Lucille June Watkins
Jan 11, 2013
Lucille June Watkins, 85, of Springfield, Missouri passed away at her home on Friday, January 11, 2013. Lucille was born June 16, 1927 in Trenton, Missouri to the late Alfred and Grace Wimer. Lucille grew up in Trenton and graduated first in her class from Trenton High School in 1945. Following graduation Lucille married her high school sweetheart, the late...
Dr. James B. Laird
Jan 10, 2013
Dr. James B. Laird, 66, of Brookline, Missouri, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2013, in his home. Dr. Laird was born in Peoria, IL, September 27th, 1946, to Dr. Glover and Mary Jo Laird. He graduated from Kansas State School of Veterinary Medicine in 1978. Dr. Laird established CountrySide Pet Clinic in Springfield, MO in 1988, where he practiced until...
Carl Andrew Renie
Jan 10, 2013
Carl Andrew Renie was born February 11, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Andrew and Carrie Renie. He passed away on January 10, 2013 in Mercy Villa. He attended Kansas City schools, leaving home in 1945 to join the U.S. Navy. Following the end of World War II, he came to Springfield to attend SMU, graduating with a...
Roberta Deforest
Jan 10, 2013
Roberta Fern DeForest of Springfield peacefully passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Fern, the youngest of a large family, was born and raised on farms near Woodbine, Iowa. After graduating from Woodbine Normal School in 1942, she taught K-8 in one room country schools for two years before marrying Max DeForest, also from Woodbine....
Lois Diane Blakey
Jan 9, 2013
With great sadness the family announces the passing of their beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Lois Diane Blakey, January 9th, 2013, following a battle with breast cancer. Lois is survived by her loving husband, David Blakey; children; Davida Norwood and David Blakey Jr.; grandchildren; Ameerah Norwood, Jerell Blakey , and Alexander Blakey; siblings; Sharon James-Jamerson and husband Michael, Londerick...
Helen Ruckman
Jan 9, 2013
Services are pending. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to Christ Episcopal Church General Fund, 601 East Walnut Street, Springfield, MO 65806.
Orville Joseph Pelkey
Jan 8, 2013
Orville Joseph Pelkey, 96, of Rogersville, passed away Tuesday in his home. He is survived by his wife, Janet; two daughters, Cherie Paisley (Lakewood, OH) and Eva Pelkey (Strafford, MO); six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 11, 2013 at 9 am in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8 pm...
Dorothy Maxine Smith
Jan 8, 2013
Dorothy Maxine Bybee Smith, 92, went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. She was born Dorothy Carey to parents Clarence and Lucy Jane Carey on August 23, 1920. On March 10, 1940, Dorothy was united in marriage to Noble Henry Bybee, and they ran a farm in Hickory County for many years. While much of her...
Robert G. Youngman
Jan 7, 2013
Robert (Bob) Youngman, 72, peacefully passed away on January 7, 2013 in his home in Springfield, MO. A service of Celebration will be held Saturday, January 12, 2013, 11:00 AM, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1415 S. Holland, Springfield, MO 65807. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Trinity Church Choir or Rare Breed (an organization assisting homeless...
Veneda Bell
Jan 7, 2013
Veneda Bell, 80, Springfield, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 in Cox South. She was born, January 30, 1932 in Brookings, Arkansas, the daughter of Ervin and Delia Snider Henderson. She is survived by two sons, Gary and Rick Bell; a daughter, Pamela Flowers and a brother Larry Henderson. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, January 10,...
Bobby G. Withers
Jan 7, 2013
Bobby G. Withers (Robert or Bob) was born in Pulaski County, Dixon, Missouri on October 18, 1928. He was one of six children born to James Riley and Evelyn Pearl Withers, and passed away January 7, 2013. He was 84. He was united in marriage to Patricia Elaine Brumley in Springfield, MO on June 22, 1956, and to this union...
Lorna Dawn Broadwater
Jan 7, 2013
Lorna Dawn Broadwater Lorna Dawn Broadwater, 42, of Springfield, MO passed away at 11:20 a.m. on Monday, January 7th, 2013, in the Cox Hospital Critical Care Unit. She was a member of the West Plains United Free Will Baptist Church, though she had lived in Springfield, MO for the last three years. She was preceded in death by her older...
Judy Kirby
Jan 6, 2013
Judith Ann Kirby, Springfield, MO, passed away on January 6, 2013. She was born on July 13, 1947, to Kenton Erverand Kirby and Anna Lee Neil. She attained the rank of Major in the United States Army. Judith was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Mark Stephan Kirby. Judith was a hobby breeder of cockatiels, conures and...
Lillian Duncan
Jan 5, 2013
Lillian Alberta Duncan, 85, received her new home, January 5, 2013. She was born in Mt. Vernon, MO, March 27, 1927. Alberta was preceded in death by her parents, William Blaine and Bessie Renfro; sisters, Elsie Patterson, Winnie Small, Mildred Hoosier, Leona Starks, Gladys Jones; brother, Hollis Renfro; daughter, Betsy Duncan; son, Robert Norris Duncan, Sr; and granddaughter, Yvette Reese....
James Frank Payne
Jan 5, 2013
James F. "Jim" Payne, age 89, of Springfield, MO passed away peacefully at 12:30 PM Saturday, January 5, 2013 in Blue Springs, MO surrounded by his family. He was born in Springfield on September 13, 1923 to Frank and Daisy Payne. After Daisy's death in 1931, Frank married Alma Kiser and she helped raise Jim from the age of 9....
Beulah May Huffhines
Jan 3, 2013
Beulah May Blair Compton Mitchell Huffhines, of Springfield, went peacefully into the loving arms of her Savior on January 3, 2013. Beulah was born July 15, 1929 and raised in Strafford, MO, a daughter of Hubert and Glenna Blair. Beulah was a loving wife, devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved working in the yard with her flowers, studying the...
Virginia Patterson
Jan 2, 2013
Virginia Lee Patterson passed away peacefully on January 2nd, 2013 at 10:50pm at the age of 90 years after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. She was born in Fair Grove, Missouri on July 16th, 1922 to Charles and Stella Hood, and was the youngest of seven children. She graduated high school in Fair Grove, and married Dean Patterson on...
Bee O'Brien
Jan 1, 2013
Bee O'Brien, 92, of Springfield, died Jan. 1, 2013 after a brief illness. Born Aug. 6, 1920, in El Reno, Oklahoma, Edna Bee Taylor Freeman O'Brien remained proud of her "Okie" roots. She met her future husband, Don O'Brien, in his hometown of Faribault, Minnesota, where her father's work had taken her family during her high school years. Bee and...
