West Plains Obituaries

Graveside services for Velma Kathleen Freeman, 88, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 6, 2015, at Oak Lawn Cemetery with Reverend Greg Thompson officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home,Inc., West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late Dewey Driskell and Bessie L. Chambers Driskell, on September

Funeral services for Paul Marquardt, 89, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Carter Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Charles Barnett officiating under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. He was born the son of the late Paul G. Marquardt and Anna Moerschel Marquardt,

Funeral services for Bobbie Jean Havens, 84, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains with Norman Carte and John Colbert officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late Robert Colbert and Jemima Dodson Colbert,

Funeral services for Lydia Agnes Beach, 96, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel with Ministers Joe Spangler and Larry Yarber officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late George Lane and

Billy Ray Birdsong, 74, passed away at Wilson Creek Nursing Home in Springfield, Missouri on January 24, 2015. He was born January 25, 1940 to Irvin and Arley Dover Birdsong. Bill is survived by sons, Ervin (Sharon) of Turon, Kansas, Billy Lewis of Pryor, Oklahoma, Robert (Mary) of Mtn. View, Missouri, Jack (Vicky), Roger (Trish)

Memorial services for Laura Raye Woodward, 81, Dora, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, with Pastor Dale Roberts officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc.,West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late Joe Long and Della Evans Long, on

Funeral services for Lorene June Bussell, 91, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 12, 2015, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, with Reverend Charles Barnett and Reverend Frank Rogers officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late

Graveside services for Marjorie Baty, 90, West Plains, Missouri, will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Redburn Cemetery, Oregon County, Missouri, with Eric Martin officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late William Baty and Lillie Judd Baty, on

Funeral services for Joan Marie (Johnson) Daily, 80, West Plains, Missouri, will be held on Friday, January 9, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Jason Roberts officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains She was born the daughter of the late Lieutenant Charles and Ellie Johnson,

Ralph Curtis O’Brien, 77, West Plains, Missouri died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Cox Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. There will be a visitation service held Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Carter Funeral Home Chapel in West Plains, Missouri.