Obituary Listing

May 8, 2021

Carolyn Hickman (Piper), of Springfield, MO passed away on May 8, 2021 at the age of 87.    Carolyn was born in Ash Grove, MO and moved to Springfield in 1952 to attend Southwest Missouri State College to pursue a degree in Music.   While attending college Carolyn met Paul, her husband of 61 years.  They had three sons: Brad, David...

May 7, 2021

Richard Leslie Matthews October 21, 1922 — May 7, 2021

Richard Matthews-- a man like no other, a charter member of the Greatest Generation. He was above all else, kind, loving and dependable.

Dad had fifteen years of being able to be a kid—and then his mother died. Life changed a...

May 5, 2021

Sandra G. Henry (Locke) 75, of Brookline, MO passed away May 5, 2021.

She was born Nov. 1, 1944 to Hubert S. and Hazel Helen (Massey) Locke in Springfield, MO, both preceded her in death. Her middle son Matthew L. Henry passed away in 2019. His unexpected loss from cancer was her greatest struggle in life, and...

May 2, 2021

Doris Coats Mitchell of Springfield, MO, died on May 2, 2021.  She was born on Feb. 1, 1929.  Doris was the daughter of Jake and Alice Coats, both deceased.  Also, preceding her in death were her husband, Robert (Bob) Mitchell, beloved spouse of more than 50 years; one son, Robert Mark Mitchell; and her brother, James Norman Coats.  In...

May 2, 2021

SPRINGFIELD - Dr. William "Bill" Lee Holman passed away peacefully on May 2 nd at The Manor at Elfindale. Bill was born April 24 th , 1933 to Otto George and Fern Genevieve Holman at Marshfield, Mo.

Bill completed his undergraduate degree in Spanish and French at Southwest Missouri State, now Missouri State University (MSU),...

May 2, 2021

Memorial Service will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Crossway Baptist Church. No visitation will be held.

May 1, 2021

James "Pete" Edwards age 92, of Springfield, MO, passed away on Saturday, May 1 st at 6:05am at his home.

He was born September 6, 1928 in Calhoun, MS to Edna and Edwin Edwards.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ozark.

Pete was a devout Christian man serving as a deacon...

Apr 27, 2021

Harry J. Grier, age 97, passed away Tuesday April 27, 2021 at Lakewood Assisted Living in Springfield, Missouri.  He was born on July 17, 1923 in Strafford, Missouri to Harry E. and Hallie M. Grier.  Harry worked for many years with the City of Springfield in the printing department until his retirement in the mid-1980's.  Later in life, he...

Apr 26, 2021

Marvin Stennett, 98, Ozark, MO passed away Monday, April 26, 2021 at 11:55 p.m. in his home.  He was born January 30, 1923 in Springfield.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Flora Stennett.

Marvin is survived by his wife, Della Stennett, of the home; daughter, Deborah Hobbins, Ozark; son, Jim Stennett,...

Apr 24, 2021

Robert Earl Larmer, son of the late Emmett Earl and Nellie Faye (Luttrell) Larmer, was born on August 18, 1929 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and passed away on April 24, 2021 in Monett, Missouri, at 91 years of age.

Bob graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1947 and married his high school sweetheart Wanda Jean Spurgeon on...

Apr 24, 2021

James Edward Zeilmann was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 19, 1940. He died peacefully in Springfield, Missouri on April 24, 2021.  He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Helen (Layton) Zeilmann, his parents Sidney and Melba (Spaunhorst) Zeilmann, and son Wayne Smith.  Jim is survived by his sister Judy Niewoehner (married to Al Niewoehner), daughters...

Apr 23, 2021

Vena Ella Custer Berglund was born August 27, 1925 in Crane, Missouri to Obanion and Mary Etta Custer and went peacefully to her heavenly home on April 23, 2021 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was 4 months shy of her 96th birthday.

Vena was the 7 th child born of 10. She is preceded in death by...

Apr 22, 2021

Services will be held at a later date.

Apr 19, 2021

Jeanne was a loving and generous wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Born in Springfield, in 1947 to Walter and Margorie Essner, in Springfield Missouri.  Jeanne was the youngest of four, and her siblings, Ted, Carol, and Mary loved to tease her. A lover of literature, Jeanne earned a BA in English and then married Bob Walsh. They...

Apr 18, 2021

Jan Knauer Horton

Apparently Lincoln and Marcella Knauer were enthused by the birth of their first child, a daughter, on Nov. 15, 1933, in Chicago: She was christened Janith Johanna Lynne Francis Knauer. In the 87-plus years that followed, she enjoyed a life as crowded, energetic, and productive as her prodigious moniker promised. Jan's family moved to...

Apr 17, 2021

Elizabeth Ann Mullen, 32, of Springfield, MO, went to be with the Lord on April 17, 2021. Elizabeth was born on October 16, 1988 at the Siloam Springs Regional Hospital in Siloam Springs, AR.

Elizabeth is survived by her beloved husband, Jesse Mullen of Springfield; grandfather, Johnnie Abbott of Mineral Wells, TX; grandparents Mac and Clarice Warren...

Apr 16, 2021

Deborah Jean Walsh passed peacefully into the hands of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 16, 2021. Debbie was born in Bakersfield California, where her father was a ranch and field foreman for a major corporate agricultural concern just west of the city. She had fond memories of vacations on Pismo Beach CA, as well as, visits...

Apr 14, 2021

Eduardo Ramon Ulloa Mora, M.D. of Springfield, MO born on September 2, 1943 left this earth on April 14, 2021. He left behind his wife of forty-four years, Dalva Lora de Ulloa, four children, Dalva M. Ulloa of New York City, Carol M. Ulloa, M.D. of Kansas City, twins Eduardo Andres Ulloa of Atlanta and Eduardo Luis Ulloa of...

Apr 13, 2021

Jean Williams Matthews, 93, of Springfield, MO, departed this life to walk with God on April 13, 2021 at her home on East Woodgate in Springfield. She passed into eternal life with the support and presence of her daughter Sandy.

Graveside service and Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 2:00 PM in...

Apr 13, 2021

Daniel Robert Revella January 6, 1934-April 13, 2021

Daniel Revella was born in his beloved hometown of Schenectady, New York on January 1, 1934.  Born to first generation Italian American parents and descended from four grandparents who immigrated to Ellis Island from southern Italy.

Dan lived a wonderful life, in fact the American dream.  He...