All Obituaries

Opal Pauline Compton, 89, of Bradleyville.

William Howard Dooley, 87, of Kissee Mills, MO, died July 19, 2018. Bill was born in Burlington Junction, MO on January 19, 1931, the son of John H. Dooley, Jr. and Faye E. Adkins. When he was a few months old the family moved to the Cheyenne Indian Reservation in the state of Washington. At the age of 9 he returned to Maryville, MO to reside with his grandparents. On July 11, 1951 he married Rosette Sharp. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Kohlmann Dooley, and daughter, Debra Parker and...

Hazel Dilday, 90, of Taneyville. Hazel Dilday passed away on June 29, 2018 at her residence in Taneyville, MO., with her family at her side. She was born in Mount Ida, AR., daughter of Otto and Cora Irons. Hazel worked as a cook for Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC)  in Taney County from 1969 to 2004.  Hazel enjoyed fishing and mushroom hunting. She attended Bryant Ridge Church at Taneyville. Survivors include her children, Carroll Dilday of Kissee Mills, MO.,...

Donald Wayne Gregory, 69, of Tanneyville, Mo. and Sutton, Vt., passed away unexpectedly at his home on June 28, 2018. Don was born on Feb. 7, 1949 in North Adams, Mass. The son of Donald George Gregory and Jeanette Georgette Gregory (Martin). He grew up in the Berkshire mountains on Rolling Acres Poultry Farm in Cheshire, Mass. This fostered his love of hunting and fishing. He graduated from Adams Memorial High School in 1967 and enlisted in the US Air Force. He served his country in...

Burl "Scott" Collins, 81, of Kissee Mills, MO. Mr. Collins passed away on June 26, 2018 at Forsyth, MO.  Scott was born May 8, 1937 at Cedar Creek, Mo., son of William and Eunice(Blackwell) Collin, and remained a lifelong resident of Taney County. Scott loved horses, caring for them and trading them. He also enjoyed coon hunting and his dogs. Survivors include his wife, Juanita; sons, Kevin Rickel of Kissee Mills, MO., Bob Case and wife Karen of Bradleyville, MO.; daughter,...

Timothy Lynn "Tim" Henry, age 54, of Asheboro, North Carolina died Monday, June 18, 2018 at his home. Mr. Henry was born in Branson, Missouri on July 23, 1963.  Tim was employed with Metals USA in Randleman, North Carolina. He is survived by his parents, Judy and Jack Looney of Protem, MO; brother, Bob Henry and wife Lillian of Franklinville; sisters, Jackie Knapp of Bastrop, TX., and Kelly Henry of Nixa, MO.' and grandmother, Helen Jennings of Protem, MO. The...

Robert Francis DeBres, 88 of Forsyth, MO Robert passed away on June 10, at Forsyth Care Center. He was born on July 2, 1929 at Grand Rapids, MI., son of Leonard and Agnes(Tryon) DeBres. Bob married Geraldine (Norris) at St. Louis, MO., on Feb. 14, 1970. Robert was a retired Police Officer from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.  After retirement he moved to Forsyth, MO.  Bob was an active member of Community Presbyterian Church and a member of the Lake Taneycomo Elks...

Bobbie L. Ferguson, 76, Formerly of Taneyville, MO. Bobbie passed away on Wed. May 23, 2018 at Forsyth Nursing and Rehab in Forsyth, MO., with family at her bedside.  She was born in Kissee Mills, Missouri on May 9, 1942, daughter of Edward and Flora (Collins) Beeler. Bobbie was raised in Taney County Missouri. After marriage, Bobbie followed her husband’s career with the US Navy moving many times. Bobbie retired as a hostess and cashier from Red Lobster in Springfield, MO.,...

Frank Taber, 70, formerly of Branson, MO Frank Taber passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at Fayetteville, AR. He was born Oct. 26, 1947 at Harrisonburg, VA, the son of Howard and Joyce Ann (Witt) Taber. Frank received a BS degree from Occidental College in California, and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. On a trip to Branson in the 1980’s, Frank was so dissatisfied with his lodging location that he decided to build a facility to meet his needs – the Atrium Inn on...

Norma Jean (Rockwell) Odice, 91, of Republic, MO., formerly of Forsyth. Norma passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018, at the Republic Nursing and Rehab.  She was born on March 1, 1927 at Perry, IA., daughter of George and Hazel (Green) Lester. She married Jesse Rockwell in Iowa, after which two daughters were born; they then moved to CA., to raise their children. They then moved to Forsyth in the 1970’s.  After the death of Jesse in 1997, Norma moving to Florida in 2000 and...