Ronald Rankin Rucker
Mar 13, 2015
Ronald R. Rucker died surrounded by his family on March 13, 2015 in Eureka, MO at the age of 81. He was born December 15, 1933 in Jefferson City, MO to D. C. and Anna Gladys Rucker. Mr. Rucker was raised in Springfield, Missouri. He graduated from Drury College in 1956 and later attended Washington University graduate school. Mr. Rucker...
Jeffery Robert Moore
Mar 13, 2015
Jeffery Moore age 50 of Springfield, MO passed away on March 13, 2015. He was born in Carbondale, IL and raised in Mount Vernon, IL. As a child, Jeffery's love of music led to guitar lessons. He attended Wren Lake College and obtained his electronics degree. As an extremely accomplished guitarist, he spent a few years touring the country with...
Max Joseph Deforest
Mar 12, 2015
Max DeForest, 92, of Springfield, MO, died peacefully on March 12, 2015 at The Manor at Elfindale. Max, the third of four boys, was born and raised on farms near Woodbine, IA. Farming until his younger brother was ready to graduate high school in 1944, he enlisted in the US Army and married (Roberta) Fern Henderson, also of Woodbine. Assigned...
Evelyn Ruth Butts
Mar 12, 2015
Evelyn Ruth Butts, 89 of Springfield, Missouri passed away at 7:32 am Thursday, March 12, 2015. She was born May 14, 1925 to Hugh and Mable Day in Marshfield, Missouri. Evelyn was smart with a great sense of humor and a very positive outlook on life. She was also very strong and a breast cancer survivor. Evelyn received a Bachelor...
Vaughn Booth
Mar 12, 2015
Vaughn Booth passed away on March 12, 2015 after a brief illness at Mercy Health Center, Springfield, Missouri at the age of 99. He was one of ten children of Oscar and Rosetta Booth, Louisburg, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Hope Booth and seven brothers and two sisters. He is survived by two...
Suzanne S. Edel
Mar 9, 2015
Suzanne (Short) Edel, age 81, of Springfield, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015. She was a life member of First and Calvary Presbyterian Church. Suzanne attended Drury University and the University of Missouri and was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She was also a senior member of the Junior League of Springfield and a member of Hickory Hills...
Dr. Jim Ray Waterfield
Mar 8, 2015
Dr. Jim Ray Waterfield passed away peacefully on March 8, 2015 at age 84. Jim was born on March 29, 1930 in Moberly, Mo, the son of Gladys and Ray Waterfield. Jim attended Moberly Junior College and the University of Missouri. He was a graduate of Washington University Medical School in St. Louis. Three weeks after graduation, he wed Patricia...
Marietta Matlack
Mar 8, 2015
Marietta Matlack Marietta Irene Dygard was born on September 18, 1919 in Iola, Kansas. She was the only child of Ruth and Andrew Dygard. Her father was a florist and plant breeder which inspired her lifelong love of flowers and gardening. She grew up in Waterloo, Nebraska surrounded by her mother's family. Marietta went to Midland College for 2 years...
John E. Macioce
Mar 7, 2015
John Macioce, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away at the age of 88 after a long, happy life on March 7, 2015. He conveyed these thoughts about his life before his passing. John was born on July 27, 1926 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and lived most of his life in Springfield, Missouri. John was a loving and generous husband, father, grandfather,...
Dorothy U. Lokensgard
Mar 7, 2015
Dorothy Lokensgard, 84 of Springfield, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Glendale Gardens. She enjoyed her hobbies of painting pictures, stained glass work, wood carving, gardening, and at one time had her own kiln to fire porcelain. She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church for 45 years. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents Christy and Mary...
Nancy May Dougherty
Mar 6, 2015
Nancy May (Hembree) Dougherty, 75, of Springfield, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. Mrs. Dougherty was born August 23, 1939 in Jefferson City, Missouri to Hugh R. and Evva May Hembree. On March 5, 1961, she was united in marriage to Jack David Dougherty at the Eldorado Springs United Methodist Church. To...
Fred R. Coppinger
Mar 5, 2015
Fred R. Coppinger, Ozark, Missouri, died on March 5, 2015 at the age of 82 years, 11 months. Fred was born in Ash Grove, Missouri, on April 12, 1932 to Fred T. and Ethel (Loftis) Coppinger. He graduated from Ash Grove High School in 1950. He served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict and, following that, he studied at...
Wilma Jean Johnston
Mar 2, 2015
Wilma Jean Johnston, 86, Springfield, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 in Chestnut Glen Assisted Living, St. Peters, MO. She was born April 25, 1928 in Springfield, the daughter of Lawrence and Myrtle Marlin. Wilma worked for 17 years at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company before leaving to stay home and care for her son, Randy. She was a loving wife,...
Esther May Pierce
Feb 26, 2015
Esther May Pierce was born May 18, 1928 to Harry and Esther Williams at Trask, near Mountain View, MO. She died February 26, 2015 after a long illness. She was predeceased by brother Harry, sister Alma, and husband Glen Elmer Pierce. She married Glen in 1947, and they had two children, who survive: Susan Erickson (husband Steven) of Effingham KS,...
Betty Beatrice Johnson
Feb 26, 2015
With family in attendance, Betty Beatrice Baker Johnson, of Springfield, died on February 26, 2015 in Mercy Hospital. She was born July 20, 1930, the third child of Roxie Elizabeth Jones Baker and Charlie Lynn Baker of Stone County, Missouri. Her early childhood was spent in the Galena area, then, the family moved to Springfield. When she was sixteen years...
Howard L. Spurlock, Sr.
Feb 26, 2015
No services will be held. Cremation under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.
Carolyn Gates Bradley
Feb 24, 2015
Carolyn Gates Bradley was born April 14, 1924, in Callao, Missouri. Her parents were, Carl and Rowena Gates, and her father was manager of the MFA Stockyards in Springfield for 31 years. On May 28, 1948, she was united in marriage with Forrest Wayne Bradley, who was a teacher in Springfield for 19 years and retired in 1994, after 27...
Marjorie A. Pitts
Feb 22, 2015
Marjorie Ann Pitts (Margie) of Springfield, Missouri passed away on February 22, 2015 at the Riverview Manor Long-Term Care Facility in Ozark, Missouri after an extended illness. Margie was an extraordinary woman who filled the roles of daughter, wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and great grandmother with unfailing love, resolve, dignity and courage. Margie unselfishly dedicated many years of her...
Lemond "Shaye" Sorey
Feb 20, 2015
Lemond "Shaye" Sorey, entered into eternal peace Friday, February 20th, 2015 in St. Louis, MO. Born September 8, 1977 in Springfield, MO, he will be missed by many family and friends. A beloved son and brother, he was survived by his mother JoMia Root, father Gary Sorey, step-father Bill Root; and sisters Lanae and Sloan Sorey all of Springfield, MO....
