James Bailey
Dec 19, 2013
James Ralph Bailey of Springfield, Missouri went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in body and spirit on December 19, 2013. He was met at the gates of Heaven by his parents; Helen Cecelia Bailey Woods, and Charles Lee Bailey Jr, grandparents; Charles Lee Bailey Sr and Suzanne Bailey, Cecil Manier and Arzetta Manier Knox, who...
Georgia Hunt
Dec 17, 2013
Georgia Helen Hunt, who spent nearly all her 98 years as a resident of Springfield, died Tuesday, December 17. She passed on in her sleep at the Manor at Elfindale, which had been her home the past six and one-half years. Georgia was born August 23, 1915, in Iberia, but came to Springfield as a child. She was the daughter...
Richard Ness
Dec 17, 2013
Richard Daniel Ness passed away December 17, 2013 in Mercy Hospital. He was born February 5, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN to George and Marie Ness. Richard served honorably in the Army Korean War. For many years he worked as an auctioneer and owned auction houses in Springfield, MO and Des Moines, IA. Richard married his wife Diane February 14, 1989....
Bonnie L. Lane
Dec 16, 2013
Bonnie L. Lane, 80, Springfield passed away December 17, 2013 with her family by her side. Bonnie was born December 31, 1932 at Rockbridge, MO. Most of her life she called Ava home, later moving to Ozark and then to her current residence in Springfield. Bonnie attended school at Rockbridge, Turkey Flat and Pine Flat. She was a member of...
Norma J. Bailey
Dec 16, 2013
Norma Jean Bailey, 72, of Republic, Missouri, passed away of a broken heart Monday evening, December 16, 2013. The daughter of Imal Runnels Garlock and Otterbein Fermin Garlock, she was born September 21, 1941 in Kirksville, Missouri. On June 5, 1960 she married David Eli Bailey. Norma lived in Kirksville for many, many years, and her four children were born...
Gilmer F. Bartelt
Dec 15, 2013
Gilmer F. Bartelt died in his sleep December 15th, 2013 at his home in Springfield, Missouri. He was born in Lewiston Village, near Minnesota City, Minnesota, on May 11th 1922 to Fred and Katherine Schultz Bartelt. He was baptized as an infant into the Lutheran Church - Wisconsin Synod and confirmed as a teenager. After his mother died when he...
Leona Mae Reed
Dec 13, 2013
Leona Mae Reed, 87 of Branson, MO passed away suddenly on December 13, 2013 at Cox Medical Health Center in Springfield, MO. She is the daughter of Israel James and Edith Bale. Leona was born in Morrisville, PA and graduated from Morrisville High School . After business school she worked as a bookkeeper and retired after 30 years with Winans...
Gary Gorman
Dec 12, 2013
Gary John Gorman, 71, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 in Cox Health Center. He was born on April 24, 1942 in Long Branch, New Jersey to Daniel Joseph, Sr. and Lillian Thater Gorman. Gary graduated from Neptune High School in 1960. He then joined the Navy where he served as a submarine sailor from 1960 - 1964. He married...
Bonnie J. Schultz
Dec 12, 2013
Bonnie June Schultz, 87, Springfield, was called home to the Lord on Thursday, December 12, 2013, in Springfield, Mo. She was born on June 23, 1926, in Morgan, MO, to Otto and Bessie Peters. Bonnie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Bonnie married Lloyd Lanier Schultz on December 13, 1947. Bonnie and Lloyd settled in Springfield, MO.,...
Marjorie Ellen Bergmann
Dec 12, 2013
Marjorie Ellen Scruton Bergmann Marjorie Ellen was brought into this world on a sunny day, June 2, 1933, much to the joy of her proud parents George and Margaret, in Greensborough, PA. She was the 5th of 6 beautiful Scruton sisters that broke hearts of countless boys at Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia, Mo. After graduating, she married William C....
Berta B. Williams
Dec 10, 2013
Berta B. Williams, 95, died December 10, 2013 in Colorado Springs, CO. She was born on August 31, 1918 in Muskogee, OK to William C. and Mattie Lott Harrison. She was preceded in death by her husband, John T. Williams. A graduate of Oklahoma State and Webster University, Berta was an elementary school teacher in St. Louis, MO until retiring...
Evelina Mcintyre
Dec 9, 2013
Evelina McIntyre, 67, passed away peacefully December 9, 2013 in her home. She was born February 15, 1946 in Springfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert; sister, Donna Ford and her parents, William McKinley and Ollie Ford. Evelina is survived by her son, Ali and wife, Teresa of Brookings, SD; best friend, Shari Haney and granddaughter, Anna...
Laurie Ann Cline
Dec 9, 2013
Laurie Ann Cline, 53, passed away in Springfield on Monday, December 9th, 2013. Laurie was born on July 4th, 1960 to James and Brenda Cline in Gulfport, Mississippi. She raised her daughter Brittney, now 17, who loved her very much. Laurie was an EKG Technician for 10 years in Kansas City. Laurie is survived by her daughter Brittney Cline; parents...
Jeanne Batey
Dec 7, 2013
Jeanne Marie Batey, 91, of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the Springfield Rehabilitation and Health Center. Jeanne was born in Springfield on December 4, 1922 to Louis and Marie Schofield Michels. She was united in marriage to Ward E. Batey on September 11, 1943 in Springfield. To this union, three children were born, Terry, Mike, and...
Eva M. Ruzicka
Dec 7, 2013
Eva Madine "Jimmie" Ruzicka, 88, Springfield, peacefully passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 in Mercy Hospital. She was born December 13, 1924 in Republic, Missouri, the daughter of Carl Everett and Eva Nancy Elizabeth Biglieni. Jimmie graduated from Pleasant Hope High School, where she played for the school basketball team. After obtaining a degree from Draughon's Business College, she worked...
Daniel Thrall
Dec 6, 2013
Daniel J. Thrall, age 90, of Springfield, MO passed away December 6, 2013 in his home. He was born April 8, 1923 in Alameda, California to Albert Henry and Sadie Gartlan Thrall. He was a member of the U.S. Army Air Corp from 1943-1946 during WWII, where he was a Staff Sergeant, flight operator and part of the Air Transport...
Fred Williams
Dec 5, 2013
Fred Williams was born on July 15, 1938, in Jasper, Alabama, to Louis and Lillian Williams, and passed from this life to his Heavenly Home on December 5, 2013. He passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by a roomful of loved ones. Fred loved his family and friends. He had just the perfect combination of love, sweetness, humor, and...
Basil E. Buterbaugh
Dec 1, 2013
Basil E. "Chris" Buterbaugh was born April 1, 1926 and passed away Dec 1, 2013. He was preceded in death by his mother, Jewell Buterbaugh Bell, father Basil Buterbaugh, and step-father Fletcher Bell. He is survived by his wife Jonina, three sons and their wives, Phil and Carolyn Kelley, Keith and Jana, Mark and Susan, one granddaughter and five grandsons,...
