Lester Leon Luna
Dec 31, 2011
Lester L. Luna of Springfield, Mo., was born in Okmulgee,Okla., on January 20, 1919, to Alva Taylor and Abbie Edwards Luna, and went to be with the Lord on December 31, 2011, in Springfield, Mo., just three weeks before his 93rd birthday. Lester's was a long life marked by hard work, determination, success and good health, all traits of which...
Scotty Altic
Dec 31, 2011
Scotty Lee Altic, 16 of Pleasant Hope passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 in his home. He was born April 4, 1995 in Springfield, Missouri to Scott Eugene Altic and Casey Hough Johnson. He attended Nixa schools then Pleasant Hope High School. He was a diesel tech at OTC where he loved his teachers. He was a member of FFA...
Tracy Jet Talbert
Dec 31, 2011
Tracy Jet Talbert passed away on Saturday December 31, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was born in Springfield, Missouri on October 22, 1960 to JE and Lola Talbert. He was a graduate of Glendale High School in 1978. Tracy later on received an accounting degree from Missouri State University. He is survived by his parents, JE and Lola Talbert,...
Dixie Lou Jenson
Dec 30, 2011
Dixie Lou Hopkins Jenson, age 75, peacefully joined her Lord and Savior at home on Dec. 30th 2011 after a long illness. She was born to James and Jewell (Harrel) Hopkins, on Dec. 14, 1936 in Urbana, Mo. She graduated valedictorian from Urbana High School and married her high school sweetheart Michael Joe Jenson on April 17, 1954. Their wonderful...
Hamlin James Roderique
Dec 29, 2011
On December 29, 2011 we lost a wonderful man, Hamlin James Roderique. He was born on November 21, 1915 in Sullivan, MO to Otis and Ruth Roderique and lived a full and amazing life. In 1937 Hamlin married Fertina Hoffarth. They were married 47 years and to this union four children were born; Carolyn, Mary, Jim and Ruth. Fertina passed...
Ben Franklin Pickett
Dec 29, 2011
Ben Franklin Pickett, 89, died December 29, 2011 at his home in Springfield, MO. Ben was born Sept. 1, 1922 near Stockton, MO, and was graduated from Stockton High School. He began a career in the lumber industry in Stockton and worked as a salesman and manager for Meek Lumber in West Plains, Monett, and Osceola, AR. Desiring to return...
Hazel Irene Heller
Dec 29, 2011
Hazel Irene Heller, 85 of Springfield passed away at 1:15 PM Thursday, December 29, 2011 in Springfield after a short illness. She was born November 26, 1926 in Fort Scott, Kansas. Hazel was united in marriage to Robert Heller on January 30, 1946 in Fort Scott, Kansas. Hazel and her husband were baptized together on March 23rd, 1969 at Glenstone...
Mary Lynn Anderson
Dec 27, 2011
Mary Lynn Anderson, age 76, passed away suddenly at her home in Springfield, Missouri on the morning of December 27, 2011. Born in Pasadena, California on February 24, 1935, Mary Lynn Anderson moved to Springfield, Missouri in 1957 and soon after married Fred G. Anderson, Jr. They together celebrated 53 years of marriage on December 6th of this year. Mary...
Leonabelle Ozley
Dec 25, 2011
Leonabelle Ozley, 86 of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2011. She was born on May 22, 1925 to Elvin and Grace Murphy Smith. She was married to Robert M. Ozley who precedes her in death, along with her parents. She was a lifelong member of Hamlin Memorial Baptist Church of Springfield. She is survived by two sons and...
David C. Fesperman
Dec 25, 2011
David C. Fesperman, 88, of Springfield passed away Sunday December 25, 2011. David was born March 4th 1923 to Orville and Vivan Fesperman and was a graduate of Central High School class of 1941. David married Harriet Stone February 19th, 1953 and she survives. Dave was a veteran of World War II, and a member of Kingsway United Methodist Church,...
Betty Lois Horn
Dec 24, 2011
Betty Lois (Nelson) Horn, 82, of Springfield, MO, passed away December 24, 2011 after an extended illness. She was a lifelong Christian. She was born August 12, 1929 in Springfield, MO to Reverend Frank and L. Fayne Nelson. Betty graduated from Southwest Missouri State. She taught high school Home Economics in Mountain View and Fair Grove, MO. She married Robert...
Versia Anderson
Dec 24, 2011
Penny Anderson, age 77, passed away December 24, 2011 at St. John's Hospital with her family by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband Dean Anderson. Penny is survived by her children: Earl Anderson, Yolanda Anderson, Lisa Clark, Chad Anderson, Dirk Anderson, one brother, Floyd Riebold, and numerous other family members. Memorial services will be held on...
Evelyn Marie Dockery
Dec 22, 2011
Evelyn Marie Dockery, 88, of Springfield passed away, December 22, 2011 at her home. Evelyn was born to Harold and Faye Studebaker Emick, on June 28, 1923 in Lawrence, KS. She married Clarence T. Dockery 6/27/1941 in Lawrence, KS. After living in Lawrence for 78 years, she moved to Springfield, MO 10 years ago to be near her son Bill...
Charles Wesley Mcguire
Dec 21, 2011
Charles Wesley McGuire was born December 2, 1927, the fifth and last child of Anna Mae and James Judson McGuire, in Chelsea, Oklahoma. He passed from this life on December 21, 2011 at 84 years of age. Charlie (his preference) was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers: James Judson Jr., John Morton and Robert Denny and his...
Michael Henry Gerwert
Dec 21, 2011
Michael Henry Gerwert, 56, died December 21, 2011 in Springfield, MO. He was born May 28, 1955 to Henry Gerwert of Springfield and Mary Schubert Gerwert, deceased. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jana Gerwert and step-mother, Mildred "Midge" Gerwert. He is survived by his father, Henry Gerwert; sister, Mary Lamb, husband, Reginald and their son, Austin; step-brother,...
Jeffrey Allen Sellnow
Dec 18, 2011
Jeffrey Allen Sellnow, age 26, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011. He was compassionate and funny, but had a strong sense of duty. His love of people made him special in so many ways. He lived for his family, his friends and his country. He was always making friends and being a friend to others. He was a father, a...
Orville Wright Curp
Dec 18, 2011
Orville W. Curp, 88, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away on December 18, 2011. He was born June 21, 1923, in Springfield, Ohio. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, he worked as a draftsman for the Frigidaire division of General Motors in Dayton, Ohio. After retiring in the late 1970s, he moved to the Ozarks....
Harry Elbert Miller
Dec 17, 2011
Harry Elbert Miller passed into Jesus' waiting arms on December 17, 2011 after a very short battle with cancer. He was born in Springfield, MO at his parent's house on Taylor Street on October 13, 1935 to Norville Iren and Viessa Alberta Miller and was the eldest of 6 children. Harry worked at Dayco for 25 years, and as a...
