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
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.
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
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,...
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...
Bonnie Marie Jeffries
Apr 3, 2012
Bonnie Marie (Altis) Jeffries, 79, passed away on April 3, 2012, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Bonnie was born on March 20, 1933 in Ellis Prairie, MO and spent most of her life in Houston before moving to Springfield. She graduated from Houston High School in 1951. After 30 years of Civil Service employment (28 years...
Betty Jane Bury
Apr 2, 2012
Betty Jane "BJ" Bury, age 93, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away April 2, 2012, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Sterling, Colorado, on June 30, 1918, the daughter of Arlie W. Culver and Mollie Ramsey Culver. She graduated from Beatrice, Nebraska High School and attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska. She married James Kenneth...
Jesse Young
Apr 2, 2012
Jesse Young went to be with his Savior at 4:09am, Monday, April 2, 2012. He was born in Macomb, Missouri on January 12, 1918. AT the age of 16, he entered into the Civilian Conservation Crop. He later enlisted in to the U.S. Army and served during World War II. He was married to Sybil Hale on June 23, 1944....
Don Garwitz
Apr 1, 2012
Paul Donald (Don) Garwitz, 82, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on April 1, 2012 in his home. He was born February 1, 1930 in Springfield, Missouri. He married Patricia (Patti) Fielder on June 6, 1954. He grew up in Houston, Missouri and after graduating from high school, he joined the Air Force in 1947. He lived most of his adult...
Velma M. Mccracken
Mar 30, 2012
Velma M. McCracken, 97, of Springfield passed away March 30, 2012 at Woodland Manor. She was born June 29, 1914 in Boonville, Mo to William and Dora Timm who precedes her in death. She is also preceded in death by husband; Theodore R. McCracken, brother; Harold Timm, sister; Mildred Pethan, and son; Larry (infant). Velam is survived by two children;...
Leo Monaghan
Mar 29, 2012
Leo Grafton (Red) Monaghan, 87, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away on March 29, 2012, in his home. He was born on February 6, 1925, to Fred and Violet Monaghan in Charles City, Iowa, the sixth of nine children. He married Marian Schlader on September 16, 1950. They lived in Charles City, Iowa, until they moved to Springfield, Missouri, in April...
David Glen Swyhart
Mar 27, 2012
David Glen Swyhart, age 72 of Protem, MO passed away on March 27, 2012. Dave was surrounded by his family and left this earth peacefully. Dave started his career as a teacher and coach at Central High School in St Joseph, MO and later signed on with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 21 years. Upon retirement Dave spent his...
Nina Oleta Westrup
Mar 27, 2012
Nina Oleta Westrup, 102, Springfield, passed away on Tuesday March 27, 2012. She was born January 7, 1910, near Warrensburg, Mo. to Roy and Beulah Bartholomew. She graduated from Central Missouri State College and taught school for many years in the Warrensburg area, several in a one-room school. She married Lt. Col. Charles Westrup, an Army officer, and lived in...
Edward Ponder
Mar 22, 2012
Never one to pass up a gathering, Edward Joseph Ponder, 80, passed away in James River Care Center on March 22, 2012, surrounded by friends, family, laughter, tears, and song. Ed was born the 10th of 13 children in a German-Catholic family, on June 9, 1931, in Apple Creek, MO, and grew up in St. Louis. He served in the...
Alexander Stout
Mar 17, 2012
Alexander Robert Stout passed away in his home on March 17, 2012. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on November 24, 1928. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alexander and Martha Belle Stout. Alex went to West Catholic High School in Philadelphia and graduated from Xavier University in Ohio, where he ran track. He was a Korean War...
Angela D. Shockley Jackson
Mar 14, 2012
Angela Denise Shockley Jackson was born September 26, 1972. On Wednesday, March 14, 2012 God opened heaven's gates and called His beautiful angel home. Angela was born and raised in Springfield, MO. She was the baby of the family and the only girl. Her daddy affectionately called her "Tubbs." She graduated from Central High School. At an early age, she...
Virginia Cox Bussey
Mar 13, 2012
Virginia Belle Cox Bussey, died peacefully at her home in Springfield, MO on March 13, 2012, with relatives at her side. Virginia was born on February 17, 1921 in Springfield, the eldest child of Mildred Lee and Lester Edmund Cox. She married Lynn E. Bussey on June 19, 1941. Her husband, parents and brother Lester L. Cox preceded Virginia in...
