All Obituaries

Hansel Edmund Downs was born on October 7, 1927 in Berryville, Arkansas.  He was the son of Charlie Downs and Grace (Stanley) Downs.  He attended school in Oak Grove, Arkansas.  On July 7, 1952 he married his sweetheart, Erma Harryman in Harrison, Arkansas.  Hansel had worked for the state highway department before entering the United States Army and serving during the Korean Conflict.  After his war service, Hansel went to work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

Funeral services for Elner E. Gross, 79, of Ridgedale will be held Saturday, November 17th at 10:00 a.m. at Cedar Valley Church, in Hollister, MO with Reverend, Mark Harwell officiating.  Burial will follow at Cedar Valley Cemetery, in Hollister, MO. Visitation will be held Friday 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home and Crematory, in Branson.   Elner Elnora Gross was born on January 8, 1939 in Omaha, Arkansas.  She was the daughter of James & Vina Marie...

Services for Roland B. Orle, 83, of Reeds Spring, will be held Sunday, November 18, 2018 in the Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home and Crematory, Branson.  Visitation will begin at 1:00 PM with the funeral service to begin at 2:00 PM on Sunday.  Minister Rita Bullock will officiate.  Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Branson.  Mr. Orle entered into rest on Monday, November 12, 2018 at Cox Medical Center, Branson. Roland Borje Orle was born on December 23, 1934 in Orebro,...

Sarah Elizabeth Simmonds was born on February 12, 1933 in Reeds Spring, MO.  She was the daughter of Solomon Edward Ralston and Olive Edna (Terry) Ralston.  She graduated from high school in Springfield, MO.  She worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Kansas City.  She was an original 411 telephone operator and transitioned to a clerical position in the engineering department where she met Ace Simmonds.  They married in 1978.  Sarah raised three...

Funeral service for Bruce N. Johnson, 76, of Branson will be held Monday, November 19, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home and Crematory, Branson. Pastor Gary McSpadden will officiate.  Burial will follow in the Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery, Branson.  Mr. Johnson passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Cox Medical Center, Branson. Bruce Norman Johnson was born August 9, 1942 in Clarinda, Iowa.  He was the son of Norman M. and Betty (Avery) Johnson. On...

Wanda Marie Smith was born on April 8, 1949 in Algona, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Roger Hunsley and Arrahwanna (Scott) Hunsley.  She graduated from Hannibal High School and attended Gem City Business College in Quincy, IL.  She returned to Hannibal and was married and raised her family there.  She was a wonderful wife and mother.  She was a member of 1st Church of the Nazarene in Hannibal.  Wanda moved to Forsyth from Hannibal.  She loved reading,...

Marie Etchison Williams was born on March 22, 1925, the oldest child of Arlis M. and Donnie Elizabeth (Mattox) Etchison.  She married Bill Williams, Jr. on September 22, 1940.  They celebrated 60 years before his death in 2000.  She was a charter member of the Lakeland Baptist Church in Omaha, AR.  She worked as a housekeeper for motels in Branson and at College of the Ozarks, making fruitcakes.  Marie was a devoted wife and mother.  She loved her family and...

Derek Calvin Plott was born on June 25, 1997 in Branson.  He graduated from Harrison High School and was currently working towards a degree at North Arkansas College in Harrison.  He was a member of Calvary Temple in Branson. One of Derek’s favorite places to be was outside.  You could find him hunting, fishing or riding his dirt bike.  He entered into rest on October 31, 2018 in Omaha, AR at the age of 21. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother,...

Harold Bryeans, Jr. was born on October 25, 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri.  He was the son of Harold & Mary Bryeans, Sr.  Harold proudly served in the U.S. Army National Guard.  He moved from Naylor, MO to Omaha, AR where he owned and operated an automobile repair garage.    Harold was very much an outdoorsman.  He enjoyed hunting, camping and fishing.   He entered into rest on Wednesday, October 31 at the age of 50.   Harold was preceded in...

Opal Dodson Hammett, 99 years young, passed away on October 30, 2018 surrounded by her family.  Opal was born in Troy, Missouri to Maurice and Hattie Dodson and was the oldest of 7 children.  Although Opal was the first born of the Dodson children, she was preceded in death by 5 siblings, her husband of 46 years, Roy D. Hammett and her two sons, Tom & Russell Hammett.  She is survived by her daughter-in-law Carol Hammett, grandchildren Kris Hammett and Patrick...