Beverly Mcmanus
Oct 15, 2016
Cremation under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Â No services are planned at this time.
Lt. Colonel Richard Arnold Brown
Oct 15, 2016
Lt. Colonel Richard Arnold Brown, also known as Skip Brown died October 15, 2016. He was the son of Hazel and Charles Brown of Pittsburg, Kansas. He was born on May 13, 1931 the last born of nine children. All of his siblings preceded him in death.
Skip received his Army commission through the ROTC Program at...
John W. Fairley
Oct 14, 2016
John W. Fairley age, 97 of Springfield passed away Friday, October 14th in his home. He was born August 8th, 1919 in Medicine Lodge, KS. The son of John B. and Fanny Fern Campbell Fairly, he graduated from high school in Isabel, KS.
On May 11th, 1941 he married Leona M. Strechowiak.
Following his service...
Glenn Wayne Hawk
Oct 12, 2016
Cremation under the care Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Â No services are scheduled at this time.
Barbara Jean Nixon
Oct 12, 2016
Barbara Jean [Langley] Nixon was born in Springfield, Missouri on December 15, 1932, to William and Margaret Langley. She passed away on October 12, 2016, with complications from Alzheimer's. After graduating from Springfield High School in 1950, she attended SMS. She was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority and voted Ozarko Queen in 1951. She met Jerry Nixon, a...
Virginia (Jennie) Sue Purcell
Oct 12, 2016
Virginia (Jennie) Sue Purcell, 93, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at the Neighborhoods at Quail Creek. Jennie was born to Gilbert and Walter Virginia Alley in Springfield on September 17, 1923. Jennie married Frank Curtis and to this union was born their son, Daniel Curtis.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frank;...
Darla D. Young
Oct 12, 2016
Darla Dean Young, age 79 years, 7 months, 26 days of Springfield, MO passed away at 2:20 pm on Oct. 12, 2016 in Magnolia Square Nursing Center in Springfield, MO. She was a faithful member of the Grace Assembly of God Church in Springfield, MO.
Darla was born in Bixby, Oklahoma on Feb. 16, 1937 to John...
Dottie Miller
Oct 11, 2016
Dorothy B. (Dottie) Miller, 84, of Springfield, died at Mercy Hospital at 6:15 pm on October 11, 2016 after a short battle with cancer.
She was a member of Downtown Church (St. Paul UMC). She was very active with the Friends of the Library and the Well of Life Food Pantry. Dottie also knitted hats and booties...
Audrey M. Davis
Oct 11, 2016
Audrey M. Davis, 89, died peacefully surrounded by family in her home on Oct. 11, 2016. She was born Feb. 23, 1927 in Centralia, KS to George and Jessie Tate Hales.
She later moved to Blue Springs, MO where she graduated from high school with her eyes set on a career in nursing. Prior to entering nursing...
Ruth M. Wilson
Oct 9, 2016
Ruth McLean Stenton Wilson went to be with her Lord on October 9, 2016 at the age of 104 years and 3 months. Ruth was born July 2, 1912 in Clifton Hill, MO the daughter of George and Lillian Stenton.
Ruth attended Clifton Hill School 1st - 12th grade. She played basketball and was on the all...
Bernard William Casada
Oct 9, 2016
Cremation under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Â No services are planned at this time.
Nancy Sue Voss
Oct 8, 2016
Nancy Sue Voss was born July 30, 1955 and passed away on October 8, 2016 after a long struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Nancy was a fighter and lost her battle on a beautiful fall day and is with her Lord and Savior in heaven. She was the youngest of five children and was preceded in...
Leroy "Jack" Ellingsworth
Oct 8, 2016
LeRoy "Jack" Ellingsworth departed his life at Mercy Hospital on Saturday, October 8, 2016. Jack was born to Edward C. and Nellie Ellingsworth February 22, 1924 in Galloway, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Lefa; a son, Raymond; a grandson, Doug Ellingsworth; three brothers, Raymond, Ivan and Buck and a sister,...
Susan Ziegler
Oct 7, 2016
Susan Ziegler age 70, of Springfield, MO passed away Friday, October 7, at her home. Susan was born December 22, 1945, in Washington, Missouri, the daughter of Nelson Rochat and Georgia Kremer.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 52 years, Emil Ziegler; one son Andrew Ziegler of Lathrop, MO; two daughters Amy Gardner and her...
Dr. Kenneth Edwin Knabb
Oct 5, 2016
Kenneth Edwin Knabb passed away October 5, 2016, at the age of 99, at his home in Springfield, surrounded by his beloved wife and family.
He was born December 22, 1916, to Dr. Arthur D. Knabb and Beulah Harlow Knabb in Springfield, Missouri. He attended Boyd Elementary, Pipkin Junior High, and Springfield High...
Larry Joe Rikard
Oct 5, 2016
Larry Joe Rikard passed away peacefully at 8pm on Wednesday October 5, 2016 as his loving wife of 29 years held his hand. A life-long resident of Springfield, Larry loved his family, hometown, grandchildren, sport cars, Table Rock Lake and his job at Bumper to Bumper. Larry is survived by his wife of 29 years, Anne Catherine (Wyrsch); his parents...
Debra Susan Riggs
Oct 3, 2016
Debra Susan Riggs age 59 of Fair Grove, Missouri, passed away on October 3, 2016 in Strafford, Missouri. Debra was born in Bellflower, California on October 9, 1956, the oldest of the six children of Everett Raymond Riggs and Lois Nadine (Metzger) Riggs.  Debra graduated from Colfax High School in Northern California and attended Sierra College in Rocklin, California....
