Obituaries

Funeral services for Alvin Leon Taylor, 90, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Gospel Hill Church of Christ, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.   

Mr. Taylor passed away at 8:56 a.m., Saturday, July 23, 2022, at NHC Healthcare.   

He was born August 28, 1931, at Burtrum, Texas, to LeRoy Taylor and Josie Ann Bird Taylor.  On August 11, 1967, he was married in the State of Oklahoma, to Linda Mahan.  Mr. Taylor was a veteran, having served with the United States Army.  He worked as a fireman. Leon enjoyed hunting, fishing, working with his hands and family get-togethers with his children and grandchildren.  Mr. Taylor was a member of Gospel Hill Church of Christ.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Taylor, of the family home; four children, Linda Gene Hart and husband, Wesley, Springfield, Missouri, Beverly Surface and husband, Russ, Alpena, Arkansas, Rick Taylor and wife, Shawanna, Pottersville, Missouri and Tyler Taylor and wife, Jeannette, Winona,  Missouri; eleven grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Janice Mahan; and several nieces and nephews.

His parents, one son, Larry Leon Taylor, two brothers, Herman and Jack Taylor, three sisters, Ida Mae Herridge, Dovie Young and Katie Salyer, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Wendell and Juanita Mahan, and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, preceded him in death.  

Mr. Taylor will lie in state from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., Monday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Burial will be in the Gospel Hill Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.

Funeral services for Barbara Maxine Hackworth, 88, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 25, 2022, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

The world has lost a very special Angel.  Maxine departed this life on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at her home.  

She was born November 6, 1933, at Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, to Doris Dubois Griffith and Carl D. Griffith.  Maxine graduated from Thayer High School with the Class of 1951.  On October 20, 1953, she was married at West Plains, Missouri, to William G. (Bill) Hackworth, who preceded her in death on May 26, 2003.  Five children were born into their marriage.  She was a local store owner for more than fifty-five years, and was well known in the community.  All who knew her loved her.  Mrs. Hackworth was of the Christian faith and was a member of Central Church of Christ. 

She is survived by three daughters, Cindy Sliger and special friend, Willie Oritz, Rhonda Freshour and husband, Archie and Lisa Warren; one son, Morris Hackworth; nine grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; three brothers; two sisters; one very special sister-in-law; and several nieces and nephews 

Her parents, husband, one son, Craig, one great-grandchild, Miracle Warren, four brothers and one sister, preceded her in death.  

Mrs. Hackworth will lie  in state from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Sunday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Burial will be in the Howell Memorial Park Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.

A celebration of life service for Gary Kyle, 72, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Ozark Café.

Gary Kyle, born March 12, 1950, in Pittsburg Kansas, died on Sunday, July, 10, 2022, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital after complications from a quickly moving cancer. 

Gary grew up in the prairie of southeast Kansas.  In Parsons, Kansas, he completed his secondary education.  He went on to study psychology at Kansas State College of Pittsburg, ultimately graduating with a master’s degree.

Gary’s parents, Robert and Mary Jean Kyle, purchased him an airline ticket to travel to Portland, Oregon for a mental health convention.  There, he met the director of an Illinois state facility for the mentally handicapped and was hired to be the Clinical Psychologist.  He was at the forefront of “community integration.”  That is, transitioning individuals with mental illness from state institutions to community living.  He then started a non-profit organization doing just that.  His guiding principle was “treat your patients with respect and dignity.”

Gary’s hobbies included a wide of variety of things from flying airplanes to restoring cars to fishing and water sports.  He was a private pilot and owned an antique Piper Vagabond.  When Gary’s father passed away, Gary inherited his 1965 Chevy truck.  It was rusted out and painted orange.  Gary spent years restoring the truck to its original condition with the final touch being a light blue finish.  Gary owned several boats, including a catamaran and multiple canoes. 

Gary enjoyed life.  His sense of humor was well liked.  Under the cover of darkness, with a megaphone in hand, he once turned his airplane’s engine off and announced that the aliens have arrived while gliding over a small village.

A gregarious man with an infectious laugh.  His silence now is deafening.

Gary’s wife, children, and grandchildren were most important in his life.  They enjoyed many fun times and endless memories.  His wife, Tracy, was his soul mate, his best friend, lover, and confidante.  Gary will be much missed by his large and, still expanding, family: Tracy Kyle (Reed), his wife, and his adoring children, Cole Kyle, with many loving thoughts and prayers from his mother, Barbara Kyle (Moses), and Michaell Allision, Brook Allison, and Mason Allison, as well as five brothers, a sister, and twelve grandchildren.

