Alfred Eugene Harper
Nov 6, 2014
Alfred Eugene "A.E." "Gene" Harper passed away on November 6, 2014. Gene came in to this world January 12, 1922. Born to John and Bertha (Branson) Harper of Orleans, Nebraska. He was the fourth child of five in the family. When Gene was 4 years old, the family moved to Springfield, MO. Gene graduated from Central High School in 1940....
Maxine Ellison
Nov 5, 2014
Maxine Ellison, 90, Springfield, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014 in Magnolia Square. She was born March 21, 1924 in Ava, Missouri, the daughter of Ernest and Carrie (Denney) Kester. Maxine graduated from Ava High School and attended Southwest Missouri State University. She lived and worked in California for several years during World War II and married her husband, Herman...
Debra Kay Higgins
Nov 3, 2014
Debra K. Higgins, 57, of Springfield, Mo., passed away on Monday, Nov. 3rd, 2014, following a long illness. She was born on April 4th, 1957, in Springfield, MO, to Wendle and Katherine (Hagan) Carter and grew up there. She graduated from Kickapoo High School in 1975 and later attended S.M.S.U. In 1982 she met a man named Jim, who was...
Bill Ray Dixon
Nov 1, 2014
Bill Ray Dixon died Saturday, November 1, at age 68 in his home in Springfield, Mo. He was born January 15, 1946, in Yukon, Mo. and lived in Summersville, Mo. before settling in Springfield. Bill worked as a truck driver for various firms before his retirement in 2008. Bill was a loving husband, father and friend. He enjoyed sports, fishing...
Lawrence Craig Charlton
Oct 31, 2014
Lawrence Craig Charlton, 20, of Clever, Mo passed away in Dallas, Tx. He attended Clever High School. He was a free spirit and shared his life through his writing and artistic talents. He is survived by his mother, Heather and Tony Prichard, and his father, Danny and Stephanie Charlton Jr., brothers Danny Lee Charlton III, Roque James Skimski, and Dante...
William Clark Kelly
Oct 31, 2014
William Clark Kelly passed away peacefully after a short illness on October 31, 2014 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. He was an honorable, generous, intelligent and humorous husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. Clark was born on February 19, 1936 in Springfield, Missouri to William Clyde and Mary Josephine Wakefield Kelly. He graduated from Springfield Senior High...
Raymond Leon Askren
Oct 30, 2014
Raymond Leon Askren, Sr., age 83, Springfield, passed away at 6:50 a.m., Thursday, October 30, 2014 in Missouri Veterans Home, Mt. Vernon, MO. Raymond was born in Indianapolis, IN on August 1, 1931. He graduated from Warren Central High in 1950 and married Ruth Griswold on May 25, 1954. Raymond accepted Christ as his personal savior at a Billy Graham...
Ruth Esther Mullikin
Oct 28, 2014
Ruth Esther Mullikin, 85, Springfield, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014 in Quail Creek. She was born February 4, 1929 in Stuttgart, Germany, the daughter of Adolf and Karoline Haug. On September 26, 1953, she married Everett Mullikin and immigrated to the United States of America in 1954, and became a U.S. Citizen in 1957. Mrs. Mullikin graduated from MSU...
Carol Crabb
Oct 27, 2014
Carol Sue Crabb departed this life on October 27, 2014 after a brave fight with cancer. Carol was born in Monett, MO to Hollis Adrian Walton and Mildred Catherine Walton on December 19, 1937. Growing up on a farm outside Monett, Carol Sue had a true love of nature and all animals, who she nurtured and cared for lovingly. Carol...
Barbara Jean Adams
Oct 27, 2014
Barbara J. Adams, aged 52, died peacefully on October 27, 2014 at home after her courageous battle with cancer. Barb was born March 24, 1962, in Springfield, Missouri the daughter of Phillip E. Fortune and Patricia B. Fortune. Barb thoroughly enjoyed athletics and the outdoors - especially riding her bike and watching the leaves change. She was never one to...
Brandy Lee Nichols
Oct 26, 2014
Cremation under Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. No public services scheduled at this time.
Alice Lowe
Oct 25, 2014
Alice Sue Lowe, 84, of Springfield, MO, passed away at 4:15 am on Saturday, October 25, 2014, at Magnolia Square. She was a loving wife, friend to all, and loved to fish. She is survived by her husband, Alvin; 3 step-children, Marvin, Mark, and Karen; and special friend, Jeri McAnally. No memorial services are planned. Private burial will be at...
Mary Graven
Oct 24, 2014
Mary K. Graven, 75, of Springfield, MO, passed away at 8:32 pm on Friday, October 24, 2014 in Mercy Hospital. She was born and raised in Cabool, MO. In 1957, she married Willis Graven, raising her 2 sons in Jefferson City, MO. She was an avid Quilter and a cancer survivor. She found great joy in spending time with her...
Bill O'Neill
Oct 24, 2014
Bill O'Neill, legendary coach and athletics administrator at Missouri State University for nearly four decades, died early Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born January 25, 1943, Coach O'Neill was 71, having worked in MSU athletics from 1970 until his retirement in 2008. A fixture on the football coaching staff for 16 years on...
William "Bill" Carnagey, Ii
Oct 23, 2014
Dr. William "Bill" Carnagey II, 61, of Fordland, MO., passed away on October 23, 2014. He was born in Springfield, MO on June 4, 1953. Bill was a life-long learner earning several degrees culminating in an Education Specialist degree and a Doctorate of Ministry. Bill dedicated his life in a service to others. All who knew Bill knew him to...
