Nina Jo Kirkham
Jan 12, 2020
Nina Jo Kirkham, 83, Springfield, passed away in her home on January 12, 2020. She was born November 30, 1936 in Cortez, Colorado, the daughter of Charles and Ethel Withers.
Nina was an avid gardener and loved spending time caring for her flowers, plants, fruits, and vegetables. Her sewing skills were impressive, and she was very talented...
Mary Frances Jackson
Jan 9, 2020
Mary Frances "Fran" Jackson, "Ging," passed away peacefully on the evening of January 9th, 2020, surrounded by all of her closest family and friends.
She was born in Hartville, MO, on November, 14, 1944, to Leonard and Mary Moore.
She is survived by her husband, Manley Jackson Jr., who loved his "sweetie" with all he...
Linda Purse
Jan 9, 2020
Linda Purse, 73, Springfield, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 in Springfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born May 27, 1946 in Baxter, Iowa the daughter of Karl Henry and Nelda (Fuller) Holzapfel.
Linda graduated from the first class at Glendale High School. She was married to her best friend for 49 years, Mike Purse,...
Charles F. Kiefer, Jr.
Jan 7, 2020
Charles Franklin Kiefer Jr. passed away on January 7, 2020. Charles received his Juris Doctorate from University of Missouri Kansas City and retired in 2003 from his firm Daniel, Powell and Kiefer. He was a member of First and Calvary Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon and elder. Charles is preceded in death by his wife, Nancy...
Amy Brooke Fischer
Jan 5, 2020
Amy Brooke Fischer was born on August 29, 1980 to John and Rebecca Fischer. She passed away suddenly on Sunday evening January 5, 2020.
Amy had many interests, including a love of animals, a curiosity of books and was always ready to lead the pack in any adventure. She was a devout Kansas City Chiefs fan and...
Sara Nicole Pearson
Jan 4, 2020
Sara Nicole Pearson, 27 of Springfield lost her battle with addiction Saturday, January 4, 2020 in St. Louis. She was born in Springfield on September 2, 1992 and graduated from Central High School. Sara is survived by her mom, Cathy and Steve Gregory; her dad, Kevin and Camila Pearson all of Springfield; siblings, Aaron Gregory, Amy Gregory, Stevey Brewer...
Gertrude Bechtold
Jan 4, 2020
Gertrude Mansfield Bechtold died peacefully, Saturday, January 4, 2020. She was born on May 15, 1923 in Springfield Cox North Hospital. She went home with her parents to Seymour, Missouri where her father, George Fredrich Gilbert was a Methodist minister. She was named after her mother, Gertrude Mansfield Gilbert. Methodist ministers at that time moved every four years, so...
Dalphna L. "Dot" Henry
Jan 3, 2020
Dalphna L. "Dot" Henry passed away on January 3, 2020 as a result of a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born on February 14, 1930 in Wewoka, OK. Her family moved to Roswell, NM when she was a young girl. It is there that she was raised.
As a result of World War II, a young...
Geraldine "Gerry" King
Jan 1, 2020
Geraldine (Gerry) M. King was born to Elta and Ethel (Thompson) Trantham on May 19, 1923 near Marshfield, Missouri. Geraldine went home to be with her heavenly father on January 1, 2020 at the age of 96.
Gerry graduated from Marshfield High School in 1940 and later graduated from Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State University) with...
Charles William Glass
Jan 1, 2020
Charles William Glass passed away quietly on January 1, 2020, at Glendale Gardens Nursing and Rehab in Springfield, MO. He is survived by his wife of 76 years, Opal, also of Springfield, a son, Michael (Susie) Glass of Columbia, MO, and two daughters, Jeannine (Ronald) Watson of Springfield, MO and Bettie (Ernest) Hall of Cincinnati, OH. Also surviving are...
Wanda Mae Stephens
Jan 1, 2020
Wanda Mae (Glover) Stephens was born on May 10, 1929 near Walnut Shade, Missouri and passed away January 1, 2020 at the Strafford Care Center in Strafford, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents Fay Glover and Lena Chloe (Meadows) Glover; her husband William (Bill) Stephens; her brother Richard (Wade) Glover and sister-in-law Yvonne Glover.
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Jack W. Lantis
Dec 31, 2019
Jack W. Lantis, 82, of Springfield, MO passed away December 31, 2019 at Glendale Gardens.
He was born September 16, 1937, the son of Webber A. and Ada N. (McCamen) Lantis in Los Angeles, CA.
Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Sheila; his parents; his brother, David; daughter, Kim; and 3 grandchildren. He...
Judge William Ralph Hass
Dec 30, 2019
Judge William (Bill) Ralph Hass passed away on December 30,2019 at the age of 83 years.
Bill was born on January 28,1936 in Springfield,Missouri to Ralph L. Hass and Angie V. (Morse) Hass.
His childhood was lived happily in Thayer, Missouri and at the age of 17 he started dating the love of his life,Helen...
Denny Roy Dennis
Dec 30, 2019
Denny Roy Dennis, 67, of Springfield, Missouri, was born on October 18, 1952, to Roy and Marvelene (Brown) Dennis in Nevada, Missouri. He departed this life on December 30, 2019, at Sunterra Springs in Springfield, Missouri, following a recent diagnosis of a glioblastoma brain tumor.
Denny grew up in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, and graduated from El...
Dwayne A. Holden
Dec 29, 2019
Dwayne A. Holden, President and Founder of Custom Metalcraft, Inc. passed from this life on December 29, 2019.
A native of Mountain View, MO, Holden was born in West Plains to Adolph and Emily Holden. He studied at Drury University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1964 and taking MBA-level courses over the next year. He was a...
Myrtle Louise Darrah
Dec 28, 2019
Myrtle Louise Darrah, born March 13, 1925, passed peacefully at her home in Springfield, MO with her son and daughter-law, Steve and Liz and Hospice Compassus by her side on December 28, 2019. She would have been 95 years old March 13, 2020.
Funeral services will be held at Gorman-Scharpf University Chapel at 1:00 PM, Friday, January...
Kevin Patrick Fox
Dec 28, 2019
Kevin Patrick Fox, 55, of Nixa, MO, passed away December 28, 2019 at Cox South in Springfield. He was born June 14, 1964 in Buffalo, New York, the son of James L. Fuchs and Nancy M. (Liebold) Lund.
Kevin, known as "Pat" to his immediate family, grew up in Elma, NY. He graduated from Iroquois Central High...
Wanda Jean Larmer
Dec 25, 2019
Wanda Jean Larmer, daughter of the late Archie and Mabel (Hutsell) Spurgeon, was born on July 7, 1930 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away peacefully on December 25, 2019 at Republic Nursing and Rehab in Republic, Missouri, at 89 years of age.
Jean graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1947 and married her high school...
Merrie Gail Pickering-Gray
Dec 24, 2019
Merrie Gail Pickering-Gray, 67, of Springfield, MO passed away at Neighborhoods of Quail Creek on December 24, 2019. Merrie was born on December 24, 1952 to Lloyd and Rosalie (Hughes) Pickering. Following her graduation from Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Merrie worked for many years at Consumer Markets Grocery in Bolivar and Springfield. With her grace and beauty she...
Roberta "Bobbi" Springer
Dec 24, 2019
ROBERTA GLENN "BOBBI" PRATER SPRINGER passed away on December 24, 2019. She was born on September 1, 1927 to Glenn and Anna Prater in Springfield, MO.
Bobbi attended Springfield High School graduating in 1945. She was a graduate of Drury College where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She married Wallace N. Springer Jr....