Wanda Lee (Sue) Judd, 84, West Plains, Missouri, passed away at 1:45 a.m., Friday, July 8, 2022, at West Vue Nursing Center.  

She was born July 10, 1937, at Brandsville, Missouri, to Joseph Frances and Margaret Belle Crabtree Barnett; she was the last surviving child of Frank and Belle.  On June 30, 1954, she was married at West Plains, to Francis Ruel Judd, who preceded her in death on March 3, 2015; a union of sixty years. She was a wonderful and loving mother, having raised six children while her husband worked on the road for Frisco Railroad.  Mrs. Judd was an excellent seamstress, making most of her children and grandchildren’s clothing.  Her family meals were always a plenty.  You were always welcome to come and share.  Prior to becoming disabled she worked at Angelica Uniform Factory in Mountain View, Missouri as an inspector.  After this time she cared for her grandchildren and was a great influence in their lives.

She will be dearly missed by five children, Margaret Collins, Frank Judd, Marilyn Lair (Michael), James Judd (Kelly) and Kathy Young (Dennis); fourteen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Ellen Barnett; special sister-in-law, Louise Judd; niece, Carrie Pope, who was a great caregiver to her; special cousin, Emogene Clevenger, who was more like a sister; and to many nieces, nephews and extended family, she was Aunt Susie. 

Her parents, husband, one son, Robert Lee Judd and her siblings, Henry, Mildred, Mary, Curtis, Betty, Jack, Warren, Clifford, Norman and Mike, preceded her in death.  

She will be laid to rest with her husband Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., at Evergreen Cemetery.  Arrangements under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Sara Lea Young, 56, West Plains Missouri, was called home to be with our heavenly Father July 15, 2022 at 2:50 p.m.

She was born June 8, 1966 in West Plains, Missouri to Gary and Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Reed. She worked as a business office manager at Brooke Haven Healthcare. Sara was a devoted daughter, mother and friend. She loved laughing, gardening, floating the river, camping and the ocean. 

She is survived by the love of her life, Bruce Collins, Pomona Missouri, her mother Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Reed, three children; Leigh Ann and Tyler Allen, Jessica Boze, and Zach Young of West Plains Missouri, and three granddaughters; Natalie, Izzi, and Halen.

Sara is preceded in death by her grandparents, father and brother Glen (Trapper) Reed.

Arrangements under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Graveside services for Ellen Louise Grisham, 61, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Baptist Hill Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Mrs. Grisham passed away at 9:45 a.m., Friday, July 15, 2022, at Ozarks Healthcare.

She was born December 12, 1960 at Bakersfield, California to Mointa and Hazel Bankston. On April 28, 1988, she was married at West Plains, Missouri, to Larry Grisham. Mrs. Grisham was a member of Washington Avenue Church of Christ. She was a devoted wife and mother that served her family with wisdom and love. In her final days, she cared the most about communicating to others that God was her good Father.

She is survived by her husband, Larry, of the family home; four children, Kenneth Dale Grisham and wife Jaimie, Caulfield, Missouri, Paul Howard Grisham and wife, Amanda, West Plains, Missouri, John Eric Grisham and wife, Jaime, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Luke Lewis Grisham and wife, Jessie, West Plains Missouri; three grandchildren, Zabby, Hendryx, Allie, and two more grandchildren on the way; brothers-in-law, Jerry Richardson, Leland Grisham and wife, Sharon, Raymond Grisham and wife, Carolyn, and Gary Grisham and wife, Kim; sisters-in-law, Daisy Gunter and husband, David, and Irene Mincher and husband, Clyde; brother, Ray Bankston; nephews, Todd, Travis, and Ryan; and nieces, Rachel and Becky.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and several brothers and sisters.

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 19, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be at Baptist Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Foundation and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.

David Patrick Allen, 62, West Plains, Missouri, passed away at 2:00 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2022, at his home.  Arrangements under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Funeral services for John Davis, 75, Dora, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 16, 2022 at First Baptist Church, West Plains, Missouri, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

Mr. Davis passed away at 10:48 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2022, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, Jonesboro, Arkansas.  

