Eugene Henderson
May 13, 2011
Eugene H. (Gene) Henderson, 91, of Springfield, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 in his home surrounded by his family. Gene was born in Leslie, Arkansas, October 9, 1919. Following high school, he started his career with The National Cash Register Company (NCR) in November 1940, in Tulsa, Oklahoma and then enlisted with the U S Navy in 1942. During...
Donald E. Sater
May 12, 2011
Dr. Donald E. Sater, 92 of Springfield, MO, was born May 15, 1918 to Walter and Lula (Farwell) Sater in Heglar, Idaho. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister. He lived his teenage years near Cassville and attended high school at Cassville. He earned Bachelor and Master degrees from Missouri University and a Doctor of Education...
Kristen Hicks
May 12, 2011
Kristen Hicks, age 62, passed away at home on May 12, 2011. She received her Master's in Fine Arts from the University of Arkansas and was an artist all her life. She was preceded in death by her parents Mildred and Ralph Gilbert. She is survived by her daughter, Hayley Hicks, Fairfax, VA; sisters Susan Carrell and husband Winston Davis,...
Leona Fairley
May 10, 2011
Leona M. Fairley, 92, Springfield, Mo., passed away May 10, 2011. She was born April 11, 1919 in Purdy, Mo. Leona attended Central High School. She married John W. Fairley on May 11, 1941 in Sacred Heart Church, Springfield, Mo. She retired from Cranks Drug Company in 1979. Leona was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church and...
Michelle Y Tims
May 7, 2011
Michelle Yvonne Tims, 18, passed away Saturday, May 7, as a result of complications associated with her two-year battle with Leukemia. She was born in Springfield, Missouri, January 26, 1993. She is survived by her parents Eddie K. and Rebecca (Becky) Deardorff Tims and her sister, Valerie Tims, all of Springfield; grandparents Eddie (Rudy) and Eloise Tims of Searcy, Arkansas;...
Blaine P. Garton
May 6, 2011
Blaine P. Garton, 90, passed away May 6, 2011 after an extended illness. Blaine or Pop, as his family called him, was preceded in death by his wife Margaret Garton. Blaine is survived by his son Michael Garton and his wife Janice; grandchildren Virginia Fenton and her husband Daniel; Michael Garton, Jr. and his wife Kim; and Zachary Garton and...
Norman Hall
May 5, 2011
Norman Eugene Hall, 78, of Atoka, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011. He was born on April 3, 1933 in Phillipsburg, Missouri to N. Guy and Ruby Hall. He is survived by Marge Alberda Hall (OK); sons, Doug (CO) and Ken (VT); and sister, Linda (MO). Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 11 at White...
James Allen Routt
Apr 30, 2011
James Allen Routt age, 91, a lifelong resident of Springfield, MO, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 3:10 p.m. He was born in Springfield, Missouri on August 25, 1919 to James and Nettie Routt, who preceded him in death. James graduated from Senior High school (Central) in 1937. In 1941, he graduated from SMS with a business degree in...
Wanda Hazel Evermon
Apr 29, 2011
Wanda Hazel Evermon, 88, departed this life into the hands of her savior at Mercy Villa on April 29, 2011. She was born in Springfield, Missouri August 10, 1922 the daughter of Robert A. Smith and Olive Mae Brumley Smith. She was united in marriage to Paul A. Evermon August 4, 1940. Wanda was a homemaker and loving wife and...
Elizabeth Edgar Bristow
Apr 29, 2011
Elizabeth "Betty" Edgar Bristow, 89, a long time resident of St. Joseph, Mo., died Friday,April 29, 2011 at Ash Grove Healthcare Facility, in Ash Grove, Mo. Betty, the daughter of Alva C. and Alice G. Connor Edgar, was born on March 5, 1922 and grew up in Trenton, Mo. Betty was a graduate of Trenton High School and received her...
Virginia Maddox
Apr 28, 2011
Virginia M. "Bid" Maddox passed away April 28, 2011 in Mercy Villa in Springfield, Missouri. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother & great-grandmother. Bid was born June 14, 1928 to Louise and Joseph Walsh. She graduated from St. John's Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis in 1949. Bid married John F. Jack" Maddox, July 29, 1950 and they...
La Rue Stover Newman
Apr 26, 2011
La Rue Stover Newman, age 93, a longtime resident of Springfield, MO passed into the arms of Jesus Christ on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. He was born in Glencoe, OK on June 26, 1917. He was one of three children born to Bessie and Clyde Newman during the depression, "dust bowl" years while his father worked in the oil fields...
Mona M. O'Rourke
Apr 26, 2011
Mona O'Rourke, 82, much loved mother,grandmother and friend, is now sharing heaven with her parents, siblings, her beloved husband, Jim and 16 year old granddaughter, Breanna O'Rourke, that passed away in January, peacefully in her sleep due to a long term illness. She was born December 10,1928 to Jason & Sadie Thompson. Her childhood was spent on the highest mountain...
Joseph E. Simpson
Apr 26, 2011
Joseph E. Simpson, Jr., 95, passed away on April 26, 2011, at Manor Care Health Services. Joe was born December 26, 1915, to Joseph E. and Elizabeth Simpson in Kansas City, KS. He proudly earned his Eagle Scout badge at age 15 and spent most of his life in the Kansas City area, retiring to Hermitage, MO, in 1978, and...
Donald And Helen Willingham
Apr 25, 2011
The Rev. Donald E. Willingham and Helen L. Willingham, both 79 of Springfield, died early Monday, April 25, 2011 in their home. Reverend Donald Eugene Willingham was born on September 4, 1931 in Matthews, Missouri to Wesley Willingham and Norma Phillips Willingham. He grew up in Southern Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. After graduating from high school, he served in the...
Charles Edward Vergien
Apr 25, 2011
Charles Edward Vergien, age 84, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on April 25, 2011 at Mercy St. Johns Hospital. He was born December 18, 1926 to Charles F. and Lucinda (Crocker) Vergien in Orchard Park, New York. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Buffalo. He was a U.S. Army veteran of both WW II and...
Helen Heerman
Apr 25, 2011
Helen A, Heerman, 94, passed away Monday, April 25th, 2011 at St. John's Hospital. She was born April 10, 1917 in Cole Camp, Missouri, the eldest daughter of Eduard and Katie Lutjen. Helen married Marvin Heerman June 23, 1940. They lived in Lincoln, Missouri, for several years then moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma where Marvin worked for Stanolind Oil and Gas...
