John Stanley Smith
Oct 4, 2011
John Stanley Smith, 84, passed away suddenly in his home Tuesday morning, October 4. 2011. Born in Stockton, MO, April 5, 1927, he was the oldest son of John Alden Smith and Willie Aileen (Haden) Smith. Stanley was a graduate of Stockton High School and Drury College, where he earned a B.A. in Economics and in 1968 received his Master's...
Connie Jean Snyder
Oct 3, 2011
Connie Jean Snyder age 58 of Springfield, MO passed away at 12:15 PM October 3, 2011 in her home. She was born in Sedalia, MO October 1, 1953 to Kenneth and Ida Belle Snyder. They moved to California in the 60s where she attended FIT College. She married and had Jonothon, then moved to New York City to attend the...
Velma J Acree
Oct 2, 2011
Velma Acree, 71 of Springfield, MO passed away at 4:28 a.m. on October 2, 2011 in St. John's Hospital, Springfield after a brief battle with pneumonia. Velma is survived by her husband Elick Acree; her daughter, Angela (Bob Torp); son, Greg Acree; granddaughters, Kelsey and Bailey Acree; and a great-grandson Aiden Acree, all of Springfield. She is also survived by...
Forrest Wayne Bradley
Oct 2, 2011
Forrest Wayne Bradley, a retired journalist, passed away at 10:33 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 in St. John's Hospital. He was born March 16, 1924 in Springfield, Missouri, but lived in Buffalo, Missouri, from 1925 until he entered college. He graduated from the public schools in Buffalo in 1942 and from Southwest Missouri State University in 1947, with both...
Ida May Lewis
Oct 1, 2011
Ida May Lewis at age 71, on Saturday, October 1st, 2011 embarked on her next adventure after valiantly fighting pancreatic cancer. She left on her journey from her home in Springfield, Missouri. Ida was born September 7, 1940 on the family farm in Morrow County, Ohio to Milton and Lulu Heimlich. Ida was the last of four children and the...
Neysa N. Robson
Sep 30, 2011
Neysa Nicolaye Robson left her devoted daughters, Marilynn June and Sylvia Patrice, on Sept. 30, 2011 after a long decline due to Alzheimer's Disease. Neysa was born June 17, 1917 in Huron, SD., to James Noble Nicolaye and Nellie Clark Nicolaye. She spent most of her youth in Kansas City, MO where she met and married W.A. Robson. Neysa and...
Donald Eugene Asher
Sep 30, 2011
Donald Eugene Asher, 79, went home to be with the Lord, September 30, 2011. He is survived by his loving wife of fifty-nine years, Violet, daughter Marilyn Olson and her husband Don, granddaughter Connie Smith and her husband Alan and many loving family and friends. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 2,...
Christopher Farley
Sep 30, 2011
Christopher H. Farley, 54, of Springfield, MO, passed away midday on Friday, September 30, 2011, in St. John's Hospital. He is survived by a son, Gage, and two step-sons, Keenan Scott and Mathew Oglesby. He is also survived by two sisters, Elizabeth (Richard) Dries of Centennial, CO and Lisa (Kenneth) Keller of Danbury, CT and two brothers, Thomas (Mary Jo)...
Robert Charles Livingston
Sep 29, 2011
Robert Charles Livingston, 83 of Springfield passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011 in St. John's Hospital. Robert was born on August 15, 1928 in Springfield, MO. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served three tours in Vietnam. Following his military retirement he moved to Springfield, MO where he resided for 32 years. He married Barbara Ruth Livingston on July...
Susan E. Boeckman
Sep 27, 2011
Susan Elizabeth Boeckman, 75, Springfield, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in Mercy Villa. Known for her gentle spirit and kind soul, Susan was born March 21, 1936 in Iowa City, Iowa to parents Wallace Height and Antoinette Speidel Johnson. She graduated first in her class from Monte Cassino School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and attended The University of Tulsa, where she...
Marian Louise Voss
Sep 25, 2011
Marian (Koch) Voss was born in Highland, Ill. to Lillian (Riley) Koch and Elmer Koch and peacefully joined her "Mother Angel" in Heaven on September 25th, 2011. Marian was dedicated to seeing anyone around her obtain a great education, as she also was an honor student at Monticello College in Godfrey, Ill. She took this ability to learn quickly and...
William Kenneth Pumphrey
Sep 24, 2011
William Kenneth "Bill" Pumphrey, 84 of Springfield passed away the afternoon of September 24th, 2011, in St. John's Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. He was born in Lead Hill, Arkansas to Floyd and Argie Pumphrey. He was very proud to have served his country for 24 years in the U.S. Air Force including service in Korea, Vietnam, Japan and Germany. He also...
Bob Neely
Sep 21, 2011
John Robert "Bob" Neely, age 82 of Springfield, MO passed away on September 21, 2011 in Cox South Hospital. He was born on April 11, 1929 to E.E. and Lila Neely. Bob married Kathryn Dunn on June 10, 1950. He was a graduate of Greenwood and Missouri School of Mines. He earned his Masters at UCLA, where he did research...
Nellie Jo Reynolds
Sep 20, 2011
Nellie Jo "Mamo" Reynolds Nellie J Reynolds "Mamo" 91, Springfield, MO passed away Tuesday a.m., September 20th. Nell, a devoted wife, wonderful mother to her three girls, caring grandmother to 12 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren was born February 17th, 1920 to her parents Kate McCullah Wiles and Herman Wiles in Marionville, MO. Over the last...
Melvina Ruth Johnston
Sep 20, 2011
Melvina Ruth Johnston (Graff) born September 4, 1929 died on September 20, 2011 at the age of 82. Melvina, worked many years for the First National Bank of Joplin where she eventually served as a loan officer. She was a long time active member of Forest Park Baptist Church. Melvina loved to china paint as well as oil paint. She...
Vera Emrie
Sep 20, 2011
"Her children rise up, and praise her." Proverbs 31:28 Her birthday cake last Sunday read, "A beautiful mother is a joy forever." As her daughter held her cake the family gathered around her bed and sang songs to her in love, honor and joy. It did not matter that she may not have been able to hear. It only mattered...
Gladys E. White
Sep 19, 2011
Gladys E. White passed away Monday, September 19, 2011 at Christian Health Care West at the age of 99. She was born Feb. 10, 1912. She was a long time member of the Hardin Class at First and Calvary Presbyterian Church, Springfield. She was preceded in death by her parents Minnie May (Heinzman) and Alpha Curtis Alexander; sisters, Pearl Cook,...
