Jessie Rae Bell
Dec 4, 2014
Jessie Rae Bell, 90, Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 in Glendale Gardens. She was born November 29, 1924 in Ilasco, MO, the daughter of Harvey M. and Mabel McLaughlin Clark. She grew up in Philadelphia, MO and graduated from Hannibal High School. She enlisted in the WAC's and worked as support staff at the Pentagon in Washington D.C....
Harold L. Marlin
Dec 4, 2014
Harold L. Marlin, 83, Springfield, passed away from complications of Parkinson's on Thursday, December 4, 2014 in Missouri Veterans Home, Mt. Vernon, MO. He was born August 1, 1931 in Mt. Vernon, MO, the son of Howard Franz and Helen Marie (Jameson) Marlin. He graduated from Senior High School and Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield. Harold was a member...
Patricia "Patty" Peacock
Dec 4, 2014
Patricia J. "Patty" Peacock, 69, of Willard, Missouri, passed from this life on December 4, 2014. Patty was born March 29, 1945 in West Plains, Missouri to Raymond and Lorene (Fleetwood) Marsh. She was married to James Lawrence Peacock on October 18, 1963. Patty enjoyed shopping, flea markets, garage sales, cooking and her Pepsi !!! In her younger years, she...
Dr. Michael N. Compton
Nov 29, 2014
Dr. Michael Nicholas Compton of Fayetteville, AR and Springfield, MO entered into glory when he died on November 29, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Born April 26, 1948 in Springfield, his parents were H.C. "Mike" Compton and Bonnie. Michael graduated from Chippewa Secondary School North Bay, Ontario, Canada in 1966 and went on to obtain an undergraduate degree in...
James Mcqueen
Nov 29, 2014
James R. McQueen was born in Green City, MO on January 3, 1925, and died on November 29, 2014, at age 89. His parents, Harrison and Sarah (Anderson) McQueen, who were both deaf mutes, raised a loving family of 7 children. Jim worked on the family farm until he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to help his family financially....
Craig Andrew Bullaro
Nov 29, 2014
Craig Andrew Bullaro of Springfield, MO passed away November 29, 2014 at the young age of 28 years old. He was born August 25, 1986 to Jay and Vicki (Sherard) Bullaro. Craig graduated from Glendale High School in 2005. Craig was an extremist. He loved everything to the fullest. He loved all animals, but especially his two dogs, Gizzy and...
William Richie Ferguson
Nov 28, 2014
William Richie Ferguson, 51, Springfield, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 in Mercy Hospital. He was born November 11, 1963 in Springfield to John R. and Evelyn Aldous Ferguson. For many years he owned and operated The Watchman Jewelers in the Landmark Building. Recently he had worked for O'Reilly's Auto Parts. He was a member of The Tall Cedars of...
Patricia Lyn Thompson
Nov 28, 2014
Patricia Lyn Thompson, 67, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away suddenly on November 28, 2014, early in the morning after celebrating Thanksgiving, her favorite holiday, with her family. Lyn loved tennis, golf, needlepoint, and spending time with her family and friends in Springfield and La Quinta, California, including many friends that she had known since elementary school. She was born in...
Frank Dorrell "Judge" Schank
Nov 27, 2014
Frank Dorrell "Judge" Schank was born June 8, 1941, son of Helen Mildred Dorrell and Emil Abraham Schank on the family farm, two miles west of Savannah, MO. He attended Howard for eight years, a one-room country school, then graduated from Savannah High School in 1959. He was active in Boy Scouts, baseball, football, and ran the mile in high...
Kathryn Driscoll Waters
Nov 27, 2014
Kathryn Driscoll-Waters, 79, passed away peacefully in her home on November 27, 2014. Katie was born on February 7, 1935 in Birmingham, Alabama to Alger Morgan and Oma Armstrong Robertson. She graduated from Woodlawn High School in Birmingham in 1953 and attended Auburn University to pursue a degree in Elementary Education. It was here that she met Paul John Driscoll,...
Rebecca Robinson
Nov 26, 2014
Rebecca Robinson, 52, of Ozark, MO passed away on November 26, 2014. Rebecca grew up in Springfield, MO where we she was a graduate of Parkview High School and later received her degree in Social Work from SMS. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, Maya, Jaxx and Zane and raising awareness for Epilepsy, a disease she fought most of...
Josephine Abernathy
Nov 26, 2014
Josephine Pearl Abernathy, 96, of Springfield, MO, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at Christian Health Care East. A native of Springfield, Josephine married Howell Turner Abernathy and was widowed in 1968 at age 50. She returned to Springfield in 1983 and was a dedicated matron of the family. Known as "Granny" by her grandkids, she will be loved...
Rick Haegg
Nov 23, 2014
Fredrick "Rick" W. Haegg, age 58 of Springfield passed away at 10:00 p.m. Sunday, November 23, 2014 in Springfield at home with wife and family by his side. Rick had a degree in classical guitar from MSU (SMS) and bachelor and master degrees from Drury University in music therapy. He taught at OTC for several years. He was a member...
James F. "Rick" Schmitt
Nov 22, 2014
James F. "Rick" Schmitt was born on October 14, 1944 at the US Naval Hospital in San Diego, California to Fred and Virginia (Hunter) Schmitt. Rick left this life on November 22, 2014 in Springfield, Mo. at the age of 70. Rick graduated high school in 1962 in Atchison, Kansas. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology/Psychology from...
Jacquelyn Dean Liebeck Dushko
Nov 22, 2014
Jacquelyn Dean Liebeck Dushko, 90 of Springfield passed away at 1:40 am Saturday, November 22, 2014 in Cox Hospital. She was born in Webb City, Missouri to J. B. and Mildred McFarlane Kidd. She attended Drury College where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She taught etiquette at Mid America Business College and later owned and operated Home...
James Robert Horton
Nov 21, 2014
James Robert Horton was born February 24, 1940 and died November 21, 2014 following a short illness. He was a fourth generation Springfieldian related to the first settlers of the area. His parents, Dr. James D. and Avonell Poppenhouse Horton preceded him in death. In 1968, he married Linda Louise Palenik. He attended Greenwood Laboratory School from kindergarten through high...
Eleanor Johanna King
Nov 20, 2014
Eleanor Johanna Christensen King, 104, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2014, after a long and fulfilling life. Eleanor was born October 15, 1910, the only daughter of Louis and Anna Marie Christensen (nee Godfredson), on their farm 3 miles outside of Newell, Iowa. Eleanor was a graduate of Newell High School, where she played women's basketball....
Margaret Nowak
Nov 18, 2014
On the morning of November 18, 2014, Margaret passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson's. Margaret was being visited and comforted by family members and familiar staff at the James River Care and Rehabilitation facility in Springfield, MO at the time of her passing. Margaret was 77 years old. Margaret Nowak was born in the town of Pontiac in Livingston...
