Obituary Listing

Oct 4, 2020

Private Services were held at Missouri Veterans Cemetery.

Oct 3, 2020

On October 3, 2020, Florencio Ramos Rivera, 87, of Springfield, Missouri, passed from this earthly life and went to be with God in heaven.  Flor was born in July of 1933 in Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines.  He was one of 12 children born to Emilio and Celerina Rivera.  As a young man he proudly served in the Philippine Marine Corps.  ...

Oct 3, 2020

No services planned at this time.

Oct 3, 2020

Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Aunt, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Friend, Christ-follower

Known by most as "Pepper", she was born November 19, 1948, in Phenix City, Alabama, to Douglas Edmond and Elizabeth Jane (Fickel) Gary. Pepper passed away peacefully October 3, 2020 at Cox South. In the midst of her many years of battling various cancers and complications, she held...

Oct 3, 2020

Phoebe Louise (Reed) Rice passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2020 surrounded by family. Phoebe was born on April 15, 1934 in Cape Girardeau Missouri to Blanche McBride Reed and Ralph Milton Reed. The family moved to Springfield Missouri where Phoebe attended Springfield High School. She later attended Christian College as well as Drury College.

Phoebe...

Oct 2, 2020

Myron Cousins, son of Irvin and Nola Cousins, died on October 2, 2020 at the age of 94. He was born on December 11, 1925. He moved with his wife, Betty, to Springfield in 1957. He served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. He retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone. He spent most summers doing his...

Oct 1, 2020

Thomas Helm Baird IV, 48, of Springfield, MO, passed away on October 1 st after a valiant battle with Leukemia. Tom was born on May 6 th , 1972 to Mary Alice and Thomas Baird III in Springfield. After graduating from Glendale High School and Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, VA, he returned to Springfield and served as Youth...

Oct 1, 2020

Curtice E. Williams, 89 died on October 1, 2020.  He was born on July 18, 1931 in Springfield, MO to Curtice Sr. and Gertrude Williams.  He was one of 13 siblings, survived by his sister, Katy Netzer, and two brothers, Fred and Jerry Williams.  He married the love of his life, Sarah Kathryn Kinney on April 4, 1953.  They...

Oct 1, 2020

Memorial Service will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, October 5, 2020 at the First Pentecostal Church of Nixa, MO.

Sep 30, 2020

On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, Jeffrey Douglas Grace passed away at the age of 38 years young, in Springfield, Missouri.  He was born on December 3, 1981.  He was raised in Ocoee, Florida along with his two brothers.

There was never a dull moment growing up with Jason and Jonathan, whether it was on bikes, skateboards or...

Sep 29, 2020

Joan Elaine Sevey, 68, of Springfield, MO, formerly of Cedar Falls, IA, was born to Oliver and Lillian Einertson on July 9, 1952 in a small town in eastern Colorado and departed this world on September 29, 2020 dur to complications of Leukemia.

Joan was raised in Genoa, CO, and at 18 months old became big sister...

Sep 28, 2020

Leo M. Wyrsch M.D. expired September 28, 2020, in Springfield, Missouri, at Mercy Hospital, due to complications from Covid19.   He was born on May 4, 1935, in Springfield, MO, the son of Leo M. Wyrsch Sr. and Nell Marie Wyrsch.

He attended St. Joseph and St. Agnes Grade Schools and graduated from St. Agnes High School in...

Sep 28, 2020

Jeremiah "Jerry" Combs, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away suddenly of a heart attack on September 28, 2020, at the age of 69.  Jerry was born in Hazard, Kentucky on December 7, 1950 to McKinley Combs Jr. and Betty Louise Botkin Combs. His family moved to Long Beach, California when he was young for a brief time, and then later...

Sep 27, 2020

Jane Myers (McKeag), 84, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020. She lived a long and good life with many chapters, the last of which was clouded with Alzheimer's, from which she is now set free.

Jane was a beautiful woman with many talents. She will be dearly missed by her loving husband of 61 years, Jack Myers,...

Sep 27, 2020

Wayne V. Barnes, 88, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020. He graduated from Senior High School (Central) in 1950. He then attended University of Missouri in Columbia before joining the U.S. Navy. In 1953, Wayne and Barbara returned to Springfield. Wayne owned and operated Sunnyland Stages, Barnes Bus Service and Sunnyland Tours for 37 years. He was...

Sep 26, 2020

Mary Joan Berlin passed away in Springfield, MO on September 26, 2020. Joan was born to Clifton and Dorothy Dennis on June 2, 1931 in Trenton, MO. She grew up in Trenton and Pattonsburg, MO and resided in Springfield since 1974.

She was married to James Berlin and, although this marriage ended in divorce, they established a...

Sep 26, 2020

Mary Lou Phillips, 89, of Springfield, Mo., passed away September 26, 2020 at Cox South hospital in Springfield. Mary Lou was born and raised near Clever, Mo., the daughter of Finis Leroy and Ethel (Cobb) Hudson. She spent most of her childhood on her family's turkey farm in Springfield. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband, Bill...

Sep 25, 2020

Thomas Charles Stromberg (TC), 75, passed away on Friday, September 25th in Springfield MO.

A memorial service will be held at All Saints Angelican Church 2751 E Galloway St, Springfield, MO at 11:00 am Saturday, October 3rd.

He was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1944. He attended Edmonston High School and graduated in 1962. He...

Sep 24, 2020

Robert Edward Higgs born April 23, 1950 in South Haven, Michigan to Robert Higgs and Fredia Metton.

Bob lived life to its fullest and his way.  He made a life-long career of being a heating and air man.  He had a big heart and would do for others, even working for free sometimes.  He made friends everywhere...

Sep 22, 2020

June 17th 1945-September 21st 2020 Born in Brooklyn NY Naval Yard Resided in Springfield MO Robert John McCoy Jr (Bob) of Springfield, Mo passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on Monday, September 21st at the age of 75. Cherished oldest son of the late Robert and Anne McCoy. Beloved husband of Janice Lynn McCoy for 54 years...