George Washington Whitcomb
Jul 24, 2012
George Whitcomb of Springfield, MO died at 5:30 PM, Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Westside Health Care Center in Springfield. Mr. Whitcomb was born December 25, 1933 in Girard, Kansas to Charles T. Whitcomb and Mary Magdaline Dorsey Whitcomb. Survivors include wife Rose Whitcomb, Springfield; two daughters, Saundra Brown, Vandalia, MO, Patricia Blakley, Benton Harbor, Michigan; one step-son, Charles Miller,...
Joseph (Joe) Helfrecht
Jul 20, 2012
Joseph (Joe) McAdoo Helfrecht, 82, of Springfield, Mo, passed away on July 20th, 2012 following a short illness. Joe was born Oct. 17th 1929 in Springfield to Robert E. and Edith Mack Helfrecht. Joe graduated from Springfield Senior High School in 1947. He served two years in the army during the Korean conflict. In 1959, after a short time in...
Greg Solum
Jul 18, 2012
Gregory L. Solum, 60, of Jefferson City, MO passed away suddenly on Wednesday morning July 18, 2012 at his home. Greg was born in Wichita, Kansas, but grew up in Springfield. He graduated from Glendale High School and went on to graduate from SMU with a Masters degree in Guidance and Counseling. He was the Director of Rehabilitation Facilities for...
Jamie Lou Partenheimer
Jul 16, 2012
Jamie Lou Partenheimer, 64, passed away Monday July 16, 2012 in Cox South Hospital. She was born March 10, 1948 in Madison County, N.C. near the Bull Creek community. Jamie grew up in N.C. and graduated from Mars Hill H.S. in Madison County, N.C. She has resided in Springfield since 1970. Her favorite pastimes included listening to country music, fishing,...
Bonita Archer
Jul 15, 2012
Bonnie Archer, born November 5, 1942 passed away Sunday July 15, 2012. She was born in New Jersey and raised in Minnesota. Bonnie was married in 1963 to Al Archer in Las Vegas, Nevada, where they lived for thirty-one years. Al retired from the Las Vegas Police Department and in 1994 they moved to the Ozarks, what Bonnie called paradise....
Jean Foster
Jul 14, 2012
Jean Bennett Foster, 86, went to her Heavenly rest on July 14, 2012. Her daughters were by her side holding her hands as she peacefully slipped away. Jean was born on January 2, 1926 to O.D. and Winifred Bennett in Peace Valley, Missouri. She was baptized as a young girl at First Baptist Church in Willow Springs, Missouri. She married...
Ellen Edwards
Jul 14, 2012
Ellen Edwards, 89, of Springfield, died on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Magnolia Square. Ellen was born on August 12, 1922 to George and Irma Edwards, the eldest of three daughters. She was an organist, first at St. John's Episcopal Church, then later at Christ Episcopal Church. She also played for Springfield Little Theater, MSU Tent Theater and Springfield Regional...
Ronald Nelson
Jul 13, 2012
Ronald J. "R.J." Nelson, 64, Springfield, MO, passed away Friday July 13, 2012 in Mercy Hospital. He was born December 23, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Ralph A. and Marjorie Theresa Nelson. He graduated from Parkview High School in 1967. He served his country in the United States Air Force. R.J. Retired after 25 years with the...
Patsy Hashagen
Jul 13, 2012
Our beloved Patsy stepped into the arms of God on July 13, 2012. Patsy was born on July 27, 1940 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Ted and Margaret (Hemphill) Wolfe. She attended high school in Springfield, at which time she met the love of her life, David Hashagen. Patsy and David were married April 17, 1959. To this union three...
James Donaldson
Jul 11, 2012
James Loyd Donaldson, 67, of Springfield, MO passed away on Wednesday July 11, 2012 in his home. He was born November 7, 1944 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Alvin Russell Donaldson and Velda Smith Donaldson. He was a veteran of the US Navy. James is survived by wife, Connie Donaldson; step-father, Claude Mingus; son, Garian Allen Donaldson and...
Vivian Kern
Jul 10, 2012
Vivian Agnes Misevicz Kern, age 96, fell asleep in Christ July 10, 2012 after a long life of selfless giving. Love was returned to her in her final days as family and friends surrounded her. She touched many lives with her kind words and beautiful smile. She was a caring, compassionate person who would help those in need. She asked...
Clara (Claire) E. Croft
Jul 10, 2012
Clara (Claire) E. Croft was born and raised in Omaha Nebraska, the third of four daughters born to Alice and George Gaebel. She married Kenneth R. Croft on April 18, 1953. Susan (Hartley) was born in 1954 followed by Pat (Christiansen) in 1956 and Karen (Prescott) in 1961. Claire worked for several years cooking for the school system in Bloomington,...
Dr. Douglas A. Anderson
Jul 9, 2012
Dr. Douglas Alton Anderson of Springfield, MO, passed away July 8, 2012, at the age of 65. He was born May 28, 1947, in Grand Island, NE. He was preceded in death by his wife, Theresa Anderson, and his father, Robert Anderson. Survivors include his mother, Shirley Anderson, of Grand Island, NE; sister and brother-in-law Connie and Randall Burton of...
Betty Jo Nichols
Jul 9, 2012
Betty Jo Nichols, 87 of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away Monday, July 9, 2012 in St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa. She was born June 27, 1925 in Ava, Missouri to Elmer C. and Nettie Robinette Haskins. She was preceded in death by her husband, James R. Nichols; sons, Jimmy and Allen; and grandsons, Trevor and Travis. Betty is survived by her daughter,...
Bobby Lee Chatfield
Jul 9, 2012
If you listen you can hear the soft, sweet sounds of Bobby's pedal steel guitar as he plays from the cloudy realms of heaven above, Bobby left his earthly family, friends and beloved dogs on July 9th, 2012, after a short battle with cancer. Born in Hayden, CO on June 19, 1934, Bobby is survived by his wife Marilynn; four...
Rowena Geoghegan
Jul 6, 2012
Rowena Ann Geoghegan of Springfield, MO passed away on July 6, 2012, at the age of 78. She was married to John Geoghegan on December 22, 1960 in Burlington, Iowa. They were married 52 wonderful loving years together. Rowena was a housewife, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Rowena and John love to go boating, fishing, hunting, and traveling to...
Bobby Joe Johnson
Jul 6, 2012
Bobby Joe Johnson departed this life on July 6, 2012 after a short illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mildred Hoosier and Joel Hancock; his first wife, Betty A. Johnson; his second wife, Dolly Johnson; a daughter Lorri M. Carter and a granddaughter, Shanessa Cunningham. He is survived by an aunt, Alberta Duncan and uncle, Robert Duncan;...
Lyle Branson
Jul 5, 2012
Lyle Duane Branson, age 87, of Ash Grove, Missouri died July 5, 2012 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, MO. He was born July 22, 1924 in Genoa, Nebraska the son of Jay Leon Branson and Lela Mae Umbarger Branson. On September 2nd, 1944 he married Nelda Leona Procter in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They were the parents of Gary Duane,...
