Louise Newton
Nov 19, 2025
Louise Waldrip Newton passed away peacefully on November 19, 2025, at 11:15 a.m. with the love of her life, Charles Delbert holding her hand and her family by her side, at The Gardens Memory Care Center. Louise was born June 18, 1934, in Chanute, KS to Rolla and Mildred Waldrip. She graduated high school from Chanute Senior High in...
David Gene Snider
Nov 18, 2025
David Gene Snider of Nixa, MO passed away on November 18, 2025. He was born in Kansas City, MO on October 10, 1937 to Chester and Joan Snider. He graduated from Shawnee-Mission High School in 1955 and from the University of Missouri in 1959. Upon graduation he joined the MO. Army National Guard and served for 6 years. He...
Richard L. Lawless
Nov 17, 2025
Richard "Dick" Lawless, 92, passed quickly and peacefully on November 17, 2025, no doubt with the same stubborn determination he brought to everything in life. Born January 28, 1933, to Thomas and Eleanor Lawless (Studsky), Dick lived a full, spirited life built on hard work, loyalty, and a heart that was far softer than the gruff exterior he never...
Mary Neal Sanders
Nov 16, 2025
Mary Neal "Muggy" Sanders, resilient and sometimes outspoken mother, sister and grandmother departed this life on Sunday, November 16th after a brief final battle with cancer. She was born August 20, 1936, on a Texaco Oil tank farm in Drumright, OK in the midst of the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to Charles Henry James and Celeste Konneker James. Mary was...
Gregory Joseph Armstrong
Nov 16, 2025
On the morning of November 16th surrounded by loved ones, Greg closed his eyes in his hospital room and opened them in the presence of his Savior Jesus Christ.
Gregory Joseph Armstrong was born in Evanston, Illinois on December 20, 1945, to John and Agnes Armstrong. As the youngest of 5 boys (one little sister would follow...
Tyler Ray Plaster
Nov 16, 2025
Tyler Ray Plaster, 16, of Springfield, MO passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 16, 2025. He was born April 6, 2009 in Springfield, the son of Timothy Michael Plaster and Denise M. Betten. Tyler was a student at Parkview High School.
He is survived by his mother, Denise Betten of Branson, MO and father, Tim Plaster of...
Timothy D Arndt
Nov 15, 2025
Timothy Duke Arndt, age 67, of Republic, Missouri lost his life November 15, 2025 in a motorcycle accident. He was born the son of Evans and Doris Arndt in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and both sets of grandparents.
Tim was survived by his wife Jolyn Arndt of Republic, MO;...
Edward Carl Yerian
Nov 15, 2025
Edward Carl Yerian, 81, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 15, 2025. He was born on February 13, 1944, in Columbus, Ohio, the oldest son of the late Carl Barclay Yerian and Louise Butz Yerian.
Ed's early life, marked by determination, was also the time he discovered his lifelong love of the outdoors. He...
Ilene Barbara Raphael
Nov 15, 2025
Ilene Barbara Raphael, 80, passed away on November 15, 2025 at Elfindale Manor. She is survived by her spouse, Donald; her sons, Steven (and wife Shawna) and Jason (and wife Shelllie); her grandchildren, Lucy, Julian, Scarlett and Millie; and her sister Carolyn (and husband Ray).
Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1945, she was the daughter of Julius...
Wilma Lorraine Frazier
Nov 15, 2025
Wilma Lorraine Frazier, née Eddings, passed away quietly on November 15, 2025 with her hands held lovingly by two of her children as she left this world.
Wilma was born April 8, 1937 in Carbondale to William Lawrence "Tinner" and Bertha Opal Eddings (née Penninger) as the firstborn of five children. She is preceded in death by...
David Ray Sandefur
Nov 14, 2025
David Ray Sandefur, 64, Springfield, passed away November 14, 2025 in his home. He was born August 5, 1961 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of James Robert and Shirley Mae (Kizzire) Sandefur.
He was a proud grandfather, loving brother, skilled craftsman and retired foreman.
David was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Curtis;...
Dale Pearce
Nov 14, 2025
Dale V. Pearce, age 91, of Springfield, Missouri, passed peacefully on November 14th after a lengthy illness. Dale was born in Niangua, Missouri, to Eunice Massey Pearce and Earl Pearce at the height of the Great Depression. During his early years the family moved often, following his father as he traveled looking for work.
At the age...
Ruby Collins
Nov 13, 2025
Visitation will be held Thursday, January 22, 2026 from 1:00-4:00 PM in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.
Deborah "Debbie" Stombaugh
Nov 13, 2025
Deborah Gay Stombaugh, 74, of Springfield, Missouri passed away November 13th, 2025, in her home.
Deborah (Debbie) was born on August 31st, 1951, in Springfield, Missouri. First Daughter of John "Keith" Stine and Dorzella McDaniel-Stine and sister to Kerry, Nick, and Carl Stine. She went on to marry Terry Stombaugh, recently celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary. She...
David Lee Hunt
Nov 9, 2025
David Lee Hunt, age 75, of Springfield, MO passed away early Sunday November 9th, 2025. David was born July 24th, 1950 to Betty Woodmansee and Kenneth Norville in Monmouth, IL. He spent 35 years married to the love of his life, Judi Hunt and worked for General Electric for 33 years.
David loved his family and friends....
Kevin Sean Hanks
Nov 9, 2025
Kevin Sean Hanks and his high school sweetheart Kathy (Katharine Leigh) Brashear married in Ozark, MO, on August 25,1978. The two were approaching their 50th anniversary when Kevin died on Sunday, November 9th, 2025.
Kevin was born in Springfield, Missouri, on February 1, 1960, to parents Dorrel T. Hanks and June Lee Maples Hanks. Kevin often said...
Judith Arlene Slavens
Nov 9, 2025
Judith Arlene Slavens, 91, Springfield, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2025 in Cox South.
She was born October 21, 1934 in Grain Valley, Missouri, the daughter of Noel Francis and Lorraine R. (Miller) Wilkinson. Judith had the greatest sense of humor and was an animal lover.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Harriette "Ann" Thompson
Nov 8, 2025
Harriette "Ann" Thompson, 92, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 8, 2025, in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by her loving family.
Ann was born July 21, 1933, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, to Halbert and Anna Sluder. As the eldest of four children, she set an enduring example of love, strength, and...
Clifford Kay Johnson
Nov 7, 2025
Clifford Kay Johnson passed away Friday, November 7, 2025 at the Missouri Veterans Home-Mt. Vernon. He was born February 23, 1933, to Clifford and Caroline Roach Johnson in Grays Lake Village, Illinois. He grew up on an Illinois dairy farm and graduated from North Boone High School in Capron, Illinois in 1951. He was preceded in death by his...
Janice Lee Sopok
Nov 6, 2025
Janice Lee Sopok, age 69, found her peace at home surrounded by her beloved dog children, Pablo and Layla, her only daughter, Keli, and family and friends in prayer after a courageous journey facing pancreatic cancer.
Janice was fiercely independent. She lived her own life and walked her own path, guided by her own unique compass. Her...
