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Carolyn A. Cobb

Carolyn A. Cobb

Dec 4, 2020

Carolyn Alice Cobb, 59, Springfield, Missouri, passed away suddenly Friday, December 4, 2020.  She was born June 7, 1961 in Springfield, the daughter of Connell G. and Maxine E. Cobb.  She was baptized at a young age at Pitts Chapel United Methodist Church.  Carolyn was a graduate of Hillcrest High School and attended SMS.

She never met...

Alice Alexandra Mcsweeney

Alice Alexandra Mcsweeney

Dec 4, 2020

Alexandra "Lall" McSweeney, 75, of Springfield passed away Friday December 4, 2020 due to health problems.

Lall was the daughter of John Patrick and Madeline Mary McSweeney. She was born in Mungret County, Limerick Ireland.

After immigrating to the United States, she started her 50 year career as a Surgical Technician, working for St. John's...

Donald C. Mcfate

Donald C. Mcfate

Dec 4, 2020

Donald Clark McFate, Sr., of Springfield, MO., passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Spring Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born September 20, 1926 In Crookston, MN to Clark and Grace Ousley McFate. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict as a Staff Sergeant in Germany where he met Ilse Habermehl, his wife...

Dorothy "Jean" Imogene Dake

Dorothy "Jean" Imogene Dake

Dec 3, 2020

Dorothy Imogene "Jean" Dake, 98, of Springfield, MO, passed away peacefully December 3, 2020 at the Arbors Memory Care Facility.

Jean was born in Brownwood, MO, on January 11, 1922 to Lyman L. Pritchett and Elsie Mae Pritchett. She attended Brownwood Primary School and graduated from Puxico High School, Puxico, MO, in 1940.  She then attended Draughon's...

Michael Doubledee

Michael Doubledee

Dec 2, 2020

Michael Budd Doubledee, age 61 died Wednesday Dec. 2, 2020 at his home, surrounded by family, from glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. He was born November 28, 1959 to Gertrude and Willus Doubledee, both deceased. He grew up in Battlecreek, Michigan with his two sisters, Dianna Lachance, deceased and Christine Miche'. He volunteered to become a member of...

Jerry Edwin White

Jerry Edwin White

Dec 2, 2020

Jerry Edwin White of Halltown, Missouri died December 2, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Jerry was born July 26, 1933 in Lawrence County, Missouri to Ora Lee and Nancy (Owens) White.  On April 21, 1953 he married Thelma Colestock. He is survived by a daughter, Anne (Jim) Roth of Washington MO; two grandsons, Jason (Janette) Roth of...

Billy Joe Brock

Billy Joe Brock

Dec 2, 2020

Billy Joe Brock, age 91 of Springfield, Missouri, went to meet his Heavenly Father at 9:00 a.m. on December 2, 2020.

Billy is survived by his sister-in-law Wilma Hilton, several nephews, nieces, and cousins.

A Korea Era veteran, he was preceded in death by his wife Wilda of 62 years, son Greg Brock, and his...

Thomas B. "Tom" Tappmeyer

Thomas B. "Tom" Tappmeyer

Nov 30, 2020

Thomas B. (Tom) Tappmeyer, age 83 of Springfield MO, died on November 30, 2020 after a long illness.

Tom moved to Springfield as a child with his family when his father joined the Missouri State Highway Patrol.  Tom was married to his high school sweetheart Saundra Delo for 63 years.  He attended SMS before settling on a...

Shirley Williams

Shirley Williams

Nov 29, 2020

No services are planned.

Ralph Eugene Zimmerman Ii

Ralph Eugene Zimmerman Ii

Nov 29, 2020

Ralph Eugene Zimmerman II, age 71, died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Cox South Springfield, MO from cardiac arrest and COVID-19 complications. He was born August 31, 1949 to Carita (Smith) & Ralph Eugene Zimmerman I, both deceased. He grew up in the Joplin area, graduating from Joplin High School in 1968 and Missouri Southern State University in 1974. Ralph...

