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Carol Jean (Hagerman) Mcintyre

Carol Jean (Hagerman) Mcintyre

Sep 11, 2014

Carol Jean Hagerman (McClellan) McIntyre, age 74, of Bradenton, FL., passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Lakewood Ranch Hospital. She was born on March 12, 1940, in Springfield, Mo., to Louis and Juanita 'Pat' Hagerman. She resided in Springfield, Mo., Fair Grove, Mo., Mooresville, In., and was a resident at Braden Castle Senior Community, Bradenton Fl., for over 20...

Glenn Edward Johnson Renfro

Glenn Edward Johnson Renfro

Sep 10, 2014

Glenn E. Renfro's sunrise was on February 5, 1938, and his sunset September 10, 2014 after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his parents Mildred Hoosier, Joel Hancock, his wife Rose Hyshaw Renfro, his brother, Bobby Joe Johnson, five aunts, and one uncle. He attended Lincoln High School, and transferred to Central High School at a later...

Lowell "Gil" Scott

Lowell "Gil" Scott

Sep 8, 2014

Cremation under Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home

Joyce Elaine (Baty) Graham

Joyce Elaine (Baty) Graham

Sep 6, 2014

Cremation under Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home

Michael Edwin Wagner

Michael Edwin Wagner

Sep 6, 2014

Michael Edwin Wagner, 65, passed from life into life on September 6, 2014. Mike was born on March 31, 1949 and lived most of his life in Springfield. He knew Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and was devoted to his family, particularly Glenda, his wife of over 30 years. Mike served his country in the US Marine Corp...

Pat L. Butler

Pat L. Butler

Sep 4, 2014

Pat L. Butler, age 83, of Springfield, MO passed away at 4:20 a.m. September 4, 2014 in home of her daughter. She was born November 12, 1930 in Topeka, KS, the daughter of Claude and Cornelia Turner. In her late 20's she worked as a hairdresser at Macy's in Kansas City, then for years as a nursing assistant at Sunshine...

Elese T. Anthony

Elese T. Anthony

Sep 1, 2014

Elese T. Anthony, 96, of Springfield, Mo. passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 in her home. Elese was born in Enid, Oklahoma on March 26, 1918. Her parents were Birdie McKenzie Tagge and Leonard F. Tagge. Elese graduated from Enid High School, attended Ward Belmont College for Women, for one year, and graduated from Oklahoma University with a degree in...

Mildred (Midge) Rosenbaum

Mildred (Midge) Rosenbaum

Aug 31, 2014

Mildred (Midge) Ann Hoffarth Rosenbaum of Springfield, MO died in the early morning hours on August 31st, 2014. Midge was born on February 1, 1925 in Long Prairie, MN to Lewis F. and Anna M. (Fuerstenberg) Hoffarth and grew up on the family farm in Long Prairie. Midge met Raymond E. Rosenbaum in Kansas City, MO and they were married...

Ruth Cooper Hone

Ruth Cooper Hone

Aug 30, 2014

Ruth Cooper Hone, age 94 of Springfield passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Christian Health Care East. Her death was preceded by ten months of failing health as a result of a traumatic fall. She was born November 28, 1919 in Tulsa, OK, the daughter of Homer Garfield Cooper and Florence Faye Pittenger Cooper. She was a graduate of...

Gessie Lou Owens

Gessie Lou Owens

Aug 30, 2014

Gessie L. Owens, age 78, of Springfield, MO passed away August 30, 2014 in Springfield after a short illness. She was born May 19, 1936 in Cabool, MO to Roy and Opal Faye Ellis. She was a long standing member of Grant Avenue Freewill Baptist Church and a well- known dog instructor and handler in the Springfield area for over...

Joan Marie Allen

Joan Marie Allen

Aug 29, 2014

Joan Weien Allen of Springfield, MO passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014 at the age of 89. She was born July 12, 1925 in Ottawa, KS, the daughter of Glen and Pearl Weien. She married Robert K. Allen in Ottawa on January 16, 1945 and he preceded her in death on September 1, 2007. Survivors include a sister, Melba...

Michael R. Purse

Michael R. Purse

Aug 27, 2014

Mike Purse Sr., born May 29th, 1946, a lifelong resident of Springfield and a 30 year veteran of the Springfield Fire Dept., went to his final resting place on August 27. He was married to his best friend, Linda, for 49 and a half years. They were blessed with two sons, Mike Purse Jr. and Linda, and Scott Ryan Purse...

Charles Marvin Estes

Charles Marvin Estes

Aug 26, 2014

Charles Marvin Estes of Springfield passed away Tuesday, August 26, at the age of 86. Marvin was born in Springfield on May 8, 1928, to Charles and Blanche, of Everton. He graduated high school from Senior High in Springfield in 1946 before marrying Rowena Netzer on December 21 of that same year. Marvin went on to graduate from the University...

Wesley Kevin Klinkhammer

Wesley Kevin Klinkhammer

Aug 25, 2014

Wesley Kevin Klinkhammer, known to friends and family as "Klink", was born December 19, 1951 to Raymond Kaiser & Lucine (Bowling) Klinkhammer in Mitchell, South Dakota. Surrounded by his wife, children and niece, Kelly Ast, he passed away on August 25th 2014 at Cox Hospital in Springfield, MO after a courageous 10 month battle with Brain and Lung Cancer. He...

Margaret Louise Mckinney

Margaret Louise Mckinney

Aug 25, 2014

Margaret Louise McKinney, 64, of Springfield, Missouri passed away Monday, August 25, 2014 in her home. She was born on November 3, 1949 in Decatur, Illinois to John Lloyd and Hannah Williams Nihiser. Margaret graduated from Eisenhower High School in Decatur in 1967. Margaret was united in marriage to Kenneth Wayne McKinney on March 7, 1969 in Springfield, Illinois. She...

Mark Eugene Mcguire

Mark Eugene Mcguire

Aug 25, 2014

Mark Eugene McGuire, 54, Rogersville, passed away early Monday, August 25, 2014 in his home. Mark was born in Springfield on February 13, 1960. He was a 1978 graduate of Greenwood High School, attended MSU and later Drury. He was a skilled woodworker and carpenter and had been associated with McGuire's Custom Floors for the past 24 years. Mark also...

Harold Wayne Schweitzer

Harold Wayne Schweitzer

Aug 25, 2014

Harold Wayne Schweitzer, age 69 of Springfield, Missouri passed away suddenly on the morning of August 25, 2014 in his home he shared with his wife of 41 years, Diana (Fuqua) Schweitzer. Wayne was born December 12, 1944 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Harold and Dorothy Schweitzer who preceded him in death. He graduated from Pekin High School in 1963 and...

Patricia Faye Lawrence

Patricia Faye Lawrence

Aug 24, 2014

Patricia Faye Lawrence, 72, of Springfield passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 in James River Care Center. Funeral services will be Friday, August 29, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Missouri Veterans Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon until service time. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made...

Steven Louis Sauer

Steven Louis Sauer

Aug 24, 2014

Steven Louis Sauer, age 70, of Springfield, Missouri passed away in the evening of August 24, 2014 at Cox South Hospital. Steve was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and son; always striving to take care of all of those he loved. As co-owner of Pickwick Place Children's Center, he believed in providing a creative and loving environment for...

Sonja Marie Stevens

Sonja Marie Stevens

Aug 24, 2014

Sonja Stevens, 50, Springfield, passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2014 in Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis. She was born March 4, 1964 in Bakersfield, California the daughter of the late Virgil Ray and Shirley Cagle. She attended Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, CA, and attended cosmetology school. Sonja moved from Tulsa to Springfield in the late 80's and went...

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