Obituary Listing

Mar 24, 2019

Patricia Anne (Woods) Henderson, age 95, passed away on the afternoon of March 24th, 2019 at her home in Sidney, Illinois. Patricia was born July 14, 1923, in Springfield, Missouri, to Seth Tuttle Woods and Grace (Cantrell) Woods. She attended Springfield schools, graduating in 1940 from Springfield Senior High. She was attending State Teacher's College (now MSU) when World...

Mar 24, 2019

Beverley Dolores Dixon Ehlen died at the age of 74 peacefully in her sleep at home, Sunday March 24, 2019.

She is preceded in death by her father Harold Dixon and her mother Isabelle Carriero Dixon.  She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Ehlen; her daughters, Kirsten Ehlen Poppen and Michelle Ehlen; her stepdaughter, Hallie Ehlen; her...

Mar 23, 2019

Shirley Ritter Carle died in Springfield, Missouri, with loved ones at her bedside on March 23, 2019. She was 78.

Shirley was born in Many, Louisiana, on May 22, 1940, and was the second of five children of James Carlyle and Katherine Steele Ritter. She graduated from Many High School and received her B.A. in history with...

Mar 23, 2019

Lloyd H. Stearns, 92 of Springfield passed away at 7 am Saturday, March 23, 2019 in his home.  He loved his wife, children and grandchildren. Lloyd was a charter member of Cherry Street Baptist Church, starting in their garage. He loved to hand candy out to the kids at church, he worked on the church buses, mowed the church...

Mar 21, 2019

Thomas Enoch Ferrell III, 74, a native of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Cox Hospital South surrounded by family. Tom was born on July 6, 1944 to Dr. Thomas Enoch Ferrell Jr. and Mrs. Wilberta Kaemper Ferrell who preceded him.

Tom graduated from Parkview High School Springfield, Missouri. After first attending Westminster College...

Mar 21, 2019

Robert J. Hoopingarner, 72, of Ash Grove, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack at Cox South Hospital early morning, March 21, 2019.  He was born August 21, 1947 in Bloomington, IN to Robert V. and Thecla (Wolf) Hoopingarner while his father was a student at Indiana University. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first...

Mar 19, 2019

Kathryn Virginia Scheidegger, 89, of Springfield, passed away at 6:56 AM on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at her home. She raised 4 boys as a single mother from the 1950s until 1970 on her salary as a checker in a grocery store. Later she held various jobs, ranging from selling cemetery plots and crypts to managing a storage facility....

Mar 18, 2019

On March 18, 2019, Christina Lynn (Westrich) Shannon, loving wife, mother, sister and friend passed away at the age of 62 on the farm she loved so much.  She was surrounded by family and her beloved pets!

Christy was born on May 8 th , 1956 in St. Louis, MO to Andrew and Judith (Macke) Westrich.  She...

Mar 17, 2019

Judith Ann (Butcher) Jones went to be with the Lord peacefully in her sleep early March 17, 2019. While we are deeply saddened, we find grace and comfort in knowing she will be reunited with her parents, Thelma and Roy, her granddaughter Chloe, and her best friend Deann Spry.

Judy was born October 16, 1947 in Gassaway,...

Mar 14, 2019

Spenser William Barr, age 25 of Austin, Texas, passed away on March 14, 2019 in Austin, Texas.

He was born in 1993 in Kansas City, Missouri, to Bob Barr and Cindy Barr.

Spenser was a graduate of Wentworth Military Academy and a Veteran of the U.S. Army.

Spenser was proceeded in death by...

Mar 13, 2019

Britt James Bunch, 37, of Springfield, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in his home.  He was born July 20, 1981 in O'Neill, Nebraska, the son of Dennis Lee and Cathy Ann (Donnell) Bunch.

Britt was proud of his mind and wasn't afraid to let you know that he was the smartest person you had...

Mar 13, 2019

Donald Charles Dailey, a native of Marshfield, Missouri, the son of the late George W. and Virgie Dailey. He was a lifelong resident of Springfield until retirement when winters were spent in California. He was a graduate of Marshfield High School and Southwest Missouri State University (Missouri State). He enlisted in the Air Force in 1951 and served on...

Mar 13, 2019

Peggy Lou (Stevens) Fredrick June 23, 1927 – March 13, 2019

Grandma's Kitchen

As I watch the years go by When they leave each Sunday, I let out a sigh Six days a week I sit and wait For the cars to drive in through the gate Sundays are my special time This is the...

Mar 12, 2019

Maurice Noel Clopton, 94, entered eternal life on March 12, 2019 following a brief illness.  Maurice was born on August 23, 1924 in Aurora, Missouri, the son of William Thomas and Bessie Noel Clopton.  A graduate of Aurora High School, Maurice obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Drury University and a Masters of Sacred Music from Union Theological...

Mar 12, 2019

John (Jack) Bowen, 91, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.  Jack was born on October 9, 1927, to Richard and Louise Bowen in Falls City, Nebraska.  He was greeted by an older sister, Mary Jane and was followed by a brother, Samuel Dale.

Jack was raised in a farming family, growing up on...

Mar 10, 2019

Ramona S. Lewis (Wellner), 83, of Springfield, Missouri went to be with the Lord at 7:02 am Sunday, March 10, 2019, in her home with her daughters by her side.

Born on March 15, 1935, in Gettysburg, South Dakota, Ramona Wellner, known to her siblings as Monie, was one of six (5 girls and one boy). In...

Mar 10, 2019

Sadie Mae Gamel Willson, 101, of Springfield, passed away March 10, 2019. The fourth child of Sadia Alice Sands Gamel and Alva Edward Gamel, Mae was born January 14, 1918 in rural Dallas County near Louisburg. When she was four, the family moved by train to Pueblo, CO. They returned to Dallas County several years later and ran the...

Mar 10, 2019

With profound sadness, the family of Victoria M. Hagale mourns her passing on Sunday, March 10, 2019 in the home of her daughter, Elaine McLean, with whom she has resided for the past eight years.

She was born December 7, 1918 in Houston, TX to Anton N. and Annie Naccash Jamail, into a large, loving Lebanese family...

Mar 8, 2019

Erica Lynn Warren, 36 of Nixa passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at 7:31 pm at Cox South Hospital.  She was born September 28, 1982 in Springfield to Terry and Karen Warren. She is survived by her parents; two brothers, Aaron and Allen; all her grandparents, many aunts, uncles and cousins as well as hundreds of friends from...

Mar 8, 2019

Brad Walter Lyons, 58, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2019.  He was born November 28, 1960 in Manhasset, New York.  When he was eleven years old, he moved to Springfield, Missouri where he spent the rest of his life.

Brad began his career in food service as a dishwasher and worked his way up, holding various...