Phylis Tucker
May 14, 2015
Phylis Marian Tucker, 81, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, May 14, in her home. She was born October 16, 1933, in Nevada, MO, the eldest daughter of Ernest and Mary Gonterman. Phylis lived most of her adult life in Springfield, enjoying 55 years of marriage to Claude D. Tucker, also of Nevada. She attended Galloway Baptist Church and was...
James Michael Pickering
May 13, 2015
James Michael Pickering, 75, passed away, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 of natural causes. He was born September 7, 1939, the son of the late Guy Homer and Opal (French) Pickering. A lifelong resident of Springfield, Jim attended Greenwood Laboratory School and Drury College. In his professional life, he worked as a traveling salesman for the Ely & Walker Dry Goods...
Harry Grant Hoffman, Jr.
May 11, 2015
Harry Grant Hoffman, Jr. was born on January 11, 1947 in Springfield, MO. He passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015 in Topeka, KS. Harry grew up in Springfield and attended Delaware, Jarrett, Parkview and MSU schools. He had a passion for classical music. He was a longtime supporter of the Springfield Symphony. He enjoyed playing the piano especially pieces...
Billy "Bill" George Moon
May 11, 2015
Billy George "Bill" Moon, 67, of Springfield, MO passed away May 11, 2015 in Mercy Hospital. Bill was born March 7, 1948 in Springfield, the son of George Washington and Norma Lee (Broshears) Moon. He graduated from Glendale High School in 1966, where he lettered in football all four years. He attended University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. His first job...
James Columbus Freeman
May 7, 2015
James Columbus Freeman was born February 3, 1942, to James Arastus Freeman and Verna Rosalene Bell. He passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015. As a child, his family moved to Mountain Grove, MO, where his parents owned a store and farmed. He graduated from Mountain Grove High School. "J.C." worked a number of years at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, KS,...
Dorothy Ann Dillard
May 6, 2015
Dorothy "Dottie" Ann Dillard, 91, died on May 6, 2015. Dorothy was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. She attended Drury College where she began her singing career with classmates and sorority sisters, appearing at O'Reilly General Hospital, Red Cross and the USO and receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1945. After graduation she was invited to audition for...
Dr. Egbert "Bert" Rulloda Borja
May 6, 2015
Dr. Egbert "Bert" Rulloda Borja passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 with his wife Medy, sons Robert and Eric, and close family and friends nearby. Bert was born on September 22, 1940 in San Fernando, La Union, Philippines, to Pedro and Olimpia Borja. Bert graduated from La Union High School in San Fernando, Philippines. He earned undergraduate and Doctorate...
David Louis Cole
May 5, 2015
David Louis Cole, 70, of Ozark, MO passed away May 5, 2015 at Cox South Hospital. He was born March 6, 1945 in Tulia, TX, the son of Roy and Laura (Cox) Cole. David married Karen Layman February 7, 1986. In addition to his parents, David is preceded in death by his five older brothers. He is survived by his...
Robert Saultz
May 5, 2015
Robert Charles Saultz was a shy man with a big laugh and a bigger heart. He grasped the hand of Jesus and went Home to Heaven on May 5, 2015. He will be missed. Robert was proceeded in death by his beloved wife, Delsie May Reed Saultz and his four brothers: Wallace, Jack, Billy and Richard. Also by host of...
Nola M Winkle
May 5, 2015
Nola Marie Winkle, 88, passed away on July 5, 2015 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO. She was the oldest child born to Lester S. and Edna Swofford Winkle on August 20, 1926 in Blue Eye, MO. She is survived by two sisters, Bobbie and Doc Kinder of Rogersville, MO and Elsie Boatright of Fort Worth, TX; one brother, Johnnie and...
Christopher C. Bridwell, Jr.
May 3, 2015
July 6, 1919-May 3, 2015 A lifelong resident of Springfield, Chris was born to C.C. and Flo Savanah Bridwell, the eldest of four children. He spent his youth fishing, hunting, and searching for Indian arrowheads on the farm where he was raised. Chris was an avid fly fisherman and an expert marksman. He graduated from Willard High School and became...
Glenn Edward Miller
May 3, 2015
Glenn Edward Miller age 57 passed peacefully Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Cox Hospital with his wife Susan, son Steve, daughter Amanda, and close family by his side. A longtime resident of the Ozarks, Glenn was born on August 22, 1957 in Evanston, IL to Jerry and Elsie Miller. Preceding Glenn in death were his father Jerry Miller and brother...
William N. Peck
May 2, 2015
William N. "Bill" Peck, aged 92, passed away in Springfield, Missouri, on Saturday, May 2, 2015. He was born April 5, 1923, in Cimarron, Kansas, to Wyatt N. and Marguerite A. Peck. Bill grew up in Osawatomie, Kansas, and graduated from Osawatomie High School. During his high school years he worked at his father's newspaper, The Osawatomie Graphic News. He...
Evelyn Kollmeyer
May 2, 2015
Evelyn D. Kollmeyer, 92, of Springfield, MO, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 in Springfield. She was born to George and Laura Haubein on July 4, 1922 in Meinert, MO. She was a 65+ year member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Carl H. Kollmeyer; two brothers, Robert and Calvin; sister, Gladys;...
Richard Allen White
May 2, 2015
Richard Alan White "Rick" age 65, passed away on May 2, 2015 at Mercy Villa in Springfield after a long battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents E. Glen White and Virginia (Thompson) White and his life partner of 35 years Bob Krogstad. He is survived by brother Bob White (Sandy), niece Debbie McClain, great-nephews Michael...
Robert W. Duncan
May 2, 2015
Robert Wendell Duncan, 89 walked through Heaven's Gates, May 2, 2015. He was born in Springfield, MO on March 4, 1926. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 67 years, Lillian A. Duncan; his parents Howard S. Duncan Sr. and Nancy Duncan; his sisters Ramona Tindall and Rose Duncan; his brother Charles Small, Howard Duncan Jr., Frances...
Noreen Cox
Apr 29, 2015
Noreen Cox, our beloved Auntie N., died the morning of April 29, 2015, at the age of 101 in Springfield, Missouri. Born Noreen Elizabeth Fox on March 23, 1914, in Northern Ireland, Noreen's early years were spent on a Cree Reservation in Canada where her father Charles Fox was an Episcopal minister. Her mother, Marjorie, whose British accent and devotion...
Carl Linden Wilcox
Apr 28, 2015
Carl Linden Wilcox passed away peacefully the morning of Monday, April 28 at the age of 86. Carl was born April 3, 1929 in Topeka, KS, the son of Winfield Warren Wilcox and Violet Marie Cozad. Carl graduated from Washburn University and served in the Air Force during the Korean conflict as a pilot. On April 8, 1961 he and...
Dorothy Jane Flournoy
Apr 28, 2015
Dorothy Jane (Langley) Flournoy passed away in her home from heart failure on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at the age of 84. Dorothy was born July 29, 1930 and was the daughter of Arthur and Verna (Webb) Langley, who preceded her in death. Dorothy had a very pleasing personality and loved retail sales. She worked part-time at FW Woolworth, Sears,...
Dorothy "Dee" Ellen Figuli
Apr 26, 2015
Dorothy Ellen "Dee" Figuli, age 102, died at Welcome Home Assisted Living in Redding, California on Sunday, April 26, 2015 where she had resided for the last two years. Born March 17, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the last survivor of a family of fifteen children born to Edward and Gertrude Schurdell. She married Joseph John Figuli in 1946....
