Jesse Thomas Hart
Jun 12, 2015
Jesse Thomas Hart, age 23, of Springfield, Missouri passed away Friday, June 12, 2015 at his home. Jesse was preceded in death by brother, Erik Bohnstedt, paternal grandfather, James Lester Hart, Sr. and paternal grandmother, Charlene Famer. He is survived by his mother, Cheryl Lynn Hart of the home; father, James Lester Hart, Jr. and wife Gerrie, Creighton, MO; five...
Jordan Warren Burkey, Md
Jun 12, 2015
Jordan Warren Burkey, MD, died on Friday, June 12, 2015, at The Neighborhoods of Quail Creek in Springfield. He was born on July 7, 1923, in Arkansas City, Kansas, to Jordan Warren and Ellen Saunders Burkey. After graduating from Arkansas City High School, he edited the town newspaper's sports page while attending the local community college. The U.S. Army took...
Betty Ammerman
Jun 10, 2015
Mrs. Betty Ammerman, age 85, of Springfield passed away June 10, 2015 in her home. She battled Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with grace and courage. She was a survivor of breast cancer in 1998 and lung cancer in 2009. Betty Jean was born near Fair Play, Missouri, July 7, 1929, the first child of Forrest Beason and Grace Roberts Beason....
Lee R. Mason
Jun 9, 2015
Lee R. Mason died June 9, 2015 at Mercy Hospital after suffering complications of chronic heart and kidney disease. His life partner, wife Ann Mason, preceded him in death in 2009. The son of Lee Roy and Dorothy Mason, Lee was born in Whittier, CA in 1925 and moved to Springfield when he was 6 years old. He held a...
Patricia "Patty" A. Bach
Jun 9, 2015
Patricia A. "Patty" Bach, 95, Springfield, MO passed away on June 9, 2015 at Quail Creek Nursing Facility. Patty was preceded in death by her husband Robert P. "Bob" Bach; parents Loretta and Andrew Pickering; brother and sister-in-law Jerry and Ann Pickering; and an infant daughter Mary Ann Bach. Patty was a very loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is...
Dr. Elpidio "Pete" Alcancia
Jun 7, 2015
Dr. Elpidio "Pete" Alcancia, age 86 of Springfield, MO passed away peacefully at 8:09 am, Sunday, June 7, 2015 holding the hands of his son and daughter, Carl & Grace. He will be remembered as a caring father, loving husband, compassionate physician and a devout member of the Catholic community at Immaculate Conception Parish. Born in Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines, Elpidio...
Belle Clement Cockrill
Jun 7, 2015
Belle Clement Cockrill, of Springfield, MO passed away June 7, 2015, at Quail Creek Nursing Home. She was born August 7, 1922, the daughter of Arthur Minor Clement and Carrie Baker Clement. Belle was a graduate of Greenwood and then attended Southwest Missouri State University. In the early 40's, she was the Woman's Page Editor of the Springfield News-Leader and...
James Lee Pike
Jun 6, 2015
James Lee Pike, 55, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. He was born, November 24, 1959 in Springfield, Mo. He attended Central High School and (Graff Vo-Tech) now Ozark Technical College, and graduated in 1977. After graduation, Lee went to work for Elkins-Swyers Co. Inc., and Preferred Printing. Lee was employed in the Print...
Reverend Hubert A. Lines
Jun 6, 2015
Reverend Hubert A. Lines, 88, Springfield, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015. He was born September 27, 1926 in Osceola, Missouri, the son of Marva and Elsie Lines. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was stationed in Tokyo, Japan. Following the War, he attended the University of Missouri, Columbia from which he graduated with a B.S. in...
Kevin D. Joseph
Jun 5, 2015
Kevin D. Joseph, 61, of Springfield, passed away on June 5, 2015. He was born January 6, 1954, in Kansas City, MO, to the late Kenneth D. and Mary Catherine Joseph. He was in the horse community and worked in the building business for many years. He was known as an animal lover with an adventurous spirit and will be...
Marilyn Stevens Hopkins
Jun 1, 2015
Marilyn Stevens Hopkins, 92 of Springfield, Mo, passed away June 1, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. She was born October 3, 1922 in Oklahoma City, OK., to Maurice and La Rissa Baldwin. Marilyn graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City and attended Drury College where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority . She earned...
Joan Fairchild
Jun 1, 2015
Joan (Reaves) Fairchild went to join her heavenly family on June 1, 2015. Joan was born to Earnest and Faye Reaves on July 25, 1928 in Bado, MO. She was baptized in the Little Piney River at the age of 10. Joan was married to Donald Tuck for 25 years. In that union Brenda (Tuck) Kane, Joan's only child was...
Doris Helen Stuart
May 31, 2015
Doris Helen Stuart, 93, Springfield, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015 in Maranatha Manor. She was born March 24, 1922 in Dry Knob, MO, the daughter of Rama and Dorothy Mykrantz. Doris married Paul Eugene Stuart on August 28, 1958. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, who passed away in 2013. She...
Robert E. Gammon
May 30, 2015
Robert Eugene Gammon, 87 of Springfield passed away at 8:10 am Saturday, May 30, 2015 in Glendale Gardens. He was born in Springfield on June 21, 1927 to the late Fred and Frieda Kapp Gammon. After graduation he joined the Navy and was deployed on the Indiana during WW II. He started in the cattle business at Gammon and Gammon...
Lloyd G. Dishman
May 29, 2015
Lloyd Gean Dishman was born to Ross and Doll Dishman is Strafford, Missouri on April 8, 1934. The family lived just north of Strafford for several years and in 1940 moved to Mtn. Grove, Mo where they lived for many years operating a meat processing business. Lloyd graduated from Mtn. Grove High School in 1953. He entered military service in...
Rosa Lee Flowers
May 29, 2015
Rosa Lee Flowers, 74, of Springfield, MO, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015, in her home. She was born in Elkton, Maryland on August 9, 1940 to Joseph David and Audrey Watson Graybeal. She met Frank Flowers in Springfield and they married on July 30, 1965. She was a devoted mother and loved her grandchildren. She was a member...
Dr. Richard H. Loeb
May 29, 2015
Dr. Richard H. Loeb passed away peacefully on May 29, 2015 after a valiant 16-year battle with Parkinson's disease. He will be remembered as a caring physician, a loving husband, father and grandfather and a dedicated community citizen. He had a wonderfully dry wit, he loved to fish and he was passionate about photography. He was loved by so many...
Donald G. Gullett
May 28, 2015
Donald Gene Gullett, born in Springfield Mo Sept 5, 1929 passed away in his sleep early Thursday morning at Quail Creek skilled care center after a long battle with COPD. Much gratitude is extended to the fine staff there as well as the staff of the Cullpeper Assisted Living Center. Don, or Donnie as he was known to many, attended...
