Obituary Listing

Jul 27, 2020

Private burial will be held at Hazelwood Cemetery. Full obituary will follow soon.

Jul 27, 2020

Springfield – Dorothy Mae Jordan passed away on July 27, 2020. Dorothy was born on November 30, 1931, in Boise, Idaho, to the late Roy Herbert and Mary Louella (Davis) Fike. She married Joseph W. Jordan on May 31, 1958, and together they raised three children.

Dorothy grew up with her parents and six siblings on the...

Jul 26, 2020

Larry Freund, age 84 passed away in his home on Sunday, July 26, 2020.

Larry is survived by his wife of 61 years, Eleanor; two sons, Christopher Freund and wife, April and Joseph Freund; four grandchildren, Nicole Phillips, Ryan Freund, Caitlin Freund and Grace Freund; step-grandson, Chris Wharton; brother, Joseph Roland; and sister, Marilyn Stevinson.

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Jul 26, 2020

Wanda "Sue" Holmes, daughter of Ray and Eva Carver was born March 5, 1934 in Springfield, Missouri and went to Heaven on July 26, 2020 in her home, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Sue was saved at an early age and attended church, most recently and for the past 30 years, at First Baptist Church of...

Jul 25, 2020

Ray V. Smith, Jr, age 97, of Springfield, MO passed away, peacefully, on July 25, 2020 in his home. He was born April 13, 1923 in Independence, MO to Ray V. Smith, Sr and Oma (Wilder) Smith.

Ray served as Signalman 1st Class in the US Navy during World War II. He entered the service in Kansas...

Jul 25, 2020

Zachary David Mason, born February 8, 1989, departed this life on July 25, 2020 after a courageous battle for his health.  Zach was born in Colorado Springs, CO.  He was an avid fan of the Rockies, the Avalanche and the Broncos.  After moving to Springfield, MO, he quickly developed many new lifelong friends and even became an avid Cardinals...

Jul 24, 2020

Lifelong resident of Springfield Missouri, Dave departed his life on this earth July 24 th , 2020, in Stockton Missouri.

Dave was a graduate of Glendale High School, class of 1976. Extremely articulate, he excelled in academics, Jazz Band, and tennis. Post-graduation, Dave attended Southwest Missouri State University, and went into sales at Glenstone Block Company. Dave...

Jul 24, 2020

Jack E. Wilson, 95 of Springfield, Missouri passed away Friday, July 24, 2020.  He was born to C.G. and Nona Wilson September 1, 1924 in Myra, Texas.  He was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church, but had been attending with friends at Grace Apostolic Church in Nixa.

He was in the United States Navy from 1942-1946 then...

Jul 22, 2020

Ann was born in Seneca, Kansas to William (Bill) and Lela Gudenkauf on July 24, 1950.  The family moved to Springfield, MO, and Ann made it her lifelong home.  On her birthday in 1971, Ann married John Meese of Herculaneum, MO, and together they raised four children.

A graduate of Southwest Missouri State University, Ann began her...

Jul 22, 2020

Irvin "Wint" Balmer left this world for his heavenly home on July 22, 2020.  He was born September 7, 1933 in Strafford, Missouri, and grew up in both Strafford and Springfield.  As a young man he attended Auctioneer School in Iowa.

Irvin's faith was very important to him and in his later years he was a member...

Jul 22, 2020

Robb Cloepfil, 60, of Springfield Missouri passed away July 2020.

Robb Cloepfil was an innovator, a musician, a teacher and an investor. He was one of the hardest working men, never resting until a full days work was done, and he always achieved his goals. Robb won many awards throughout his lifetime, but his greatest achievement was...

Jul 21, 2020

Bradley (Brad) Jones, age 38 of Springfield passed away July 21, 2020 in his home.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Deetra Kay Jones; maternal grandparents, Carl and Freeda Eschliman; and paternal grandparents, Billy Jones and Mary Vaughn.

Brad is survived by his parents, Larry and Janett Jones; brothers, David (Tesha) Jones and...

Jul 21, 2020

Cremation under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.  Graveside services will be held at a later date.

Full obituary will be posted soon.

Jul 19, 2020

Harold Appleby Kennedy, a resident of Pleasant Hill, California, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at age 97. Harold was born in 1923 in Springfield, Missouri. He studied at what was Southwest Missouri College (now Missouri State University), also in Springfield. While serving in the United States Army Air Corps, he married his beloved wife Mary Margaret Knabb...

Jul 19, 2020

Willis "Willie" E. Winkler, 78, of Springfield passed away July 19, 2020. He was born July 15, 1942 in Tabor, IA to Leonard and Gladys Hawk Winkler. He was an Air Force Veteran and retired from the BNSF Railroad.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Kenny Winkler.

He is survived...

Jul 18, 2020

Elizabeth Ann Russell (Webb), after a well lived life, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 78 on Saturday, July 18, 2020.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Wilma Duffin of Wheatland, MO; father, William Chalk of Braxton, MS; stepfathers Huey Webb of Springfield and George Duffin of Wheatland; brothers William "Bill" Webb of Nixa...

Jul 18, 2020

Rex Robertson, 82, was born in South Weymouth, MA on September 29, 1937 and passed away in Springfield, MO on Saturday, July 18, 2020 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Donald and Gladys Robertson of Needham, MA; his brother, Roy Robertson of Needham, MA; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Vaughn...

Jul 17, 2020

Anneliese Maria Davenport, 84, of Ozark, MO departed her earthly body July 17, 2020.

Anneliese was born in Mannheim, Germany on February 12, 1936 to Katherine and Innocenz Bohn. She grew up in Mannheim with her 6 siblings.

On January 12, 1953 she married the love of her life, Edmond (Wayne) Davenport and became a...

Jul 16, 2020

Ronald J. Dupre, 84, passed away July 16, 2020 in Springfield, Missouri.  Cremation under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.

Jul 15, 2020

Becky Lynn (Kassner) Kolb, departed this life on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 after a sudden illness, surrounded by her family, at the age of 69. She was born December 27, 1950, to Edmund and Carolyn (Somogyi) Kassner, who along with her brother, Ron Kassner and sister, Sheree Vance, proceeded her in death. Becky married the love of her life...