Charles "Chuck" Yeager
Aug 14, 2014
Charles "Chuck" Yeager, 65 of Springfield passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2014. He was born on July 7, 1949 in Trion, Georgia to William and Gay Van Matre Yeager. Chuck served proudly in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Chuck was united in marriage to Rebecca Turner on July 26, 1975 in Alexandria, VA. Chuck is survived...
Jw Mount
Aug 13, 2014
JW Mount, DEd, 88, of Springfield passed away on August 13, 2014 at Cox Medical Center. He was born September 23, 1925 in Harrison, AR to George and Elsie (Villines) Mount. During WWII he served in the US Navy. He was a member of Glenstone Baptist Church where he was a deacon and SS teacher for many years. Dr. Mount...
Kori Keltner Driver
Aug 11, 2014
Kori Keltner Driver, 36, of Battlefield, MO died unexpectedly Monday, August 11, 2014 while vacationing in Florida with her husband, Michael. Kori was born October 16, 1977, in Springfield, Missouri to Kurt and Kim Keltner, Rogersville. She attended Logan-Rogersville High School where she played several sports and loved being involved in other school activities. She also was elected Homecoming Queen...
Jackie Harmon
Aug 8, 2014
Jacqueline Lucille "Jackie" (Putman) Harmon, 86, of Springfield, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 in Mercy Hospital. She was born July 7, 1928 in Fair Grove, MO the daughter of Orin and Mamie Coffee Putman. She is survived by three sons, Mark Harmon, St. Louis, MO, Bill Harmon, Springfield, MO and Joe Harmon and wife Cheri Meyer, Kansas City, MO;...
Betty Alberta Lovette
Aug 7, 2014
Betty Brim Lovette, 91, of Springfield, MO passed August 7, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents Bert and Grace Brim; husband John Lovette; daughter Judy Ten Eyck; and sister Beatrice Wade. Survivors include a daughter Debby Lovette Thomas of Little Rock, AR; a son Dan Lovette of Oregon, IL; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She is also...
John C. Fischer
Aug 6, 2014
John C. "Jack" Fischer, age 94, passed away at James River Rehabilitation Center on August 6, 2014. Jack was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 3, 1920, the son of Mary and Oscar Fischer. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Barbara Gainer, and his dear wife Emogene "Jean". He is survived by son, Andy Fischer...
Cynthia "Cindy" Ann Lenahan
Aug 5, 2014
Cindy Lenahan, age 60, of Springfield MO passed away Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 at Cox Medical Center following a brief battle with metastatic cancer of unknown origin. Cindy was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois on September 21st, 1953. She graduated from Crete-Monee High School, Class of 1971. She married her high school sweetheart Tom Lenahan and they enjoyed 42 years...
Scott D. Ellingsworth
Aug 5, 2014
Scott was born May 20, 1973 in Alton, IL to Robert and Darla (Daniel) Ellingsworth. He passed away on August 5, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV. There will be a graveside service with burial in Springfield, MO at Rivermonte Memorial Gardens at 2 pm on Friday, August 15, 2014 under the direction of Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel. He is survived by...
Genny Bates
Aug 5, 2014
Genny (or Gigi as she was lovingly called by many friends and family) was born in Salley SC on April 11, 1923, to Jerome Wiggins and Willa Letitia Gleaton Fogle. At an early age Genny's family moved to Aurora MO where her father had acquired a Coca Cola franchise. At age twelve her mother died of peritonitis. A few years...
Prinda Anne Taylor
Aug 4, 2014
Prinda Anne Taylor (81) was born February 5, 1933 in Peoria, Illinois. She passed away August 4, 2014 in Springfield, Missouri surrounded by her family. Prinda married Richard Lee Taylor on November 27, 1949 and moved to Richard's hometown of Springfield, Missouri where they raised their family. In addition to being a mother, Prinda was dedicated to supporting her husband...
Cecil W. Rough
Aug 3, 2014
Cecil W. Rough, on August 3, 2014 lost a long, brave battle with Myelodysplasia. Cecil was born in Kansas City, MO on February 14, 1931. He was married to Mary Lou (Atkinson) Rough on June 21, 1951. They were married for 63 wonderful years. They have 3 children, Chris Rough, Julie (Rough) Kelley of Springfield and Sheila Rough of Nixa....
Eileen Moss
Aug 2, 2014
Eileen Moss was born April 6, 1919 in Stafford County, Kansas. She was the youngest of nine children born to Tillie and George Schulz, all of whom have preceded her in death. Eileen is survived by daughters, Sharon Liebowitz and husband Michael, Kae Pryor, and her son, James Pryor and wife Lucy; three stepdaughters, Martha Boyer, Mary Moss and Brook...
Wallace Livingston (Jack) Preston, Jr.
Aug 2, 2014
Wallace L. (Jack) Preston, Jr. was born January 3, 1938 in Washington, D.C. to Wallace L. (Ben) and Helen (Cowell) Preston. He died August 2, 2014 while playing golf with friends. Jack attended Central High School and Oklahoma State University. After serving 4 years in the Navy, where he studied at the Naval School of Music, he then completed his...
Martha Mclean
Aug 1, 2014
Martha Dean McLean passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014 in Springfield, Missouri. Martha was born in Fordyce, AR. She is survived by a sister, Clara (Marvin) Richardson; brother, George (Agnes) Dean; two nieces, Debbie (Dana) Tull and Anne Richardson; a nephew, Alan (Brenda) Richardson; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Webb and...
Byron A Watson
Aug 1, 2014
Byron A. Watson, 89, of Springfield, MO, left to be with his Lord and Savior on August 1, 2014, in his home. He was born July 1, 1925, in The Liberty Community, Faulkner County, AR, to Byron A. Watson, Sr. and Lillie Mae (Price) Watson. He served in the Navy during WWII in the Pacific aboard the Destroyer USS McCord...
Josh Kelly Haik
Jul 31, 2014
Josh K. Haik, 36, died the evening of July 31, 2014. He was born September 25, 1977 in Springfield, MO to his parents Joe E. Haik and Donna Hamilton. He was preceded in death by his beloved, loyal and golden-hearted pitbull, Byron, who left this Earth just weeks before Josh. Josh is survived by his parents Joe E. Haik,...
Catherine Isabel Lairmore
Jul 30, 2014
Catherine Isabel Lairmore passed away peacefully July 30, 2014 after a long illness at the age of 78. Isabel grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and attended Tulsa University where she was a member of Chi-Omega sorority. It was at TU that she met her life long sweetheart, Mark Melton Lairmore. "Melton" was a baseball player and also a fraternity member....
Ernestine Baxter Carroll
Jul 29, 2014
Ernestine Baxter Carroll was born into this world on September 26, 1918 and departed on July 29, 2014. At the time of her passing she was surrounded by her family. Ernestine was born and lived her whole life in Springfield, MO. After graduating high school, she attended Missouri State College for 2 years. Then, deciding she needed to "learn a...
Omer "O.L." Lee Crain
Jul 28, 2014
Omer Lee "O.L." Crain, 80 of Springfield, MO passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 in his home. O.L. was born on April 29, 1934 in Clinton, MO. He was the son of Emmett Crain of Montrose, MO. O.L. was a Tank Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Shirley Ann Cooper on June 6th, 1954...
