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
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
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
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
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.
Mary Allene (Bowling) Ayres
Apr 26, 2014
Mary Allene (Bowling) Ayres, 89 years old, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, and her beloved husband of 59 years on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Mary was born July 27, 1924, near Wynnewood, OK. She married the love of her life, Willard Edward Ayres, in Tempe, AZ on May 6, 1945. Mary was grace personified. She sacrificed...
Frank C. Giddings, M.D.
Apr 26, 2014
Frank C. Giddings, M.D., 85, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Springfield, Missouri. Visitation will be held Saturday, May 3, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, 1947 E. Seminole. A memorial service celebrating Frank's life will follow at 11:00 a.m. Frank was born in Rushville, Nebraska, on October 19, 1928, to Irene and Frank...
Margaret E. Chow
Apr 25, 2014
Margaret E. Chow, age 99, of Springfield passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 at Mercy Villa. She is survived by her daughter, Grace and her husband, Glenn Ballenger of Battlefield, MO; son, Bruce Ewing Chow and his wife, Terri of Tampa, FL; grandchildren, Penny Ballenger, Jay Ballenger and wife, Jane; great -grandchildren, Megan, Macy and Brayton Ballenger. Graveside services will...
Arlene Compton Donnell
Apr 23, 2014
Arlene died April 23, 2014. She was 93. Arlene was born December 30, 1920 in the home of her maternal grandparents, Charles and Ida Thomas in Ash Grove, Missouri. Her parents, George Almer Compton and Bertha Thomas Compton had gone there for that occasion. She was their first child. Arlene's birth certificate had several errors. Arlene said she could picture...
Betty Mae Matthews
Apr 23, 2014
Betty Mae Matthews, age 84, of Springfield, MO passed away on April 23, 2014 at Cox South Hospital. Betty was born in Butterfileld, MO on May 25, 1929. Betty lived on the family farm of her parents, Gobel and Lunda Ray, along with her siblings, Lavern, Tom and Sarah. She spent most of her life as a homemaker and care...
Mary Kay Grider
Apr 22, 2014
Mary Kay Dollison Snider Grider, 86, Springfield, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Magnolia Square. Mary Kay was born August 23, 1927 in Republic, MO to Charles S. and Hattie Mae (Logan) Dollison. She was a 1945 graduate of Springfield Senior High School and returned to Springfield in 2007 after living in Portsmouth, VA for many years. She was...
Donald "Mark" Buckley
Apr 21, 2014
Donald "Mark" Buckley died Monday, April 21, 2014 in his home with his mother. He was born March 13, 1958, the son of Donald Buckley and Jacquelyn Kay Buckley. Mark graduated from Parkview High School in 1976. He went to work for Zenith for the next nineteen years. He was also employed at Jarden Plastics for eight years, and five...
James R. Sharp
Apr 16, 2014
James R. Sharp, age 50, passed away April 16, 2014 in Republic, MO. Jim was a family law attorney with the law firm of Sharp & Bredesen in Springfield, MO and was a member of the Missouri Bar Association. Jim was born in Kellogg, Idaho and grew up in Salem, MO, where he was an Eagle Scout and graduated from...
Curtis "Al" Parker
Apr 16, 2014
Curtis (Al) Parker was born on November 2, 1962 in Bremerton, Washington. He passed away on April 16, 2014. He was retired from the United States Postal Service, where he worked for 25 years. His true passion was working in his shop creating award-winning bodywork. He was a true artist. His friends will remember him as a kind man, always...
Dr. Alfred L. Lee
Apr 16, 2014
Dr. Alfred L. "Vern" Lee, 68 of Springfield, MO passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Vern was born on December 18, 1945 in Miami, OK to James Alfred and Thelma Proctor Lee. Vern graduated in 1970 from Palmer College of Chiropractic Medicine in Davenport, Iowa. He practiced for 35 years in the Miami, OK area. He was married to...
Linda Linegar
Apr 15, 2014
Linda Linegar, 65 of Kimberling City, was born on August 7, 1948 in Springfield, MO to Willard and Geneva Metzelthin. She passed away on April 15, 2014 surrounded by her family. She spent the past 11 years married and enjoying life living at the lake with her husband Huey "Bill" Linegar. Linda worked as a paraprofessional in the Springfield Public...
Kelly Ann Balmer
Apr 13, 2014
Kelly Ann Balmer was born on October 4, 1970 in Springfield, Missouri to Martha (Sanders) Balmer and Irvin Wintfrey ("Red") Balmer. Kelly was a proud graduate of Central High School's class of 1989, and she graduated with honors from Drury University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre. She was very musical and enjoyed playing the flute, piano and...
Lois Louvell Roper
Apr 13, 2014
LOIS LOUVELL ROPER Lois Roper passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, April 13, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri after a short illness, at the age of 86. She was born on Thursday, November 10, 1927 to John and Goldie Scarlett in Phoenix, Arizona. Lois was a lifelong resident of Springfield and a graduate of Springfield (Central) High School...
