Dorothy Louise Henderson
Jan 23, 2012
Dorothy Louise Hines Henderson (July 3, 1915 to January 23, 2012) made a difference in the lives of the people in the wild-west and dusty oil community of Odessa, Texas and her family. Her community service began in 1929the year that her family moved to town from Breckenridge, Texas and originally from Scio, Ohio where she was born. She was...
Doris Jean Ringenberg
Jan 23, 2012
Jean Ringenberg peacefully passed from her earthly life on January 23, 2012, with her children at her side. Jean was born in Springfield Mo. on October 30, 1925, daughter of Elmer and Ada Eggers. She graduated from Senior High in Springfield and soon after started working as a PBX operator at SW Bell Telephone. In 1949 she married Herman Ringenberg....
Derrick C. Filkins
Jan 22, 2012
Derrick C. Filkins, 88, Springfield, MO passed away at 11:30 p.m. on January 22, 2012 in Cox Medical Center. Words are not adequate for expressing the impact of his life, yet they can provide a framework for appreciation of a life well lived. Born February 2, 1923, Derrick survived his childhood days through the depression in his hometown of De...
Alta Mae Beezley
Jan 22, 2012
Alta Mae Beezley, 72 of Strafford, MO passed away on January 22, 2012 at St. John's Hospital, Springfield. Born June 8, 1939, she was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Claudine Deckard; her husband of 44 years, Jack E. Beezley, Sr.; and her brothers, Riley, George, and Clyde Deckard. She is survived by two sons; Terry Beezley and...
Eula Marie Tucker Cloven
Jan 22, 2012
Eula Marie Tucker Cloven, 96, Springfield, went home to be with the Lord on January 22, 2012. Eula was born October 10, 1915 in Niangua, Missouri to Fred and Loretta Watson. She was married to John Tucker for 32 years; they had three daughters, Paula, Barbara and Judy. John passed away in 1973; six years later she married Frank Cloven,...
Jon Scott Aldridge
Jan 19, 2012
Jon Scott Aldridge, 59. died suddenly in his home, Thursday evening, January 19, 2012. He was an avid aviation enthusiast who helped found and was past president of EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) Chapter 821), a member of the National Soaring Society, and helped restore aircraft at AMMO (Air and Military Museum of the Ozarks.) He was a former locomotive engineer...
Roy Ryan Galli
Jan 17, 2012
Roy Ryan Galli, age 66, passed away suddenly in his home on January 17, 2012. Ryan was born February 20, 1945, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Roy and Kelly (Ingmire) Galli. The family moved to Springfield soon thereafter, where Ryan attended public schools, graduating in 1963 from Parkview High School. An outstanding basketball player, Ryan set several school...
Imogene Vanmatre
Jan 14, 2012
Imogene Jean' VanMatre, age 76, passed away January 14, 2012, in Springfield Rehabilitation and Health Center, Springfield, Missouri. Jean was born on June 30, 1935 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the daughter of Leslie Thurman and Carmen Hathaway Sizemore, now deceased. She married Jackie Benton VanMatre, now deceased, in 1953 and divorced in 1983. Jean lived across America, enjoying the beauty...
Virginia Meredith Jackson
Jan 14, 2012
Virginia M. Jackson, 88, Springfield, MO, passed away peacefully in her sleep Saturday, January 14, 2011. Virginia was born in Springfield and was an area resident for most of her life. She graduated from Senior High School in 1941, then, took a job with Bell Telephone as a switchboard operator where she worked for eighteen years. She was a longtime...
Walter R. Church
Jan 14, 2012
Walter R. Church, 79, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, January 14, 2012. He was born on September 29, 1932 in Boone, Iowa to Pearle and Rosemary Church. Walter grew up in Des Moines and was a graduate of Roosevelt High School. He attended Waldorf College and Drake University. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served during...
Mary L. Whitcomb
Jan 10, 2012
Ms. Mary Lizzie (Thomison) Whitcomb, departed this life January 10, 2012, at the age of 72. She was born to the late George P. Thomison, Sr. and Annie (Fox) Thomison on May 19, 1936 in Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother, 3 sisters and 4 brothers. She is survived by 6 sisters and 7 brothers. The...
Loretta Jeanne Redfern
Jan 10, 2012
Loretta Jeanne Redfern passed away January 10, 2012, in St. John's (Mercy) Hospital, Springfield, Missouri, from congestive heart failure. Jeanne was born on August 23, 1935, on the family farm adjoining Little Creek in Shannon County, Missouri. She was the daughter of James H. (Herb) and Linna Pennington now deceased. She is survived by her husband, Jerry L. Redfern; two...
Grover Hardy Carr
Jan 8, 2012
Grover Hardy Carr, 91, of Springfield, MO passed away at 5:58 pm on Sunday the 8th of January in his home. Grover was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Masons, Shriners, the Jesters, and a member of the Spring Greene Investment Club and he owned and operated Hardy's Truck Parts with his Son for 53 years....
Sonny Hardin, Sr.
Jan 6, 2012
Floyd Harold Hardin, Sr., affectionately known as "Sonny", departed this life January 6, 2012, at the age of 82. He was the youngest of seven children born to William H. Hardin, Sr. and Charlotte Agnes (Givehand) Hardin on September 15, 1929, in West Plains, MO. At an early age, Sonny moved to Springfield with his family where he attended Lincoln...
Tracey Clothier Porro
Jan 6, 2012
Tracey Clothier (Maddy) Porro 55, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan 6 at Cox Hospital South, surrounded by her family. Tracey was born June 10,1956 to William and Shirley Maddy in Buffalo, New York. She was a graduate of Kickapoo High School, and attended Trinity University. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother. Her husband Gary Porro preceded her in death....
Max S. Bane
Jan 6, 2012
Max S. Bane, 87, of Springfield, Missouri, died January 7, 2012, at James River Care Center. He was born March 17, 1924, in Otterville, Missouri, the son of Ruth and Loran Bane. After graduating from Otterville High School in 1942, Max served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as an aviation technician. Following discharge, he was...
Edgar Lee Nolte
Jan 5, 2012
Edgar Lee Nolte, (Ed), 78, was born March 2nd, 1933 in Butler, Missouri to Laura Schr oeder Nolte, and Raymond Herman Nolte. Ed attended Bowling Green High School, in Bowling Green, MO and graduated in 1951. He attended William Jewel College, Liberty, MO, and graduated in 1955. While there he met Julia Rogers and they were married on August 13th,...
Billy Derrell Crane
Jan 4, 2012
Billy Derrell Crane, 85, of Springfield, MO, passed away at 1:30 pm, Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at St. John's Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was born December 20, 1926, in Morrisville, MO., to Kirk Patrick and Stella Hicks Crane. Billy and the late Ella Louise McClure were married on February 26, 1949 and enjoyed 54 years of marriage...
Dr. Emasue Snow O'Connor
Jan 3, 2012
Dr. Emasue Snow O'Connor, M.D. (Mrs. Gerald O'Connor), passed away the morning of January 3, 2012 in the Neighborhoods at Quail Creek in Springfield, Missouri. Dr. Snow was 86, having been born on March 1, 1925, in Springfield, Missouri. Dr. Snow was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald O'Connor and her sister Ermine McTague. She is survived by one...
