Obituary Listing

Aug 9, 2017

Rebecca Bell, 81, Springfield, Mo, passed away on August 9, 2017 in Maple Wood Care Center of Alzheimer's Disease. Rebecca was born on August 9, 1936 to Floyd Stone and Iva (Rader) Stone on a small farm in Niangua Missouri. She attended Niangua schools from K-12. After graduating from High School, she moved to Springfield and worked at Thieme-Hunt Abstract...

Aug 8, 2017

Nancy Jean (Eales) Neathery passed away August 8, 2017 at The Neighborhoods at Quail Creek.  She was born October 24, 1936 in Oak Park, IL to Irving and Georgina (Randall) Eales.  She married Larry L. Neathery on August 26, 1961 in Springfield, IL.

Nancy is preceded in death by...

Aug 1, 2017

Gregory A. Yeazel was born May 26, 1963 in Omaha, Nebraska and died August 1, 2017 in his home in Lake St. Louis, MO, after a decades long struggle with SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy).  He was the beloved second son of John D. and Janice K. Yeazel.  He was in the Logan Rogersville High School class of 1981 and...

Jul 30, 2017

John W. Bareford, 72, of Springfield, MO passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, July 30, 2017. John was born on April 1, 1945 in Charleston, SC, the son of George and Eleanor Bareford. John had many family members and friends that he loved, was an avid golfer, enjoyed fishing and loved St. Louis Cardinals baseball. He was...

Jul 29, 2017

Brenda Stroupe, 78, passed away July 29, 2017 following a sudden illness. Brenda was born May 19, 1939 to the late Zell & Marian (Yepsen) Ward, Sandusky, OH. Brenda was an exceptionally talented seamstress, avid reader, and lover of all things purple. She is survived by her husband Jack, sons Randy and Matthew (Gina) Yanushewski, and daughter,...

Jul 28, 2017

Verannette (Ann) Hornback Varner, 66, passed away on July 28, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri, at Cox South with her family by her side.

She was a member of Central Christian Disciples of Christ.

Ann is preceded in death by her father, Donald Wayne Hornback, and her mother, Billie Maxine Fancher-Hornback.

She is survived...

Jul 28, 2017

MARY NANCY (NAN) ELLIS PALMER , age 92, of Springfield, Missouri, died on Friday, July 28, 2017 at the Arbors at Ravenswood, in Springfield, Missouri.  She was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on April 22, 1925 to Eleanor and Samuel Ellis, both of whom were natives of New Jersey.  She is survived by her...

Jul 27, 2017

Alice Wiles Roy, 74, of Springfield, Missouri passed away in her home on July 27, 2017. She was born in Springfield on December 12, 1942, the daughter of Jack C. and Martha E. Wiles.

She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Bill Roy of the home. Also surviving are her son, Chris Rhodes of Springfield,...

Jul 27, 2017

Charles "Chuck" Beach, 89 of Springfield passed away at 10:15 am Thursday, July 27, 2017 in Springfield.

Chuck was a lifelong resident of Springfield, Missouri.  He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle.  He was a great friend to all who knew him.

Chuck wore many hats throughout his long life.  First and...

Jul 27, 2017

Dr. John Thomas Witherspoon, 70, Springfield, MO passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017 in Barnes Jewish Christian Hospital in St. Louis, MO, after a long battle with heart disease.

John was born June 25, 1947 to Warren Thomas and Kathryn Witherspoon.  He graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1965.  He graduated from Southwest Missouri State with a...

Jul 27, 2017

Patricia Lou (Price) Beebe, 82, of Springfield, MO passed away at 4:00 AM on July 27, 2017 in Liberty, MO. She was a member of Unity Church. Patricia was preceded in death by her son, Charles W. Beebe and husband, Lyle H. Beebe.  Patricia taught High School Science, Math, and Home Economics for 13 years.   Along with her husband...

Jul 27, 2017

No services are planned.

Jul 26, 2017

Nova Verl Babb was born May 22, 1913 in Hay, Washington (Whitman County), the son of Thomas E. and Lela Harryman Babb.

Mr. Babb was a lifelong high school teacher, five years in Missouri (Seymour, Lockwood and Nixa) and 34 years in Belleville, NJ, where he was head of the Science Department for 26 years.

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Jul 26, 2017

The world is now a little quieter. On Wednesday, July 26th, one of it's loudest and funniest voices, Daniel J. Walker, died after 62 years entertaining his family, friends and often - total strangers. Dan was born in Texas back in 1954, but luckily, he didn't stay there long. (No offense Texas, we're just glad he moved on.) He moved...

Jul 25, 2017

Kerry Michael Erwin was born July 5, 1969, in Springfield, Missouri.  On July 25, 2017, he passed away in his home.  He served as a SPC M1 Armor Crewman in the United States Army.  He was awarded the Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Army Lapel Button, Southwest Asia Service Medal with 3 Bronze Service Stars,...

Jul 21, 2017

Evelyn Massey age, 78 of Nixa, MO. passed away at 6:38 p.m. Friday July 21, 2017 at Mercy Hospital. She started a family and a business, "D Ray Massey Insurance", with her high school sweet heart.

She was preceded in death by her husband Ray Massey and daughter Shannon Dean.

She is survived by her...

Jul 19, 2017

Reba Joan Malenowsky was born June 30, 1929 and passed away quietly on July 19, 2017 surrounded by those that loved him dearly.

Her precious husband of 52 years, Eugene Max Malenowsky preceded her in death in 2004.

Private services were held at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery.

Jul 19, 2017

William (Bill) Foster, age 81, of Springfield, MO passed away at 8:00 a.m. on July 19, 2017 in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO.

He was a member of Glendale Baptist Church.  Bill owned Link Motor Supply and Shell Village and was also a U-Haul Dealer in St. Robert, MO.  In 1982, Bill and Evelyn moved to Springfield where...

Jul 18, 2017

Freeda F. Holder, 88, of Springfield passed away July 18, 2017.  Freeda was born and raised in Polk County, MO.  She was the only daughter of Lonnie and Lula Reeves.

She was preceded...

Jul 16, 2017

Margaret Lee Overturff, 96, Allen, TX, formerly of Springfield, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Victoria Gardens Nursing Center, Allen, TX. She was born June 6, 1921 in Houston, MO the daughter of Evan and Nancy Rose Hiett.

She was a member of Woodland Heights Presbyterian Church, Springfield and Beau Belles Dance Club. She and her...