Obituary Listing

Jul 14, 2023

Paul Michael Urban, 78 years old, entered eternity and met Jesus, his Savior, on July 14, 2023.  Paul was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 22, 1945 to Dusan and Anne Simo Urban.  His family moved to Indianapolis Indiana, where they lived until his fathers death in 1959.  Paul and his mother returned to the Chicago area where he...

Jul 14, 2023

Margaret P. Van Rhein, January 29, 1937 - July 14, 2023 Margaret (Pat) P. Van Rhein, 86 of St. Peter's MO. passed away the morning of July 14, 2023 with family in attendance. Pat was born on January 29, 1937 in St. Louis, MO to her parents John and Sophia Reddan. She was the second to last of nine...

Jul 12, 2023

Desmond Francis Marsh, age 89, of Springfield, Missouri passed away at 4 AM on July 12, 2023 at The Manor at Elfindale. He was born on January 28, 1934 to Joseph Francis Marsh and Winifred Gaffney Marsh in Miami, Florida. He is preceded in death by his parents, his sister Kathleen Chestnut and his brother John Patrick Marsh.

Jul 10, 2023

Evelyn Sue Yocom, 63, Springfield, MO passed away suddenly, July 10, 2023.  She was born September 12, 1959 in Birmingham, Alabama to Herbert Austin and Helen Jacqueline (Miles) Yocom.

Evelyn was a graduate of Harrison (Arkansas) High School and attended the University of Arkansas. She was a legal assistant for the Social Security Administration many years and...

Jul 9, 2023

Mary Lou Riley Smith, the daughter of Charles and Esther Mae Riley (Mullikin), passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2023, surrounded by people who loved and cared deeply for her. She was 92 years old. Mary Lou was predeceased by her husband, Edgar (Buddy) Thomas Smith, on October 31, 1984.

Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on May...

Jul 9, 2023

Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Funeral Service will follow at 2:00 PM in the funeral home.

Jul 8, 2023

On July 8, 2023 Jean Shade skipped up to Heaven to her groom on their wedding anniversary, after a short illness.  She was born to Clay and Geneva Holmes on February 3, 1936 in Barry County, Missouri and was 87 years of age at her passing.

She graduated Salutatorian in 1954 from Crane High School in Crane,...

Jul 6, 2023

William "Bill" Marshall Pickering Jr, age 86 of Springfield, MO, passed away July 6, 2023 at Ozark Nursing and Care Center, Ozark, MO, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Springfield to William Marshall Pickering Sr. and Bernice Lorene (Wooldridge) Pickering.  He married his Drury College sweetheart, Dorothylee Tillman, on June 2, 1957, and they spent...

Jul 6, 2023

Tony Ray Nelson, age 93 of Springfield, MO passed away in his home on Thursday, July 6, 2023.  His family was honored to spend the last month of his life staying at his home and supporting his care as he gracefully and appreciatively, as he always did, found ways to put the focus on others instead of himself.

Jul 6, 2023

Donald Lee Jones age 70 of Battlefield, MO passed away at 10:00 AM on July 6, 2023, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He was born the son of Nola (Winkler) and Leroy Jones in Lindsay, California on February 21, 1953.

He was a member of the Dayspring Church of the Nazarene and the...

Jul 5, 2023

Ivan R. Davis, Jr., 98, of Springfield, passed away on July 5, 2023. He was born in Gregory, AR to Ivan and Leona Davis. He was a WWII Veteran and a member of First and Calvary Presbyterian Church. He was always doing something creative.  When he chose to do something, he kept his word.

He was preceded...

Jul 3, 2023

Deborah Ann Shinn was born on March 30th, 1951. She was the second child of 8 born to Cloye and Laverne Lea of Stockton, California, who later moved to Rogersville, MO. Sadly, she passed away peacefully in Catoosa, OK on Monday, July 3rd, 2023.

Debbie was a free spirit and while she lived an unconventional life, she...

Jul 2, 2023

Psalm 139:23 "Only God knows the heart of a man."

Larry was a man who desired to live in the simplicity of contentment with his life. He chose to pursue peace over strife in his years of retirement. Life in this world is a very crooked road and full of every sort of distraction and fear, but...

Jun 27, 2023

Kevin Jay Evans, 62, was born November 21, 1960, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the third child of Charlie and Martha Evans, and passed away June 27, 2023, in Springfield, Missouri. Kevin attended Eugene Field Elementary School, where he made many of his friends that he was still close to at the time of his death. He attended Cherokee Middle...

Jun 27, 2023

James "Bill" Barclay, beloved husband of Phyllis Barclay, passed away June 27, 2023 with his son, Steve, at his side. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Bill Jr., and sister Norma Jean Schrader. Dear father of Scott (Teresa) and Steve (Brenda), brother of Margy Enstall and David (Joanne), grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, step-father and friend.

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Jun 26, 2023

Mary "Jo" (Barton) Knight, 66, passed away on June 26, 2023 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, MO.

Jo was born on November 24, 1956 to Mary Alice (Powell) Barton and the late Joseph Barton. Jo and her brother, Withro Barton, were the 6th generation to live at the beloved family farm in Alton, Missouri which was...

Jun 25, 2023

Emil (Buck) Dyck Jr. was born in Marion, Kansas September 23, 1926. He passed away June 25, 2023.

He served in the Navy during WWII. He married Lavona Kathryn Deichman August 16, 1945 and they were married 49 years until she died. His present wife is Eleanor Wagoner.

Buck worked in the oil fields and...

Jun 23, 2023

Horst Ressdorf, 81, Springfield, passed away Friday, June 23, 2023 with his wife and son, Robin by his side.  Horst was born in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1941 and moved to the states in 1950, settling in the Roselle Park-Livingston, New Jersey area, near other members of his mother's family.  He attended Livingston High School and was a 1963 graduate...

Jun 23, 2023

Larry G. Grinstead, 73, passed away June 23, 2023, in Springfield, with family by his side. He was a husband, father, Grampa, brother, uncle, teacher, business partner, volunteer, friend, and so much more. There is no way to adequately capture how much love and respect he earned during his life in this obituary.

He was born July...

Jun 18, 2023

Maebelle Louise Riffle, age 96, of Springfield, MO died Sunday, June 18, 2023 at her home.

Maebelle was a retired full time homemaker raising two sons and caring for her late husband and her mother in the later years.

Maebelle is survived by her son Lance (Luanne) Riffle of Springfield, MO; her daughter-in-law Lori Riffle...