Obituaries

Janet Meininger Kern passed away peacefully on July 1, 2026, at the Iowa River Hospice House. Born Janet Wilkening on September 21, 1940, to Harold and Arline (Church) Wilkening.

Joseph Ronald DeWald - May 23, 1936 – June 14, 2026 Joseph “Joe” DeWald was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and raised in Sarasota, Florida.

Rose Marie Wilson Benson passed away in Mountain Home, on June 21, 2026. She was born March 2, 1946, the youngest of 3 children, to Everett and Mildred (Fowler) Wilson in Crescent, Iowa and was raised on the farm outside of Crescent, Iowa.

William Donald Burdine, age 82, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2026, in Mountain Home. William, known as Don to friends and family, was born February 4, 1944, in Knoxville, to Lonnie and Novene (Weber) Burdine.

Jimmy Dale “Red” Milligan, age 86, of Yellville, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2026. Jim was born on December 3, 1939, at his family home in Bruno, Arkansas, to Howard and Alma (Carson) Milligan.

Anthony Lee Houk Gardner, 30, of Lead Hill, Arkansas, passed away on May 25, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Anthony was born on November 9, 1995, in Yuba City, California, to his loving mother, Elizabeth Gardner.

Mr. Willie Franklin Qualls “Frank” was born to Earnest “Otto” Qualls and Carrie Mae Jordan Qualls in Parkin, Arkansas, on August 8, 1939. He passed away peacefully on May 27, 2026, in Flippin. Frank married the love of his life, Kathryn Belle Nickel, on February 25, 1962, and together had a wonderful family.