Mildred Ruth Pirwitz
Aug 20, 2011
Mildred Pirwitz, 94, Springfield, formerly of Rochester, NY, died Saturday, August 20, 2011. She is survived by her son Don and wife Sharon, Springfield; son, Robert, Ontario, NY, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private family services will be held at a later date. Local arrangements are under the direction of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.
Betty F Turner
Aug 19, 2011
Betty F. Turner passed away Friday, August 19, 2011. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, August 24, 2011 in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.
Gabe Dennis Wilson
Aug 19, 2011
Gabriel Dennis "Gabe" Wilson, 63, of Springfield, MO passed away at 11:53 a.m. Friday, August 19, 2011 in Cox South Hospital. Gabe was born July 23, 1948 in Detroit, MI. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Gabriel "Gaber", in 1994. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Randy Jennings of Augusta,...
Pauline Lola Henderson
Aug 18, 2011
Pauline Lola Henderson, daughter of the late Auda and Arley Williams, was born on August 9, 1925 in Crane, MO. She was preceded in death by her husband, Morris, in August of 2000. For 35 years, Pauline and Morris owned and ran the Crane I.G.A. store until they retired in 1985. Upon retiring they moved to Springfield, where they enjoyed...
C. Stan Barlow
Aug 17, 2011
Clarence Stanley (Stan) Barlow passed away on Wednesday August 17th in Zion, Illinois after a long and determined battle with cancer. Stan was born on November 12, 1942 to Ruby Jane Forbes and Clarence Sylvester Barlow at home in Vera, Oklahoma. Stan grew up in the Collinsville, Oklahoma area. Stan was a graduate of Collinsville High School and later Oklahoma...
Anne Routt
Aug 14, 2011
Anne Squires Routt, age 90 of Springfield, MO passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 1:45 p.m. She was born in Springfield, Missouri on March 27, 1921 to A.D. and Lois Squires, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Mercedes High School in Mercedes, Texas in May, 1939. She graduated from the University of Texas-Austin in 1943. She was...
Kathryn Louise Ragsdale
Aug 14, 2011
Kathryn "Kate" L. Ragsdale, 65, Springfield passed away at 1:00 p.m. August 14, 2011 in Springfield. Kate was born February 7, 1946 and was a longtime resident of the area. She graduated from Parkview and from Southwest Missouri State and earned her MSW from the University of Missouri. She was a member of the National Association of Nephrology Social Workers....
Kenneth Earl Messick
Aug 13, 2011
Kenneth Earl Messick, 60, Springfield, passed away at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, August 13, 2011 in Springfield, after suffering a sudden heart attack. He worked as a land surveyer and was an avid softball player and sports fan. Ken was a member of Springfield Community Church of the Nazarene, 2616 E. Battlefield, Springfield. He is survived by a son, Josh and...
Billye Marie Tharp
Aug 12, 2011
Billye Marie Grattis Tharp departed this life peacefully on August 12, 2011. During her final weeks she received loving and dedicated care from the staff of the Manor at Elfindale. The daughter of Orville Grattis and Irene Smalley Grattis, Billye was born on October 5, 1920 in Afton, Oklahoma and spent her childhood in Joplin, Missouri, where she graduated from...
Fern M. Palmer
Aug 10, 2011
Fern Margaret Palmer, 89 of Springfield, Missouri died, Wednesday morning on August 10, 2011. Thoughtful and loving care was provided by James River Care Center up to the time of her passing. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 12:30 pm at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home and burial will be at approximately 3:30 pm the same day in the...
Richard Taylor Gardner
Aug 10, 2011
Richard Taylor Gardner passed away peacefully the evening of August 10, 2011 at Ozark Riverview Manor. After 100 years of life, he was ready to go home to his Lord and Savior, beloved wife Martha and daughter Jane Catharine. If you could ask him the cause of death, his quick wit would answer with a grin "too many candles." Richard...
Donald Stewart Peebles
Aug 8, 2011
Donald Stewart Peebles, P.E., 63, of Springfield, Missouri, died at 10:25 a.m. August 8, 2011 at St. John's Hospital three months after being diagnosed with gastric cancer. A 1970 graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla, Don was the son of Diane Peebles, of Springfield, who survives him, and the late Claude Peebles, also a P.E. Don was born in Lawrence...
Roberta W. Elmore
Aug 7, 2011
Roberta W. Elmore, 89, Springfield, MO passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. She was born Aug. 6, 1922 in Gebo, WY to Benjamin and Cora Woodring. Roberta was united in marriage to Gerald Elmore, September, 1945. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and a son, Donald, an infant daughter, three sisters, Louil, Blanche, and Marion, six brothers,...
Stanley Q. Schlesing
Jul 31, 2011
Stanley Q. Schlesing, 77, of Nixa, died peacefully Sunday morning at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. He was born August 18, 1933 in St. Louis, Mo. to Louis and Rose Schlesing. Stan served in the Army Signal Corps during the Korean War. He worked as an elevator constructor and mechanic for 44 years, retiring in 1996 as a proud member...
Carl J. Smith
Jul 31, 2011
Our friend, "SPUDS" ended a long battle with lukemia Sunday and went home to his Creator at the heartfelt loss to those who knew and loved him. Carl Junior Smith was born July 11, 1944 to Carl J. and Paulina Marie Smith and graduated from Hillcrest High School in Springfield in 1962. He continued his education and graduated from Southwest...
Jeffery L. Cox
Jul 31, 2011
Jeffery L. Cox, 50, Urbana, MO passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011. He was preceded in death by his father, Jackie Berl Cox. Jeffery is survived by his mother, Bettie Ann Cox, Springfield, MO; a son, John Lean, Tonganoxie, KS; a sister, Jackie Ann Van Gorp, Springfield, MO; a brother, James Michael Cox, Springfield, MO; and a niece, Amber Nicole...
Meldon Roy Saunders
Jul 30, 2011
Meldon Roy Saunders, age 35, of Springfield, Missouri, departed this life from injuries received in a two-vehicle accident, on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana. Born on April 25, 1976, in St. Louis, Missouri, Mel was the beloved son of Dr. Pearl Saunders and the late Roy Saunders of Wellington, Florida. He graduated from...
Shirley L. Carlson
Jul 29, 2011
Shirley Lorraine Carlson, 77, died at home on July 29, 2011, surrounded by her family. Shirley was born on August 7, 1933 in Worthington, Minnesota to Pearl and Clarence Willardson. In her childhood, after being seriously injured in a playground accident in 1936, three-year old Shirley spent the following two years with her Aunt Lilly and Uncle Axel Sjostrom so...
