Jay Hughey Adams
Mar 13, 2012
Jay Hughey Adams, age 74, of Springfield, MO, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. He was born September 11, 1937 in Clinton, IA, to James Harland and Wilma (Hughey) Adams. He was raised in Bloomington, IL, graduated from Illinois Wesleyn and completed a Masters at Illinois State. He was member of Christ Episcopal Church. For 25 years Jay was...
Dorothy Mildred Wright
Mar 13, 2012
Dorothy Grandstaff Wright, 87, of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. She lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico and in Savannah, Georgia for over 33 years. She was married to her husband Carlton A. Wright for over 53 years. Dorothy was active in Washington Family Descendants, Daughters of the American Revolution,...
Robert Johan Simon
Mar 12, 2012
After fighting a long battle with diabetes, Robert Johan Simon, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2012. Rob, born in 1939, in Jakarta, Indonesia, was of Indonesian and Dutch descent. At seventeen, he moved to The Netherlands with his diplomatic family. In 1960, he received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University in The Netherlands. He continued his academic...
Herschel E. Bennett
Mar 12, 2012
Herschel E. Bennett was born on September 7, 1930 in Springfield, Missouri and passed away on March 12, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Hersch was the youngest son of Herschel E. Bennett and Gladys G. (Cloud) Bennett Dodson. His parents and twin brothers, Robert C. Bennett and William P. Bennett, preceded Hersch in death. H.E., as he was called growing up...
Joan D. Hoyer
Mar 11, 2012
Joan D. Hoyer, 83 of Springfield, Missouri passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2012. She was born July 28, 1928 in Independence, Kansas to George and Carrie Kingston Dancer. She was married to William E. Hoyer, who precedes her in death. She was a long time employee of Cox Health Systems. She retired on December 31, 1997 as Director of...
Mary Louise Gladson
Mar 9, 2012
Mary L. Gladson, 88, of Springfield, passed gently away on Friday, March 9, 2012 at Magnolia Square. She was born in Eldorado, Illinois on November 23, 1923. Mary is survived by a sister, Betty Wilbur; a son, Jack (wife Becki); two grandsons, Matthew (wife Amber) and Jeremy; and two great-granddaughters, Jessica and Cassandra. She was preceded in death by her...
Verna Curtis
Mar 8, 2012
Our Matriarch. Our Queen. Our Favorite. Verna Curtis, 92, born in St. Louis and long-time resident of Springfield, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, March 8, 2012. Her children say she lived a long and happy life, but more importantly she lived her life her way. She lived that way until her vary last days;...
Bonnie Fester
Mar 8, 2012
Bonnie Fester passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Manor at Elfindale. She was 97 years old, born June 3, 1914 in Warrensburg, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents, Minnie and John Kruzan; her two sisters, Josephine Major and Joyce Kruzan; and her three brothers, Jackie Kruzan, Robert Kruzan and David Kruzan. Also preceding her...
Doris Irene Breuer
Mar 7, 2012
Doris Irene Cloud Breuer died peacefully in her sleep on March 7, 2012 at St. John's Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. She was born April 10, 1917 to John Van and Lenne Wolf Cloud in Memphis, TN and grew up living in 36 states from the swamps of Louisiana to New York City before ultimately settling in Springfield to...
Virginia Sifford
Mar 6, 2012
Virginia DeCamp Sifford, 90, of Springfield, MO passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 2:33 a.m. in Mercy Hospital. She was born August 7, 1921 to Loy G. and Essie Andrews DeCamp in Springfield, MO. Virginia graduated from Springfield Senior High class of 1939. She worked for approximately 25 years as an underwriter for insurance agencies, including, C.O. Sperry, Handley-Adams...
Retha Doyle
Mar 5, 2012
Retha N. Doyle, 91, passed away March 5, 2012, at Cox South Hospital. Retha was born in Lockwood, MO, on February 5, 1921, to Bill and Pearl (Pryor) Leedy. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Thomas J. Doyle. She is survived by her daughter, Deanna Henderson; her son, Thomas Doyle III; her grandson, Kevin and...
Vaneta Peters
Mar 4, 2012
Vaneta Peters, 86, of Springfield, MO passed away at 2:30pm on March 4th, 2012 in her home. She was born December 6, 1925 to Glen and Rose Wildman, in Crane, MO. She was married November 9, 1945 to Owen Peters in Aurora, MO. They lived in San Francisco, CA until Owen completed his naval service in 1946. After the Navy,...
Leland Dale Phillips
Mar 4, 2012
Leland D. Phillips, 84, of Springfield passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012 in his home. He was born on February 10, 1928 in Jefferson City to Jasper Leonard and Mary Martha (Rush) Phillips. Leland is survived by sons, Leland Phillips Jr. and Jeffrey Phillips; daughters, Marty Fredrick, Susan Gilbert, Becky Ethridge and Mindy Phillips; brother, Don Phillips; thirteen grandchildren; and...
James Riebold
Mar 2, 2012
James Hubert "Jim" Riebold, 62, of Springfield, passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 at 1:25 p.m. He was born July 15, 1949 in Springfield, Mo., to Hubert A. and Margaret A. Prewitt Riebold. Jim was a 1967 graduate of Greenwood High School. He also attended MSU and the University of Arizona. He was an avid supporter of the Humane Society,...
Kevin Randolph Kaiser
Mar 2, 2012
Kevin R. Kaiser, 58 of Springfield, MO, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012 in his home. A lifelong resident of Springfield, Kevin was born on May 13, 1953 to Charles E. and Pattie Powell Kaiser. Kevin graduated from Glendale High School, class of 1971. He spent most of his marketing and sales career involved in Transportation Software and was...
Marjorie Violet Barr
Feb 26, 2012
Marjorie Violet (Miller) Barr, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012. She was born November 29, 1920 in Plato, Mo., to Earl and Bess Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Berdett "BB" Barr; a daughter, Delynn Barr Elliott; and a sister, Doris Worthy. She is survived by a daughter, Lorna (Robert) Cribb of Creve Coeur, Mo.;...
Shannon Lynn Dean
Feb 26, 2012
Shannon Dean, 46, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012 in McAlester, Oklahoma. She was born November 9, 1965 in Forrest City, Arkansas to D. Ray and Evelyn (Holloway) Massey. She married Alan Dean on August 17, 1985 in Springfield, MO. She worked for the McAlester Public School system and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in McAlester....
Francine Marie Herbel
Feb 26, 2012
Francine Marie Herbel, Age 76, of Springfield, MO passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2011. Francine was born on April 20, 1935 in Tulsa, OK, the daughter of the late Frank Jefferson Vaughn and Mossie Marie (Hess) Vaughn. She spent most of her childhood in Jenks, OK, and graduated from Strafford High School. She later attended and instructed at the...
