully at his home in South Fork, Missouri. Ronald was born January 7, 1949, in Maryville, Missouri and was 73 years old at the time of his passing.   He is survived by

  Bernadette Watkins was born March 22, 1939, in Linton, North Dakota. She was the 16th child of Anton and Rosina (Mosseth) Roehrich. On February 26, 1971, she eloped in Ash Flat, Arkansas with the love of her life, Harley Watkins. On September 10, 2022, after 10 years of bravely facing the struggles of Parkinson’s

Brian Keith Merck, 55, Caulfield, Missouri, died August 20, 2022 at his home in Caulfield, Missouri. He was born the son of the late Jimmy Lee Merck and Joyce Kay Merck on February 1, 1967 in Ventura, California. He was married to Jennifer Lea Collins on March 31, 2018 in the state of Arkansas. He

Graveside services for Artie Mae Brigman, 97, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Union Hill Cemetery with Brother Matthew Trail officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late Tom Thrasher and Letha Smith Thrasher, on November 6,

Funeral services for Jimmy L Coldiron, 76, Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Lanton, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 11, 2022, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains with Pastor Gary Barrett officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. He was born the son of the late Ed