Juanita Geneva Peters
Jun 5, 2013
Juanita Bass Peters was born in Louisburg, Missouri on May 11, 1911 and passed away on June 4, 2013 in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 102. Juanita made a profession of her faith in Jesus Christ at a young age and was an active church member throughout her life. She married James W. Peters on July 20, 1930 and...
Mytzi Dawn Hansen
Jun 1, 2013
Mytzi Dawn Hansen, 40, daughter of Lance and Fayma Williams, formerly of Springfield, MO unexpectedly passed away on June 1, 2013. A non-traditional Celebration of Life service will be held on June 8, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Casual attire is requested by the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to benefit Mytzi's children can be...
Ollie Wayne Bench
May 31, 2013
Ollie Wayne Bench (O.W.), age 86 died May 31, 2013. He was born in Rogersville, MO on November 26, 1926. Ollie was preceded in death by Donna Jean; his beloved daughter, mother Virgie; father Harry; sister Opal, her husband Leon, and brother-in-law, Jean Hayes. Ollie is survived by Bonnie, wife of 65 years; sons, David, Steven (Suzy), Jimmy (Brenda); brothers,...
Frank Tinney
May 30, 2013
Frank Tinney, Age 74 Nixa, MO, passed Thursday May 30, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. Frank was the former Executive Director of Sigma House and LSRC Treatment Centers and served as a Master of Social Work in the substance abuse field for 17 years. He is survived by his wife Wanda, sister Kathy Neal, daughter Gale, sons Robert, Brian (wife Olivia),...
Harriet Mae Eells
May 29, 2013
Harriet Mae (Hamler) Eells, age 94, of Springfield, Mo. passed away May 29, 2013 at Mercy Hospital with her family by her side. She was born February 12, 1919 on the family farm to Harry T. and Fannie Hamler near Belpre, Ks. Growing up witnessing the effects of the "dust bowl" and the Great Depression, she graduated from high school...
Eleanor Gaither
May 27, 2013
Eleanor Vance Gaither was born March 13, 1924, in San Diego, California, to Harry and Ella Mae Vance. She spent her childhood in San Diego, where she graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in 1941. She attended San Diego State College. She was active in Job's Daughters and the Order of the Eastern Star. During World War II she served...
Paul Wiles
May 27, 2013
Paul E. Wiles, age 91, of Springfield, MO, took his final peaceful flight home to be with the Lord on May 27th, 2013 (Memorial Day.) Paul was born March 10th, 1922, in Yuma, Tennessee to Lucian Young Wiles and Ada Frances(Douglas)Wiles. Paul was a decorated World War II veteran, having served under General Douglas MacArthur in the Pacific Theater as...
Edith Kaiser
May 25, 2013
Edith Kaiser, 79, of Ozark, Missouri went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 25, 2013. Edith was born on June 4, 1933 in Kaunas, Lithuania. She also lived in Germany and came to the United States in 1951. She married her husband of 59 years on December 26, 1953. Edith touched the lives of people all over the...
John R. Mongell
May 25, 2013
John R. Mongell, 99 of Springfield passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Christian Health Care East. He was a longtime resident of Springfield. John was born December 25, 1913 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania to Steven and Carmilla Russo Mongell. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 53 years, Edwina; siblings, Anthony, Michael, Joseph, Harry, Felicia and...
Robert Smith
May 24, 2013
Robert J. Smith passed away May 24, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. He was born July 21, 1925 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Joseph and Mildred Smith. Robert served in the Navy during WWII on a destroyer. He worked for Birdseye Frozen Foods for a few years after leaving service and then worked for the Kellogg Sales Co. for the next...
Francis Gene Sethman
May 23, 2013
Francis Gene Sethman, 83 of Springfield, passed on May 23, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. Frank is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty Jean Sethman. Frank and Betty have four children Ross, Scott, Jane and Lori and spouses. Frank left a legacy of 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Frank was born in Salina, KS on Nov....
Barbara Logan Weems
May 22, 2013
Barbara Logan Weems, 85, of Springfield went to be with the Lord on May 22, 2013. Barbara was born September 24, 1927 in Springfield, MO to Harry and Bertha Savage Logan and was the first of three daughters. Barbara was a homemaker and resided most of her life in Aurora, Mo where she raised her family of four children. She...
Harry E. Campbell
May 22, 2013
Harry E. Campbell, age 92, of Springfield, passed away May 22, 2013. He was born June 5, 1920 in Brookline, MO., to Homer and Ethel Campbell. He was married to Kathryn (Katy) Reynolds on September 14, 1946. They were happily married for sixty seven years, and blessed with four children (three daughters and a son). Harry worked for MFA and...
Emily Grace Barr
May 21, 2013
Emily Grace Barr, 87, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on May 21, 2013. She was born March 4, 1926 to Charles and Maye Mary Davis, one of five children. She attended Joplin public schools and was a graduate of Joplin High School. She attended St. John's School of Nursing in Joplin, graduating as a Cadet Nurse. Emily married Bob Barr...
Genella W. Smith
May 19, 2013
Genella W. Smith, 91, Springfield, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 in the comfort of her home. She was born May 28, 1921 in Carroll County, Missouri, the daughter of Joseph Glenn and Goldie Agnes Pemberton. She graduated from Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, MO with a Home Economics Degree. Prior to marrying the love of her life, Collier Smith,...
William B. Morris
May 19, 2013
William B. Morris, 72, Springfield, passed away May 19, 2013 after suffering a heart attack. He was a graduate of Montrose, Missouri High School and Central Missouri State University. William served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was employed with the Vendo Co. in Kansas City, MO and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He later owned Morris Drilling Supply in Springfield and...
Betty Scarborough Callaway
May 19, 2013
After 90 years, Betty Scarborough Callaway died at Mercy Hospital on Sunday, May 19, 2013 She was born in Springfield on September 11, 1922 to Bess and Ray Scarborough. Her early years were spent in several Missouri towns. She graduated from Central High School and received a degree from Southwest Missouri State University where she was elected Homecoming Queen. In...
Rosmary Ann Lewis
May 18, 2013
In loving memory of Rosemary Ann Lewis, 91,of Kansas City, MO passed away on May 18th, 2013. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Sept 19, 1921 to Johanna and Daniel Gaffney. She was united in marriage to Thomas Roy Lewis (deceased) on June 7th, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri. Rosemary and Tom, along with their seven children traveled...
Wilma Hutchison
May 18, 2013
Wilma Hutchison, 86, of Springfield, MO passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2013. She was born September 7, 1926 in Springfield, MO to Wilson and Delaney Munhollon. She is survived by a sister, Ethel Pauline Wright and numerous nieces and nephews. No formal services are planned but friends may visit Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....
Andrew Benten Lewis
May 18, 2013
Andrew Benten "Drew" Lewis died May 18, 2013, in his home with his wife Amy Blansit by his side, as she had been for the past 16 months through his battle with stage 4 colon cancer. Drew was born in the middle of the summer, the youngest of three sons, to Janice Ann and John Russell Lewis. His mother preceded...
