Michael Thomas Pivac
Feb 3, 2010
Michael Thomas Pivac of Springfield passed away on February 3, 2010 surrounded by his family and friends. Mike was born on August 4, 1958, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Sam and Carol Pivac. He earned his A.B. in History with Honors and his J.D. degrees from the University of Missouri. He moved to Springfield out of law school in 1983...
Joan Philpott
Jan 29, 2010
Joan Philpott, 86, of Ogden, Utah passed away Friday, January 29, 2010 of natural causes at Mountain Ridge Assisted Living. She was born August 2, 1923, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Martha Belle and Roscoe B. Schooling. On October 9, 1945 she married Norris F. Philpott in Tulsa and spent 48 happy years as residents of Springfield, Missouri. She...
Margaret Lorene Lips
Jan 28, 2010
Margaret (Margo) Lorene Lips passed away in her home with friends on January 28th, 2010. Margo was survived by her parents Harold & Lorene, her siblings Michael, Wendy, Harold Jr, Donald, & Victor. She was also survived by her daughter Judy-Marie, son in law Heath & Her adopted family Tammy, & Grandson Luke. Among some of the things she has...
Faith Berg
Jan 28, 2010
Faith Joybelle Berg, 89, of Springfield, went into God's presence January 28, 2010. Joy was born December 13, 1920, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the youngest of the four daughters of Reuben Sternall, one of the co-founders of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Since her father pastored a series of pioneer churches in Ontario, she moved quite a few times in...
Frances Joann Ryan
Jan 27, 2010
Frances Joann Ryan passed away peacefully on January 27, 2010, surrounded by family. She was born on April 19, 1933 in Niangua, MO to Harvey Lee and Ancel Jessie Alexander. She was a longtime Springfield resident. Joann was a lifetime educator, beginning at Northview School in 1951 at the age of 18. She taught kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and...
Bill Joyner
Jan 26, 2010
Frederick William "Bill" Joyner, 71, Springfield, died Tuesday, January 26, in Christian Healthcare West. Bill was a long time Springfield Attorney and avid outdoorsman. He cherished God's great outdoors and requested that upon his death he be cremated and his ashes be scattered in a place that he held dear and that no public services be held.
Leslie June Goodman
Jan 24, 2010
Leslie June Goodman,73, of Springfield passed away at 11:24 p.m. Sunday January 24, 2010 in Cox Medical Center South. Leslie was born June 23, 1936 in Marionville, Missouri to Oscar and Mary Goodman. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was a plumber and for the past 20 years taught plumbing at Vo-Tech. He...
Bill Eugene White
Jan 22, 2010
Bill Eugene White, 82, was born on July 31, 1927 in Kansas City, Kansas and passed away January 22, 2010 in Hermitage, Missouri. Bill is survived by two brothers, one sister, six children, eighteen grandchildren and twenty-two plus great-grandchildren. Bill was a loving husband to Emma White who passed before him on May 10, 2002. Bill was a simple and...
Jack Gerald Harmon
Jan 21, 2010
Jack Gerald Harmon Jack was born January 5, 1927 in Protection, Kansas to Edward W. and Alice Gaye Tarr Harmon. He was a graduate of Fair Grove High School (1944), Drury University (1949) and earned a MSW degree from Washington University in 1952. He served in the U.S. Navy after high school in the later part of WWII. Jack worked...
Jack Bernard North
Jan 20, 2010
Jack B. North, 91, of Springfield, Mo. passed away on January 20, 2010 in Springfield, Mo. Dr. North was a United Methodist Minister. He served several pastorates in Illinois over a 44-year ministry including churches in Cissna Park, El Paso, Peoria, Kankakee, and Champaign and as the Pontiac District Superintendent. Dr. North was Minister Emeritus at Asbury Methodist Church in...
Donald W. Tisdale
Jan 19, 2010
Donald W. "Don" Tisdale, 90, of Springfield passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in The Maples Care Center. Don was born May 7, 1919 in Buckhannon, West Virginia to Wilbur Morton Tisdale and Anna Paisley Tisdale. He was a 1937 graduate of Springfield Senior High and a 1941 graduate of Missouri State University. After teaching school for a year in...
Kenneth Walter Kraft
Jan 18, 2010
Kenneth Walter Kraft, age 89, of Springfield passed away at Cox South on the 18th of January after a short illness. He was retired after serving as Director of Businesses Services for the Springfield Public Schools for 25 years. He served as a Second Lieutenant in the Medical Administration Corps during World War II. Kenneth graduated from the Teachers College...
Lena Hagale
Jan 18, 2010
Lena Sara (Massad) Hagale, age 87, of Springfield, Mo., passed away Monday, January 18 in her home. She was born on September 2, 1922 to Joseph and Foutha (Mathey) Massad in Beggs, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by John T. Hagale, her husband of nearly 47 years. Lena was primarily a dedicated homemaker, but spent a portion of her...
Richard Petiford
Jan 17, 2010
Richard F. Petiford, age 86, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010, in the Neighborhoods at Quail Creek. He was born November 22, 1923, in Walnut Grove, the son of Guy and Anna Killingsworth Petiford. He was a World War II U.S. Navy Veteran. Following his service, he graduated from Southwest Missouri State University. Mr. Petiford spent many years...
Sarasue Potter
Jan 17, 2010
Sarasue Gibson Potter, 78, passed away January 17, 2010, in Springfield, Mo. Sue and Jerry would have celebrated their 59th Wedding Anniversary January 19. She led her life as an example for all who knew and loved her; never complaining or criticizing and always putting others first. Her family and friends will miss her dearly. Sarasue was born February 10,...
Hardy Eugene Baker
Jan 14, 2010
Hardy Eugene Baker, 88, of Springfield, Missouri passed away January 14, 2010. Hardy was born March 5, 1921 in Springfield, Mo., son of the late Marion F. "Shorty" and Eva Baker. Hardy attended Rountree, Jarrett, Greenwood and Springfield Sr. High School. His father, "Shorty," was a fireman who came up through the ranks to become Chief. His mother, Eva, was...
Dr. Walter Abel German, Jr.
Jan 11, 2010
Dr. Walter Abel German, Jr. Dr. Walter A. German, Jr. died at 7:20 p. m., Monday, January 11, 2010 at St. John's Hospital, following a battle with cancer. His wife, Taney Jean German, died eight months earlier. Dr. German was born August 4, 1924 to Walter and Doris German. His father was also a physician and a military veteran, and...
