Branson Tri-Lakes News

Henry Edward Schmidt, Jr., 75, of Columbia, SC, died Friday, September 17, 2021. Born February 21, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the son of the late Henry Edward Schmidt, Sr. and Mildred Elizabeth Garvin Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt earned his bachelor's degree in secondary education from Southwest Missouri State and continued his studies at Drury College and College of the Ozarks. His love of teaching Social Studies and sponsoring school activities was reflected for more than 30 years at Fair Play and Hollister High Schools in Missouri. Mr. Schmidt actively encouraged his son and other youth interested in sports. For many years, he refereed high school basketball and umpired high school...

Services for Debbie Cooner, 64, of Hollister, MO, formally of the Morton Community, are scheduled for, 10:00 AM, on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Morton Baptist Church, with Pastor Mike Brittian and Pastor Josue Contreras officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Debbie passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at her home in Hollister, Missouri. Debbie was born on March 16, 1956 in Mexia, Texas to Gerald Frayne and Mary Hilda (Te Kell) Davis. She worked as an office associate at Cox Medical Center and was a long time member of Morton Baptist Church. She loved watching NASCAR, camping and going out on the lake, on her pontoon, with all of her...

Miss Helen Ann Walz, age 68, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on October 18, 1951 in Skaggs Hospital in Branson, Missouri. She was the loving daughter of the late Leo William and Nina Kathleen Martin Walz. She was raised in Branson and graduated high school there in 1969. Upon graduation she attended college in Springfield, Missouri at Southwest Missouri State College. Helen began a career with the Social Security Administration in April of 1976 in Terre Haute and served in the Madison office since July 1976, where she was currently serving as a claims specialist. Helen had a life long passion for the game of "Bridge". She was a member of the American Contract Bridge Association and...