He was born April 4, 1947, at Jonesboro, Arkansas, to William A. Davis and Clara Evelyn Kimberland Davis.  John graduated from Bay High School, Bay, Arkansas, with the Class of 1965.  Mr. Davis was a veteran having proudly served with the United States Army in Thailand and Vietnam.  On May 24, 1968, he was married at Truman, Arkansas, to Karen Woods.  John was a farmer and owner of the Crider Store.  He was known as “Big John”, was an avid coon hunter and enjoyed bird hunting, horses and his coon hunting mule.  Mr. Davis was a long time member of First Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Karen Davis, of the family home; three children, Jeff Davis and wife, Arta,  Paul Davis and wife, Julie Ann and Garren Davis and wife, Misty, all of West Plains; twelve grandchildren, Courtney Duke and husband, Anthony, Paydan Clayton and husband, Jason, Brady Davis, Enick Fox, Taylor Davis, Christopher Davis, Shelbee Davis Easley and husband, Grant, Hannah, Ryan, Andrew, Jaden and Emma Davis; eight great-grandchildren, Aark, Korbin and Jase Clayton, Gavin, Willa and ViVi Duke and Hunter and Remington Davis; one sister, Norma Evans, Trumann, Arkansas; one sister-in-law, Deborah Hubbard and husband, Bobby, Hueytown, Alabama; and many wonderful nieces and nephews .

His parents and two sisters, Jewell Watson and Barbara Cothren, preceded him in death.  

Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Saturday at First Baptist Church.  Burial will be at Ledbetter Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.

A celebration of life service for Glenda Faye Lunn, 71, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2022 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

Mrs. Lunn passed away at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at her home.  

She was born March 15, 1951, in Beeville, Texas, to Frank Bennett Plachy and Violet Winona Vines Plachy.  On September 26, 1999, she was married at West Plains, Missouri, to Olan Wilburn Lunn, who preceded her in death on January 2, 2008.  She enjoyed painting, gardening and flowers.  Mrs. Lunn was a member of the Church of Christ. 

She is survived by four children, John Turner and wife, Denise, West Plains, Lisa Arvidson, Springfield, Missouri, Burtis Turner and wife, Sonya, West Plains and Glenda Marie Hudson and husband, Chris, West Plains; nineteen grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren and two on the way; five brothers, Frank Plachy and wife, Ethel, Moody, Missouri, Paul Plachy and wife, Roberta, State of Massachusetts, Jerry Plachy and wife, Peggy, Caulfield, Missouri, Joseph Plachy, West Plains and Edray Plachy, State of Texas; and many nieces and nephews. 

Her parents, husband, one son, Jacky Turner and two sisters, Anna Bruhn and Faye Ann Plachy, preceded her in death.  

Funeral services for Patricia (Darlene) Tharp, 70, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2022 at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

Mrs. Tharp passed away at 3:58 p.m., Sunday, July 10, 2022, at Ozarks Medical Center.  

She was born October 21, 1951, at Birch Tree, Missouri, to Floyd Crabtree and Neva Plummer Crabtree.  Darlene graduated from Mountain View High School with the Class of 1969.  On February 14, 1970, she was married at Birch Tree, Missouri, to Garry Tharp.  Before her retirement, Mrs. Tharp had worked at the International Shoe Factory and Marathon Electric.  She loved her family and grandchildren and enjoyed quilting and cross stitch.  Mrs. Tharp was a member of River of Life Church and served as Church clerk.   

She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Garry Tharp, of the family home; three children, Loren Tharp and wife, Elizabeth, West Plains, Garry Tharp, Jr. and wife, Stacey, West Plains and Angela Campbell and husband, Andrew, Mountain View, Missouri; five grandchildren, Logan Tharp, Bryce Tharp, Bishop Campbell, Gabe Campbell and Drew Campbell; two sisters, Janet Tharp and Judy Green and significant other, Robert Madden, all of Mountain View, Missouri; special aunt, Jewell Percy; eight sisters-in-law; seven brothers-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.

Her parents, her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Loar and Loren Tharp and brother-in-law, Terry Tharp, preceded her in death.  

Visitation services will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Burial will be at Elk Creek Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.

Funeral services for Billy D. Guilliams, 85, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 14, 2022, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

Mr. Guilliams passed away at 10:56 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2022, at his home.

