Josephine D. Grissum
Sep 21, 2015
Josephine D. Grissum, 90, was born January 25, 1925 in Boonville, MO and passed away on September 21, 2015 in Springfield, MO. She graduated from Boonville High School and later moved to Kansas City, MO with her husband and son. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings and loving husband of 60 years, Harold H. Grissum. Josephine is...
Joseph "Joe" Warner Hicks, Jr.
Sep 21, 2015
Joseph Warner Hicks, age 61 of Springfield, MO passed away at 1:30pm September 21, 2015 in Springfield, MO. He graduated from UMC (Columbia, MO) with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology and a Master's in Civil Engineering. Joe was employed for several years by MacDonald Douglas in St. Louis, MO designing military jets. He retired from MODOT where he was...
Dr. Carl Mentgen
Sep 20, 2015
Carl N. Mentgen, M.D., 76, Springfield, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2015. He was born in 1939 in Marysville, Kansas, the son of John and Marguerite Mentgen. Carl graduated from Marysville High School in 1957. He went on to complete a degree in Liberal Arts from Kansas State University in 1961, his M.D. from the University of Kansas in 1965,...
Gayle D. Woods
Sep 20, 2015
Gayle David Woods, 64, Springfield, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2015 with his family at his side. He was born February 20, 1951 in Camden, Missouri, the son of David S. and Dolly Virginia Woods. Gayle loved his farm and his family. He was an original "Old Hippie", who believed in living life simply and naturally. He was a avid...
Marqua Elizabeth Weathers
Sep 20, 2015
Marqua Elizabeth Weathers, age 91 of Springfield passed away Sunday, September 20, 2015. She graduated from Central High School and later graduated from Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College in 1944. Marqua was an X-Ray Technician in St. Louis and received her Master's degree at the University of Illinois in Library Science. She worked many years at Washington University as a...
Marcella Mcghee
Sep 18, 2015
Marcella L. McGhee, formerly Marcella L. Megl, went to be with The Lord on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. She passed away peacefully at Ozark River View Manor (Ozark, MO). She was born Marcella L. McMillen on Nov. 9, 1921 in St. Louis, MO to Edna and Jewel McMillen. She moved to Springfield during the 1970s. Marcella was the widow of...
Bette Mae Campbell
Sep 15, 2015
Bette Mae Batta Campbell was born September 12, 1924 to Frank A. and Lucile Lee Batta. After a long illness, she left this earth surrounded by her family to head to her heavenly home on September 15, 2015. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; two step-fathers Jack Boucher and Roscoe Place; her husband David Reed Campbell;...
Arthur Wallace Yager
Sep 14, 2015
Arthur W. Yager, died on September 14, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, MO. at 4:06 p.m. He was born on January 6, 1924 in Springfield, MO, to August Hummel Yager and Ruth Pearson Yager. He grew up in Springfield, Willard and the surrounding area. He attended and graduated from Willard High School in 1941 and enlisted...
Leonard Jake Myers
Sep 14, 2015
Leonard Jake Myers passed away September 14, 2015 at Ozark Riverview Manor. He was born January 21, 1916 in Granada, Douglas County, Missouri to Thomas Elliott Myers and Naomi Delena (Pruitt) Myers. On May 28, 1943 he married the love of his life, D. Fern Elliott. To this union two daughters were born. He served in the Army during WWII...
Carolyn S. Sperandio
Sep 13, 2015
No services are planned. Cremation under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.
Shirley Lillian Turner
Sep 11, 2015
No services are planned. Cremation under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.
Harold "Hal H. Lurie, M.D.
Sep 10, 2015
HAROLD "Hal" H. LURIE, M.D., age 93, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 3:05 p.m. of natural causes. Hal was born in Springfield to a Lithuanian immigrant, Ed Lurie and his wife Jeanette. He had two brothers, Sidney, the oldest, who died in 1989 and his kid brother, Don, who was shot down flying his B29's over Tokyo...
Dorothy Lorene Askren
Sep 9, 2015
Dorothy Lorene Askren, 85, peacefully passed away at home on Wednesday, September 9 while being loving cared for by her husband of 63 years and her daughter and sons. Our family was blessed with the compassionate care given by hospice nurse Susan Ivory R.N. and Dr. Albert Leonardo M.D. as well as countless prayers from friends and family. Dorothy's 20...
Kenneth Robert Carter
Sep 8, 2015
Kenneth Robert Carter, age 87, of Springfield, MO passed away at 2:00 a.m. September 8, 2015 in his home in Springfield, MO with his wife, Lorene by his side. He was born August 21, 1928 in Hooker, MO to Pete and Dora Carter. He went to school in Dixon, MO and at the age of 16 went to work for...
Ted Whitaker
Sep 7, 2015
Ted Whitaker of Springfield, MO passed away on September 7th 2015 at the young age of 63 at his home surrounded by loved ones after a long 8 year battle with Renal Cancer. Ted was born in Sedalia, MO on April 29, 1952. He graduated from Glendale High School in 1970 and attended SMSU. Ted was married to Beth, the...
Eslihse F. Lickanett
Sep 7, 2015
Eslihse F. Lickanett, 62, passed away September 7, 2015. She was born May 12, 1953 in Kapingamarangi. She was born to Hanako & Yuda Fred, the second oldest out of 6 children. Brothers; Fred Joe, Kesner Fred, Roben Fred, Metson Fred; Sister, Susinda Paulino. Esly was a faithful employee for the Housing Development of Kosrae State. She began working there...
