Obituaries

Tommie McBee of Springfield

Tommie Sue McBee of Springfield, Missouri, passed from this world on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Tommie Sue was born to William Herbert and Bitha Galloway McBee of Flippin, Arkansas on February 9, 1948. She is survived by her only child, Tony Carl Jones of Springfield; grandsons: Jonathan Jones (Kira) of Mountain Home and Jeremy Jones of Flippin; great grandchildren Jazzalin, Isaiah and Hunter and many cousins, nieces and nephews. She is also survived by one brother, Carl Wayne McBee, Sr. (RaLenn) of Flippin, and her lifelong friends, Judy Williams Briggs and Anita Hill Osburn of Flippin. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Herbert and Bitha; a half-sister McBee, who passed in infancy; brothers: William Agert McBee and William Silas McBee; sisters: Willie McBee Richter, Connie McBee Mattox, Illa Joy McBee Parks, Maxine McBee Curran and Marlene McBee Climer; stepsisters: Anna Davis McCoy, Mary Del Davis Briggs, Reola Davis Johnson and Lonine Davis Britt. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 20, at 10:00 a.m. at Flippin Cemetery.

Read MoreTommie McBee of Springfield

Shirley Pohlsander

Shirley Mae (Haws) Pohlsander, 88, passed away peacefully in her home on August 17, 2025. She was born August 16, 1937 in Coalville, Utah, the daughter of Ervin Lavon Haws and Julia (Clawson) Haws.

Read MoreShirley Pohlsander

Kathy Patton of Pyatt

Kathy Denise Patton, 62, of Pyatt, Arkansas passed away on August 15, 2025, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, at the Willard Walker Hospice Home with your family by her side. She was born in Bakersfield, California on January 11, 1963, the daughter of Buford and Shirley (Shaw) Hancock.

Read MoreKathy Patton of Pyatt