West Plains Obituaries

Nora Ellen Morris, daughter of the late Oliver Bales and Alice Willard Bales, was born September 4, 1920 in Thomasville, Missouri and died March 18, 2019 in West Plains, Missouri at the age of 98 years. She was united in marriage December 1, 1936 in Thomasville, Missouri to Robert Morris, who preceded her in death

Erma Sue Johnson, daughter of the late Russell Calvin & Mary Catharen Tyhurst was born May 17, 1945 in Martinsville, Illinois and died March 17, 2019 in West Plains, Missouri at the age of 73. She was united in marriage September 3, 1967 at the Restitution Church of God in Casey, Illinois to Robert Lloyd

Services for J. W. Collins will be held Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Vanzant Community Center, Vanzant, Missouri, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. before the service. Burial will be in Pleasant Mound Cemetery, Douglas

Alyce Rae Schartz passed away on March 13, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born in Parsons, Kansas on February 14, 1943 to Raymond and Hazel McCoy. She was united in marriage on September 1, 1962 in Great Bend, Kansas to Larry Gene Schartz, who preceded her in death. She graduated

J.W. Collins, 78, Dora, Missouri, died March 16, 2019 at National Health Care in West Plains, Missouri. Services for J.W. Collins will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Vanzant Community Center, Vanzant, Missouri, with Reverend Bud Scherer officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. Visitation

    Funeral services for Willis Clark Stephens, 88, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains with Brother Bill Bales officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains. He was born the son of the late Omie Stephens and Ruby

Funeral services for Pauline Simmons, 78, West Plains, Missouri, will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 1, 2019, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late Samuel Cleveland Pierce and Dessie Columbia Scott Pierce, on May 8, 1940 in Couch, Missouri

  Belinda Kay Williams, daughter of Barbara Ann Lewallen Collins, and the late Ross Wayne Collins, was born May 17, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri, and died at her home in West Plains, Missouri, January 27, 2019. She was united in marriage to Steven Dale Williams November 10, 1997 in Eminence, Missouri who preceded her

    Ashley Ellison-Stokes, daughter of Debra Baird Ellison and the late Roger Ellison, was born June 13, 1989 in West Plains, Missouri and died January 17, 2019 in Sullivan, Missouri, at the age of 29 years. She was united in marriage June 23, 2011 in Ottumwa, Iowa to her best friend, Ashley LeDawn Stokes.

Mary was always willing to lend a helping hand, offer advice, tell stories, and most importantly love hugely, openly, and indiscriminately. Some will miss hearing her reminisce about life growing up. Others will remember precious memories of her throughout her life, such as picking and canning vegetables, her delicious cooking, and simple conversations held throughout