Ben L. Bates
Mar 4, 2020
Ben Bates, Benjamin Lee Bates, was born on December 29, 1934 in Topeka, KS to Chester and Madonna Rose Bates. He lived on a dairy farm until the family decided to move to town. Ben had one sister, six brothers, two step-sisters and one step-brother.
Ben married his high school sweetheart, Shirlie Bates. They remained married for...
Vernon Meyer
Mar 3, 2020
Vernon S. Meyer, 83, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
He was born on June 25, 1936 at his parents' home near Pocahontas, Iowa, the son of Walter and Charlotte (Schneider) Meyer.
Vern was raised in Jefferson, Iowa where he graduated from Jefferson High School. ...
Alan Wilcox
Mar 3, 2020
Frank Alan Wilcox, age 63 of Springfield MO passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Mercy Hospital after a brave battle with cancer, with his beloved family by his side. He was born August 6, 1956 in Kansas City, MO to Frank Ernest and Elizabeth "Betsy" Wilcox.
Alan joined the Boy Scouts early in his childhood and...
J.T. Brown
Mar 2, 2020
J.T. Brown, 89, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away, Monday, March 2, 2020 at his residence. Visitation will be from 12:55 PM to 1:55 PM, Friday, March 13, 2020 in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Funeral Services will follow at 1:55 PM in the funeral home.
Nora Ruth Mammen
Mar 1, 2020
Nora Ruth Mammen, age 93, of Springfield, MO, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 while recuperating from the heart surgery that was going to give her many more years of playing pinochle and bridge at home with her friends.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Schweitzer United...
Ronald Eugene Williams
Mar 1, 2020
Ronald Eugene Williams, "Ron", age 80, of Springfield, Missouri passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, March 1, 2020 with family by his side.
Ron was born on December 15, 1939 in Farber, Missouri to Olive Mae (Marquett) and J.T. Williams. Following his mother's death in 1944 he was raised by his father & adoptive mother...
Daniel Huff
Feb 29, 2020
Daniel C. Huff, 63 of Springfield passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Cox Hospital South due to kidney failure and COPD.
He was born in Springfield to Richard Farris and Mayme Elizabeth (Moye) Huff on November 29, 1956.
He graduated from Parkview High School and was employed at Hutchens Industries and retired as a...
Byrna Carol Scillian
Feb 26, 2020
Byrna Scillian, 71, Nixa, MO passed away in the afternoon of Wednesday, February 26, 2020 in her home.
Byrna and her sister Valerie were young children when their parents moved them to the old farmhouse located just behind the Springfield Airport where her Father Byron worked as the head of the maintenance department.
Byrna loved...
Shirley Ann Rader
Feb 25, 2020
Shirley Ann Rader, age 83, of Nixa, Mo., passed away after a long battle with dementia on Tuesday February 25, 2020. Shirley was born on October 4, 1936. She is proceeded in death by her parents, step parents and her husband Lee Rader. Shirley has always put others before herself, she was a very hard working lady that took...
Clara Sue Jones
Feb 25, 2020
Clara Sue Jones was born on March 3, 1938 with a twin to Vess and Louise Robertson and passed away from this life on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. She was 81 years old. She graduated from Aurora High School with the class of 1956.
Clara retired as Mid-America Dairymen Cheese Store Buyer and Supervisor for southwest Missouri. ...
Barbara Presley
Feb 23, 2020
Barbara J. Presley, daughter of Ross and Oma Clark, was born on December 7, 1929 and departed this life on February 23, 2020. She grew up in Crocker, MO before moving to Springfield, where she spent most of her life. She was her class president at Pipkin Jr. High and graduated as senior class president of Crocker High School....
Gwendolyn Groseclose
Feb 23, 2020
Gwyndolyn Prows Groseclose went to be with the Lord on February 23, 2020. She was born March 24, 1927 in Panama City, FL to Robert and Alice Prows. She graduated from Bay County High School and attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC.
She married 2 nd Lt. Bob Groseclose in October 1951. Bob graduated class of...
Allyn "Mac" Mathews
Feb 23, 2020
Allyn "Mac" McVey Mathews died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family after a long battle with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
He was born on September 23, 1937 in Southwest City Oklahoma (the cornerstone of three states OK, AR, MO) to Byron and Minnie (Hopkins) Mathews.
He is survived by his loving wife of 20 years...
Mary Louise Tourville
Feb 23, 2020
Mary Louise Tourville, age 78, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020. She was born September 16, 1941 in Ava, Missouri, the daughter of Russell and Lena Robertson. She was a 1959 graduate of Ava High School. After obtaining her bachelor's degree in Elementary Education at Southwest Missouri State University, she married Jerry Tourville, of Sullivan, Missouri,...
Kimberly Brooke Waldron
Feb 22, 2020
Kimberly (Richards)Waldron was born on December 1,1982 and passed on February 22, 2020 in Springfield.
Kim attended Aurora schools then received a scholarship to attend Drury College. After she received her Bachelor's degree she got her Master's degree at St. Louis University. Kim got a job with the State of Missouri in Sikeston and that is where...
Rick Davidson
Feb 21, 2020
Rick Davidson, 72 of Nixa, Missouri passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, February 21, 2020 in Mercy Hospital after a battle with cancer. Rick was born on November 19, 1947 to Jean (Holmes) Davidson Inman and John Walker Davidson in Springfield, Missouri. He attended Parkview High School and Southwest Missouri State. Music was his...
Margie Vonnahme
Feb 21, 2020
Margie Vonnahme age 90, born January 28, 1930 in Belleville, IL, went to her heavenly home February 21, 2020 with her family by her side.
She was preceded in death by husband Carl J. Vonnahme, her three brothers, one sister and all of her in-laws.
Margie "married her best friend" Carl on November 24, 1951....
Jerry Dewayne Yarnell
Feb 20, 2020
Jerry DeWayne Yarnell, 45 of Springfield passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 20, 2020 in Springfield surrounded by his family at Cox South Hospital.
He was born October 18, 1974 in Springfield to Gerald and Judy (Ellis) Yarnell. He graduated from Kickapoo High School in 1993. He was a business owner and a United States Coast Guard...
Gilbert "Gil" Smith
Feb 20, 2020
After living an active and fulfilling 101 Years, Gilbert "Gil" Smith of Springfield, Missouri passed
away on February 20, 2020. Gil was born to Lula Caroline and James Michael Smith in Buffalo,
New York on September 21, 1918. Moving to St. Louis, Missouri around the age of five, he
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