He was born August 5, 1936 at Weed, New Mexico, to Willie Anderson Guilliams and Hester Belle Youngblood Guilliams.  He lived in New Mexico until moving to West Plains, Missouri with his family at the age of sixteen.  He then helped his father run a dairy farm and raised beef cattle for several years.  After the dairy farm was sold, Billy worked for Clyde Stewart for over thirty-five years running a bulldozer.  He was well-known for his expertise in operating a bulldozer.  He was highly recommended by landowners that Mr. Bill was the man you wanted to work on their land.  His work ethics and experience brought him to Texas, and he operated bulldozers in the oil fields in the Panhandle of Texas for many years.  He was married to Ruby Croney in November 1956 at West Plains, Missouri, and in their union they had four children.  He later married Virginia Riley in May 2002 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Survivors include Cathy Stone Roberts and husband, Richard, West Plains, Missouri, Brenda Guilliams, Chestnut Ridge, Missouri, Sharon Harrill Burton and husband, Alvin, Ava, Missouri, and Leisha Patrick and husband, Rod, Highlandville, Missouri; ten grandchildren, Fred Stone, Kyle Stone, Marlana Taylor, Cody Taylor, Clint Taylor, Amy Vonallmen, Amber Brotherton, Justin Harrill, Dustin Harrill, and Billie Busby; eighteen great-grandchildren; one sister, Carolyn Mefford and husband, Amon, West Plains, Missouri; and his significant other, Emily Durnell.

His wife, parents, six brothers and sisters, and one son-in-law, Michael Wayne Harrill, preceded him in death.

Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Thursday, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Burial will be at Howell Valley Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to Howell Valley Cemetery and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.

Funeral services for Harold Junior Collins, 73, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 11, 2022 at Life Point Church of West Plains, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

Mr. Collins passed away at 10:17 a.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at his home.  

He was born October 21, 1948, at Pumpkin Center, Missouri, to Harold and Ora B. Wheatley Collins.  On August 4, 1989, he was married at West Plains, to Karen Stockton.  Mr. Collins was a veteran, having served in Vietnam with the United States Army and was awarded three purple hearts.  After returning home, he worked at the International Shoe Factory for thirty-one years, then at Invensys for fifteen years until his retirement.  He enjoyed playing softball, hunting, golfing, fishing, watching westerns and spending time with his children and grandchildren.  Family was most important to him.     

He is survived by his wife, Karen Collins; three sons, Billy Roberts and wife, Jennifer, Bobby Roberts and wife, Heather and Aaron Collins, all of West Plains; two daughters, Edna (Maggie) Eaglebear and significant other, Dale Collins, West Plains and Katie Grimes and husband, Justin, Thayer, Missouri; step-son, Thomas Atkins; son-in-law, Tyler Young; nineteen grandchildren, Ashton Roberts, Skyler Roberts, Noah Garrett, Justice Garrett, Brayden Roberts, Jesse, Leslie and Jacob Eaglebear, Samantha Atkins, Katherine, Tiffany and Misty Young, Dalton, Holly Jo, Shelby and Lane Grimes, Katrina Williams and husband, Lucas, Mariah Mays and husband, Austin and Hayli Smith; four siblings, Judy Harden and husband, Bill, South Fork Missouri, Sibley Collins, West  Plains, Joseph Collins, West Plains and Ora (Tink) Fulton, Greenville, Illinois; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Brenda Collins, Coy Stockton, Teresa Sexton and Larry Stockton and w ife, Cathy; and many nieces and nephews.

His parents, one daughter, April Young, two brothers, Kenneth and Robert Collins, one sister, Sheila Keller and husband, Leon, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ivan Stockton and Barbara Jo Stockton Fox, sisters-in-law, Diana (Jody) Tucker, Debra Lynn Stockton and Susan Stockton and one niece, Ada Shinaro, preceded him in death.  

Visitation services will be held from 1:00 until service time at Life Point Church.  Burial will be in Horton Cemetery.  A family reception will follow at Central Calvary Baptist Church.

Funeral services for William Clinton Napier, 94, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 10, 2022 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

Mr. Napier passed away at 12:43 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Brooke Haven Healthcare.  

He was born March 30, 1928, in Shannon County, Missouri, to William Napier and Grace Gulley.  On July 20, 1947, he was married in Oregon County, Missouri, to Lena Lee Karr, who preceded him in death on July 8, 2019.  He had worked at the International Shoe Factory.  Mr. Napier enjoyed doing home repairs, cutting wood and mechanics.  He loved his family.  Mr. Napier was a member of First Baptist Church. 

He is survived by one son, William Napier and wife, Rita, Aurora, Illinois; four grandchildren, William Napier and wife, Dawn, Deanna Heller and husband, Richard, Lisa Accardi and Sheri Colin and husband, Isaac; twelve great-grandchildren; one brother, Clyde Lawrence, Republic, Missouri; and one sister, Lola Ann Napier, Kansas City, Missouri. 

