Marion L. Cooper
Mar 3, 2014
Marion L. Cooper, Maj. USA (Ret.) loving husband, father, papa, uncle and friend departed this life on March 3, 2014. Marion was born Aug. 3, 1938 to Rex & Clara Cooper in Springfield Mo. In 1960 he married Linda McGee and they enjoyed 53 wonderful years. He is survived by his wife, three children: Royce (Kevin) Cooper (wife Mona), LaDea...
Cleta "Kate" B. Beatty
Mar 3, 2014
Cleta B. "Kate" Beatty, loving wife, mother and friend passed away Monday, March 3, 2014 after a lengthy illness. She was born June 12, 1928 in Washington State to James Andy and Ida Wright. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John Beatty, and her sister, Bernice Lambert, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She...
Lt. Timothy Clark Hess, Uscg
Mar 3, 2014
Lt Timothy Clark Hess, USCG Ret, 73, of Eldridge, MO died March 3rd in Springfield, MO. He was born August 22, 1940 in New Albany, Indiana to John and Margaret (Winn) Hess. Timothy Hess was a Lieutenant in the USCG who proudly served his country in the Vietnam War. He subsequently enjoyed a law enforcement career throughout southern and central...
Marjorie Ellen Peterson
Mar 3, 2014
Marjorie Ellen Rayl "Marge" Peterson, age 80, died peacefully in her sleep on March 3, 2014. She was born in Sedalia, MO April 25, 1933, the daughter of Columbus Scott Rayl and Letha Ellen Bishop Rayl. She had four older brothers, John, Ray, Jim and Bob, all deceased. Marge attended school in Sedalia, Columbia and Springfield, MO. She met the...
John Eugene Metten
Mar 2, 2014
John Eugene Metten, age 90, passed away at Cox Hospital on March 2, 2014. He was born March 27, 1923 in DuQuoin, IL. He attended school in Carbondale, IL at University High and the University of Southern Illinois. He served in the Navy in World War II, stationed at Pearl Harbor. He later was in manufacturing and sales and upon...
Jo Ann Boss
Mar 1, 2014
Jo Ann Boss, 51 of Springfield, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 9:00 -11:00 a.m. in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.gormanscharpf.com.
Owen Dillard Peters
Mar 1, 2014
Owen Dillard Peters, 88 of Springfield passed away at 5:55 am Saturday, March 1, 2014 in Quail Creek. He was born March 6, 1925 to O. D. and Pearl Peters in Crane, Missouri. He married Vaneta Wildman November 9, 1945 in Aurora, MO. They lived in San Francisco, CA until Owen completed his naval service in 1946. After the navy,...
Donald Ray Eagleburger
Mar 1, 2014
Donald Ray Eagleburger, age 91, passed away at Cox Hospital on March 1, 2014. He was born September 2, 1922 in Springfield, MO where he attended Robberson, Reed, and graduated from Senior High School (now Central) in 1940. His college years were interrupted by the event of World War II. He joined the Marines and served in the South Pacific....
Richard O. Montgomery
Mar 1, 2014
Richard O. Montgomery, 76 of Springfield, passed away on March 1, 2014 at home. He was born August 25, 1937, the son of Obert and Mabel Montgomery in Greentop, Missouri. Richard served in the United States Army and received an honorable discharge in September 1959 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Richard was married to Joellyn A. (Toni) Redden in August 1968....
Mallory Loys Johnson
Feb 28, 2014
Mallory Loys Johnson, 35, of Springfield, passed away in her home on Friday, February 28, 2014. She was born November 28, 1978, the daughter of Pete Johnson and Penitia Tureaud in Springfield. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Lawrence J. Tureaud; grandmother, Lois C. McMorris; brother, Cecil Marcell Cross III; and uncles, Lawrence J. Tureaud, Savoy L. Tureaud...
Homer Henry Seaton
Feb 28, 2014
Homer Henry Seaton was born November 1, 1931 in Walnut Shade, MO to Grace (Bilyeu) and Ralph Seaton. Homer passed away peacefully at the Missouri Veteran's Home on Friday, February 28th, 2014 after an extended illness. Homer married Pauline Davis on April 1, 1950 and they resided in Walnut Shade until 1953. Two children were born and survive with their...
Bernard Mary Johnston
Feb 28, 2014
Bernard Mary Johnston, 88 of Springfield passed away February 28, 2014 at home. He was born February 25, 1926 in Smithville, Texas to Bernard Mary and Mary Ellen Williams Johnston. After proudly serving during WW II in the South Pacific, he worked as an engineer for Southwestern Bell Telephone for 45 years. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather....
Ann Etta Pearson
Feb 26, 2014
Ann Etta Pearson, 89 passed away on February 26, 2014. She was born on April 6, 1924 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Wesley Connor and Lydia Oldham Connor. Ann was married to Charles Pearson until his death in 1997. She is survived by her three children; Charles and his wife Carol, Alan and Lydia; a granddaughter, Carrie; and...
Bobbie Lurie
Feb 26, 2014
Bobbie Lurie age 83 of Springfield, MO, passed away on February 26th. Bobbie was born in Atlanta, GA, grew up in Tampa, FL and attended the University of Florida, studying education. Bobbie was a mother, an artist, a community activist and a politician. She is survived by her two children, David Lurie of Kansas City, MO and Loretta Lurie, her...
Helen Peterson Thorpe White
Feb 25, 2014
Helen May White was born on April 12, 1927 in Sweden, Missouri (near Ava, Missouri) to Cora (Wilson) and Richard Peterson. She worked as a bartender for most of her working years, lastly at the Springfield institution, The Cat & the Fiddle Bar and Lounge, for nearly thirty years until her retirement in 1986. She earned the nickname "The Dragon...
James L. Gentry
Feb 25, 2014
James L. Gentry, 84 of Springfield, Missouri passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014. He was born on September 3, 1929 to Alvin and Sarah Gentry in St. Louis, Missouri. Jim served in the Army in the Korean War. On April 26, 1953 he was united in marriage to Donna Phillips. Jim worked for the Frisco and Burlington Northern Railroad. Jim...
Raymond John Miekley
Feb 25, 2014
Raymond John Miekley, 94, of Springfield passed away surrounded by his daughter, Rayanna and son-in-law, John on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 from complications of a stroke. He was born on the family farm in Billings, Missouri to Otto and Anna Miekley on December 3, 1919. In 1938 he moved to California with friends before returning home to help with the...
Dorothy Lee Copeland
Feb 25, 2014
Dorothy Lee Copeland passed away on the morning of February 25, 2014 at the age of 82 in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by family at The Maples nursing care facility. She was born November 3, 1931 to Joner and Thelma Wright. Dorothy is survived by her husband, Bill; daughter, Patricia Phillips (husband David); grandchildren, Carrie Harmon, Benjamin and Samuel Phillips; great-grandson,...
Lorraine Adeline Gjerness
Feb 24, 2014
Lorraine Adeline Gjerness, 88, of Springfield, MO passed away Monday, February 24, 2014. She was born to Martin and Thea Gjerness in Sargeant, Minnesota on February 6, 1926. Private services will be held at a later date in Minnesota.
Russell Gooch Bartow
Feb 24, 2014
Russell Gooch Bartow, 88, Springfield, MO passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014. Russell was born March 14, 1925 in Linn County near Browning, Missouri to Thomas Isaac and Almeda Gooch Bartow. He attended a one room country school through the eighth grade and was a graduate of Browning High School Class of 1942. He attended the University of Missouri-Kansas...
