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,...
E'Ray Benji Joe
Nov 30, 2013
E'Ray Benji Joe was born on March 8, 2013 to Juncy Joe and Evans Raymond, in Springfield, MO. E'Ray was born with a rare metabolic disorder. He was a strong little boy, who was a fighter even though so much was stacked against him. This didn't stop him from smiling or being loveable to all around him. He was known...
Dale Eugene Sayre
Nov 30, 2013
Dale Eugene Sayre, age 83, of Springfield, MO passed away November 30, 2013 in his home. He was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. Dale was a man of integrity, honesty and had a dry sense of humor. He graduated with two B.S. degrees from Colorado State University. His work ethic was impeccable as he began work for Ralston Purina....
Bill H Cantrell
Nov 28, 2013
Bill H. Cantrell, born November 27, 1920 in Springfield, Missouri, died having lived a life of love and service on November 28, 2013. He is survived by his daughter, Robin Cantrell Hogg, son-in-law, Brooks Hogg of Dallas, Texas, his son, Dennis Robert Cantrell, four grandchildren; Lindsay Cantrell Price, and Boone Cantrell of Springfield, Samuel Laidlaw Hogg, of Providence, Rhode Island...
Pratap Kotamraju
Nov 24, 2013
Pratap Kotamraju, teacher, former Indian diplomat and ex-freedom fighter, died peacefully at his home on Sunday November 24, 2013. He was 90 years old. He had been living in Springfield Missouri since 1986. Pratap came to Springfield with his wife, Sarada, and daughter, Padma. Sarada had just joined the faculty at Southwest Missouri State University in the Library Science Department....
Dennis Partenheimer
Nov 24, 2013
Dennis Michael Partenheimer, 54, Springfield, MO passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2013 in Mercy Hospital. He was born February 27, 1959 to Harry and Judith Ann Giancola Partenheimer in St. Louis, MO. Dennis graduated from High School in Pattonville, MO. He moved to Springfield to work for his father at Queen City Kitchens in 1978. He became permanently disabled...
Major Herbert G. Gates, Usaf (Ret)
Nov 24, 2013
Major Herbert Grant Gates, USAF (Ret), 82, born in Kansas City, MO and raised in Nevada, MO passed peacefully at 4pm, on Sunday, the 24th of November 2013, in Springfield, MO, with all his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren gathered, in love and honor, at his side. Herbert's US Air Force career began at Misawa AFB in Honshu, Japan. There, as...
Elizabeth C. Carroll
Nov 23, 2013
Elizabeth C. "Betty" Carroll Betty Carroll, age 86 of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013 in her home. She was born on November 26, 1926 in Sedalia, MO, the daughter of Nicholas and Anne Meyer. She graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia. Betty married John Carroll on January 20, 1948. She was a loving partner in marriage...
Charles Shaw
Nov 22, 2013
Charles R. "Chuck" Shaw, 76, Springfield, MO passed away November 22, 2013. He was born in Springfield February 28, 1937 to Carl Eugene and Lella Sarah Kane Shaw. He was a 1955 graduate of Central High School and attended Missouri State University. He was a former manager for Allied Paint Co. and later was affiliated with Springfield Chamber of Commerce....
D. Heather Baum
Nov 22, 2013
D. Heather Baum, 64, of Springfield, MO died knowing love and peace on Friday, November 22, 2013. She was born April 8, 1949 in St. Louis, MO to Harold and Betty Hale with sister Carol Anne. Heather started every morning thanking God for another day; living with style and grace under difficult circumstances. She preceded a doting husband and best...
Joella Rae Sutton
Nov 22, 2013
Joella Rae (Jones) Sutton, of Springfield, MO passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at Cox South Hospital following a short illness. Joella was a member of South Street Christian Church. Joella is preceded in death by her father, R. Carl Jones, and her mother, Christine (Farmer) Jones. She is survived by her brother, R. C. Jones and his wife...
Catherine Roling
Nov 22, 2013
Catherine Ann Hyde Tuller Roling 1947-2013 Catherine died on November 22 in Mercy Hospital following a long-term illness. Catherine lived most of her life in Springfield where she worked in social work and with the developmentally disabled. She enjoyed folk art, music, movies, reading, and being with her animals. She was known for her quick-witted sense of humor. She attended...
Major General Fred F. Marty
Nov 20, 2013
MAJOR GENERAL FRED F. MARTY U.S. ARMY, RETIRED Retired army Maj. Gen. Fred F. Marty, of Springfield, Mo., passed away at home on Wednesday evening, November 20, 2013, after a long illness. Maj. Gen. Marty was born January 12, 1942, in St. Louis, Mo. He attended Missouri State University, in Springfield, Mo., where he earned a Bachelor of Science in...
Bonnie Jean Collins
Nov 20, 2013
Bonnie Jean Collins, 84 Springfield, MO passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 12:55 AM. She was born October 17, 1929 in Rogersville, MO to Willard and Allie Roberts. She was raised a member of the Taney County Community. Bonnie was married to Jack D. Collins in 1950. At the time of her death she had been a resident of...
