Obituary Listing

Aug 29, 2018

Weymeth Stipp, age 79 of Springfield passed away at 11:00am August 29, 2018 surrounded by family.  He was born August 31, 1938 in Stark City, Missouri to Uhlan and Virginia (Patton) Stipp, graduated from Midway High School and earned a BS in Agriculture at University of Missouri, Columbia.  He was married to Carolyn Harris Stipp for 56 years; they...

Aug 29, 2018

Anna M. (Schnitzer) Ratcliff, formerly of Springfield, Missouri, passed away at her daughter's home in Rolla, Missouri on August 29, 2018 due to complications from a recent fall.  Anna was born on December 28, 1927 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  She was the fifth daughter of Joseph A. and Mary Friga Schnitzer.  As a child, Anna was known as Anna...

Aug 29, 2018

Timothy "Woody" Woodworth, born May 18, 1969 in Norwalk, California, passed away Wednesday, August 29th surrounded by family and friends at the age of 49. Woody graduated from Niangua High School and completed his educational journey with a BS in Hotel Management and Restaurant Hospitality from Missouri State University where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha, Chapter...

Aug 28, 2018

Esther Fern Willis passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018 in Maple Wood Care Center.

She was born in Carthage, MO and spent her childhood years on a farm in Lawrence County.  She graduated from Ash Grove High School and later moved to Springfield, MO.  She and her late husband, Wilbur Willis, owned and operated Willis Jewelry until...

Aug 27, 2018

Barbara Toombs Wright, 93 of Springfield, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018.

She was born December 28, 1924 in Springfield to Jewel Cummings and Robert Lee Toombs.  Barbara graduated from Greenwood High School and attended University of Missouri.  She married Alfred W. Baldwin, Jr and they had two daughters.  In 1958 she met and later married Malcolm...

Aug 26, 2018

Dr. Sidney Richard Vise, 86, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at his home in Springfield, MO.  He was born December 22, 1931 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Thomas and Frances (Hill) Vise.

Sidney graduated from Central High School in Little Rock. After earning a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Rhoades College in Memphis,...

Aug 26, 2018

Tammi Lynn Jones, 60, Springfield, joined her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven on Sunday, August 26, 2018, in her home surrounded by her daughters and loved ones.

Tammi was a homemaker for 19 years and found great joy in caring for her daughters Bobbi and Holly as well as many other children & friends. God...

Aug 25, 2018

Larry R. Houge of Springfield, Missouri was born February 27, 1940 to R.S. and Anna Houge also of Springfield and passed from this life on August 25, 2018.

Larry was raised in Springfield, attending public school before moving to Boulder, Colorado to complete a master's degree in civil engineering.

Following school, he served as a...

Aug 24, 2018

Manfred Beth, known to his loved ones as Fred, passed away at home in Nixa, MO, on August 24, 2018. Fred Beth was born in Miswalde, Prussia, in 1943. His parents, Anny and Emil Max Beth, were longtime restaurateurs. The family emigrated to the US in 1959, settling in Beverly Hills, CA. As a teenager, Fred spent many hours helping...

Aug 24, 2018

One day before his 83 rd birthday, George Innes Jr., passed away in Mercy Hospital. George was born Aug. 25, 1935 — the youngest of three children. His parents, George Sr. and Minnie, raised their children on a farm in Fayette, Mo., until they moved to Fort Leonard Wood. When George was in high school, the family moved to...

Aug 23, 2018

Paul Thomas Berry passed away at home in Springfield, Missouri, on August 23, 2018, at the age of 94. He was born in Kane, Illinois, in 1924 to Letitia Roady Berry and Wiley Berry. He attended Illinois College and graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He served in the Navy as a physician during the...

Aug 23, 2018

Doris Carolyn Fay Cadle Witt passed from life August 23, 2018 at The Montclair in Springfield.

Doris was born December 16, 1927, the first child to her loving parents, Everett "Teak" and Emily Jean Houghtlin Fay both originally from St. Louis.  Her brother, David Warren Fay arrived in 1934, and her sister, Nancy Alice Fay completed the...

Aug 22, 2018

Seth Marshall Pelley, 38, Pleasant Hope, MO passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 in his home.  He was born August 19, 1980 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 31, 2018 in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, 1947 East Seminole, Springfield.

Memorial contributions may be made to Rescue One,...

Aug 22, 2018

Marjorie Reames died last week at a St. Louis hospital of heart failure.  She was 98.  She had been living in St. Louis at Friendship Village since 2012. Previously she had lived in Springfield, MO since 1959.  She was born on a farm in West Plains, MO then married John P. Reames during World War II.  John and Marjorie...

Aug 21, 2018

Martha Lou Powell Mitchell, 93, passed away on August 21, 2018. On a cool November day in 1924, a beautiful, blue-eyed baby girl was born to Dr. George M. and Ruth Bray Powell. Martha Lou grew up in Springfield, MO, participating in a full social life, developing a love of the violin and classical music and being Kiltie at...

Aug 19, 2018

Lorna J. Holopter passed to her eternal rest peacefully, surrounded by family Sunday, August 19, 2018 after a long illness.  She was born in Pennsylvania to H.D. Maginley, M.D. and her mother Jessie.  After graduating from high school, Lorna received her RN degree from Harrisburg General Hospital.   She worked part-time at St. John's and for The Red Cross after...

Aug 17, 2018

Phyllis Marie Richardson is in the arms of Jesus now, leaving this world Friday, August 17, 2018 at 8:43 a.m. at a Springfield hospital. She was 82 years old and adored by all who knew and loved her. Phyllis was born at home in Monett, Missouri, on October 19,1935. Springfield was home to Phyllis, but she had lived all over...

Aug 14, 2018

Thomas James "T.J." Dugan, 88, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born March 31, 1930, in Long Lane, Missouri, but moved with his family shortly thereafter to the Marshfield area of Webster County, Missouri, where he spent all of his formative years.  He was the son of Charles Benton and Jessie Mae...

Aug 13, 2018

Maxine Lunsford Wester, age 98, of Springfield joined her heavenly Father Monday, August 13, 2018 in The Baptist Home, Ozark.  She was born August 25, 1919 in Shreveport, LA, the daughter of Robison Bruce Lunsford and Tamzon Laws Lunsford.  She graduated from Willard High School and Drury College.  She attended Northwestern University and received her Master's degree from New...

Aug 12, 2018

Michael Heath Hess, age 53, residing in Springfield, MO, passed away on August 12, 2018.  He was a steadfast Past Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge #409 who gave tireless hours of service to all those he knew.  He was a hard-working man and a committed member of the United States Navy, with a pure spirit and kind nature. ...