Helen L. Cox
Aug 21, 2009
Helen L. Cox, 81, of Springfield passed away Friday, August 21, 2009 in her home. She was born May 14, 1928 in Wheatland, Missouri to Jesse and Abbie Louisa (Parrish) Miller. Helen accepted Christ as her Savior at an early age. She married John Cox December 24, 1946. Helen had been a floral designer since she was 16 years old,...
Richard L. Gafner, Sr.
Aug 16, 2009
Richard Lee Gafner, Sr. Richard L. Gafner, Sr. (75) passed away on Sunday August 16, 2009 following a short illness. Richard was preceded in death by his parents Lee R. & Maysel L. Gafner and his brother Tommy . Richard was born and raised in Springfield, MO, attending and graduating from Springfield Senior High (Central High School) in 1951. He...
Helen R. Lange
Aug 16, 2009
Helen Ruth (Steele) Lange passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at age 78, following a short illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and a sister. She was a member of First and Calvary Presbyterian Church and enjoyed sewing and gardening. She is survived by her three daughters, Linda and Patricia Lange and Hope and...
Martha Allis
Aug 12, 2009
Martha Lee Brooks Allis passed away in the Montclair retirement home, in Springfield, Missouri, on August 12, after a long battle with cancer. Martha was born on June 12, 1921, in Kansas City, and lived in Independence, Missouri until September, 2008, when she moved to Springfield to be closer to her brother, Alden, and his family. Martha was preceded in...
Stephen K. Davis
Aug 12, 2009
Stephen K. Davis, 62, Springfield, MO left this world peacefully on Wednesday, August 12, 2009, after a long illness. He was born November 9, 1946 in Blue Springs, MO to Keith and Audrey Davis. Steve was a man of many talents, whose passion for the Arts he shared with all he came to know. After moving to Springfield in 1961,...
Gene Cantrell
Aug 12, 2009
Gene Earvin Cantrell, 66, Springfield, died Wednesday, August 12, 2009. During his life he worked as a Greene county deputy sheriff, he also worked for Cardins Circus, Thompson Auto Sales, Zenith and later as a semi truck driver. He was a member of Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Temple, Scottish Rite Gate of the Temple in Springfield, MO. He was a...
Joel Persky Ph. D.
Aug 12, 2009
Joel Persky PhD, professor of Media Journalism and Film died at his home on August 12 at the age of 64. He began his academic career at Iona College and the College of New Rochelle in New York, and then went on to chair the Communications Department at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. His career continued at Missouri...
Terrance Holcom
Aug 9, 2009
Terrance "Terry" Arthur Holcom, age 70, of Highlandville, Mo., very unexpectedly made his transition on Sunday August 9, 2009, leaving a void within all the hearts that he touched. Terry was born February 28, 1939 in Lawrence, Kansas. Terry went to school in K.C. Mo. until he entered the Air Force in 1956. In 1957, he married Judy Lee (Hammer)....
George F. Wilson
Aug 7, 2009
George F. Wilson, 83, passed away on August 7th, 2009 at St Johns Hospital in Springfield, MO. George was born in Muncie, Kansas in 1925 and was a graduate of Ward High School. George served in the United States Marine Corp "A" Battery 5th Battalion as a Corporal seeing action in Iwo Jima and serving in the occupation force on...
Ruth E. Mort
Aug 6, 2009
Ruth Mort, 79, Springfield, died peacefully in her home, August 6, 2009. Ruth was born on July 13, 1930 in Springfield, Missouri. She graduated from St. Agnes High School and from St. John's School of Nursing. She attended St. Joseph's and Sacred Heart Catholic Churches in Springfield. Ruth was a lifetime nurse and caregiver. She was Director of Nursing at...
Richard L. "Dick" Taylor
Aug 2, 2009
Richard Lee Taylor, 79, Springfield, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2009 from injuries sustained in an accident near his home north of Springfield. He was born December 6, 1929 in Springfield, the son of Fonnie Lee and Ruby Lee Hamilton Taylor. Richard began his long and storied career shortly after graduating from Fair Grove High School. He started as a...
Anna D. Singleton
Aug 2, 2009
Anna Dondene Singleton, 86, of Springfield passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2009. She was born in Manhattan, Kansas on April 1, 1923 to Marion and Harriette Reighley. She graduated from Junction City High School. On April 11, 1941 she married Charles L. Singleton with whom she recently celebrated sixty-eight years of marriage. They have resided in Springfield, MO since...
Rev. Norman Henry Rahmoeller
Aug 1, 2009
Reverend Norman H. Rahmoeller, 81, passed away August 1, 2009 in Springfield, Rehab and Health Care Center after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. Norman was born near Stotts City, MO on March 26, 1928 to John and Laura Kleeman Rahmoeller. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1945, Drury University in 1948 and Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis,...
Frederick H. Rixe
Jul 30, 2009
Frederick H. Rixe age 87 of Springfield, MO passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2009. He and his wife moved to Springfield two years ago after living in Catoosa, OK for over fifty years. He was born May 12, 1922 in Bennett, IA to Fred and Emilia Rixe. He graduated from Bennett High School and earned a Bachelor of Science...
Richard Ellingsworth
Jul 29, 2009
Loving husband, father and grandfather Richard "Dick" Lee Ellingsworth, born to Raymond and Agnes Ellingsworth on February 6, 1938, returned to be with his Father in heaven on July 29, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his step father Leonard Wingo and sister Carol Agnes. He is survived by his loving wife of more than fifty...
Charles R. Bachus
Jul 28, 2009
Charles R. "Chuck" Bachus, 77, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on July 28, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Dee; and his three children and their spouses, Rich and Jana Bachus, Randy and Pam Bachus of Springfield, Rhonda...
Harry B. Carr, Jr.
Jul 26, 2009
Harry Ben Carr, son of Mayor Harry B. and Edna (Rathbone) Carr, transcended this life July 26, 2009 after a short illness. Born in Springfield, Missouri, October 10, 1926, he attended McDaniel Elementary School. Entering fifth grade at Greenwood Laboratory School, he became President of his graduation Class of 1945. He served on staffs of the student yearbook and newspaper,...
June R. Burgess
Jul 25, 2009
June Burgess, 78, of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2009, in Cox South Hospital. She was born on August 15, 1930, in the back of Marrs Market in the living quarters of the family store. She married Beryl on September 9, 1948, in Drury's Stone Chapel. June was an executive secretary at Lewallen Advertising Company for over 30...
