James Richard Loeb
Dec 26, 2009
James Richard Loeb was born on August 11, 1957 in San Bernardino, CA. A 1975 graduate of Glendale High School in Springfield, MO, Jim did well in school and was on the wrestling team. In his free time he worked hard to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, ultimately receiving his medal alongside his dear friend, John Hutchison. Jim pursued...
Charles D. Nelson
Dec 25, 2009
Charles O. (Chuck) Nelson, age 87, was born on September 23, 1922 and died on December 25, 2009 after a chronic illness. He was born in Holden, Missouri. raised in Kansas City, Missouri. and has lived in Springfield since 1967. Married forty years, preceded in death by his wife, Migna H. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the...
Florence Fisk Deberry
Dec 22, 2009
Florence Fisk DeBerry, 105, Springfield, Mo., died Tuesday, December 22, 2009. The daughter of Emily and John Mac Fisk, the youngest of nine children, born December 2, 1904. She was married to H.H. DeBerry in 1935. Florence is survived by four nieces and one nephew, Patty Cearnal, Harriet Sullivan, Shirley Fakes, H.E. Brook Sullivan, Jane DeBerry Zniewski; and many great-nieces...
Bill D. Haslip
Dec 21, 2009
Billy Dean Haslip, 77, of Springfield, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009. Bill was born in Ozark, Missouri to a family of ten children and was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Ona Haslip, brothers Verlin and Vernon Haslip, and sister Fern Lamb. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend Anna Louise Huffman Haslip, his...
Robert D. Reynolds
Dec 21, 2009
Robert DeWitt Reynolds, born July 27, 1924, passed away Monday afternoon, December 21, 2009. He was born to Anna C. and Lauren R. Reynolds in Webb City, MO. He moved to Joplin, where he attended school, graduating in 1942. He then attended N.M.M.I. Roswell, N.M. and Westminster College in Fulton, MO, before entering the Navy in World War II. He...
Jimmy Dodd
Dec 19, 2009
Jimmy Dodd, 77, of Walnut Grove died of natural causes in his home Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 8 p.m. He was born August 14, 1932 in Walnut Grove, Mo., the son of Clarence and Ethel Dodd. He was preceded in death y his first wife, Mattie Mae Dodd; his life long companion, Rosemarie Richardson, January 18, 2007, who herself...
Norma Annabelle Bodenhamer
Dec 18, 2009
Norma Annabelle "Ann" Bodenhamer, 86, passed away peacefully at The Manor at Elfindale on December 18, 2009 with family members by her side. Ann was born April 6, 1923 near Butterfield, MO to Pharis C. and Beatrice (Henbest) Sanders. She grew up on the family farm, and graduated from Butterfield High School. Ann married Joseph "Joe" Bodenhamer January 2, 1951...
Dorothy W. Stoner
Dec 17, 2009
Dorothy Womac Stoner, 85, died in Cox South Hospital on December 17. At the time of her death she was a resident of Riverside Residential Place in Ozark, where a loving staff blessed her life for two years. Dorothy was born September 12, 1924 in Niota, Tenn., the daughter of M. Ray and Theora Sewell Womac. She was raised in...
John Donald Dickinson
Dec 17, 2009
John Donald (J.D.) Dickinson was born January 19, 1921 in Kansas City, KS and passed away December 17, 2009 in Springfield, MO. He was 88 years old. J.D. was married to Sally Faubion on August 7, 1948. Together they were married forty-two years until her death in 1990. On November 12, 1992 he married Bette E. Reynolds and they were...
Fred Lee Shelton
Dec 17, 2009
Freddie Lee Shelton, 61, of Springfield, died December 17, 2009, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born April 24, 1948, to Jewell and Leroy Shelton of Dora. He served in the U.S. Army Special Forces in Vietnam in the late 1960s, and was employed for 15 years at Paul Mueller and 15 years at Precision Stainless. Freddie enjoyed hunting,...
Doris Mae King
Dec 16, 2009
Doris Maxey King, 101, passed away December 16, 2009 at The Maples. Doris was born August 5, 1908 in Henning, MN, to Winfield and Mae (Largent) Hulett. She spent most of her childhood in Decatur, IL, moving to Springfield in 1925. Doris was a 1926 graduate of Springfield (Central) High School. Doris was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church,...
James Paul Brines
Dec 12, 2009
James P. "Jim" Brines, 63, Springfield, Missouri, unexpectedly passed away at 12:58 a.m., Saturday, December 12, 2009. Jim was born October 28, 1946, in Lebanon, Missouri, to Bill and Vada Malone Brines. Jim owned and operated Brines Texaco, Brines Towing, Westport Auto Salvage & Midwest Towing. He was a member of Hopedale Baptist Church. Jim was a Past Worshipful Master...
Clayton Nesby Smith
Dec 11, 2009
Clayton N. Smith, age 81, passed away December 11, 2009, after a short illness and a long, happy life. He was born in Warren, Arkansas, February 15, 1928. He served in the United States Coast Guard. Clayton loved helping others, including family, neighbors and animal friends. One message he always lived by, and the only thing he ever wanted in...
Mary A. Nealley
Dec 8, 2009
Mary A. (Kelley) Nealley passed away December 8, in Christian Health Care East after a long illness. She was born in Framingham, Massachusetts to Thomas and Mary Kelley on January 24, 1929. She was a wonderful and loving mother to her two children. She is survived by her daughter, Cathy and Ron Swendris of Springfield, Mo.; and her son, Thomas...
Lewis "Johnny" Johnson
Dec 7, 2009
Lewis "Johnny" Johnson, 86, Springfield, MO died peacefully on Monday, December 7, 2009. Johnny was born in Burt, Iowa December 29 1922. He attended Iowa State University playing varsity baseball for the Cyclones. In 1943 he joined the Army Air Corps and later was one of the first Air Force offices to be selected to attend a civilian institution under...
Gene W. Lance
Dec 7, 2009
Gene W. Lance, 81 of Springfield, MO. Passed away Monday December 7, 2009. He was born July 9, 1928 in Savannah, MO to Leo and Erma Lance. Gene attended elementary school in Cosby MO. His family moved to Booneville, MO. where Gene graduated high school in 1947. During high school he spent his summers working for the Katy Railroad. Gene...
