William H. (Herb) Knight
Apr 5, 2020
William H. (Herb) Knight, 95, passed away April 4, 2020, at home after a lingering illness.
The second son of Nellie L. Levine Knight and Ira E. Knight, Herb was born near Conway, MO, on the family farm. He attended Shady Grove Primary School and graduated from Conway High School in 1941. He worked on the farm...
Paul Herbert Blue
Apr 3, 2020
Paul H. Blue, 89, of Springfield, MO passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020. He was born on March 12, 1931 to Peter Hugh and Elizabeth (Haws) Blue in Wyandotte County, KS.
His family purchased a farm near Richwood, Christian County, MO when he was just an infant, and Paul attended Ozark Public Schools. He began his...
Clydola Patterson
Apr 3, 2020
Clydola Patterson passed away on April 3, 2020 at the Manor at Elfindale. She was born on October 3, 1924 in San Saba, Texas. After graduating from Baylor University, she moved to Dallas, where she met and married Doyle Patterson. In 1971, the family moved to Springfield, Missouri, when Doyle was transferred with Kraft Foods. But she always called...
Scottie Jay Pearson
Apr 3, 2020
Scottie Jay Pearson, born January 5 th , 1973, passed away on Friday, April 3 rd following a short illness. He is survived by his mother, Brenda Fuller, and her husband Will of Marshfield, Missouri; Scott's father, Robert J Pearson, of Springfield; his brother, Patrick J. Pearson and his wife Stephanie of Springfield; younger brother, Lucas Cord Fuller and...
Raymond Harold Jones
Apr 3, 2020
Memorial Mass will be 10:00 am Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 2200 W. Republic Road, Springfield, MO 65807. Masks and social distancing will be required. Raymond Harold Jones was born March 13, 1947, at Breese, Illinois to Thomas Harold and Alice Catherine Mueller Jones. On April 2 he suffered a medical emergency while at his...
Edmond League Shafer
Apr 1, 2020
Edmond L. Shafer, 72, of Springfield, Missouri passed away April 1, 2020 in Springfield Skilled Care Center. Ed was born November 23, 1947 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Shafer family were residents of the Springfield community for many years from the 1950's.
Ed was an Eagle Scout and received a BA degree from SMSU. Ed was a store...
Pat Dyer
Apr 1, 2020
Patsy "Pat" Ruth Simmons Dyer, 88, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away at 4:30 pm April 01, 2020, at Cox Medical Center South. Pat was born on November 10, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her parents, Ruth Elizabeth Lay Simmons and Alfred "Paul" Simmons adopted her at five days old. She married the love of her life, Gene Carroll Dyer,...
Whitney Leigh Hampton
Apr 1, 2020
Whitney Leigh Hampton was born on March 6, 1987 and passed away on April 1, 2020. Whitney was the embodiment of happiness. Her light shined bright everywhere she went.
Whitney was happiest when she was spending time with her family. She was proud to be a mom, wife, and homemaker. She thought the sun rose and set...
Caleb Lee Lipscomb
Mar 29, 2020
Caleb Lee Lipscomb, 94, died Sunday, March 29 at Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, where he had lived the last six years.
Caleb was born August 10, 1925, in Liberal, MO, to Edwin and Rosa Cales Lipscomb. He was an Eagle Scout and graduated from Liberal High School before enlisting in the US Navy, where he...
James (Jim) D. Austin
Mar 28, 2020
James (Jim) D. Austin, 84, passed away on March 28, 2020 in Springfield, MO. He was born March 14, 1936 in Hutchinson, KS to Easley F. and Kathryn M. Austin.
Jim graduated from Buhler High School (outside of Hutchinson, KS). He continued over the years to cherish his friendships with his many classmates. After graduation, Jim joined...
Esther Conner
Mar 28, 2020
On this day, we will celebrate the life of Esther Conner. Beloved mother and nana to her children and grandchildren. She was a Loving daughter, sister, and cherished life long friend to many. Esther Marie Conner born on April 20, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland to James and Velma Conner passed away on March 28 2020. Esther was preceded in death...
Gary Lee Slater
Mar 27, 2020
Gary Lee Slater, 66, passed away March 27, 2020 in Springfield, MO.
No services are planned at this time.
Robert Wendell Davidson
Mar 27, 2020
Robert Wendell Davidson was born January 23, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska and passed away March 27, 2020 in Springfield, Missouri. No services are planned at this time. If you would like to express your condolences by sending flowers to the family, please contact a local florist, who will get in touch with Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.
Marijean "Jeanie" Martin Pruett
Mar 25, 2020
Marijean "Jeanie" Martin Pruett
Marijean "Jeanie" Martin Pruett was born in Augusta, Georgia March 21, 1933 to Smantha Bozeman Martin and W. Stanford Martin. She was the eldest of four daughters. Jeanie spent her childhood in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. She graduated in 1951 from C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport,...
Domenica "Mamie" Lawless
Mar 24, 2020
Lawless, Domenica Mamie, baptized into the hope of Christ Resurrection on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the age of 87 years.
Beloved wife of 62 years to Richard L. Lawless, loving mother of Joseph (Joanie), Marie Stowe, Theresa (Brad) Killingsworth, Michael (Cheryl), and Christine (Jay) Young. Dear grandma of Tara (Danielle) Lacio, Matthew (Annie Trizna) Stowe, Courtney...
Corinne Cox
Mar 23, 2020
Mrs. Cox passed away Monday, March 23rd at 7:07 PM, during a beautiful sunset, at the age of 97. She was born December 15th, 1922 in Golden City, Missouri, the daughter of Walter M. and Gladys Hickman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Victor Cox Sr., her son, Kenneth Carrington Cox, her two sisters, Wilma...
Judy Ollis
Mar 21, 2020
Judy Jo Johnson Ollis, beloved wife, mother, and grandma, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2020. She was born October 13, 1948 to parents Audrey and Rodney Johnson. Judy grew up on a small family farm in Huzzah, Missouri with her older sister, Jackie. The family homestead—later named a Missouri Century Farm—was the center of life for her extended...
