Obituaries

Billy Mitchell Keeter, 70, of Cotter, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023. Billy was born in Gassville, March 10, 1953, to Bill G and Fannie Mae Keeter.

Benjamin “Ben” Bazz Gilley, age 35, of Yellville passed away Friday, May 26, 2023, at his home. Ben was born June 28, 1987, in Mountain Home to Kenneth and Christie Smith Gilley.

Shirley Kay Scarberry, age 70, of Yellville, Arkansas passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Mountain Home. Shirley was born May 26, 1953 in Harrison, Arkansas to Elmer and Gladys Caviness Kelley.

Shirley Kay Scarberry, age 70, of Yellville, Arkansas passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Mountain Home. Shirley was born Mary 26, 1953 in Harrison, Arkansas to Elmer and Gladys Caviness Kelley.

Barbara Gale Smith of Gassville, passed away May 13, 2023, in Omaha, Arkansas, at the age of 76. She was born May 26, 1946, in Ventura, California, the daughter of Claude Lester Allbright and Geneva Hodges.

Bonnie Augustus Smith of Lakeview passed away peacefully at her home at the age of 88. She was born March 14, 1935, in Long Beach, California, the daughter of Wilford and Arlene Cady Augustus.

Vernon Eugene Baumgardner, 68, of Hollister, Missouri, passed away on May 7, 2023, at Cox hospital in Branson, Missouri, with Michelle Posey, Alyssa Owens, Glenna Baumgardner, Roy Baumgardner, Portia Baumgardner, Kevin Posey (sonin- law) at his side. His wife Glendora was also in the same hospital when he passed and could not be at his side. He was born on December 28, 1954, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Lawrence and Glenna Romines Baumgardner.