Area Obituaries

Graveside services for Bessie Louise Busbey, 82, Peace Valley, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 25, 2020 at Bennett Chapel Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.   Mrs. Busbey passed away at 12:12 p.m., Monday, September 21, 2020, at West Vue Nursing Center.   She was born May 7, 1938,…

Marie Owens, 88, West Plains, Missouri, passed away at 7:00 a.m., Monday, September 21, 2020, at her home. She was born January 24, 1932, at West Plains, Missouri, to Wilber Shook and Beulah Brixey Shook.  On April 9, 1949, she was married at Salem, Arkansas, to Joseph Otto Owens, who preceded her in death on…

Monty Camden, 65, West Plains, Missouri, passed away at 4:10 p.m., Sunday, September 20, 2020, at his home.   He was born November 2, 1954, at West Plains, Missouri, to Denver Noah Camden and Loeta Ilene Decker Camden.  Monty loved to ride his bike and anything that went fast.  He especially loved his grandson, Jase…

Patrick John (PJ) Lally, 68, Bakersfield, Missouri, passed away at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, September 20, 2020 at his home, with his wife and son by his side. He was born June 29, 1952, at Chicago, Illinois, to Patrick John Lally, Sr. and Bridget Agnes Lally.  On September 2, 1980, he was married at Bakersfield, Missouri,…

Graveside services for Ruth Ann Klingler, 65, The Colony, Texas, formerly of West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Oak Lawn Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.   Mrs. Klingler passed away at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at Carrollton Regional Medical Center, Carrollton, Texas.…

A private memorial service will be held at a later date for Kenneth Earl Wood, Sr., 87, West Plains, Missouri. Mr. Wood passed away at 3:35 a.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at Ozarks Medical Center. He was born December 15, 1932, at Pomona, Missouri, to Elmer John Wood and Olive Shadwell Wood.  On November 23,…