Mary Lee Lantz
Mar 31, 2009
Mary Lee Lantz, age 84, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2009 after a long fight with diabetes and heart disease. She was born, February 18, 1925 in Billings, Missouri, the daughter of Ed and Fannie Garbee. Mary Lee had a beautiful soprano voice, and gave music recitals at a very young age. She taught band, orchestra and...
John Elmer Brockschmidt
Mar 29, 2009
John Brockschmidt died at his home in Springfield, MO on March 29, 2009 after unsuccessful treatment for a malignant brain tumor. He was born in St. Louis, MO on June 4, 1939 to Elmer J. and Mayme Brockschmidt. He received a business degree from Missouri University and served in the U.S. Army as a commissioned officer attaining the rank of...
Alice C. Dickens
Mar 26, 2009
Alice Caroline Dickens passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 at Mercy Villa in Springfield, Missouri. She was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on September 25, 1923. Her parents were Antonio and Katherine Chiaro. Alice married Kermit Miller in 1946 who preceded her in death. She and their five children moved to Springfield in 1960 where she married her high school...
Rosette C. Walsh
Mar 24, 2009
Ida Rosette (Rose) Walsh, 94 of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in the morning in Primrose Place following a short illness. Rose was born in the home near Marionville, Missouri on August 22, 1914 to Virgil Claud and Ruby Cummings. Rose was united in marriage to Lewis C. Walsh on March 16, 1941 and to this union...
Rufus Church
Mar 23, 2009
Rufus C. Church, 56, passed away Monday, March 23, 2009, in Ozark, Missouri. Born May 9, 1952, in Welsh, West Virginia, Rufus moved to Springfield in 1962 with his family. After graduating from Glendale High School in 1970, he attended SMSU and worked in security for Venture before joining his father at Ozark Dodge, formerly Ozark Chrysler Plymouth, in 1979....
Mary Jane Talbot
Mar 22, 2009
Mary Jane Talbot, 87, Springfield, Missouri passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009 in Christian Health Care East. She was born July 18, 1921 in Bois D'Arc, Missouri to Grover and Hattie Demore. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Willis Roger Talbot, a son, Roger Talbot, a sister, Lucille Aldridge, a brother, Carl Demore, and a son-in-law, Dick...
Jeanetta L. Calvert
Mar 22, 2009
Jeanetta L. Calvert, 81, Springfield, MO passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009. Jeanetta was born January 7, 1928 in Clinton, KY to Lee and Lucy Featherstone. She was united in marriage to Robert L."Bob" Calvert on March 25, 1950. Jeanetta and Bob owned and operated Calvert's Cafeteria from 1971 to 1985. She was a member of First Baptist Church of...
Thelma Louise Balden
Mar 22, 2009
Thelma Louise Graber Balden, 81, of Springfield, Missouri passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009 in her home. She was born in Pierce City, Missouri on September 22, 1927 to Samuel A. Graber and Mabel A. Frazier Graber. Thelma graduated from high school in Pierce City in 1945. On March 24, 1950 she married Fred H. Balden, Jr. and they moved...
Norma Mae Bartley
Mar 20, 2009
Norma "Dugan" Bartley, age 90, of Springfield, passed away Friday, March 20, 2009, in Magnolia Square. She was born August 27, 1918, in Rader, Mo., the daughter of John and Mary Kern Johnston. She lived in Washington, California and Missouri, where she worked many years as a Realtor in Kansas City. She is survived by her brother, J.L. Johnston, Yakima,...
Billie E. Smith
Mar 18, 2009
Billie Estelle (Ray) Smith, 94, departed this life Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in her home in Springfield, Missouri. Billie's sweet and faithful spirit touched all who knew her, and she truly left this world a better place than she found it. This brief record of her life cannot begin to describe the love and warmth she radiated to all the...
Sally Lois Payne
Mar 18, 2009
Sally Hoy Payne, age 76, passed away on March, 18, 2009. She was the daughter of Wesley and Edna Hoy and was born near Cabool, Mo., March 20, 1932. The family moved to Springfield, where Sally graduated from Greenwood H.S. in 1950. Upon graduating from MSU, with majors in Art and Music, she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study...
Leroy Ray
Mar 16, 2009
Leroy Ray, 87, Springfield, passed away at 8:40 PM, Monday, March 16, 2009 in St. John's Hospital. He was born October 31, 1921 in Bolivar, MO, the son of William and Angie Settle Ray. Following high school he joined the Army, serving in WWII in Alaska, California and Europe with the 203rd Coastal Artillery and the Fifth Army. In 1946...
Christy Lynn Rosenberger
Mar 16, 2009
Services will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. Website: anad.org Phone: 847-831-3438.
Jennifer Lindsey
Mar 16, 2009
Jennifer "Jenny" Lindsey passed away March 16, 2009. She was born on September 13, 1983, in Roswell, New Mexico. Her and her family moved back to Springfield when she was a little girl. Everyone that knew Jenny realized that she was special. Jenny always had a smile on her face and was often called "A Happy Camper!" She graduated from...
Mark Talbot Eaton
Mar 15, 2009
Mark Talbot Eaton age 54 of Springfield, Missouri passed away on March 15, 2009 at his home. He was born November 7, 1954 to Frank and Mary Eaton. Mark grew up in Manhattan, Kansas and graduated from Kansas State University in 1976 with a degree in Journalism. He later moved to Springfield, Missouri and formed Eaton and Associates Advertising and...
Lloyd E. Anderson
Mar 14, 2009
Lloyd Edwin Anderson left this world for a more beautiful one on March 14, 2009 at Cox South Hospital. He was born in Keokuk, Iowa to Charles and Freda Anderson. He attended Keokuk High School, after which he served in the Army during the waning years of WW II. He attended Culver-Stockton College, where he was active in football, instrumental...
