Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

Sep 17, 2019

Anna Kate "Katie" Squires (Strom) passed away September 17, 2019 at the age of 83. She was born on September 5, 1936 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Elmer and Pauline Strom.

Katie grew up in Cape Girardeau and graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in Journalism in 1957.  She married John Squires on February...

Sep 16, 2019

Anne Wise, 95, of Springfield, MO passed away in her home Monday, September 16, 2019 following a short illness. Anne was born April 12, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Virginia McGrath. She was united in marriage to Gordon Wise in 1947 and is preceded in death by her husband.

Anne loved the Lord and was...

Sep 15, 2019

Jean Prewitt, 83, passed away on September 15, 2019 in Springfield. She was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She married James K. Prewitt in 1956 and they spent 60 years together. They had three daughters: Julie Kramschuster (Paul), Jill Prewiit Smull, and Janis Prewitt (Tom Auner). James and Jean had seven grandchildren: Amelia Prewitt, T.J. Auner, Eleanor...

Sep 13, 2019

Arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Sep 12, 2019

J. Richard Brown, Col USAF (Retired), 96, of Springfield, passed away on September 12, 2019. He was born on March 19, 1923 in Albia, IA to J Otis and Geneva Brown.

Col Brown served 32 years in the US Army and the US Air Force. He served in WWII in combat with the 394 th Bomb Group...

Sep 12, 2019

Nedra Fay (Welch) Louzader, 85, of Springfield, MO died Thursday, September 12, 2019 following a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Nedra was born March 6, 1934 in Redbird, Missouri, the daughter of John Robert and Eva Cleo (Cowan) Welch.

Nedra was baptized in 1945 at High Gate Baptist Church in High Gate, MO and was a member...

Sep 11, 2019

Gary L. Oberfoell, 67, of Springfield, Missouri, formerly of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 11 th , 2019.

Funeral services will be held Friday, September 13 th at 9:00 a.m. at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Burial with full military honors will be held afterwards at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri.

Gary was born...

Sep 11, 2019

Selma Mabel Hartsell, 97 of Springfield passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Jordan Creek Nursing Home.  She was born September 7, 1922 in Ansley, Nebraska to Otto Everett and Mabel (Marshall) Price.

Selma was a member of South Haven Baptist Church.

Selma married John McDaniel who passed away in 1953.  With two young daughters,...

Sep 10, 2019

Joyce passed away on September 10, 2019 in Springfield, Missouri and was born on January 13, 1947 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Harry Jenyei Nagamine and Betsy Toshiko Nagamine whose families had previously immigrated from Okinawa, Japan to work as field laborers. She was one of four children – twin brother David, Charles, and Walter. They were the first generation...

Sep 10, 2019

Eddie McDaniel was taken to his final reward on September 10, 2019. He was born in Seligman,...

Sep 10, 2019

Eugene Louis Goebel, age 88, of Nixa, Missouri, passed away at 8:40 AM on 10 September 2019.

If you knew him, then you knew he was a story teller, so in his honor, here is the story of Gene.

From the time he could toddle, Gene was part of Louis Goebel Wild Animal Trainers in...

Sep 9, 2019

James Allen Maroc, M.D. age 87, died September 9, 2019. He was born on July 30, 1932, in Hammond, Indiana, the son of Beatrice (Ethier) and Edward Maroc and was raised in Hammond along with two brothers and a sister. After high school, he went to work on the New York Central Railroad until being drafted into the U.S....

Sep 8, 2019

William Glen "Bill" Root passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019 at his home in Springfield, MO surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 21, 1946 in Enid, to the late Elvin Dean Root and the late Ruby LethaMae (Odom) Root.

He is survived by his wife JoMia (Jenkins) Root of the home, daughters Shelly (Mike)...

Sep 6, 2019

Kay Janes Jobe passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her husband and daughters on Friday, September 6, 2019. She was born in Troy, MO to Kenneth and Marjorie Brummell on September 25, 1941.

Kay lived and grew up in Bolivar, MO and graduated from Bolivar High School. She married Darian Lee Jobe, June 14, 1959...

Sep 5, 2019

Lois Lauterbach Woods, age 87 of Springfield, Missouri, died on Thursday, September 5, 2019 in Springfield, Missouri  The daughter of Grace and Albert F. Lauterbach, she was born in Milford, Illinois on April 9, 1932.  She received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Illinois State University in 1954 and M.Ed. in Counseling and Guidance from the University of Illinois...