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David "Dj" Edward Alan Johnson
Sep 10, 2021
A Funeral Service for David (DJ) Johnson has been planned for Friday, September 17 10:00am At All Saints Anglican Church - Springfield, MO 2751 Galloway Street Springfield, Mo 65804 In honor of DJ's service at the World Trade Center who fell victim from toxic exposures at Ground Zero in lieu of flowers his family would appreciate donations to be...
Jack D. Norman-Hodges
Sep 9, 2021
Jack Norman-Hodges, 63, of Springfield MO unexpectedly passed away in his home on the morning of September 9th, 2021, due to natural causes.
Jack spent his life being both interesting and interested, and his education and professional life reflected that passion for learning and growing. An arc that included nursing school, manufacturing, and retail management always led...
Joanna Ellen Woody
Sep 8, 2021
Joanna Ellen Woody was born April 7, 1978 and passed away September 8, 2021. Â From a tender age she loved and nurtured her canine companions, Cindy and Susie, and grew into quite the "cat whisperer." She was an adept gardener and an ardent Led Zeppelin listener.
Love for nature and travel went hand-in-hand to guide Joanna's life...
Johanna Nancy Dimock
Sep 8, 2021
Johanna Nancy Dimock was born on August 26, 1950, in Lebanon, Missouri, to the late Doyle and Jean Hilton. The Hilton family relocated to Springfield, Missouri, when Johanna was a youngster. Jo lived and worked in Springfield. She graduated from Parkview High School in 1968.
Johanna met and married the love of her life, Richard Allyn Dimock,...
Phyllis Anne Holmes
Sep 8, 2021
Phyllis Anne Hunger Holmes of Springfield died on September 8, 2021 at the age of 95. Born in Burlington, Iowa, on April 6, 1926, to Walter Oscar Hunger and Mina Anna Elise (Timmerman) Hunger, she was the second of two children including her sister, Bernice, who predeceased her. Her husband of 64 years and love of her life was...
Robert Lee Gardner, Ii
Sep 8, 2021
Robert Lee Gardner, II, 69, of Omaha, NE passed away September 8, 2021.
He worked in security for Nebraska Beef of Omaha.
He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Gardner and brothers Charles Foster, Samuel Brown and Albert Brown.
He is survived by his wife, Shevawn Gardner of Springfield; mother, Dorothy...
Elmer "Ray" Moss
Sep 5, 2021
Elmer "Ray" Moss, Jr. of Nixa, Missouri went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 5, 2021.
Ray was born in Springfield to his late parents, Elmer and Beulah Moss on July 17, 1945. He was a devoted husband to the love of his life, the late Patsy Moss. He was a pillar of strength,...
Ronald Eugene Seyl
Sep 3, 2021
Ronald Eugene Seyl, 88, of Springfield, MO passed away at 3:15 AM on Friday, September 3, 2021 in the arms of his loving wife, Gail and son, Ronald, Jr.
He served during the Cuban Missile Crisis and served in the U.S. Air Force in Japan during the Korean War. He retired from the U.S. Army and then...
Dr. E. R. Dalrymple
Sep 2, 2021
E.R. Dalrymple was born July 26, 1930 in Rock Port, Missouri to Elton Ray Dalrymple and Lillian Hackl Dalrymple. He passed away September 2, 2021 from complications suffered from a fall a few days earlier.
E.R. graduated from Rock Port High School in 1948 after enjoying a high school career filled with sports, music, and good friends. ...
Kenneth A. Nims
Sep 2, 2021
Kenneth A Nims passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. He was 70 years old. Mr. Nims was born to the late William H. and Theresa D. Speaks Nims on February 20, 1951 in Camilla, Georgia. He spent the first eight years of his life in Oceanside, California where his father was deployed aboard...
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Lorenz
Sep 1, 2021
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Lorenz, 43, Springfield, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 in her home. She was born December 20, 1977 in Springfield, the daughter of Frank E. Lorenz, Sr. and Barbara Carole (Welsh) Lorenz.
Beth graduated from Hillcrest High School and later Missouri School of Cosmetology. She loved watching the St. Louis Cardinals, attending...
Brenda Joyce Norton
Sep 1, 2021
Brenda Joyce (Babb) Norton, age 79, of Springfield, MO, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.
Brenda was born on February 19, 1942 in Tulsa, OK. She was the second child born to J.F. and Bernice (Roth) Babb. Brenda spent her entire childhood in Tulsa and graduated from Central High School...
Margaret Ann Neal
Aug 29, 2021
Margaret (Marge) Ann Neal passed away in the early morning of August 29, 2021, peacefully at home in Fordland, Missouri at the age of 79.
Marge was born on June 16, 1942, in Michael, Illinois to Harold Robeen and Leota Hazelwonder and was baptized in the Catholic church. She recounts one of her earliest memories as a...
Mildred Irene Metzger
Aug 28, 2021
Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother left this life for a better place August 28, 2021, at the age of 94. Born June 28, 1927 at home just west of Indianapolis, