Marianna Zabek
Jun 23, 2012
Marianna (Mary) Zabek passed away on June 23, 2012 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mary was born on February 29, 1936. As a leap year baby, Mary liked to remind her friends and family she was still technically a teenager. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Dr. J. Briggs Rice and Oma J. Rice. She...
Mary Anne Simpson
Jun 22, 2012
Mary Anne Rice Simpson, 79, passed away at the Lawrence County Manor in Mount Vernon, Missouri on Friday, June 22, 2012 where she had been a resident for 12 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Max and Mildred Rice. She is survived by her husband, George Simpson; son, John Robert of Springfield; sister, Ellen Rice Dempsey and...
Glenn Williford Painter
Jun 21, 2012
Glenn W. Painter of Springfield passed away June 21, 2012. He was born July 18, 1922 in Blue Jacket, Oklahoma, son of Horace and Bessie (Winfrey) Painter. Glenn is survived by his wife of 68 years, Geraldine Bowers Painter. Also surviving are daughter Deanna Griffin (husband Jack Robison), grandson Michael Griffin (wife Miia), and great-granddaughter Alexandria Griffin. He is survived...
Darlene Ruth Rubenstein
Jun 20, 2012
Darlene Ruth Rubenstein passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at home after a long, courageous battle with breast cancer. Darlene was born December 18, 1930 in Madison, Kansas, the youngest of three children born to Chester (4/15/1901 - 10/20/1961) and Bertha (11/17/1896 -6/6/1944) Norton. She moved to Springfield at the age of thirteen shortly after the death of her mother,...
Julia Ann Kays
Jun 19, 2012
Julie, surrounded by family and friends, died peacefully at home in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 19, 2012, after a ferocious five year battle with cancer. She was 60 years young. Julia Ann was born September 24th, 1951 in Nashville, Tennessee to Waneta and Bill Matthews, as her father, a founding member of the original Jordanaires and Foggy...
Bette Jo Feagan
Jun 18, 2012
Bette Jo Feagan, 89, of Springfield, MO passed away June 18, 2012 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born to Robert Bailey and Hattie Louise (Eoff) McManus in Paola, KS on September 5, 1922. She was a graduate of Forsyth High School and in Springfield since 1957, returning here from California. Bette married Wilbur S. Feagan on...
Carl W. Albers
Jun 17, 2012
Carl W. Albers, age 80, of Springfield, MO, died peacefully with his family around him on June 17, 2012, at James River Care and Rehabilitation Center. Carl was born to Carla and William Albers in Secaucus, NJ, on November, 15, 1931. He is survived by his wife, Lolita, and children, Tracy Ansley (husband John Ansley) and Nathaniel Albers (wife Rebecca...
Carl Walter Fisher
Jun 16, 2012
Carl Walter Fisher, age 87, of Springfield MO, passed away June 16, 2012, peacefully with his family around him, at Cox South Hospital. He was in the Navy and retired from the Army and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was a member of the Elks. He is preceded in death by his parents, siblings, and one son. He is...
Mary Ruth Moore
Jun 15, 2012
Mary Ruth Moore, 79 of Springfield, MO passed away on Friday, June 15, 2012 in her home. She was born on July 6, 1932 in Westgreen, Georgia to Clifton and Eva Burkett Moore She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Buddy Atkinson; her daughter, Ginger Michelle Morrison; and a brother, James Moore. Survivors include her son Gary...
Jack J. Engleman
Jun 12, 2012
Jack J. Engleman, 86 of Springfield, Mo. passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2012. He was born October 21, 1925 to George and Mary Engleman of Bolivar, Missouri who preceded him in death. Jack grew up in Bolivar, Missouri, graduating from Bolivar High School in 1943. He was an avid model airplane enthusiast, which probably influenced him in his choice to...
Dorothy V. Glasco
Jun 12, 2012
Dorothy V. Glasco, 92, Springfield, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012. She was born June 14, 1919 in Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of John and Grace Teter. Her husband of 42 years, Jim L. Glasco, preceded her in death January 6, 2006. Dorothy is survived by her son, Timothy J. Burke and his wife, Judy Ann, Ozark; their son, John...
Robert Dean Richardson
Jun 11, 2012
Robert "Bobby" Dean Richardson, 52, Springfield, MO passed away Monday, June 11 2012. He was born Nov. 24, 1959 to Guy L. and Nancy L. Richardson in Springfield, MO. Bobby was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother, Nancy L. Richardson, four brothers, Mike and Linda Richardson, Tom Richardson, and Ann Kriegshauser, Dan and Donna...
Laverne L. Clute
Jun 11, 2012
LaVerne L. Clute, 81 of Springfield passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at his home. He was born August 6, 1930 in Oil City, Pennsylvania to LaVerne and Grace Rhines Clute. He graduated from Cranberry High School in Oil City in 1948. He married Beverly Ann Vehmeier in 1951 and graduated from Northwest Bible College in Seattle Washington in 1955....
Marie Agnes Newman
Jun 10, 2012
Marie A. Newman, age 91, passed away June 10, 2012. She was born April 22, 1921 to Walter and Louisa Norris. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd, sister Edna Norris, brother Robert Norris, and grandson Michael Newman. Surviving are her son Robert, daughter-in-law Carol, and niece Barbara Hunter. Marie will be remembered for her love of family,...
Gerry Lee Lord
Jun 10, 2012
Gerry Lee Lord, 69, Springfield, MO passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012. She was born September 7, 1942 to Cletus and Geraldine Humbert. Gerry was united in marriage to Wesley Lord November 23, 1967 in San Diego, CA. Gerry was a member of Parkview Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Mark Wayne Lord, brother-in-law...
Charlene S. Forrest
Jun 9, 2012
Charlene S. Forrest, 78 of Springfield passed away June 9, 2012 in Mercy Hospital after a short illness. Charlene was an amazing, energetic, loving and compassionate person. She loved taking care of her family or friends who needed her. She loved caring for older people who needed extra love and attention. She would joke with them or give them a...
Joyce Kathleen Mcgann
Jun 7, 2012
Joyce Kathleen McGann was born on June 21st, 1946, in New Bedford, Massachusetts to John and Viola McGann. She grew up in a Bostonian home that her grandfather had built with her two siblings, Sandra and Jack. As a teen, the family moved to California where she roamed the beaches of Santa Monica. She frequently spoke of her day splaying...
Alberta Bonita Childers
Jun 6, 2012
Alberta Bonita (Case) Childers died June 6, 2012 at her home in Springfield, MO at the age of 70 years 1 month and 18 days. She had been in poor health for several years. Bonita was born April 19, 1942 to Albert James "Bud" and Hazel Loretta (Ware) Case. She attended Parkview High School and graduated with the class of...
Ida Kathleen Brown Cox
Jun 6, 2012
Ida Kathleen (Brown) Cox, 87, Springfield, MO, died at 1 am Wednesday, June 6 in Cox Medical Center South. The daughter of Edna Olive White and Joseph Addison Brown, she was born in Springfield on Jan. 24, 1925, and graduated from Greenwood Laboratory School in 1943 where she was also chosen as Fair Greenwood that year. She married Paul Warren...
