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Patricia Diane Vaughn Lambert
Aug 18, 2016
Patricia Diane Vaughn Lambert, "Patti", age 75, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016, surrounded by her family and close friends. Patti is survived by two of her sons, Karl Scott Lambert (Angie), of Sikeston MO, and Benjamin Pack Lambert of Ozark MO, one grandson J. Scott Lambert (Carolyn) of Sikeston MO, and their son, Patti's great-grandson, Joseph Scott Lambert...
Howard Kerr
Aug 17, 2016
Howard Dale Kerr, 87, of Springfield, passed away on August 17. He was born August 30, 1928 in Greene County, MO. Son of Charles Calvin Kerr and Maude Henson Kerr. He was united in marriage to Dona Prater in June 1953, for 62 years. He worked at Brentwood Texaco and St. Johns. He could make anything out of wood....
Gary William Yarbrough
Aug 14, 2016
Gary William Yarbrough, 75, of Strafford passed away on Sunday, August 14. He was born on May 14, 1941 to Freeman and Luella (Gibson) Yarbrough. He was the Owner/Operator of Creative Custom Body Works. He was a member of Bass Chapel Baptist Church, Strafford Masonic Lodge #608, Scottist Rite, and the Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Yaban Unit.
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Freda Ruth Nightingale
Aug 13, 2016
Freda Ruth Nightingale, age 89 of Springfield, Mo., passed away at 8:30 a.m. on August 13, 2016. She was a retired beautician, a member of the Baptist faith, and a member of the Zonta club of Springfield.
She is preceded in death by her husband Venard Nightingale; her mother and father Leona and Julius Riebold; her brother...
Brady Orville Chandler
Aug 12, 2016
Brady Orville Chandler, Jr, age 90, of Springfield, MO passed away at 6:27pm on Friday August 12, 2016 peacefully in his sleep at home with loved ones by his side.
Brady was a US Navy Veteran serving in WWII on the USS Thetis Bay in the Pacific. Brady is a retired Springfield Fire...
Thomas Dean Blankenship
Aug 11, 2016
Dean Blankenship, 86, of Springfield, MO passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016 in St. Louis, MO. He was born February 1, 1930 in Melbourne, Arkansas to Loren and Altha Blankenship.
Dean served in the US Air Force, was a teacher, and worked for the MO Department of Education as counselor in vocational rehabilitation.
Dean...
Dorothy Leona Mcclure
Aug 10, 2016
Dorothy Leona Hays McClure. 93, passed away peacefully into her Savior's arms on August 10, 2016 surrounded by her three children. Dorothy was the daughter of John Oakley and Leona Cunningham Hays and was born in Springfield, Missouri on June 4, 1923. She attended public schools in Springfield and Joplin and was a graduate of Springfield Senior High School....
Jacquelyn Gahm
Aug 8, 2016
Jacquelyn (Jackie) Gahm, age 88, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016 in her home after a long illness. She was born September 20, 1927 in Independence, KS to Emerson Francis and Elinore Simmons Cook. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband JT, two daughters, Elizabeth Ann Gahm and Susan Kay...
Kevin James Godber
Aug 8, 2016
Kevin Godber, who never met a stranger, was born on February 17, 1969 in Lancaster, California. Early in his childhood, the family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, and there the tall, active boy fell under the spell of outdoor pursuits. He spent many hours exploring, fishing, skiing and hiking.
The natural world sparked enormous curiosity in Kevin. Those...
Rosalie Kiefer
Aug 8, 2016
Rosalie Kiefer, 92, of Waconia, MN passed away August 8, 2016 in Good Samaritan Care Center. She was born Aug. 7, 1924 in Fordland, MO to Charlie H. Glaubitz and Hallie (Simmerman) Glaubitz. Rosalie graduated from Rogersville High School and Springfield College of Commerce and attended University of MO at Kansas City. She married Samuel D. Kiefer,...
Nancy M. Lewis
Aug 7, 2016
Nancy Morene Mink Lewis, age 76, of Springfield passed away at 1:00 a.m. Sunday, August 7, 2016 in Mercy Hospital surrounded by family after a short illness. She got her angel wings and was able to fly and walk in no more pain to Heaven.
Nancy was born in Tulsa, OK February 11, 1940 the daughter of...
Patrick Thomas Fleming
Aug 7, 2016
Patrick Thomas Fleming died August 7, 2016 at the age of 53. He was the first son of the late Dr. Ronald T. and Betty Lynn Thomas Fleming (DMin). He graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri. He held a degree in Radio Announcing from the Columbia School of Broadcasting and a Bachelor of Theology from...
Bonnie Eggers
Aug 7, 2016
Bonnie Lea Eggers, 82, of Springfield, MO passed away at 9:30 am on Sunday, August 7, 2016 in Springfield. She graduated from Central High School where she was a proud Kiltie. She was also a Figure Skater. Bonnie was an accomplished artist who loved to paint, and spent most of her life making beautiful quilts.
She was...
Ilene Smith
Aug 6, 2016
Ilene W. Smith, 95, of Springfield, MO, passed away at 1:40 AM on August 6, 2016, in James River Care and Rehabilitation. She and her twin sister, Irene, were born and raised in Crane, MO. She was married to Kenneth Smith on September 4, 1943. He preceded her in death in 1975. They owned and operated Fenton's Dry Goods...
Jacqueline Nan Moore
Aug 6, 2016
Jacqueline Dickinson Moore, 92, Springfield, departed this life on August 6, 2016. She was born May 27, 1924, in Sanford, Florida, to Joseph J. Dickinson and Sinah Millen Dickinson.
She graduated from Orlando Senior High School in 1941, and received her R.N. from the Jefferson College of Nursing, Philadelphia, in 1944.
Jackie served as a...
Kenneth Gay
Aug 5, 2016
Kenneth L. Gay, 95, of Springfield passed away on August 5, 2016. He was born on December 28, 1920 to Edward and Katie (Perrot) Gay and graduated from Central High School Class of 1939. A World War II veteran, he served in the US Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946 and was stationed at Fort McHenry Baltimore, Maryland.
...Oliver Dawson
Aug 4, 2016
Private Graveside services will be at a later date. Services are under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.
Thelma Gentry
Jul 31, 2016
Thelma Ann Gentry (Ann), died peacefully at the age of 91 at her home in Springfield, Missouri, July 31, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Jack Thomas Gentry, who died in 2006. Ann lived a long and fulfilling life. She was born in Billings, Montana on October 14, 1924, daughter of...
Blake Alexander Bright
Jul 30, 2016
Blake Alexander Bright passed peacefully into his eternal sleep, Saturday, July 30, 2016, while in the arms of his loving parents at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Blake was born Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 at just 23 weeks gestation. During his brief, four month journey in this life, he touched many lives, and brought countless numbers of people...
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