Brig. Gen (Ret'D) Rudolph F. Wacker
Apr 2, 2011
General Wacker (Rudy) was born September 4, 1929 in Poughkeepsie, NY and passed away peacefully on April 2, 2011. After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the post-WWII occupation forces in Germany. In 1950 he received an enlisted appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Graduating in 1954 he...
Jerry Don Clopton
Apr 1, 2011
Jerry Don Clopton, 72, died April 1, 2011 after a six year battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was born in Comanche County Okla., in 1938 to Everett and Ruth Clopton. He was a graduate of Lawton High School and Oklahoma Baptist University. He was a US Navy retiree who had served in Vietnam. After active and reserve military service,...
Dorothy A. Strele
Apr 1, 2011
Dorothy, known as Dottie to her friends and family, passed away at the age of 88 in Springfield on Friday, April 1, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Dec. 27, 1922, into the Catholic faith in St. Louis, Mo., to Charles and Dora Schleifer, and was their only daughter. She married Frederick "Fritz" Strele May 21, 1949,...
Eugene Meyer
Mar 30, 2011
Eugene Ferdinand Meyer, Jr. 86 died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 in Cox South Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Springfield, born February 14, 1925 the son of Helen and Eugene F. Meyer, Sr. He attended the University of Arizona where he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother,...
June Buck
Mar 29, 2011
Mary June Buck age 77, of Springfield passed away at 4:35 p.m. on March 29, 2011 in Select Specialty Hospital. June was born in Vianna, Illinois to the late Bethel and Joseph Potts. June was a longtime employee at GE and had many hobbies. She enjoyed horseback riding, breaking horses, line dancing and bingo. She was a member of the...
John Samuel Moore
Mar 29, 2011
John departed this world to join the Lord God on Tuesday 29 March 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Willow Springs, Missouri on 23 June 1934 to William J. and Maryruth Moore. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Minnie Sue, age 2. He is survived by his loving wife of...
Neil C. Wortley
Mar 28, 2011
Neil Wortley, former administrator at CoxHealth, passed away Monday at his home at the age of 89. Born December 3, 1921 in Lake Odessa, Michigan, Mr. Wortley relocated to Springfield during World War II working in the Army Medical Corps at O'Reilly Hospital. He became administrator of Cox Medical Centers in 1952 and, with the exception of eight years with...
Robert Pettigrew Groseclose
Mar 27, 2011
Robert Pettigrew Groseclose, age 85, of Springfield went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 27, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Gwyndolyn Prows Groseclose; daughter Donna and son-in-law Jerry Carlin; daughter Nancy and son-in-law Jack Morrison; five grandchildren; Justin Carlin, Caleb...
Twila Edwards
Mar 25, 2011
At her last breath Friday, March 25, Twila Brown Edwards was 77. Her talented mind had long been absorbed by a profound love for learning. She was valedictorian of her high school class and excelled intellectually in college. In 1957, her bright gifts of leadership led to an appointment as the A/G National Supervisor of the Deaf/Blind Ministries. She worked...
Phyllis Mae Mcauley
Mar 23, 2011
Phyllis Mae Bennett (Andrews) McAuley Phyllis Mae Bennett (Andrews) McAuley, age 87, was born February 6, 1924 in Myrtle, MO and went to her final resting place on March 23, 2011 in Springfield, MO due to congestive heart failure and pneumonia complications . She was the youngest of the seven children born to John Wesley and Mary Esther (Vaughn) Bennett...
Eugene S. Smith
Mar 23, 2011
Eugene S. Smith, 96, was called home to be with our Lord Wednesday, March 23, 2011 following a prolonged illness. Eugene was born March 9, 1915 in Joplin, Mo. to Philo and May Smith. He served in WWII on the Pacific front as an infantry solider in a special Chaplains unit providing religious support to the men on the front...
Mary Ella Crews
Mar 22, 2011
Mary Ella Crews, 90, Springfield, MO passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011. She was born March 23, 1920 to George and Ella Hutson in Jonesboro, Ark. Mary was united in marriage to Albert Louis Crews on July 3, 1940. For 68 years they enjoyed a life together that was full of love, respect and devotion, until his death on July...
Alan Laker Bates
Mar 22, 2011
Alan Laker Bates, 55, of Springfield passed away at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in Cox South. He was born December 23, 1955 in Lawrence, Kansas to C. Warren and Margery Laker Bates. Alan's family moved to Springfield when he was a small child, and he attended Hickory Hills Elementary and Jr. High and was a 1974 graduate of...
Alice Carolyn Thomas
Mar 21, 2011
I was born February 18, 1962 to Curtice and Cathy Williams. I was the last of five children, the one and only precious daughter. I will be missed by my parents and my brothers John Michael, Curt, Keith, Kenny, and a slew of other awesome family members too numerous to call by name, but loved just the same! Although spoiled...
Romalee Wilkerson
Mar 20, 2011
Mary Romalee Wilkerson departed this life Sunday, March 20, 2011. She was born on October 18, 1927, to Otto and Ruth Westerman of Clever, Missouri. Romalee graduated from Central High School and later Missouri State University. While attending MSU, she completed her bachelor's degree in education and met Curtis R. Wilkerson. They were married on August 27, 1949. Her first...
Anna Louise Coyner
Mar 20, 2011
Anna Louise Coyner, 96, of Springfield, formerly of Webster Groves, Mo., died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Quail Creek in Springfield. She was born June 14, 1914, in Muscatine, Iowa, a daughter of Clyde and Minnie Burkhard Leach. On Nov. 24, 1938, in Muscatine, she was married to Mark William Coyner, who died March 16, 2002. Mrs. Coyner was a...
Zita Marie Horan
Mar 19, 2011
Zita Marie (Hays) Horan, 64, Springfield, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011 in Cox Hospital with her husband and children by her side. She was born December 30, 1946 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of John W and Emma (Reichenbach) Hays. She grew up in Kansas City, Kansas where she graduated from Bishop Ward High School in 1964 and...
William Scott Dockery
Mar 18, 2011
William "Bill" Scott Dockery William "Bill" Scott Dockery, 66, of Springfield, MO, passed away March 18, 2011 at Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield, MO after a long illness. Bill was born to Clarence T and Evelyn Emick Dockery, on May 5, 1944 in Lawrence, KS. He attended Lawrence High School and the University of Kansas. Bill was an avid sports...
