Obituary Listing

Mar 5, 2022

"I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life …Come further up, come further in!" The Last Battle C.S. Lewis

Rev. Dr. Curtis Ward Brannan, 90 years, went home on March 5, 2022.  He was preceded in death by Shirley...

Mar 4, 2022

In loving Memory of Mr. Solomon Hodges, "Little Daddy"

Sunrise: July 28, 1959

Sunset: March 4, 2022

Solomon Hodges was born July 28, 1959 to Francis Hodges and Solomon Koonce in St. Louis, MO. Solomon relocated to Springfield, MO in 1984 after attending Business College in St. Louis to be near other family...

Mar 4, 2022

George Wallace McGee, 71, passed away on March 4, 2022.  George began his life on February 3, 1951, in humble Gary, Indiana to JD McGee and Maude (Goodson) McGee.  George was the youngest of eight children.

George proudly served in the military in both the Army and Marine Corps.  His last station was in Hawaii where he...

Mar 4, 2022

Netta Ann (Potter) McBride passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022, at the Manor at Elfindale in Springfield, MO. Netta was born in Elsey, Missouri on March 2, 1933, the daughter of John Covie Potter and Mayme Marie Cupp. After graduating from Hurley High School, she married Jack Alan McBride in May of 1951 and spent over twenty years...

Mar 3, 2022

Diana Lynn Barré Bryant, 63, passed away in her sleep before dawn on the 3rd day of March 2022. Diana was a member of the speech and debate teams at Oceanside High School in California, where she spent many of her early years.  She later became a student at the Lorraine Hansberry Studio and a member of SAG-AFTRA, the artists...

Mar 2, 2022

Nedgra Culp, 59, of Springfield, passed away on March 2, 2022. She was born June 17, 1962 in Springfield.

Nedgra started her vocal training while attending Central High School under the direction of Mrs. Connie Bilyeu. Nedgra then went to Europe to perform with more high school students in a group called the American Choir. They traveled...

Mar 1, 2022

Patricia Ann (Guy) Burton passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, surrounded by her family with love.  Patricia was born June 14, 1931, in Iowa City, IA.  She grew up in Tama, IA where she met and married the love of her life William Burton. They were married for 62 years. Patricia loved to watch sports...

Feb 25, 2022

Roberta Jean Nicholson, 98, of Springfield, MO passed away February 25, 2022. Roberta was born January 1,1924 in Everton, MO.  She graduated from Everton High School. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Hixon and Frankie Hixon; husband Warren B. Nicholson; son, Joel B. Nicholson and sister, Laura Lee Hendricks. Roberta married Warren B. Nicholson on June 7,...

Feb 23, 2022

Russell "E" Newport, age 100, of Springfield, Missouri died on February 23, 2022.  He was born at home in Buffalo, Missouri, in May of 1921.  He was predeceased by his parents Jack and Mildred Newport; Carolyn, his wife of sixty-seven years; sons Stephen and Timothy; and brothers John and Jack. He is survived by his sister Mary Ellen Zorbaugh...

Feb 22, 2022

Danny L. Baucum, 88, Springfield, went to be with the Lord on February 22, 2022 following a long illness.

He was born June 23, 1934 in Silsbee, Texas, to Macell Knight and Ernest Baucum.  After graduation, he joined the US Air Force in 1954.  While stationed at Smokey Hill AFB in Salina, Kansas, he met the love...

Feb 21, 2022

Calvin Baker, age 85 of Springfield peacefully passed away at 12:37 PM, Monday, February 21, 2022, in his home.

He was born April 5, 1936, in Pyatt, AR. On October 3, 1987, he married Barbara (DuBois). Together, they enjoyed Bluegrass music, square dancing, and traveling.

Calvin was an active member of Charity Baptist Church in...

Feb 20, 2022

Jeffrey Kenneth Brent, 37, of Springfield, passed away February 20, 2022 at Mercy Hospital. He was born on March 1, 1984 in Springfield.

He graduated from Nixa High School in 2003 and MSU in 2008. Jeff was more than an ordinary super fan of the Dallas Cowboys. He followed their every move from a young age until...

Feb 20, 2022

Carol Cox, 75, Springfield, Mo passed away at 3:35 p.m. Sunday, February 20, 2022 in the Township Memory Care Center.  She was born April 3, 1946 in Ransom, Kansas to Ramon Smith and Greta Louise Spiher Smith.  She was a lover of birds, gardening, horses and nature and was a member of United Methodist Church since childhood.  She was...

Feb 20, 2022

Frances L. Tuck, age 99, of Springfield, MO passed away on February 20, 2022, in the care of Mercy Hospital.

Frances Tuck was born on November 28, 1922. She was the daughter of Charles R. Parker and Lou Anna Mitchell Parker, and was one of 13 children. She was married to Glenn Allen in Osceola, MO when...

Feb 18, 2022

Roger D. Cook, 77, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at 8:52 AM on Friday, February 18, 2022 in his home.

He was born February 25, 1944 in Kennett, MO to Allan D. Cook and Clyde Elizabeth Schell Cook. He was married 50 years to the love of his life Donna K. Henson until her passing in 2015....

Feb 18, 2022

Sandra Friedhofen Stinson, 83, passed away in her home surrounded by her family on Friday, February 18, 2022. She was born on August 9, 1938 in Springfield, Missouri to Andrew and Cozette Friedhofen. Sandra graduated from Central High School in 1956.

Sandra married Jack, her high school sweetheart, and they were married for 63 loving years. Jack...

Feb 17, 2022

Raymond Lee Pendergrass, 82 years old, of Springfield, MO passed away on February 17, 2022, while recovering from a fractured hip.  He was at a local rehabilitation facility in Springfield, MO.  He had been ill over the last 2 years.  He had been treated for Rheumatoid arthritis for over thirty years and had developed aortic stenosis, but was a...

Feb 17, 2022

Mike was born May 27, 1963 at Fort Gordon, GA to Norman and Emma Boyd.  Mike served in the United States Air Force for 20 years retiring as a Senior Master Sergeant in 2003.  His service to his country and the Air Force did not end there, as Mike continued as a civilian serving the Air Force for over...

Feb 17, 2022

Mitchell Lewis Jones, age 98, of Springfield, MO passed away at 5:53am, February 17th, 2022, in his home in Springfield, MO. Mitchell was born on August 7, 1923 in Taylor, MS, the son of Norwood and Corrie Jones. He graduated from Taylor School in 1943 and soon thereafter joined the United States Military, 1st Marine Division, during World War...

Feb 16, 2022

Pamela Bartos Schlemmer, 76, died February 16, 2022 in Springfield, MO.

She was born in Kansas City, MO on February 19, 1945 to Joseph Milo and Helen (Fritz) Bartos. After graduating from Ruskin High School in 1963, she received an Associate of Arts degree from Metropolitan Junior College in Kansas City, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing...