Earl Robert "Bob" Lechner
Jan 24, 2019
Earl Robert (Bob) Lechner passed away peacefully at his Castlewood apartment in Nixa on Thursday, January 24, 2019. He was 91.
Born on November 19, 1927, Lechner was one of seven children born to Ed and Lena Lechner of Verona, Missouri. After graduating high school from Verona in 1945, he was inducted into the Army, where he...
Regina Lotven
Jan 23, 2019
Regina Lotven, 95, passed away on January 23, 2019 from natural causes. Regina Lotven was born November 4, 1923, in Nancy, France, to Mordecai and Rose Tuchmeier.
After surviving the Nazi occupation of France, Regina met Hyman Lotven, and they married on September 19, 1945, in Nancy, France. She then immigrated to the United States on April...
Verona Rosalie Higgins
Jan 23, 2019
Verona Rosalee Higgins often said, in her later years, she didn't know why God was keeping her here. Her question was answered on January 23 rd when she passed away peacefully at the age of 99 ½ years to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Higgins;...
Tylene Mcpheeters Zumwalt
Jan 21, 2019
Tylene McPheeters Zumwalt, 83, Bolivar, MO passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019 in Cox South. She was born October 11, 1935 in Millsap, Texas, the daughter of Richard Lee and Effie D. (Bagley) Jobe. Tylene's family moved to Bolivar in 1945 from Seminole, Texas. She was a member of Berean Baptist Church in Bolivar and was baptized there...
Margaret Colbert White
Jan 20, 2019
Margaret Lee Colbert White was born September 11, 1944 to Samuel Colbert and Florence Parks-Adams in Springfield, MO. She was preceded in death by her parents. She has two brothers, Garland Adams (wife Lynette) and Harry Adams; sister, Mary Adams and longtime family friend.
Margaret attended Lincoln School and graduated from Central High School in 1964. She...
Donna E. Thompson
Jan 20, 2019
Donna E. Thompson passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family on January 20, 2019 at 11:15 pm at Mercy Hospital. She was the daughter of Bob and Betty Knox and was born on March 22, 1953 in Fort Scott, Kansas. She attended school in Springfield Missouri. She went to elementary school at Eugene Field, then attended Pershing junior...
Dona Raelene Borghardt
Jan 19, 2019
Dona Raelene Borghardt passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 in Springfield, MO. Dona was born September 10, 1946 to (Ralph) Raymond Reaves and Mary Catherine Reaves in Springfield, MO. The oldest of seven children, Dona graduated from St. Agnes High School in 1964 and attended Missouri State University.
Dona was united in marriage to John Neil Gammon...
Beryl Burgess
Jan 19, 2019
Beryl E. Burgess, 88, Springfield, MO, passed away at 1:08 pm, Saturday, January 19, 2019 in his home.
He was born August, 14, 1930, a lifelong resident of Springfield, the only child of Ralph Burgess and Iva Miller Burgess.
Beryl was employed by Southwestern Bell for over 40 years and a member of the Pioneers...
C. Pauline Thompson
Jan 18, 2019
Mrs. Pauline Thompson, 90, passed away on January 18 , 2019 at the Ozark Nursing & Care Center in Ozark, MO. Clara Pauline Thompson was born on September 29, 1928 in Stratton, Colorado. She was the second of six children born to Bruce D and Amanda Fisher Davis, who preceded her in death. She moved to Missouri with her...
M. Dennis Johnson
Jan 18, 2019
Myron "Dennis" Johnson, 60 passed away at 5:45 pm Friday, January 18, 2019 in Cox Hospital South from a heart attack.
He was a member of Ozark Empire Kiawanis where he played a major role in putting shoes on kids who were in need. He made friends with those kids and made trying on shoes a fun...
Bill George Prater
Jan 18, 2019
Dr. Bill George Prater of Springfield died peacefully in his sleep January 18, at the age of 94. A Springfield native, he was the son of Matthew and Thelma George Prater. Bill attended Springfield High School and Drury College before joining the US Army in 1943. He was sent to Europe and spent "the coldest winter of my life"...
Dennis "Denny" Carl Hohbein
Jan 17, 2019
Dennis (Denny) Carl Hohbein, age 78 of Rogersville, MO, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2019 in his home with his loving wife of 54 years by his side. He was born November 7, 1940 in Lexington, NE to Carl and Laura (Deerk) Hohbein. He married Eileen Rose Diedrichs on June 13, 1964 at St. John Lutheran Church in...
Carolyn J. Snyder
Jan 16, 2019
Carolyn Snyder, 89, passed away on January 16, in Gardner, KS, where she lived for the last eight years. Carolyn was born in Tulsa, OK on December 24, 1929, the only child of Lyndall and Maree Conrad. They moved to Springfield when she was a child where she attended Roundtree Elementary, Jarrett Junior High and Springfield High School, graduating...
Charles Donald Nelson
Jan 16, 2019
Springfield, MO - Charles Donald Nelson, 86, Springfield, MO passed away at 11:45 PM, Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Cox South Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Don was born in Latimer County, OK on April 18,1932 to Emmett and Jennie Maude (Davis) Nelson. Jennie Maude passed away in 1939, and Rosa May Nelson (step-mother) raised Don. He was...
Twajana Chasteen
Jan 16, 2019
On the evening of January 16 Heaven gained an angel, and we lost a beautiful best friend. Twajana Lee Claxton, the youngest child of Monroe and Ethel Claxton, was raised with three brothers and five sisters on a farm in Wright County, Mo. She attended Marshfield High School and graduated from Mountain Grove High School, where she was a...
Dorothy A. Smith
Jan 15, 2019
Dorothy A. Smith, age 85 of Springfield, MO passed away suddenly on January 15, 2019 at her home. Dorothy was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. She was an owner of Pizza House in Springfield, until retiring from the business in 2008. Dorothy was active in several community organizations and will be dearly missed by her family and...
Gus Henderson Henry
Jan 15, 2019
Gus Henderson Henry was born on January 2, 1955 Wichita, KS and went to be with the lord on January 15, 2019. Gus is survived in death by his son, Spencer Reid Henry of Springfield. Gus was the oldest of five siblings, Joe and Marilyn Henry, Jacksonville FL; Lisa and Jim Sherman, Richmond; Nanette Henry and Kenneth Sprague(KG) of...
Leroy Louis Jirik
Jan 14, 2019
LeRoy Louis Jirik, 88 of Springfield, MO, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 at Mercy Hospital following a long illness. He was born April 14, 1930 in Oran, MO to Simon and Philomena Schramm Jirik.
He attended Chaffee, MO high school graduating in 1949. In December 1951 he was drafted into the Marine Corps, serving two years....
Grover Lee Bower
Jan 14, 2019
Grover Lee Bower, 93, Springfield, MO passed away at 2 PM, Monday, January 14, 2019 at The Maples in Springfield, MO. Grover was born in Ava, Illinois to Charles and Josephine (Weissgerber) Bower, one of six children, all of whom preceded him in death.
He attended East St. Louis Senior High School, East St. Louis, Ill. Grover...
Helen Darlene Guynn
Jan 12, 2019
Helen Darlene Guynn was born on October 5, 1935. She went home to the Lord on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 6:35am at the age of 83. Helen was born in Willard, Missouri and attended 12 years of school there and was an honor roll student. She became a Christian and was Baptized in 1952 at the age of...
