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James Howard Cawood

James Howard Cawood

Apr 23, 2012

James Howard Cawood, 83, Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on April 25, 2012. James was born June 23, 1928 to Howard and Tollie Cawood of Oklahoma. James lived most of his life in Oklahoma before moving to Springfield, MO in 1995. James retired from Hodges Trucking and Oil Company as an accountant in Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Air Force...

Rex Wayne Loveland

Rex Wayne Loveland

Apr 22, 2012

Rex Wayne Loveland, 65, was born September 26, 1946 to parents, Rex H. and Roberta M. at Burge Hospital in Springfield, MO and died suddenly April 22, 2012. Wayne is survived by his wife, Katie Langsford Loveland; his mother, Roberta of Battlefield, MO; his daughter, Lacey Davidson of Springfield; brothers and their spouses, Danny and Frankie Loveland and Randy and...

Chandler Chase Bosworth

Chandler Chase Bosworth

Apr 22, 2012

Chandler Chase Bosworth, 80, of Springfield, MO passed away at 11:19 a.m. on Sunday, April 22, 2012 in Mercy Hospital, Springfield. He was born to George Henry Bosworth and Ethyl Mae Chase Bosworth on November 9th, 1931 in Swansea, Massachusetts. He married LouElla Roderick on November 10, 1951. She preceded him in death along with his sisters, Madelyn Bussey and...

Helen K. Bock

Helen K. Bock

Apr 22, 2012

Helen Koboldt Bock passed away peacefully Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Mercy Villa, at the age of 96, surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born on December 26, 1915 in St. Louis and married Joseph Bock in 1937. They spent 51 years together before his death in 1988. She moved to Springfield in 1994 and was quite active in...

Nelda Branson

Nelda Branson

Apr 22, 2012

Nelda L. Branson, 85, of Springfield, MO passed away at 11:15pm Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Ash Grove Health Care Facility in Ash Grove, MO. Nelda was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She used love of family, creativity and hard work to provide a warm, inviting home. Her kitchen table was always open to family, friends, and strangers alike....

Clessie Catherine Oswald

Clessie Catherine Oswald

Apr 21, 2012

Clessie Catherine (Nelson) Oswald, age 96, of Ozark, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012. She was born March 30, 1916, in Sparta, along with her twin, Jessie Ellingsworth Morgan of Ozark, who died six years ago. Their parents were James and Mattie (Bray) Nelson. Clessie married Don Oswald in 1944; he died in 2001. They lived most of their lives...

Elmer Leslie Timm

Elmer Leslie Timm

Apr 18, 2012

Elmer Leslie Timm was born November 19, 1919 in Chebanse, Illinois. He passed into heaven April 18, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Emma Timm and wife Marion. Elmer was a mail carrier in Springfield for 55 years. He had a great memory and could tell you a person's name from their address. He was...

Esther Thelma Morton

Esther Thelma Morton

Apr 17, 2012

Esther passed away peacefully at the age of 98, on April 17, 2012, just shy of her 99th birthday at Mercy Villa, Springfield, MO. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry E. Morton. Esther was born April 20, 1913 in Morrisville, MO to Edgar and Jewell Hamilton. After marrying her husband Harry on July 3, 1938, they became...

Judith Allen Simpson

Judith Allen Simpson

Apr 14, 2012

Judith Allen Simpson, 73, of Springfield went home to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 14, 2012. Death resulted from complications of diabetes. Judy was born October 3, 1938 in Paducah, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her mother, Marjorie Tisdale and her father, Paul Tisdale. She is survived by her devoted husband...

C. Patrick Murphy

C. Patrick Murphy

Apr 14, 2012

Charles Patrick Murphy passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012. Born in Sikeston, Mo. to Betty (Edmond) and Burnie Murphy on April 13, 1941, he was known as Pat to his beloved family and many friends. The first of four children, Pat spent most of his life in Springfield, Mo., where he met his loving wife of 50 years, Loretta (Ritterbach)...

Dominick Mezzacapa

Dominick Mezzacapa

Apr 12, 2012

Danny Mezzacapa, 93, of Strafford, MO was born in New York City on May 24, 1918, to Angelo and Anna Mezzacapa. He departed this life on April 12, 2012, at Mercy Villa in Springfield, MO. Danny was a retired World War II veteran who served in Panama, the Philippines, and New Guinea. During his Army career of 31 years, he...

Marilyn K. Beezley

Marilyn K. Beezley

Apr 11, 2012

Marilyn K. Beezley, 48, of Willard, MO passed away Wednesday April 11, 2012 at 4:30pm. She lost a 14 month battle to pancreatic cancer and she fought until she couldn't fight anymore. She was born December 11, 1963. She was preceded in death by her father Leo Riley. She is survived by her loving husband of 33 years Terry L....

Stephen Ray Stombaugh

Stephen Ray Stombaugh

Apr 10, 2012

Stephen Stombaugh, 59, of Springfield, MO passed away on Tuesday April 10, 2012. Visitation will be after 2pm on Thursday, April 12. Funeral service will be Friday, April 13, 12:30pm at Greenlawn cemetery under the direction of Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel.

Jost R. Blumer

Jost R. Blumer

Apr 9, 2012

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Hazel B. Wilkinson

Hazel B. Wilkinson

Apr 9, 2012

Hazel Beatrice Wilkinson, 93, passed away April 9, 2012 at the Maples Health and Rehabilitation Home, Springfield, MO. She was born March 6, 1919, in Webster County, MO, and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Lee Wilkinson; parents, Charles and Verda Dodson; sister, Helen and her brother, Roscoe. She is survived by her son Timothy Wilkinson and wife,...

Lucy Jane Ward

Lucy Jane Ward

Apr 8, 2012

Lucy Jane Ward of Springfield passed away April 8, 2012 in the Springfield Rehab & Health Center. She was born December 11, 1925 north of Willard. She was the youngest of eight children born to Homer and Myrtle Hurd. She was married on August 7, 1948 in Atlanta, GA to Ernest P. Ward who predeceased her. She was preceded in...

Ransom Asbury Ellis, Jr.

Ransom Asbury Ellis, Jr.

Apr 8, 2012

Ransom Asbury Ellis, Jr. was born on January 18, 1920, on a farm near Leann, Missouri the son of Ransom Asbury Ellis and Mary Susan (Akin) Ellis. His formative years were spent in the Clay Hill area in Northern Barry County, Missouri, learning the value of hard work on his family's farm. He attended the one-room Clay Hill school house...

Eugenia Atwill

Eugenia Atwill

Apr 8, 2012

Eugenia "Jean" Ford Atwill born July 28, 1921 passed away on April 8, 2012 at James River Rehab center due to complications following a stroke at the age of 90. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, John Atwill; parents, Homer and Eugenia Ford; and her nine brothers and sisters. Jean graduated from Springfield Senior High School in 1939,...

Dorothy "Dot" P. Rathmell

Dorothy "Dot" P. Rathmell

Apr 6, 2012

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Veda Faye Burgess

Veda Faye Burgess

Apr 5, 2012

Veda Faye Burgess, 89, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012 in her home. She was born May 5, 1922 in Mansfield, MO. She was a member of the Loyal Quilters and a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years William T. Burgess Sr.; parents, Clyde and Eulala Tarbutton; a son, William...

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