Ima Jean Benge Tarry
Jun 8, 2011
Ima Jean Tarry was born August 8, 1932 in Clauene, Texas to Cecil O. Benge and Ima Cleo Melton Benge. She lived in that rural area until 1947 when her family moved to Lovington, New Mexico. She married Lester Sidney Tarry, Jr. on June 16, 1951 in Lovington and that was their primary residence for fifty-one years until they relocated...
Lloyd Allen Rose
Jun 6, 2011
Lloyd Allen Rose 87, Springfield, MO passed away Monday, June 6, 2011. He was born August 2, 1923 to Herman and Elvia Rose. Lloyd was a graduate of Senior High Class 1941. He served in the United States Navy in WWII in the Western Pacific Theater. Lloyd worked as an Architectural Engineer for many years. He also owned and operated...
H. Henry Janss, Jr.
Jun 5, 2011
H. Henry Janss, Jr., 69, Springfield, passed away at 1:10 p.m., Sunday, June 5, 2011 in St. John's Hospital. He was born April, 21, 1942 in Springfield to Herman and Maudeva Janss. He was a graduate of Parkview High School. He was a self-employed contractor in Springfield for over 35 years. In 1990 he was united in marriage to Sherry...
James Evan Matlack
Jun 3, 2011
James Matlack died Friday afternoon, June 3rd, at Cox South Hospital after a short illness. He was 91. Mr. Matlack is survived by his wife of 64 years, Marietta Irene (Dygard) Matlack. He leaves three children also, Lynne Hempe, (husband, Jim) of New Orleans, Louisiana; Hugh Matlack (wife, Kate) of Stanhope, New Jersey; John (wife, Cheryl) Matlack of Strafford, Missouri....
Dorothy Lee Dando
Jun 2, 2011
Dorothy Lee (Williams) Dando began her earthly journey on May 5, 1931 and returned peacefully to the light on June 2, 2011. Born in Springfield, Missouri to Charles and Helen Williams, she attended Springfield High and Drury College, where she was a Business Major and member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Dorothy was married to Joe Dando in 1951. Together...
Robert Gaddy
May 31, 2011
Robert L. Gaddy, 88, of Springfield, MO, passed away May 31, 2011 in his home with his family at his side. Robert was born October 18, 1922 in Cherryvale, KS to William and Otha Gaddy, the youngest of seven children. His family moved to Monett, MO in 1930. He graduated from Monett High School in 1940 and proudly served his...
Stanley Anderson
May 29, 2011
Stanley Eugene Anderson, age 88, of Springfield, MO, passed away at 12:50 pm at St. Sunday, May 29, 2011 in St. John's Hospital. He was born on July 8, 1922, in Villisca, Iowa, the son of James and Gladys Forsythe Anderson. He married Elizabeth "Betty" Daley Anderson on June 24, 1944. He attended Villisca High School in Villisca, IA. World...
John Carleton
May 29, 2011
John Michael Carleton was born on August 9, 1944 in Little Rock, Arkansas but spent most of his growing up years in Clovis, Calif. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Vietnam War. After the Navy he spent 30 years in the sheet metal industry and was proud to be a part of the Sheet Metal Workers...
Nola Yvonne Bohrer
May 29, 2011
Nola Yvonne Bohrer, 74, Springfield, MO, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011, in her home. She was born on August 17, 1936, in Ava, MO, to Royce B. and Nola M. (Garrison) Stanton. Yvonne married Joseph A. Bohrer on October 12, 1968. She was a founding partner and former president of Bohrer Croxdale & McAdoo, an insurance brokerage firm. She...
Nancy Lankford
May 26, 2011
Nancy Elmira (Reynolds) Lankford Nancy Elmira (Reynolds) Lankford, 63 years, of Springfield, MO, went to dance on the streets that are Golden before the Lord on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 4:12 a.m. in St. John's Hospital. She was born on April 8, 1948 to John Reynolds and Doris (McCarty) Reynolds. She graduated from Central High School of Springfield and...
Ronald Thomas Barto
May 25, 2011
Ronald T. Barto, 75, of Republic, MO passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Ronald was born on May 24, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan to Richard P. and Marie Anne Barto. He was involved in many charitable, religious, fraternal, political and other affiliations. He held positions with Knights of Columbus 4th Degree and was a Past Grand Knight. He is survived...
Henry Kyle
May 24, 2011
Henry Kyle went home with the angels Monday, May 23, 2011 at his home. He was born in Parsons, Kansas on September 14, 1926 to Harry Arthur Kyle and Emma Julia Miedl. He lived in Parsons, attending school through High School until he joined the US Air Force in February 1945. He served in WWII as a Flight Engineer until...
Eugene Curtiss West
May 22, 2011
Eugene Curtiss West (Gene), age 92 of Springfield, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 22, 2011. He was born in Reno, Arkansas in 1918. Eugene served his country in the Marine Corp during World War II. Gene was employed as a locksmith at S.M.S. for twenty years. He loved hunting, fishing and clock-making, and was a long...
Olive Verna Lindsey
May 22, 2011
Olive Vernetta "Verna" Lindsey, 89 of Strafford, passed away at 5:10 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 2011 at her home. She was born June 20, 1921 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Gilbert and Lucretia Woodward. She was preceded in death by two sons, Carroll and Charles Davis; one daughter, Lynetta Lindsey; her husband, William Lindsey; and her parents. Olive is...
Nina E. Maynard
May 22, 2011
Nina Elizabeth Maynard, age 91, of Springfield, MO passed away on May 22, 2011 in the quietness of her home. Nina took pride in her faith, her heritage, her family and her church. Born October 3, 1919, in Wellington, Texas, into a family of ten, Nina was the youngest daughter and the ninth child born to James and Annie De...
Lawrence Johnnie Gill
May 21, 2011
Lawrence Gill of Springfield (formerly of Highlandville), was born December 8, 1915 to Tom and Ellen Gill. He was united in marriage to Dorothy West April 29, 1940. He retired from the Springfield School system. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and all eight of his siblings. He is survived by two sons and their wives,...