Edwin Cecil Frost

Edwin Cecil Frost

Nov 29, 2020

Edwin Cecil Frost of Springfield, Missouri passed away on November 29, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.

Cecil is survived by his wife of 62 years, Wanda Jane Frost of Tulsa, Oklahoma, daughter Gwen, son Neil, daughter-in-law Karen, grandchildren Bobby, Laura, and Jason, and several close cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Cecil was born on November...

Marian Shipman

Marian Shipman

Nov 29, 2020

Marian L. Shipman, 92, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Glendale Gardens Health and Rehab. She was a homemaker and a loving wife for 72 years before her husband passed away in 2019. She was a kind and gentle woman whose presence was always welcomed and loved by everyone.  She was also a feisty and independent woman.  Marian...

Alice Marie Swyhart

Alice Marie Swyhart

Nov 28, 2020

Alice Marie Swyhart, age 79 of Protem, MO passed away after a short illness on November 28, 2020.  Alice was surrounded by her daughters and left this earth peacefully as she was awarded the ultimate gift of eternal life.

Alice was born on July 30, 1941 in northwest Missouri, one of five daughters to Thelma and Vincent...

Jerrene Marie Mcanally Lowe

Jerrene Marie Mcanally Lowe

Nov 25, 2020

Jerrene Marie McAnally Lowe, 90, Springfield, passed away November 25, 2020 in James River Care Center.  She was born February 3, 1930 in Tillamook, Oregon to Clayton W. and Juanita Wann Mainwood.

A private family service will be held at a a later date in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.

Mark Steven Haik

Mark Steven Haik

Nov 24, 2020

Mark Steven Haik passed away peacefully, at age 64, surrounded with love from his wife and three daughters.

While many knew him as a funny and handsome entrepreneur, his family knew him as a selfless, loving and dedicated husband and father, who was exponentially proud of his marriage, children and grandchildren.

His family will forever...

Daniel F. Koch

Daniel F. Koch

Nov 24, 2020

Daniel F. Koch, 93, Springfield, passed away at 4:56 p.m. Tuesday, November 24, 2020.  He enlisted in the Navy and served during World War II.  He was a graduate of Rutgers University and received his Master's degree in Forestry at Duke University.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Springfield.

Daniel was preceded...

Nolan Robert Sweet

Nolan Robert Sweet

Nov 24, 2020

Nolan Robert Sweet Springfield, MO - Nolan Robert Sweet, 3 months, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. He was born on August 20, 2020 to Jason and Tessa Sweet. Nolan was preceded in death by his grandparents, Terry Graves, Cliff Johnson and Morris Robert Sweet, III. He is survived by his parents, Jason and Tessa...

Wilma J. Brandt

Wilma J. Brandt

Nov 23, 2020

Wilma J. Brandt, 94, Springfield, MO passed away November 23, 2020.  Wilma was born on May 5, 1926 in Oberhammelwarden, Germany.  She and her husband, Wolf, came to America in 1952.  After raising three children, she and her husband were the proud owners of Seven Dwarfs Gift Shop in Hickman Mills, MO for thirty years.  She is preceded in...

Dorothy "Doris" Otradovec

Dorothy "Doris" Otradovec

Nov 23, 2020

Dorothy "Doris" Otradovec passed away on November 23, 2020. Dorothy was born near Bolivar, Missouri to Frank and Anna Kroutil (Ruzicka) on August 12, 1933. Dorothy married Charlie Otradovec on June 10, 1954. Dorothy was a homemaker and a charter member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She attended daily Mass, loved to cook, make quilts, and enjoy lake life...

Marjorie Roper

Marjorie Roper

Nov 23, 2020

Marjorie Mae Roper, 94, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020, at Lacoba Nursing Home in Monett, Missouri, where she had been a resident since June 2019.  She was born on October 8, 1926, in Phillipsburg, Missouri, the daughter of Glen and Adelaide Cline. She graduated from Ava High School, Ava, Missouri, in 1944.

Marjorie lived in...

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