Funeral services for Tonya Gail Bethel, 68, Koshkonong, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at First Baptist Church, West Plains, Missouri, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bethel passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Hospice House of the Ozarks.
She was born October 28, 1956, at West Plains, Missouri, to Thomas Bassham and Vera Kinder Bassham. On November 11, 2016, she was married at Mountain Home, Arkansas, to Greg Bethel. Tonya worked at Bank of Salem for forty-seven years. She enjoyed gardening, canning, cooking, quilting and traveling. She loved her family, her church family, volunteering and her cattle.
She is survived by her husband, Greg Bethel, of the family home; one daughter, Brittany Coley and husband, Austin, five grandchildren, Brody Avery, Jarrett Avery, Hadlee Coley, Daygan Flagg and Inara Flagg; her mother, Vera Bassham; three brothers, Michael Bassham and wife, Teresa, Gainesville, Missouri, Mark Bassham and wife, Laurie, Salem, Arkansas and Jeff Bassham, and wife, Jane, Bella Vista, Arkansas; one sister, Beth Walker, Cabot, Arkansas; and several nieces and nephews.
Her father, one brother, Bobby Walker, Jr. and one nephew, Tommy Bassham, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Bethel will lie in state from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., Monday, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Ozarks, and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., West Plains, Missouri.
