Roy Ryan Galli
Jan 17, 2012
Roy Ryan Galli, age 66, passed away suddenly in his home on January 17, 2012. Ryan was born February 20, 1945, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Roy and Kelly (Ingmire) Galli. The family moved to Springfield soon thereafter, where Ryan attended public schools, graduating in 1963 from Parkview High School. An outstanding basketball player, Ryan set several school...
Imogene Vanmatre
Jan 14, 2012
Imogene Jean' VanMatre, age 76, passed away January 14, 2012, in Springfield Rehabilitation and Health Center, Springfield, Missouri. Jean was born on June 30, 1935 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the daughter of Leslie Thurman and Carmen Hathaway Sizemore, now deceased. She married Jackie Benton VanMatre, now deceased, in 1953 and divorced in 1983. Jean lived across America, enjoying the beauty...
Virginia Meredith Jackson
Jan 14, 2012
Virginia M. Jackson, 88, Springfield, MO, passed away peacefully in her sleep Saturday, January 14, 2011. Virginia was born in Springfield and was an area resident for most of her life. She graduated from Senior High School in 1941, then, took a job with Bell Telephone as a switchboard operator where she worked for eighteen years. She was a longtime...
Walter R. Church
Jan 14, 2012
Walter R. Church, 79, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, January 14, 2012. He was born on September 29, 1932 in Boone, Iowa to Pearle and Rosemary Church. Walter grew up in Des Moines and was a graduate of Roosevelt High School. He attended Waldorf College and Drake University. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served during...
Mary L. Whitcomb
Jan 10, 2012
Ms. Mary Lizzie (Thomison) Whitcomb, departed this life January 10, 2012, at the age of 72. She was born to the late George P. Thomison, Sr. and Annie (Fox) Thomison on May 19, 1936 in Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother, 3 sisters and 4 brothers. She is survived by 6 sisters and 7 brothers. The...
Loretta Jeanne Redfern
Jan 10, 2012
Loretta Jeanne Redfern passed away January 10, 2012, in St. John's (Mercy) Hospital, Springfield, Missouri, from congestive heart failure. Jeanne was born on August 23, 1935, on the family farm adjoining Little Creek in Shannon County, Missouri. She was the daughter of James H. (Herb) and Linna Pennington now deceased. She is survived by her husband, Jerry L. Redfern; two...
Grover Hardy Carr
Jan 8, 2012
Grover Hardy Carr, 91, of Springfield, MO passed away at 5:58 pm on Sunday the 8th of January in his home. Grover was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Masons, Shriners, the Jesters, and a member of the Spring Greene Investment Club and he owned and operated Hardy's Truck Parts with his Son for 53 years....
Sonny Hardin, Sr.
Jan 6, 2012
Floyd Harold Hardin, Sr., affectionately known as "Sonny", departed this life January 6, 2012, at the age of 82. He was the youngest of seven children born to William H. Hardin, Sr. and Charlotte Agnes (Givehand) Hardin on September 15, 1929, in West Plains, MO. At an early age, Sonny moved to Springfield with his family where he attended Lincoln...
Tracey Clothier Porro
Jan 6, 2012
Tracey Clothier (Maddy) Porro 55, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan 6 at Cox Hospital South, surrounded by her family. Tracey was born June 10,1956 to William and Shirley Maddy in Buffalo, New York. She was a graduate of Kickapoo High School, and attended Trinity University. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother. Her husband Gary Porro preceded her in death....
Max S. Bane
Jan 6, 2012
Max S. Bane, 87, of Springfield, Missouri, died January 7, 2012, at James River Care Center. He was born March 17, 1924, in Otterville, Missouri, the son of Ruth and Loran Bane. After graduating from Otterville High School in 1942, Max served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as an aviation technician. Following discharge, he was...
Edgar Lee Nolte
Jan 5, 2012
Edgar Lee Nolte, (Ed), 78, was born March 2nd, 1933 in Butler, Missouri to Laura Schr oeder Nolte, and Raymond Herman Nolte. Ed attended Bowling Green High School, in Bowling Green, MO and graduated in 1951. He attended William Jewel College, Liberty, MO, and graduated in 1955. While there he met Julia Rogers and they were married on August 13th,...
Billy Derrell Crane
Jan 4, 2012
Billy Derrell Crane, 85, of Springfield, MO, passed away at 1:30 pm, Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at St. John's Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was born December 20, 1926, in Morrisville, MO., to Kirk Patrick and Stella Hicks Crane. Billy and the late Ella Louise McClure were married on February 26, 1949 and enjoyed 54 years of marriage...
Dr. Emasue Snow O'Connor
Jan 3, 2012
Dr. Emasue Snow O'Connor, M.D. (Mrs. Gerald O'Connor), passed away the morning of January 3, 2012 in the Neighborhoods at Quail Creek in Springfield, Missouri. Dr. Snow was 86, having been born on March 1, 1925, in Springfield, Missouri. Dr. Snow was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald O'Connor and her sister Ermine McTague. She is survived by one...
Lester Leon Luna
Dec 31, 2011
Lester L. Luna of Springfield, Mo., was born in Okmulgee,Okla., on January 20, 1919, to Alva Taylor and Abbie Edwards Luna, and went to be with the Lord on December 31, 2011, in Springfield, Mo., just three weeks before his 93rd birthday. Lester's was a long life marked by hard work, determination, success and good health, all traits of which...
Scotty Altic
Dec 31, 2011
Scotty Lee Altic, 16 of Pleasant Hope passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 in his home. He was born April 4, 1995 in Springfield, Missouri to Scott Eugene Altic and Casey Hough Johnson. He attended Nixa schools then Pleasant Hope High School. He was a diesel tech at OTC where he loved his teachers. He was a member of FFA...
Tracy Jet Talbert
Dec 31, 2011
Tracy Jet Talbert passed away on Saturday December 31, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was born in Springfield, Missouri on October 22, 1960 to JE and Lola Talbert. He was a graduate of Glendale High School in 1978. Tracy later on received an accounting degree from Missouri State University. He is survived by his parents, JE and Lola Talbert,...
Dixie Lou Jenson
Dec 30, 2011
Dixie Lou Hopkins Jenson, age 75, peacefully joined her Lord and Savior at home on Dec. 30th 2011 after a long illness. She was born to James and Jewell (Harrel) Hopkins, on Dec. 14, 1936 in Urbana, Mo. She graduated valedictorian from Urbana High School and married her high school sweetheart Michael Joe Jenson on April 17, 1954. Their wonderful...
Hamlin James Roderique
Dec 29, 2011
On December 29, 2011 we lost a wonderful man, Hamlin James Roderique. He was born on November 21, 1915 in Sullivan, MO to Otis and Ruth Roderique and lived a full and amazing life. In 1937 Hamlin married Fertina Hoffarth. They were married 47 years and to this union four children were born; Carolyn, Mary, Jim and Ruth. Fertina passed...
Ben Franklin Pickett
Dec 29, 2011
Ben Franklin Pickett, 89, died December 29, 2011 at his home in Springfield, MO. Ben was born Sept. 1, 1922 near Stockton, MO, and was graduated from Stockton High School. He began a career in the lumber industry in Stockton and worked as a salesman and manager for Meek Lumber in West Plains, Monett, and Osceola, AR. Desiring to return...
