West Plains Obituaries

Elisha Bridges, 31, West Plains, died Monday, May 30, 2011, at the home of her father, Carson Bridges. She was born December 8, 1979, at West Plains. Survivors include two children, a son, Aadyn Bridges, 6, and Tylar Fine, 5; her mother, Charlotte Taylor; a sister, Beth Bridges, and a brother, Montana Bridges. Elisha Bridges

Funeral services for Ruby Louise Risner Utley will be held Friday, May 20, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Curry Street Church of Christ, West Plains, Missouri. Visitation will be held Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, Missouri from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Thayer Cemetery, Thayer, Missouri.

       Graveside services for Rebecca Janice Collins,  64, West Plains, Missouri, will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Siloam Springs Cemetery with Reverend Dwight Warren officiating. under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains.      She was born the daughter of the late Agnes White Warren, on February 20, 1947 in West

Jean Meeker, 78, West Plains, died April 10, 2011 at her home in West Plains. Jean is survived by one brother, Don Carroll; niece, Christine Dougherty, and two great nieces, Stephanie Dougherty and Haley Daugherty. Local arrangements under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

Graveside services for Toll R. Duke, 84, West Plains, Missouri, will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, April 14, 2011, at State Line Cemetery, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. He was born the son of the late L.D. Duke and Cliffie Ellis Duke, on June 18, 1926 in Agnos, Arkansas and died

Funeral Services for Lealon Albert Wray, 88, West Plains, Missouri, will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 14, 2011, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, with Pastor Allen Cartwright officiating under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains. He was born the son of the late Claude Wray and Arrie Montgomery Wray, on

　 Nelson G. Hopper, 81, West Plains, died April 7, 2011 at National Health Care in West Plains. Local arrangements under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.

Stephen Paul Summers was born on June 14, 1981 at Munster, Indiana but was raised in West Plains, Missouri. He passed away on March 24, 2011 in West Plains, Missouri at the age of 29. He was united in marriage to Heather Collins on August 3, 2003 in Willow Springs, Missouri. Stephen is survived by

Graveside services for Flora Jane Pyles, 89, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2011, New Liberty Cemetery, with Reverend Larry Petro officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late Isaac Beckworth and Martha Byerly Beckworth, on March 25,

Funeral Services for Wanita Wynelle White Anderson, 78, West Plains, Missouri, will be 2:30 p.m., Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains. She was born the daughter of the late Ervin S. White and Clara Rebecca Kissee White, on April 14,