Joe M. Gomes, 67, of Ava, departed this life Dec. 15 2016, at his home near Ava. He was born Dec. 26, 1948 in Terciera an Island of the Azores. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 at 10 a.m. in the Life Church, Ava, with burial following in the Mt. Zion Cemetery. A…

Doris E. Fleetwood, 87, of Wichita, Kan., died Nov. 29, 2016. She was born Feb. 8, 1929, in Ava, the daughter of Ora and Everett Williams. She was married to Sam Fleetwood who preceded her in death. Surviving are children, David (Sharon), Kenneth (Dianna), Roney (Lynette), Sharon Wood (Chuck), and Shirley Warren (Dan); 12 grandchildren;…

Lyle Clinkingbeard, 87 years, passed peacefully to Heaven on Dec. 15, 2016 in his home with his loving wife, Florence and family by his side. Lyle C. Clinkingbeard was born on April 27, 1929 in Ava, Mo., to Clarence Virgil and Inez Pauline (Garrison) Clinkingbeard. Lyle was a 1947 graduate of Ava High School. He…