Obituary Listing

Dec 18, 2017

Gregory A. Barber , age 47, of Ozark, Missouri passed away on December 18, 2017.  He was born in Springfield, Missouri on April 27, 1970 to Butch and Sharon Barber. Greg worked at Payne Sign Company since the age of 15 and most recently served as General Manager.  He loved to sketch and draw.  He loved spending...

Dec 16, 2017

Doris M. Meekins passed away December 16, 2017 at James River Nursing and Rehab.  Doris was born May 18, 1926 near Gonvick, MN to John J. and Amelia (Jurgens) Pekarek.

She was married to William A. Meekins on June 22, 1946.  Together they owned and operated the Lampost Gift Shop in Brentwood Center for 22 ½ years....

Dec 15, 2017

Jay Lane Huff, 59 was born to Lt. Col. Leo and Greta Huff at Fort Hood in Killeen, TX on January 16, 1958.  His earthly life ended December 15, 2017 at Barnes Jewish Hospital from abdominal sarcoma cancer.

Jay grew up in Springfield and was a graduate of Glendale High School (1976) and Drury University where he...

Dec 14, 2017

Mildred Maxine Myers, age 83, of Ozark, MO went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Thursday, December 14, 2017 in Mercy Hospital, Springfield.

Born March 5, 1935 in Goodman, MO, she was the youngest of ten children to Joe Williams and Lucy Long.  She married Gail Myers December 23, 1951 in Elk City, KS....

Dec 13, 2017

LeRay (Ray) Long, age 79, passed away December 13, 2017 after a long illness. To welcome him home are his parents Francis and Mildred Long, his sister Mary and brother-in-law Jim Kelly. He will suffer no more in the arms of our Lord.

A Kansas City native, Ray was a Navy veteran serving abroad an aircraft carrier....

Dec 13, 2017

Ethel Deragowski of Springfield, MO passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at home with her family.  She was born February 25, 1938 in Thomaston, Georgia to J.C. and Mitty Carpenter.

Ethel was the first female Engineer ever hired by the Springfield Public Works Department.  She was a wonderful wife and loving mother.  Ethel was an excellent interior...

Dec 12, 2017

George M. Thompson III was born January 23, 1948 and left this life on December 12, 2017. He joins the love of his life, Patricia Lyn, who preceded him in death on November 28, 2014.

George, who...

Dec 11, 2017

Marideth Isabel Coomer, 87, of Springfield passed away December 11, 2017.  She was born March 12, 1930 in Lake Andes, South Dakota, the daughter of Ralph J. and Laura Falk Albright.

Marideth attended rural school in South Dakota, graduating from Lake Andes High School in 1947.  On May 25, 1951, she married James Stacy Coomer.  She worked...

Dec 10, 2017

Bernice Subin Panzera, 93, Mt. Vernon, MO passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017 in the Missouri Veterans Home.  She was born July 1, 1924 to Louis and Ada Subin.  Bernice served in the U.S. Navy, was a Las Vegas Performer and later worked as a beautician.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph A....

Dec 9, 2017

The Queen Bee of the Doolittle family for over 60 years, peacefully left us on December 9, 2017.    Born in July of 1935 in the farming community of Burton KS.  In the mid 40's, her parents and 2 brothers moved to Richmond Ca, where her father started and operated a small community food market and mini-golf business.  Upon finishing...

Dec 8, 2017

Aaron Joseph Earnhardt, 42, of Pleasant Hope, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017, in Columbia University Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. He was born on September 8, 1975, in Springfield, Missouri, the son of Robert Jack and Deborah Susan (Richesin) Earnhardt. Aaron grew up in Pleasant Hope, Missouri, and graduated from Pleasant Hope High School. He was a loving son, brother,...

Dec 8, 2017

Betty Jean Smith, 89 of Springfield passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at 11:38 am in Mercy Hospital.

She was born March 11, 1928 in Rogersville, MO to Devina Cermit and Sarah Ann (Lassley) Smith.  She married Carl Mincks and two children were born to this union.  After only seven years of marriage Carl passed away.  She...

Dec 5, 2017

Joe Jenkins died on December 5, 2017 after battling lung cancer.  He was born on January 16, 1938 in Kilgore, Texas to Ed and Rufina Jenkins.  He met and married Patricia House in 1957. Joe graduated from SMS in 1959 with a B.S. in Mathematics and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army where he served for...

Dec 5, 2017

Saralyn Maine Pace, 75, died unexpectedly but peacefully in her home, Tuesday, December 5, 2017.

She was born August 30, 1942 in Boone County, Missouri, the fifth of eight children born to Alcie Ellen Davis and Robert Truman Pace. Surviving siblings are LaVerne (Jack) Black and Nita Ruth (Mike) Purcell of Ashland, MO, Joetta Strand of Big...

Dec 3, 2017

John Dwayne Harvill, 84, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away on December 3, 2017, from natural causes. John was born on September 12, 1933 in Elkhead, Missouri to Fae and Bob Harvill. He graduated from Sparta High School in 1951. He then enlisted in the Navy where he was a yeoman-third-class and served during the Korean...

Dec 3, 2017

Jeanie Lorree Pickering, 54, passed away on December 3, 2017 in Tierra Verde, Florida.  She was born on December 1, 1963, the daughter of James Michael and Martha Jean Pickering.  Her father preceded her in death.

She was a graduate of Greenwood Laboratory School and a graduate of Drury University, where she was a member of Delta...

Nov 30, 2017

Jimmie Ray Hodges, 82, Springfield, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017 in Mercy Hospital.  He was born November 9, 1935 Duenweg, Missouri, the son of Frank and Gladys Hodges.

He started his career with Chrysler Credit, he owned a car dealership and eventually retired after selling insurance with MetLife.

No one cared more...

Nov 29, 2017

Elsie May Herzog was born April 4, 1926 in Syracuse, Kansas, to Henry Ewalt Herzog and Adeline Kester Herzog.  In 1929, her family moved to Englewood, Colorado.  Elsie graduated from Englewood High School in 1944. She was born again in November, 1945.  She was a faithful church member wherever she was; in the last years at Berean Baptist Church....

Nov 27, 2017

Bonnie J. Petiford, 91, Springfield, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017 in the Fremont Memory Care.  She was born February 6, 1926 in Hartville, MO, the daughter of Walter and May Pyatt.

She worked until retirement at Guaranty Federal Savings and Loan Association.  Bonnie was quite active in...

Nov 25, 2017

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