Robert W Ege
Feb 24, 2012
Robert William Ege passed away Friday, February 24, 2012 in Springfield, MO. He was born March 2, 1928 in Springfield, MO to Dave and Zella Ege. Bob grew up in the railroad towns of Newberg and Monett Missouri where he discovered his passion for fishing, music, photography and Boy Scouts. After graduating from Monett High School he served in the...
Burton Steinberg
Feb 24, 2012
Burton "Burt" Steinberg has embraced a more merciful life after a long battle with kidney disease. Burt was born on the Lower East Side of New York City to Sophie (Paley) and Samuel Steinberg, moved to Brooklyn soon after, where he resided for a time in an orphan's asylum, attended Erasmus Hall, then as a teenager, moved with his grandfather...
A. L. O'Neal
Feb 23, 2012
A. L. " Bud " O'Neal peacefully passed from this earth at 5:01 p.m. Thursday February 23rd 2012. He was born May 6th 1928 in Springfield MO. Bud was preceded in death by the love of his life, Golden Delores McCullough O'Neal, his wife of 58 years. He is survived by his three children, Peggy Ridlen and her husband Michael...
Donna R. Freeman
Feb 20, 2012
Donna R. Freeman, age 80, of Springfield passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 in James River Care Center. She was born December 18, 1931 in Buffalo, MO, the daughter of Leslie and Ruth Hill Crosby. Her mother died when Donna was an infant, and she was raised by her father and step-mother, Elizabeth. In 1949, she married Edward Freeman. She...
Tom G. Laster
Feb 20, 2012
Tom Garrison Laster passed away on February 20, 2012 in Springfield. He was born to Don and Gladys Potter Laster in Des Moines, Iowa on July 21, 1921. A basketball standout at Roosevelt High School he continued his education at Grinnell and Iowa State before joining the war effort in 1943. Serving as a B-26 pilot for the 5th and...
Victoria Ann Jessee
Feb 17, 2012
Dear Mother of Jennifer Bauer (John), James Schauer, Jacquelyn Schauer, Jeffrey Schauer (Lori), Janet McClure (Eric), Julia Schauer, Jessica Limbaugh; Grandmother of Alex, Andrew and Anna Bauer, Heath Schauer, Lara and Holly Weaver, Colin and Brett Schauer, Shelley McClure Bird, Carrie and Melanie McClure, Nathan Limbaugh; Greatgrandmother of Arabella Milne, Matilda Bauer, Wyatt Constatine; and Aunt of Martha Hinote. Mom...
Maurice Vern O'Shea
Feb 16, 2012
Maurice "Maury" "Uncle Mo" V. O'Shea, 87, a true Irishman, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012 in Springfield, Missouri. Maury was born in Blaine, Kansas on July 18, 1924 to Richard B. and Teresa Walsh O'Shea. He was the grandson of Irish immigrants who pioneered in northeast Kansas in 1878, as part of the original St. Louis Colonization Association...
Calvin Housley
Feb 16, 2012
Calvin Housley, age 86 of Springfield, MO passed away at 11:35 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2012 in The Maples Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 13, 1925 in Springfield, Missouri. He was married over 55 years to Thelma Housley who preceded him in death. He was a union brick layer for over 20 years. Calvin is survived by...
Doyle Jones
Feb 15, 2012
J. Doyle Jones, 81 years young of Springfield, Missouri, went to be with his Lord on February 15, 2012 at Mercy Hospital, from a very sudden illness. He was surrounded by his family. Doyle was born March 26, 1930 in Bexar, Arkansas, the son of JV and Verna Jones. Following graduation from Viola High School, he attended college at Arkansas...
O'Dell Wallace
Feb 15, 2012
O'dell Wallace was born December 25, 1945 to Daniel and Helen Wallace in Shreveport, LA. O'dell known to many as Hydee, loved cooking BBQ. He thought he was the best at playing cards with family and friends and dancing and having a good time listening to the blues. O'dell is preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Helen; two...
Frederick E. Gerson
Feb 15, 2012
Frederick Edward Gerson, 93, of Springfield, MO passed away February 15, 2012. He was born March 3, 1918 in Jerseyville, IL, the son of Edward and Anna Gerson of Fieldon, IL. He was married to Eunice Gerson of St. Louis, MO who survives him. He is also survived by two sons, Gary of St. Louis and Tom of Estes Park,...
Barbara Stalnaker
Feb 13, 2012
Barbara Annabelle Anderson Stalnaker 69 of Springfield mo went home to be with the Lord on Monday February 13, 2012 She arrived as an angel on July 26, 1942 in Fairmont West Virginia to Charles and Gladys Anderson. Barbara married her childhood sweetheart William Thayer Stalnaker on August 6, 1960. At that time her legacy began. She was a proud...
Eva Marie Fortune
Feb 12, 2012
Eva Marie Fortune, 89, Ozark, passed away Sunday morning in James River Care Center. She was born October 18, 1922 in Minden, MO, the daughter of Wheeler and Flossie Sellers. Just prior to World War II she married Hugh W. Fortune and to this union one son, Joe, was born. Eva worked as a bookkeeper at Kansas City Gas Service...
Larry Kerry Bridges
Feb 10, 2012
Larry Kerry Bridges, currently of Billings, Missouri, age 64, was born March 19, 1947 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, son of Joe Harper and Ora Beck of Gentry, Arkansas. The ninth of eleven children, he was adopted by his mother's sister and her husband, Earl and Lillian Bridges of Cleveland, Oklahoma, who raised him as their own. Larry graduated from Cleveland...
Arthur Lee Tureaud
Feb 10, 2012
Arthur Lee Tureaud, 60, passed away Friday February 10, 2012 at St. Louis University Hospital. Arthur graduated from Central High School in Springfield, MO. He joined the Navy, May 1970 of which he served 4 years. While in the service he was asked to become a Navy Seal of which he declined. Arthur received an Honorable discharge earning a Vietnam...
Nancy Pate
Feb 10, 2012
Nancy Pate, 86, was born on October 5, 1925 in Sedalia, MO and passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 in her home in Springfield, MO. Her family moved from Sedalia to St. Louis in 1939. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in St. Louis and from Washington University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Science in...
Brandon Michael Young
Feb 10, 2012
Brandon Michael Young, 29, of Springfield, Missouri, died on Friday, February 10. He was a graduate of Nixa High School. He enjoyed taking care of and spending time with his family and friends, especially during summers at Table Rock Lake and the James River. He had a remarkably soft spot in his heart for his beloved niece, Béla Millsap. He...
Bj Simkins
Feb 9, 2012
Byford Joy (BJ) Simkins, 61, passed away February 9, 2012 after a five year battle with leukemia. Byford was born February 26, 1950 in Lampe, MO to Alvie and Carmie (Hollars) Simkins. He lived in the Ozarks all his life, but preferred to call Springfield home. He loved and cherished his constant four-legged companions, Wilma and Charlie Brown. His favorite...
