Donald Eugene Smith
Oct 22, 2011
Donald Eugene Smith Sr., age 79, died October 22, 2011 at Cox South Health Center in Springfield. He was the first born of five children to Cecil Frederick and Evelyn Fern (Blackwell) Smith on April 22, 1932 in Larned, Kansas. The family moved several times during the depression and dust storms. His mother recalled placing wet sheets over the window...
Norma L. Beverly
Oct 22, 2011
Norma Lee (Rowland) Beverly, daughter of Troy and Lettie (Johnston) Rowland, passed away at her daughter's home on Saturday, October 22, 2011. Norma was born on November 23, 1923 in rural Dallas County, where she worked hard on the family farm and helped take care of her younger siblings until she left for Springfield, Missouri when she was 18. Norma...
Ernest Mannering
Oct 21, 2011
Ernest L. Mannering (Ernie) passed away peacefully at home on October 21, 2011. Ernest was 88 years old and was a loving husband, devoted father, grandfather, son, brother, and uncle. Ernest married Marjorie on May 9, 1953. He has five children who adored and respected their dad. His children are Kathleen, Donna, Steve, Karen, and Ernest Mark. He was so...
Jane Ann Stewart
Oct 20, 2011
Jane Ann Stewart, age 59, of Springfield, MO passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 after losing her courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 20, 1952 in St. Louis, MO on the first day of spring. Raised in Kirkwood, MO she moved to Springfield, MO in 1971 to attend SMSU, where she met the love of her life, Dave...
Phillip Morris Cole
Oct 20, 2011
Phillip M. Cole, Jr., 56, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on October 20, 2011. He was born in Prairie Grove, Arkansas on September 2, 1955 to Phillip M. Cole and Barbara Murstaffa Cole Reimington. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Phillip Mark. Survivors include his dad, Elton Remington; son, Shane; sisters, Paula Sullens and husband David,...
Erik Lee Bohnstedt
Oct 18, 2011
October 18, 2011 changed our lives forever. Our beloved Erik Lee Bohnstedt was taken from us at age 29 in a tragic car accident. He was born on November 3, 1981 in Springfield, MO and was united in marriage to Susan Barnett on April 12, 2003. Preceding him in death was his Great-Grandma Ona Walker. Erik is survived by his...
Virgil John Schroeder
Oct 18, 2011
Virgil J. Schroeder, 88, of Springfield, MO, formerly of Carroll, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 in Cox South Hospital. He was an army veteran from World War II and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Virgil is survived by his wife, Ruth, of Springfield, MO; Sons Terry and wife Debra of Maple Grove, MN; Doug and wife...
Curtis Wayne White
Oct 17, 2011
Curtis Wayne White, age 55, of Springfield, MO passed away Monday, October 17, 2011 in Springfield, MO in his home. He was born in Texas to Thomas and Donna White on September 13, 1956. He graduated from high school in Nebraska and attended Rose College in Oklahoma. He traveled the world and was a member of the U.S. Army. He...
Patricia L. Meyer
Oct 15, 2011
Mrs. Patricia L. (Gardner) Meyer died Saturday, October 15, 2011, at Ozark Riverview Manor nursing home after a long illness. She was born May 24, 1930, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, to Samuel and Ina (Montgomery) Gardner; she was 81 years old. A lifelong resident of Springfield, she graduated from Springfield High School. She was married to Robert J. Meyer on December...
Sarah Jane Kipping
Oct 14, 2011
Sarah Jane Kipping, 86, of Springfield , Missouri passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at 12:18 pm in St. John's Hospital. She was born August 8, 1925 in Rushville, Illinois to Guy F. and Myrtle V. Haley Whitson. She was a registered nurse in Quincy, Illinois and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Springfield. She was preceded in...
Darrell Warren Hinds
Oct 14, 2011
Darrell Warren Hinds, 75 of Ozark, Missouri passed away at 2:00 AM Friday, October 14, 2011 in his home. Mr. Hinds was born October 3, 1936 in Springfield the son of Virgil and Lillie Robinson Hinds. He was united in marriage to Barbara Tucker Hinds on November 18, 1960 in Springfield. To this union was born Brett Warren Hinds and...
Mary Blalock
Oct 13, 2011
Mary Elizabeth (Slusser) Blalock died Thursday October 13, 2011 in Monett, MO. She was 95 years old. Maribeth was born July 18, 1916 in Joplin, MO and grew up in Willow Springs, MO. She graduated from SMS and then taught for more than thirty years, retiring after her last years at Westport Elementary. Maribeth was a member of the First...
Marion Pomeroy Wright
Oct 13, 2011
Marion Poemroy Marcus Wright died on Oct. 13, 2011 in the Manor at Elfindale. She was born to Henry Charles Marcus and Hettie Belle Matthew Marcus on June 23, 1920, in San Francisco, California. Her family lived on Lombard Street there, and when she was a llittle girl it was paved in brick curves and became one of the most...
James R Cottengim
Oct 12, 2011
James R. Cottengim James R. (Jim) Cottengim died October 12, 2011, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, MO. He was born July 4, 1940, in Mountain Grove, MO to the late Merton and Inez (Tetrick) Cottengim. Jim spent a great deal of time with his grandparents, the late Terrell and Elizabeth Tetrick. After graduating from Mountain Grove High...
Virginia Sue Cox
Oct 9, 2011
Virginia Sue Cox passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011 in her home. She was born September 26, 1920 in Cotter, Arkansas to Andrew Lawrence and Daisy Pearl (Wood) Bowers. She was united in marriage to John Henry Cox on August 2, 1940. Living in Marionville, MO she was a housewife, homemaker and worked at the MFA exchange and Vaisey Bristol...
Earlene Lewis
Oct 8, 2011
Earlene Lewis, 68, Springfield, passed away at 1:00 pm, Saturday, October 8, 2011 in her home. She was born June 29, 1943 in Edgar Springs, MO the daughter of Earl and Lorraine Bonebrake Henson. She was retired from St. John's. Earlene was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Betty Davis. She is survived by her husband Bill;...
J.T. Shipman
Oct 8, 2011
J. T. Shipman, 91, of Springfield passed from the arms of his loving family to the arms of our Lord on Saturday, October 8th, 2011 after a short illness. He was an active member of Central Christian Church, having attended there from 1955 to present. He was also a member of Gate of the Temple Masonic Lodge, and had been...
Oliver Mcsweeney
Oct 7, 2011
John "Oliver" McSweeney, 72 of Springfield, passed away suddenly on Friday, October 7, 2011 at St. John's Regional Health Center. Oliver was the son of John Patrick and Madeline Mary McSweeney. He was born in Mungret County, Limerick, Ireland. He has been married to the love of his life, Kay, for 34 years. Oliver was a graduate of Christian Brothers...
Saundra Kay Rorrer-Rose
Oct 5, 2011
Saundra (Sam) Kay Rorrer-Rose, aged 63 years, of Springfield, departed this life on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at home after a two-year battle with brain cancer. Sam was born July 14, 1948 in Gainesville MO to Ted and Blanche (Jennings) Tannehill. Her parents instilled a very deep and abiding love for the Lord, a love for family, and a very...
