John Wood Williams, Iii
Jan 15, 2011
John Wood Williams, III, 88, died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Cox South Medical Center after a brief illness. Born May 17, 1922, John was a lifelong resident of Springfield, Missouri. He loved his family dearly and, as a generous giver, was always ready to lend a helping hand when needed. Leisure time passions included outdoor activities of golf, hunting...
Lisa Gray Hughes
Jan 14, 2011
Lisa Gray Hughes ended her brave two-year battle with breast cancer on the morning of January 14, 2011. The daughter of John and Dorothy (Haygood) Snider, Lisa Dawn Gray was born on March 23, 1960 in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. She graduated from Lawrence Country High School in 1978; and earned her BS (1984) and MA (1986) in English from Middle Tennessee...
Clara Sophia Tinnin
Jan 14, 2011
Clara Sophia Tinnin, 96, Springfield, Mo., passed away January 11, 2011. Clara was born February 1, 1914 in St. Louis, Mo., to Theodore and Caroline Stedingk. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Homer; son, Terry; daughter, Alice Galyean Zeder; sister, Frieda Smith; and brothers, Ted and Carl Stedingk. She is survived by her daughter, Joyce Beach...
Richard James Reilly
Jan 14, 2011
Richard James Reilly, age 88 of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m. after a two year battle with cancer. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. and moved to Springfield in 1980. He is preceded in death by his daughter Patricia in 2001 and his wife Marcella in 2002. He served in the United States...
Thomas Robert Strand
Jan 14, 2011
Thomas Robert Strand, age 61, passed away January 14, 2011 in his Springfield home. He was born May 8, 1949 in Hutchinson, Kansas, moving to Aurora, Missouri in 1963 where he graduated from Aurora High School in 1967. In 1971 he graduated from Missouri State University with a major in Industrial Technology and in 1975 he married his high school...
Leland Eugene Wetzel
Jan 14, 2011
Dr. Leland E. Wetzel, 85, Springfield, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2011 in St. John's Hospital. Dr. Wetzel was born, January 22, 1925 in Sigourney, Iowa, to Dr. William and Flora Wetzel. Leland graduated from Springfield Central High School, Missouri State University and Kansas City Osteopathic College in 1946. On November 12, 1942 he married Bertha Hulen Wetzel who...
Carl Arthur Bredenberg
Jan 10, 2011
C. Arthur Bredenberg, born March 20, 1921 in Libertyville, Ill. the son of John and Ernestine Bredenberg, departed this life January 10, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife Vivian Hansen. Arthur retired from financial management at Leepale Inc. He was a Life Member of Masonic Lodge #422 in Joliet, Ill. and he was a member of OSSSM,...
Jessie Barton
Jan 8, 2011
Jessie "Marie" Barton, 88, Springfield passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011 in St. John's. Marie was born December 12, 1922, to Elmer and Myrtal Fox. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Barton; her dear step-mother, Viola Fox; grandson, Dann Blades; brother, Ray Fox; step-sister, Dortha Gray; step-brother, Billy Andoe and her precious "Gypsy." She is survived by...
Gerry Doran
Jan 7, 2011
Gerald F. Doran, 83 of Springfield passed away early Friday morning at his home after a long illness. He was born on June 19, 1927 in Nixa and is the son of Roy Fenton and Blanche Wasson Doran. Gerry was a 1945 graduate of Nixa High School where he lettered in basketball. He was a 1959 graduate Drury College. He...
Jack Roberts
Jan 6, 2011
Jack Jameson "Coach" Roberts, age 86 of Springfield, Missouri passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011 in the Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon. He was born June 7, 1924, to Mabel Jameson Roberts and John Roberts, of Buffalo. Jack was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Frank J. Roberts. Jack is survived by his wife, Juanita of 61...
Jerry Allen Pickering
Jan 4, 2011
Jerry A. Pickering, 85 Springfield, passed away in Cox South Hospital on January 4, 2011. He was born in Springfield, Mo. to Andrew and Loretta Pickering. He graduated from Greenwood High School. For 35 years he was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone and was a life member of the AT&T Pioneers Organization, Telephone Company Credit Union, and was a pilot...
Patricia Maxine Visintainer
Jan 2, 2011
Maxine Visintainer, Springfield, was born Patricia Maxine Kidd in Norwood, Missouri on September 26, 1924, to Myrtle Bradshaw Kidd and Oscar Kidd, of Wright County. She passed away on January 2, 2011 in Springfield, Missouri. Maxine was Valedictorian of the Norwood High School Class of 1941 and attended Southwest Missouri State Teachers College for two years. Afterward, she traveled extensively...
Joseph Warren Russell
Jan 1, 2011
Joseph Warren Russell was born on January 28, 1979, in Kansas City, Missouri and died in a tragic accident on January 1, 2011 near Springfield, Missouri. After growing up in Springfield and attending Glendale High School, Joe lived in St. Louis and Chicago before returning to Springfield, where he was well known and liked, both in his job as a...
Wilbert Raymond Wilson
Dec 31, 2010
Wilbert Raymond Wilson went to be with the Lord on December 31, 2010 at the age of 100 years and 5 months. He was born July 12, 1910 in Cairo, Missouri, son of John Allen and Margaret Wilson. Wilbert attended Moberly School and lettered in four different sports. He then attended Moberly Junior College for two years and graduated from...
Lodyne Inabelle Warner
Dec 28, 2010
Lodyne Inabelle Warner, 90, of Springfield, passed away at 3:30 pm, Tuesday, December 28, 2010. She was born May 6, 1920 to David McCoy and Vesta Gravelle. Lodyne was a long time resident of Springfield and also Kansas City, Mo. She worked for Kitty Clover as the office manager for several years in Springfield. She was office manager and accountant...
John Roylance, Iii
Dec 24, 2010
John Roylance III, 62, passed away on Friday, December 24th in his sister's home after a long struggle with COPD. In his final days he was lovingly cared for by Seasons Hospice; his sister Bonnie Roswurm, her husband Dan, and Dan's mother, Bonnie; his niece, Angie Wise; and his daughter, Meredith Anderson. John was born on January 10, 1948 in...
Delores Lee Reynolds
Dec 24, 2010
Delores Lee Reynolds, 80, Springfield, Missouri passed peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Friday, December 24, 2010. She was born February 1, 1930 in Frederick, Oklahoma to Tom and Irene Mallette. Delores and Sammy Reynolds celebrated 60 years of marriage on December 23, 2010. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister,...
