West Plains Obituaries

John Louis Martin, II, son of John Martin and the late Elizabeth Ann Bilyeu Martin, was born April 17, 1965 in Kansas City, Kansas and died January 27, 2016 at his home at the age of 50 years. He was married to Carolyn Meisenheimer June 25, 1996 in Yellville, Arkansas. He is survived by his

Hazel Marie Hawkins, 86, West Plains, Missouri died January 5, 2016 at 1:57 p.m. in West Vue Nursing Center, West Plains. Funeral services for Hazel Hawkins will be held Friday, January 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 7, 2016 from

Virginia Ann “Annie” Thompson was born October 1, 1959 in Jackson County, Missouri to Virginia Marie Thompson. She died December 29, 2015 after a brief stay at NHC. She was raised in and around Brandsville, Missouri and attended the State School in West Plains, Missouri. She is survived by her step-father, Roger Campbell, West Plains,

Funeral services for Beverly Ann Thomas, of West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at the Wilderness Freewill Baptist Church, Oregon County, Missouri, with Reverend Ron Blanks officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late Harold Ogden and

Funeral services for Olive Shipley, 86, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains with Pastor Travis Collins officiating under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late William Earnest Mayberry and Rose Viola Driskell Mayberry, on

Lutelua (Smith) Poore was born the daughter of John Smith and Flossie (Robinson) Fuller on November 6, 1940, in Ash Flat, Arkansas, and departed this life December 2, 2015, in Salem, Arkansas, at the age of 75 years. She was united in marriage June 10, 2000, at Thayer, Missouri, to Cecil Poore. She is survived

Tommy Gene Collins was born in Licking, Missouri , the son of Everett Collins and Flora “Adeline” (Thompson) Collins on July 24th, 1955 and departed this life on December 1st, 2015, at his home in Pomona, Missouri at the age of 60 years. He was united in marriage September 2nd, 1977 at Lighthouse Church in

Graveside Services for Edith Eileen Rieskamp, 90, Willow Springs, Missouri, will be 2:00pm Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the Mount Zion Cemetery with the Elder James Kimbrough officiating under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late Rex Ruberson and Mary Irene Griffen, on January 15, 1925

Funeral services for Wilma Sylvia Griffin Cobb, 97, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, with Evangelist Gene Bench officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late William (Bill) Griffin

Funeral services for Robert Lynn Bowers, 62, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 25, 2015, at the First Church of God, West Plains with Pastor Mark Lewis officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains. He was born the son of the late Orville Thomas Bowers and Edith