Bill Hull
Oct 10, 2019
George William Hull, 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 10, 2019 in Springfield, Missouri. "Bill" was born July 19, 1928 to Wesley Hull and Erma Ellen Heap (Nelson).
He served in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Alaska. On June 25, 1960 he married Minnie Leona Hull, and they were sealed together in...
Jo Ann Crank
Oct 4, 2019
Jo Ann Crank, 88 of Springfield, MO passed away at 8:00 a.m. Friday, October 4 in the Spring Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Springfield, MO. She had been a resident for over five years since suffering a stroke in 2014. Before coming to Springfield in 2002, she spent her early years in Malden, Missouri and West Palm Beach,...
Louis "Bill" William Heist, Jr.
Oct 4, 2019
Louis William (Bill) Heist, Jr.
October 21, 1947 – October 4, 2019
Retired Engineer, Certified Barbecue Judge, Grandpa
Bill was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1947 to Louis William and Agnes Catherine Heist. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1965 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree...
Ruth Thornton
Oct 4, 2019
Ruth was born on June 12, 1928 in Lowry City, Missouri to Roy O. and Bertha Simmons Foster, the second of seven children.
She was married to Robert E. (Bob) Thornton on February 17, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bob preceded her in death on August 29, 2003.
She was a member of the Second...
Sybil Carmichael
Oct 3, 2019
Sybil Lethco Carmichael passed away peacefully with her two sons by her side on Thursday morning, October 3 rd , at the age of 102, just two months away from her 103 rd birthday. She was born on December 4 th , 1916, near Ava, Missouri, the daughter of Joe and Mattie Lethco. She graduated from Ava High School...
Edna Christine Fox
Oct 1, 2019
Edna Christine "Chris" Fox, age 85 of Springfield, passed away on October 1, 2019. She was born in Geuda Springs, Kansas, on the family farm. She attended Rainbow Bend, a one room school (K-8) built by an oil company for the local employees' children. Later, she attended and graduated from Winfield High School. She did well in school and...
Wayne Weaver
Sep 29, 2019
John Wayne Weaver, 84, passed away September 29, 2019 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, MO.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elna Weaver. They were married 61 years.
Wayne was born January 20, 1935 in Memphis, TN and was the eldest son of Pete and Zada Weaver. He had 4 sisters...
Helen Clinkenbeard
Sep 28, 2019
Helen Coleen Rosenberg Clinkenbeard, 93, of Springfield, MO, passed away September 28, 2019. She was born on June 24, 1926 in Springfield, MO to O. L. and Nora (Richardson) Rosenberg,
Helen was married for 72 years to her high school sweetheart George R. Clinkenbeard. Helen was the beloved matriarch of her Clinkenbeard family and always celebrated Christmas...
Susie Osburn
Sep 28, 2019
Susie Osburn, 73, Nixa, MO, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019 in her home. She was born November 7, 1945 in Springfield, the daughter of Homer Albert Cantrell and Pauline Earnestine Glidewell.
Susie was a business owner and a devoted mother and loving grandmother. She loved to dance, spend time with her grandbabies, work in her...
Richard Eugene Lacroix
Sep 27, 2019
Richard Eugene LaCroix, 91, Springfield, MO passed away September 27, 2019 in Ozark Nursing and Care Center. He was born on July 19, 1928 in Lynn, Massachusetts to Romeo and Mildred (Mayhew) LaCroix.
He graduated from Lynn High School, as well as Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He served his Country in the U.S. Navy as a...
Margo Virginia Welsh
Sep 27, 2019
Margo Virginia (Gray) Welsh, 73, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away on September 27, 2019, after bravely battling cancer for the last twelve months. She was a life-long resident of Springfield and a committed member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Margo was preceded in death by her parents; sisters Mary Jean, Hazel, Ruth, JoAnn and brother, Jack. ...
Margaret Anna Wann
Sep 26, 2019
Margaret Wann, age 79, of Springfield, MO passed away on September 26th, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO after a long illness. She was born in Blackwell, OK on March 25th, 1940. Her family moved to Springfield, MO when Margaret was a small child and she graduated from Central High School in 1958. She furthered her education at...
Ralph Harold Dean Slavens
Sep 24, 2019
Ralph Harold Dean Slavens, 87, of Springfield, passed away September 24, 2019. He was born April 24, 1932, in Springfield to Chrissie and George W. Slavens.
At a young age, he joined the Army to help his family and serve his country. He was very proud to wear his Veteran's cap. On his return, he met and...
Jim Johnson
Sep 24, 2019
H.J. "Jim" Johnson was born April 4, 1925 in Mattoon, IL, the third child to Clara Jane (Reed) and Otto Johnson. He attended Mattoon High School. Immediately after graduation, he went into the US Navy to serve in WWII in the Pacific theater. He married Edna on December 20, 1975, in Phoenix, AZ. Jim spent the majority of his...
Kathryn Lois (Hanna) Stoke
Sep 23, 2019
Kathryn Lois (Hanna) Stoke, 78, died peacefully in her home on September 23, surrounded by her children. She was born on February 15, 1941 in Yuma, Colorado. Kathryn attended Central Missouri State University where she earned a degree in secondary education. She began her career as a teacher before eventually settling into social work as the director of elder...
Helen Louise Bredesen
Sep 21, 2019
Helen L. Bredesen, 93, Springfield, MO passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 in Springfield Rehab Center.
She was born, January 6, 1926 in Springfield, the daughter of Francis E. and Nancy Louise Tuttle BeVier. She married Karsten A. "Brad" Bredesen, Jr., July 12, 1959. She and Brad had one child, Karsten.
Helen loved doing number...
Genevieve Brookshier
Sep 21, 2019
Genevieve Jewel Brookshier, 94, Nixa, MO passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019. She was born March 15, 2019 in Marshfield, MO. She was baptized in Marshfield at the age of 13. She retired from Zenith in 1986 after 16 years because of her health issues.
She loved to cook for her family and tend to her...
Beverly Mae Ellis
Sep 20, 2019
Beverly Mae Hickman Ellis, Springfield, died peacefully September 20 after a long valiant fight against multiple sclerosis. She was born October 14, 1941 in Greenfield, MO. to the late Lynton Harold Hickman and Roberta Jean Pyle Hickman. Beverly retired from public education in November 1996 from Springfield Public Schools. She earned her bachelor's degree from Missouri State University and...
Bob Dedmon
Sep 18, 2019
Bob Dedmon, Springfield, died on September 18, 2019, shortly after being diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer. He was born on April 18, 1943, in Springfield to Ruby (Ward) and Herman Dedmon. He is survived by his wife of nearly 55 years, Janet, his daughter Rae Dedmon, Aunt and Uncle Neva and Keith McAnally, a brother, Roger Dedmon, in-laws Judy...
George Frederick Donnell
Sep 17, 2019
George Frederick Donnell, 97 passed away on 9/17/2019, in Ozark, Missouri. He was born on 7/10/1922 in the house built by his grandfather, Charles F. Palmer, in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Arlene Compton Donnell; his parents, Alonzo McWilliams Donnell, Sr. and Charlotte Fredericka (Palmer) Donnell; and his three siblings:...
