Zelma Fern Adams
Oct 19, 2009
Zelma Fern Adams 93, Springfield, Mo., passed away Monday, October 19, 2009 in Manor Care. She was born December 31, 1915 in Curryville, Mo., to Charles Preston and Stella K. McDowell. Zelma attended Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville, Mo. She taught school in a one-room school near Vandalia, Mo., and worked as an electrician in the naval ship...
Clifford R. "Cliff" Herrmann
Oct 18, 2009
Cliff came into this world on January 7 of 1983 in such a hurry he beat the doctor to his delivery. He never slowed down after. We will never be the same without him! Cliff graduated from Glendale High School. He then went on to Cox College of Nursing and received his B.S. in Nursing. He was a registered nurse...
Elaine Tate
Oct 17, 2009
R. Elaine Tate Elaine Tate of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2009, in St. John's Hospital, at the age of 79. She was born on September 2, 1930, to Roy and Pauline Little. Elaine was married to her high school sweet heart and joy-of-her-life James Tate, on 4 April, 1949. Elaine spent her childhood and most of her...
Richard D. Covey
Oct 15, 2009
Richard D. "Dick" Covey Sr., 89, Springfield, Mo., went to be with his Lord on October 15, 2009. He was born January 23, 1920, in Hartford, Conn. His first wife, Cecelia B. Covey, preceded him in death in 1987. He is survived by second wife, Louise Cass Covey; and sons, Richard Covey Jr. and wife, Connie, and James Covey, both...
Erin Kathleen Voges
Oct 14, 2009
Erin Kathleen Voges, 44, Springfield, Missouri passed away Wednesday October 14, 2009 in Cox South after a long illness. She was born June 18, 1965 in Springfield, Missouri to Edward L. and Rebecca L. Voges. Erin was active in showing dogs. She was a member of the A.K.C. and more recently a member of the Springfield Transplant Support Group. Erin...
Mary Helen Burger
Oct 10, 2009
Mary Helen Rhodes Burger was born in Springfield, Mo., on July 2, 1920, to Zoe and Charles Rievely and passed away in Cox Hospital on October 10, 2009 after a brief illness. Mary was a volunteer for thirty years and was president of the Cox Auxiliary. She loved bridge, bingo, and golf. She was preceded in death by her parents:...
Patricia Ann Phillips
Oct 9, 2009
Patricia Ann Phillips of Springfield, MO passed away Friday morning, October 9, 2009. Patricia was a devout Christian all her life and felt her main purpose in life was to lead her family to know and love the Lord and to live a life that pleases Him. She was very focused in helping her children and grandchildren. She was born...
Mark Alan Lunn
Oct 5, 2009
Mark Alan Lunn, 49, Marshfield, passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 in St. John's after battling complications from an aneurysm surgery for several years. He was born December 15, 1959 in Springfield. Mark worked for 25 years in the auto parts industry as both a manager and owner. He was a 40 year member of University Heights Baptist Church. Mark...
Cora Eudella Hill
Oct 4, 2009
Cora Eudella Blevins Hill, born April 21, 1927, died Sunday, October 4, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert G. Hill. They had two daughters, Patricia Blanc, Kansas City, and Pamela Pierson, Springfield. She was blessed with three granddaughters, Amy Dillingham, Whitney Creehan and Reagan Volkerding. She was further blessed with eight great-grandchildren, Devin, Keira, Joel, Savannah,...
Ann M. Bilotti
Oct 2, 2009
Ann M. Bilotti, 93, of Springfield, Mo., passed away October 2, 2009. A memorial mass for Ann, grandmother of Susan Armstrong, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, October 9, 2009, in Holy Trinity Catholic Church. No visitation is planned. Arrangements are under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the charity of...
Donald Wesley Mahnken
Oct 1, 2009
Donald Wesley Mahnken, 82, passed away in his home in Springfield on October 1, 2009, after a two year battle with cancer. He was born July 22, 1927, to Benjamin Franklin and Ruth Hotsenpiller Mahnken, in his grandparents' Smithton home. He was married to the former Glendora Stapp on July 14, 1957. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Lois Irene Rains
Sep 30, 2009
Lois Irene (Moran) Rains of Springfield, Mo., passed on to her heavenly home on September 30, 2009. She was born on September 6, 1918, on the prairie of western Kansas in their home, which at the time was a railroad boxcar placed on their homesteaded land near Liberal, Kansas. She was the daughter of Frederick Olen Hunt and Delacy Pearl...
Dorothy Lee Adkins
Sep 29, 2009
Dorothy Lee Adkins Dorothy Lee Adkins passed away Tuesday evening, September 29, 2009. She was born in Springfield, Missouri, May 26, 1920. She was the daughter of Herbert and Leona Ream Adkins. Having graduated from Springfield Senior High School in 1939, she went on to graduate as a registered nurse from Springfield Baptist Hospital in 1942. During World War II,...
Oma Jean Ratliff
Sep 28, 2009
Jean Nicholas Ratliff flew away to Heaven on September 28, 2009. She was a resident of St. John's Mercy Villa, Springfield, Missouri for the last five years where her "thank you darling" was a coveted greeting. She was born July 11, 1924 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the daughter of Grace Soffar Poss and Grover E. Poss. She was a graduate...
Robert Benson Mahan
Sep 26, 2009
Robert Benson Mahan died on Saturday September 26, 2009, from complications following open-heart surgery. Always the consummate entertainer, Benny lived his life to the fullest, from his first gig at a cave in Doling Park all the way to Madison Square Garden. Benny loved his family and shared his joy for life with everyone through his gift of music and...
Karen Lyn Parrish
Sep 26, 2009
Karen "Lyn" Parrish, 59, died Saturday September 26, 2009 at home in Fordland, MO. She was born on September 5, 1950 in Springfield, MO to Garland and Jane Parrish. She attended Reed Springs High School and was a Licensed Practical Nurse. Lyn never met a stranger and has many friends. She had a wonderful sense of humor and was generous...
Charles Vernon Bunselmeyer
Sep 25, 2009
Vernon C. Bunselmeyer, 91, Walnut Grove, Mo., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 25, 2009 in his home after a short illness. Mr. Bunselmeyer was born March 6, 1918 in Washington, Mo., the son of Fred and Clara Meyer Bunselmeyer. He was retired from Libscomb Grain and Seed Co., where he was an electrician. He...
