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Margaret Parrish

Margaret Parrish

May 21, 2014

Margaret 'Margo' Parrish, 58, passed at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday May 21, 2014 with family and friends at her side. Margo was born March 16, 1956 in Great Bend, KS to Chuck and Mary Ann Dreiling and was the oldest of 5. She met the love of her life, Michael, at Kickapoo High School and their first date was on...

Thomas Edwin Murphy

Thomas Edwin Murphy

May 20, 2014

Thomas Edwin Murphy, age 76, of Springfield, MO passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. He was born August 14, 1937 in St. Louis, MO. After earning his BS in Business and MS in Statistics from University of Missouri, Tom proudly served two years in the US Army and ten years in the Army Reserves, retiring as a Captain. He...

Arthur "Pop" Vaughan

Arthur "Pop" Vaughan

May 18, 2014

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Billy Gene Hall, Jr. (Bud)

Billy Gene Hall, Jr. (Bud)

May 16, 2014

Billy Gene Hall, Jr., (Bud) 58 of Springfield passed away on May 16, 2014. Billy was born on September 6, 1955 in Marshfield, MO to Billy Gene Hall, Sr., and Lea Farris Hall. Billy was preceded in death by his wife, JoAnna Hall; his father and stepmother, Dorothy Hall; grandparents, Alvin and Georgia Hall, and John and Edna Farris. He...

Alexandra M. Scoville

Alexandra M. Scoville

May 15, 2014

Alexandra Marriott Scoville, 90, of Springfield passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 in her home. She spent twenty years working for the Federal Government. She is a W.W.II veteran with an honorable discharge from the Navy, having served a year as Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. Two years as a Dept. of the...

Robert Terence "Terry" Cox

Robert Terence "Terry" Cox

May 14, 2014

Robert Terence "Terry" Cox of Branson, MO passed away at home on May 14, 2014 with his family at his side. Terry was 75 years of age. He was born March 11, 1939 in Wichita, KS to Francis and Mary Elizabeth Cox and was raised in Springfield, MO. Terry attended the University of Missouri, where he received his law degree...

J.T. Gahm

J.T. Gahm

May 14, 2014

JT Gahm, age 88, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in his home after a short illness. He was born November 17, 1925 in Carthage, MO to Marvin and Lottie Jane (Clark) Gahm. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Harold Gahm; and two daughters, Elizabeth Ann Gahm and Susan Kay Gahm. He is survived by his...

Sandra J. Pomrening

Sandra J. Pomrening

May 13, 2014

Mrs. Sandra (Sandy) J. Pomrening, of Springfield, Missouri went home to her Lord and Savior on May 13, 2014 at the age of 72. Sandy was born July 18, 1941, in Joplin, Missouri and graduated from Neosho High School in 1959. She married Roy P. Pomrening in 1965, and they lived together in Pensacola, FL, Seattle, WA, Fort Collins, CO,...

Shirley Brake

Shirley Brake

May 9, 2014

Shirley Jean Brake, 84, Springfield, passed away at 5:33 p.m. Friday, May 9, 2014 in Mercy Hospital. She was born August 20, 1929 in Montgomery, Iowa, the daughter of Virgil L. and Esther Head. Shirley worked as an office manager for Springfield Medical Lab for over 30 years. She was a very active member of her community, volunteering with the...

Emmitt "Buck" Johnson

Emmitt "Buck" Johnson

May 8, 2014

Emmitt "Buck" Johnson, age 75, of Springfield, MO passed away at 7:20 pm, May 8, 2014 in peace surrounded by his loving family, close friends, and beloved pets Annie and Edgar. He was a member of Retreads, a retiree biker group, Springfield Community Church, Retired US Navy, Phi Theta Kappa, and the International Society of Poets. He was preceded in...

Fred H. Simon

Fred H. Simon

May 6, 2014

Fred H. Simon passed away May 6, 2014 at 3:45pm at Cox South after a long illness. He was born March 16, 1927 in Springfield, MO, the son of William Harvey Sr. and Nellie Jarrett Simon. Fred was a proud graduate of Senior High School class of 1945 and was a member of the school's football team, The Bulldogs. He...

Anna Tinsley

Anna Tinsley

May 5, 2014

Anna E. Tinsley, age 92, passed away peacefully at her home May 5, 2014 in Springfield. There will be a memorial service Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 10:00 am in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, 1947 E. Seminole.

Jack E. Allen

Jack E. Allen

May 5, 2014

Jack E. Allen, 84, Springfield, born Sept. 15, 1929 in Galena, MO to Leonard & Virgie Allen, passed away May 5, 2014. Jack was a WWII Vet who proudly served his country in the Army Air Corp from 1946 to 1949. He was a lifelong Mason, twice Past Master of the Paul Revere Lodge in Chicago, and a Shriner in...

Gloria Jean Fewell

Gloria Jean Fewell

May 4, 2014

Gloria Jean Fewell, 82, was born on June 17, 1931 in Clinton, MO to Douglas and Mary Shockley Sr. She grew up and attended school in Clinton, MO. There she met and married the love of life, Howard Clayton Fewell Sr., in love they raised nine children. Gloria departed this life peacefully on May 4, 2014 at 11:40 pm. She...

Dan Mazzia

Dan Mazzia

May 3, 2014

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Orlena Woolery

Orlena Woolery

May 2, 2014

Orlena Woolery departed this life on May 2, 2014, after a brief illness. She was born on August 12, 1920, in Brighton, MO, to Roscoe and Chloe Pyeatt. She accepted Christ as her Saviour at an early age, and at the time of her death, she was a member of Rogersville First Baptist Church. She was united in marriage to...

Hildegard Elfreda Blaski

Hildegard Elfreda Blaski

May 2, 2014

Hildegard E. Blaski, age 80 of Springfield, passed away, Friday, May 2, 2014 in Mercy Hospital. Hildegard was a homemaker. She didn't work outside the home until the boys were in high school and then only for short periods. She had a passion for dancing and traveling. She danced in almost all of the fifty countries we visited around the...

Greg Joyner

Greg Joyner

May 1, 2014

Gregory Ross Joyner Gregory R Joyner, 51, Springfield, died Thursday, May 1, 2014 at his home in Springfield. The last 6 months were the happiest in Greg's life. He cherished God and the great outdoors. His ashes will be scattered in a place he loved. God, family, and friends meant everything to him. There will be no services as he...

Juanita Kathleen (Baxter) Hammons

Juanita Kathleen (Baxter) Hammons

Apr 29, 2014

Juanita Kathleen (Baxter) Hammons, 96, of Springfield, MO passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Elfindale Manor, where she had resided the past six years. She was an avid supporter of the arts and an active participant in numerous civic and charitable organizations in the Springfield community. She was born June 16, 1917 in Marionville, MO, the daughter of James...

Robert "Bob" Lockmiller

Robert "Bob" Lockmiller

Apr 28, 2014

Robert "Bob" Lockmiller peacefully passed away April 28, 2014. He is survived by his wife, three children, and their families. Graveside services will be held Friday, May 2 at 2:00 p.m. in Missouri Veterans Cemetery under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.

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