His parents, wife and four sisters, Fern, Barbara, Evelyn and Laverne, preceded him in death.    

Visitation services will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Saturday at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to any charity of choice and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.

Funeral services for Gary Vance Hogan, 76, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 8, 2022 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

Mr. Hogan passed away at 5:48 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, at West Vue Nursing Center.  

He was born June 19, 1946, at West Plains, to Vance Clifford Hogan and Thelma Jean Bench Hogan.  On October 24, 1975, he was married at West Plains, to Vicki Edgar.  Mr. Hogan was a veteran, having served with the United States Air Force.  After being honorably discharged from the Air Force, Mr. Hogan worked at a variety of trades, including  construction foreman, mechanic, telephone lineman, and network specialist at Ozarks Medical Center and then at Air Evac Lifeteam. While employed at Air Evac he received the Presidential Award for Employee of the Year on two different occasions. Gary was great with his hands, could build and fix anything. He loved his wife and family and enjoyed hunting deer, fishing and wood working. Mr. Hogan was a Christian and of the Baptist faith.

He is survived by his wife, Vicki Hogan, West Plains; three daughters, Charlotte Wallace and husband, Steve, Springfield, Missouri, Sheryl Boss, West Plains, and Carol Boss and husband, Matt Henderson, St. Louis, Missouri; four grandchildren, Dakota Phegley, Destany Boss, Amanda Melvin and Owin Henderson; two brothers, Clifford Neal Hogan and wife, Linda, Sebastian, Florida and Randall Floyd Hogan and wife, Sheila, Mobile, Alabama; one sister, Tamela Jean Keith and husband, Jeff, Honaunau, Hawaii; one sister-in-law, Sherryl Brannan; and many nieces and nephews .

His parents, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Frank and Georgia Edgar and one brother-in-law, Eldan Brannan, preceded him in death.  

Visitation services will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to Gideon Bible Society or First Baptist Church Food Bank and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.

Graveside services for Thomas Rodney Cameron, 64, Belton, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Moody Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

Mr. Cameron passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

Thomas was born November 12, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri to Henry and Joan (Richardson) Cameron.  He grew up in Moody, Missouri where he still has many family members and friends. He was a great house painter, a skill that he passed on to one of his treasured nephews Mikey Joe. Thomas enjoyed Harley Motorcycles both working on them and riding. He loved music. Thomas enjoyed playing guitar or listening to Hank while he enjoyed a beer. Thomas came from a large family with many wonderful Aunts and Uncles. Thomas’s Uncle Charles often took him hunting and fishing and this became a lifelong hobby.

Thomas was preceded in death by his grandparents, Morgan and Mildred Cameron, and Lloyd Richardson and Ruby Sanders, his mother Joan (Richardson) Cameron.

He leaves behind his father, Henry Cameron, his siblings and their spouses, Vicki and Rusty Vaughn, Ranee and Randy Kelly, Bill and Nancy Cameron, Mary and Wyatt Kincaid, Rick and Vicki Stowers, Step-sister Jackie and Pat Masters, Step-brother Stevie Watson, and many great nieces and nephews.

Thomas was a kind, wonderful man he was a mentor in many ways to his nieces and nephews and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made to Moody Cemetery and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 W. Main, West Plains, MO  65775.

Graveside services for Linda Kay Fields, 73, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

Ms. Fields passed away at 11:48 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, at NHC HealthCare.  

She was born August 1, 1948, at West Plains, Missouri, to William Orval Fields and Mabel Jennings Fields.  Linda worked as a Nurses Aid, was good at her job and enjoyed taking care of people.  She liked to read and loved her family. 

She is survived by one sister, Patricia Fields, West Plains, Missouri; two brothers, Jack Fields, Hermitage, Missouri and William Fields and wife, Lois, Webb City, Missouri; and four nieces and nephews. 

Her parents, one aunt, Helen North and one uncle, Jimmie Carroll, preceded her in death.  

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.

Edward Lee (Eddie) Morris, 31, Pomona, Missouri, entered into eternal rest on July 4, 2022. 

He was born March 14, 1991 in Joliet, Illinois, to Michele Ruth Morris. 

