Mary Boring
Dec 31, 2012
Mary Rachel's final wish, "to go to sleep and wake up in heaven," was granted at 7:50 a.m., on Monday, December 31, 2012, at Mercy Villa, Springfield, Mo. She was 95. She was born March 12, 1917, near Seymour, in Sarvis Point, Mo., to Everett and Dorcas Stephens Jennings. She was the great-granddaughter of a Missouri pioneer family. She was...
Edwin R. Giddens
Dec 31, 2012
Edwin R. Giddens, 56, of Springfield unexpectedly passed away at Cox Medical Center South at 1:00 a.m. on December 31, 2012. Ed graduated from Fair Grove High School in 1974; from Arizona Western College, Yuma, Arizona, in 1996; and from Missouri State University in 1999. He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1994. Ed was a member of the...
Frances Allen
Dec 29, 2012
Frances Mae Allen, 90, formerly of Springfield, passed away on December 29, 2012 at Country Health Nursing Home in Gifford, Illinois. Fran was born November 20, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri, a daughter of Harold Charles Fisher and Mary Frances Fisher. Fran's family moved to Springfield in 1933. She graduated from Old Springfield High School and then attended Drury College....
Melba I Searles
Dec 29, 2012
Melba I. Searles of Springfield passed away on December 29, 2012. She was born in Medora, Ill on October 7, 1915. She married Harold Searles in 1936 who preceded her in death. She is survived by three daughters, Janice Shockley and husband, Allen of Missouri, Susan Smith of Missouri and Cindy Hartman of Arizona; nine grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Graveside...
Hazel Leota Mcnabb
Dec 29, 2012
Hazel Leota "Bobbie" McNabb, 90 of Springfield passed away at 9:40 am Saturday, December 29, 2012 in Brookhaven HealthCare. She was born one of thirteen children to Joe and Laura Ghan on August 22, 1922 in Christian County, Missouri. She graduated from Clever High School. Bobbie worked for Rogers and Baldwin before settling down and having a family. She volunteered...
Mary E. Millsap
Dec 28, 2012
Mary Elizabeth (Libby) Davis Millsap, beloved and cherished wife of the late James Edward Millsap, passed peacefully on December 28, 2012, in the home she and he built together fifty years ago. For Libby, life and that home were about familythe one into which she was born as the daughter of Joseph F. Davis and Georgia Ireland Davis on July...
Bill Peacock
Dec 28, 2012
Bill Peacock departed this life on December 28, 2012 after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Mansfield, MO on July 11, 1934 an only child of Turner and Mabel (Newton) Peacock. During his early years he lived in Nixa, Humansville and Tescot, Kansas. After graduating from high school and one semester of college the family moved back...
Regina Young
Dec 27, 2012
Regina Young, 60, Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012. She was born June 4, 1952 in Springfield. She is survived by her son, Eric Manier and his fiancé Erica; her mother, Rudean Colson; three brothers, Jay and Tony Colson and Mervin Young and two grandchildren, Elijah and Eniyah Manier. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January...
Roger H. Taylor Ii
Dec 27, 2012
Roger H Taylor II died Thursday, December 27, 2012, after a long illness. He was 62 years of age. He was born and reared in Springfield, MO, although most of his adult life was spent in Lawrence, Kansas. Roger was a 1968 graduate of Greenwood Laboratory School. He attended the University of Missouri - Columbia, and was a member of...
Gregory Hans Keller
Dec 26, 2012
Gregory Hans Keller, 64 of Fair Grove passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012 in Cox South. Hans was born June, 28, 1948 in Munich, Germany one of five children born to the military family of H. A. "Fred" and Electa Betsy Keller. Han's family moved to Springfield in 1965 from El Paso, Texas. He was a 1967 graduate of Parkview...
Earl R. Andrews
Dec 26, 2012
Earl R. Andrews, age 87, of Springfield, MO, went to be with the Lord, December 26th, 2012 at Mercy Hospital. He was a retired professor of Industrial Arts and Management, but had many varied and joint ventures with his wife. He lead a full and unmatched life, having been born to the greatest generation, he did his part to earn...
William Charles Mcanally
Dec 26, 2012
William Charles McAnally, 86, of Springfield passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012. He was born July 6, 1926 in Seymour, Missouri to William G. and Flossie Demery McAnally. He married Jerrene Mainwood on January 21, 1946. William served in the U.S. Army and was a World War II veteran. William retired from R.T. French Company in 1988. William is survived...
Jim Mentis
Dec 24, 2012
James Edward Mentis, age 86, passed away December 24, 2012 in the Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon, Missouri. Jim was born December 25, 1925 in Mount Vernon, Ohio, the son of John and Martha Mentis. Jim loved sports his entire life. In high school, he was an outstanding athlete, lettering in football, basketball and baseball. Jim answered his country's...
Lloyd L. Schultz
Dec 23, 2012
Lloyd Lanier Schultz, 87, Springfield, died Sunday, December 23, 2012, in Springfield, Mo. He was born October 30, 1925, in Houston, TX. Lloyd was the son of Emil and Emma Schultz. Lloyd was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He enlisted in the Army in 1943 and served in Europe during World War II. Following his return to...
Ben E. Randall
Dec 22, 2012
Ben E. Randall, 68, Springfield, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 in Cox South. He was a software developer and was later involved in Real Estate Sales with his wife. Ben had the heart of an angel. He loved everyone and enjoyed his life to the fullest. He never met a stranger and was ready to help a friend at...
Leora Mae Reed
Dec 21, 2012
Leora Mae Reed, 96, Springfield, passed away, Friday, December 21, 2012 in James River Care Center. She was born May 4, 1916 in Morrison, OK. She was a member of Campbell United Methodist Church where she belonged to the 100-1 Sunday School Class. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Viola and Ralph Ritter and her grandson, David Thomas....
William Logan Mccullah
Dec 21, 2012
William L. McCullah of Springfield passed away at Cox South Friday, December 21, 2012. He was born to Earl and Faye McCullah on March 11, 1922 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. William was a Veteran of W.W. II and served on the Destroyer Escort U.S.S. Falgout in the North Atlantic. He was preceded in death by; son, Gary Wayne McCullah; wife, Grace...
Mary Catherine Mehl
Dec 20, 2012
Mary Catherine Mehl ,"Dee" 85 years 11 days old passed away peacefully on December 20, 2012 at Mercy Villa in Springfield. She was born December 9th, 1927 in Billings Missouri to Martin and Mary Rose, whom she helped care for in their home until their death. She was proceeded in death by her parents and infant brother, George Henry, niece...
Hazel Mccullough
Dec 19, 2012
Hazel Irene McCullough of Springfield, Missouri entered into her eternal rest on December 19, 2012. She was born December 23, 1923 in Monroe County, Missouri, one of six children born to George D. and Venus Cleary Ball. On December 31, 1945, she married Dr. Max Hill McCullough in Sturgeon, Missouri. Max and Irene were lifelong teachers. She began her teaching...
