Mary Irene Dunne
Jan 20, 2016
Mary Irene Dunne, 87, of Springfield, passed away on Jan. 20, 2016 at Cox South Hospital.
The daughter of Joseph and Bertha Gauzy, Mary was the second of five children and graduated from Sullivan High School. She moved to Springfield in 1988, and was very active in the community. She worked several years for the City of...
Ann Elizabeth Bench Morris
Jan 20, 2016
Ann Elizabeth Thorpe Bench Morris, 58, passed away on January 21, 2016 in Port Carbon, Pennsylvania after a lengthy illness. She was born in Columbus, Nebraska in August 1957.
Ann, or Liz as many called her, graduated from SMSU with a Bachelor's Degree in Art. She married Scott Bench, and together they owned and operated Benchmark Printing....
Jeanne Pickett
Jan 19, 2016
Jeanne Flett Pickett, 93, died January 19, 2016 at her home in Springfield, MO. She was born Sept. 11, 1922 in Salem, MO, and was graduated from West Plains High School. Jeanne met Ben Pickett at a church dance in West Plains in 1942 and they were married March 28, 1945 in Weatherford, TX. Their happiness together continued for...
Helen L. Stockton
Jan 18, 2016
Helen L. Stockton, age 88 of Springfield, MO passed away on January 18th, 2016 in Springfield, MO.
She was a member of the graduating class of 1945 Aurora High School.
She worked for American Dairy (formerly O.E. Moore & Sons) as a bookkeeper in Aurora, prior to starting a family.
She married Charles...
Dr. James Charles Lampe
Jan 16, 2016
Dr. James Charles Lampe, age 72, of Springfield, MO passed away January 16, 2016. He was born July 14, 1943, the son of Charles and Flavia Sennholtz Lampe in Michigan City, IN. He grew up in Las Animas, Canyon City, and Colorado Springs, CO.
He obtained BSBA, MBA and Master's degrees from the University of Denver in...
John Charles Roland
Jan 16, 2016
Cremation under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. No services planned at this time.
William "Bill" Timothy Whitaker
Jan 15, 2016
Some sixty-five years ago I entered this world as William Timothy Whitaker on February 22, 1951, son of Jax E. and Muriel K. (McCabe) Whitaker, in Sedalia, MO. The family became complete fourteen months later with the arrival of my brother Ted Alan. My soul went to be with the Glory of Jesus on Friday, January 15, 2016.
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Donna Eleanor Bear
Jan 15, 2016
Cremation under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. No services are planned at this time.
Charles F. Madden
Jan 14, 2016
Charles Madden, 94, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Woodland Manor skilled nursing facility in Springfield, Mo., where he had been residing since May of 2015. Charles Frank Madden was born on April 10, 1921 in Marion, Ohio. His father was Francis Cyril Madden, a carpenter, and his mother was Anna Elizabeth Bowen Madden, a homemaker. When Charles was...
Henry Lee Halls
Jan 12, 2016
Henry (Hank) Lee Halls, 93, died 1/12/2016. Born 9/19/1922 in Alex, Oklahoma to Minnie Belle Hodges and Peter Samuel Halls. WWII veteran 1/1943-1/1946, 1st Platoon, Company G, 407 Infantry Regiment of the 102nd Division (Okarks); awarded bronze medal and a purple heart. Made decision for Christ in 1946 that guided him throughout his life. Received degree in mechanical engineering...
Margaret Ann Haik
Jan 11, 2016
Margaret Ann Haik (Reznicek), 75, of Springfield, MO went to be with the Lord January 11, 2016 after a lifetime of a courageous battle with asthma and heart disease.
Margaret was born in Lincoln, NE July 1, 1940 to James and Lillian Reznicek.
She graduated from St. Agnes in 1957, where she was also united...
Edith P Brown
Jan 10, 2016
Edith Brown was born on Christmas Day, 1916, and passed away on January 10, 2016. She was one of 7 children of Arthur and Sallie Forqueran and she grew up and went to school in Slater, Missouri. She was married to Alfred Brown for 50 years and he preceded her in death. They had 2 daughters, Barbara and Janice,...
Robert "Bob" Meyers, Sr.
Jan 9, 2016
Robert "Bob" Meyers, 91 years of age, died of cancer January 9, 2016, at the Veteran's Home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. He was born in Merriam, Kansas, in 1924 to Walter Absolam and Ruth Elizabeth Meyers.
He was a World War II Veteran of the US Navy aboard CVE-63 USS Saint Lô.
He married Martha...
Alice M. Vanatta
Jan 9, 2016
Alice M. Vanatta, 74, Springfield, MO, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Cox South.
She was born June 23, 1941 in San Angelo, TX, to William and Inez Mullett.
Alice enjoyed bowling and golf and the friends she made while playing.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and...
Kenneth H. Reid
Jan 8, 2016
Kenneth Hutchinson Reid, Springfield, MO, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 07, 2016. Kenneth was born January 20, 1923 to Claude and Bernice Reid of Aurora, MO. He graduated as valedictorian of his Aurora High School Class of 1940 and enrolled that fall at the University of Missouri. In 1942, Kenneth put his studies on hold to do what his...
Bette Lee Mcclelland
Jan 8, 2016
Bette Lee Black McClelland, 93, passed away on January 8, 2016 in Springfield Missouri.
She was born September 8, 1922 in Winston, MO, to Virgil and Erma Black who preceded her in death. Two sisters, Ilah Parman of El Paso, TX, and Martha Brown of Bellville, IL, also preceded her in death.
She graduated from...
James Henry Justis
Jan 8, 2016
James Henry Justis, 90, passed from this Earth on 8 January 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. Henry was born July 5, 1925 to James Gilbert and Agnes V. Justis. He grew up and attended school in Mountain View, MO. At the age of 17 he was drafted and served in the 36th Calvary, Reconnaissance troop in Europe....
Miriam Keesling
Jan 7, 2016
On the morning of January 7, 2016, Miriam "Casey" Keesling died peacefully at her home in the care of her family. She was 80. Miriam was born on March 20th, 1935, to Clyde and Yulah Case. She grew up in Conway, Missouri, where she attended school and graduated as valedictorian. Although she struggled with serious illness as an infant and...
Walter F. Hedrick
Jan 3, 2016
Walter F. Hedrick, Jr., 88, Springfield, passed away on January 3, 2016 in Mercy Hospital. He was born August 14, 1927 in Springfield, the son of Walter Franklin, Sr. and Mary Ione (Potter) Hedrick. He graduated from Camdenton High School. Walt worked 30 years for the Springfield News Leader and later owned and operated Marshfield Lebanon Express Trucking Company, until...
George C. Copeland
Jan 2, 2016
George Copeland, 95 years old, passed on 2 January 2016 at home with his family. He served in the Army Air Corp with the 448th Bomber Group in WWII and later a POW and survivor of the Black March from Feb to May 1945 until liberation. A graduate of Kansas State University, a life member of the Missouri Society...