Father of three children, Braelynn, Layne and Alexander Morris.  He loved them dearly.Grandson of Ed and Ruth Morris, Pomona, Missouri, brother of Dillon Porter, Willow Springs, Missouri, Nephew of Robert and Heather Hamblin, Shay and Stefanie Collins, all of Willow Springs, Missouri, cousin of Kevan Krolik, Sidney and Shaydenne Collins, his father, Eric Toth, and many other family and friends

He was preceded in death by his loving mother, his great-grandparents, Raymond and Bernice Croney and Vearl and Elsie Morris and his cousin, Duncan Krolik.

Eddie loved music, playing guitar and drums and being outdoors.

Cremation and burial with his mother will be private for the family.  No further services are planned.  Arrangements under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Dr. Evan Wood, 72, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2022 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

Dr. Wood departed this life on July 3, 2022, at Ozarks Healthcare after battling Parkinson’s disease for several years.    

Dr. Evan Homer Wood (born Elbert Homer Wood, Jr. and known by Sonny since his youth) was born on August 11, 1949 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Elbert Homer Wood and Mattie Nell Hall Wood.  He graduated from Columbia, Mississippi High School in 1967.  He always aspired to be a doctor but chose pharmacy as a profession while applying to medical school and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Mississippi in 1973.  He worked as a pharmacist until his acceptance into The University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1982.  Dr. Wood opened his obstetrics and gynecology practice known as Women’s Care in West Plains in 1988 and retired from practice in 2016.  During that time he delivered a multitude of babies.  A partnership with Dr. Robert Jones and Dr. Greg Hubbard resulted in the creation of the Howell Valley Medical Park and the building of the West Plains Surgery Center, which opened in July of 2005.  Evan was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on September 14, 1968.  His callings in the church included a counselor in the Bishopric, youth Sunday school teacher and a counselor in the young men’s program, among others.  He married Lisa Marie Forgey on October 19, 1995, in Springfield, Missouri.  They were married for time and all eternity in the St. Louis, Missouri Temple on May 16, 2013.  Dr. Wood was constantly active and an avid outdoorsman.  He loved hunting for deer and turkey on his hunting property in Oregon County.  He also hunted for bear in Russia, elk in Montana, moose in Alaska, wild hogs in  Mississippi and Oklahoma and brought home a beautiful 19-point whitetail while bow hunting in southeast Kansas.  Fishing was his second favorite outdoor activity from Canadian lakes to deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and numerous lakes and rivers in between.  He loved horses from a young age.  He raised and trained Missouri Fox trotters for more than 10 years, culminating with a Three-year-old Futurity amateur Owned Championship on “All That Jazz” and a Three-Year-Old Futurity amateur Ownd & Trained Championship riding “Patriot’s All-American”.  Soon after retiring from the horse showing circuit, he wanted to learn to fly.  He earned his visual pilot’s license and achieved his instrument flight rating as he learned to fly his Cessna 180.  He assisted with coaching his sons’ baseball and basketball teams; that included countless hours spent throwing to them in the batting cage and running down fly balls in the outfield at their practices.

He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Lisa, and their two sons, Tyler Wood and wife, Kindall, Pleasant Grove, Utah and Austin Wood, Columbia, Missouri; one daughter, Andria Bullock, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; three sons, Sergei (Matt) Wood, Ogden, Utah, Kyle Wood, Nashville, Tennessee and Nathan Wood, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; his mother, Nell Wood, Columbia, Mississippi; one sister, Kay Newsom and husband, Bob, Columbia, Mississippi; two brothers, Steve Wood and wife, Alecia, Waynesboro, Mississippi and Bob Davis, Carrolton, Texas; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. 

He is preceded in death by his father, Elbert Homer Wood.  

Visitation services will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Friday, in the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to American Parkinson Disease Association and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.

Michael Paul Kowal, 83, Mountain View, Missouri, passed away at 6:05 a.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, at his home.  

He was born October 3, 1938, at Chicago, Illinois, to Michael James Kowal and Genevieve Skraban Kowal.  On January 21, 1961, he was married in Cook County, Illinois, to Verna Lynn Mayer.  Mr. Kowal was a lineman at Central Telephone Company before his retirement.  He enjoyed camping and canoeing. 

He is survived by his wife, Verna Lynn Kowal; three children, Kerry Lynn Hunter, Christopher Kowal and wife, Amy and Richard Kowal and wife, Jennifer; fourteen grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; one sister, Judy Krueger; and several nieces and nephews. 

His parents and two sons, Michael Paul Kowal, Jr. and David Paul Kowal, preceded him in death.  

A memorial service will be held at a later date.  Arrangements under the direction of  Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.