Obituary Listing

Mar 15, 2020

Gregory Van Forrest, strengthened by the sacraments of the Holy Church, rose peacefully into the loving care of God on March 15, 2020.  Born in Portsmouth, VA to the late Tipton V. and Charlene Forrest. Survived by loving wife Peggy (Coring) Forrest, five children Brandon Forrest, Christy Forrest, Meagen (Daniel) Mallory, Jonathan Forrest and their mother Peggy Brooks Forrest,...

Mar 12, 2020

Frances Lorene (Herr) Berg was born in Humboldt, Nebraska on January 10, 1923 to Gustave and Laura (Sandfort) Herr.  She graduated as valadictorian of her high school class in 1940 and went on to attend college at Nebraska Wesleyan University along with Bryan Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduating as valadictorian in 1948.  Following her RN training, she worked...

Mar 11, 2020

Charles "Jerry" Palmer passed away March 11, 2020.  Service times and an obituary will be added at a later date.

Mar 10, 2020

Memorial services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2020 in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Harmony House, 3404 East Ridgeview Street, Springfield, MO 65804.

Mar 10, 2020

Peter Raymond Meruelo, 85, went to be with the Lord on March 10, 2020. He was born January 19, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA.

He was a talented gymnast in High School and College. During the year of 1956, he was scheduled to join the USA Men's Gymnastic Team for the Summer Olympics in Australia. He received...

Mar 10, 2020

Cheryl Lynn Wilson was received in Heaven by her Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of March, 10, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, after a brief illness. Cheryl was born on August 21, 1971, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and raised in Lamar, Missouri. She graduated from Lamar High School as a member of the...

Mar 9, 2020

Harold Brown Falls, Jr. PhD, 85 of Springfield, MO, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020.  Harold was born December 16, 1934 in Savannah, TN to Harold Brown Falls and Alene Foster Falls.  He graduated from Charlestown High School, Indiana, Morehead State University, A.B (1960) and Purdue University, M.P.E. (1961), Ph.D. (1964).  He was a professor at Missouri State University...

Mar 8, 2020

Kylie Lynn Bredehoeft, 37, of Springfield, formerly of Concordia, MO, passed away in the early morning of March 8, 2020 at her home in Springfield, MO.

Kylie passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of Sunday morning. While we won't ever fully understand why God took Kylie from our lives so soon, we are...

Mar 7, 2020

Bryan Thomas Young, 41, of Springfield, died Saturday March 7, 2020, at his home in Springfield. He was born June 14, 1978 in Springfield, the son of Tom and Sheila Young.

He attended Hickory Hills Elementary School and Glendale High School where he played on the football team and ran track, even competing on the 1995 state...

Mar 6, 2020

David Andrew "Andy" Collins, age 58, of Springfield, MO passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2020 at Wilson's Creek Nursing Home.  He is the son of retired Evangel University professors Dr. Turner Collins and Dr. Pansy Collins.  Andy was a practicing attorney in Springfield from 1996 until 2010 when he suffered a debilitating stroke that ended his career.

Mar 6, 2020

Margaret Louise (Brown) Kidd, 83, was born in Purdy, MO on December 23, 1936 to Ethel and Helen Brown.  She peacefully passed away Friday, March 6, 2020.

Margaret lived most of her life in Springfield, where she enjoyed writing poems, flower gardening and cooking.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her eldest...

Mar 5, 2020

Barbara Alice Brown passed away on March 5, 2020. She was born November 1, 1935 in Slater, MO. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Edith Brown and her son, Bobby S. Brown.  She is survived by her husband, Bobby L. Brown of Springfield MO; children, Pamela Brown of Jenks OK,  and Bill Brown of Springfield...

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...

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. ...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Feb 26, 2020

No services are planned at this time.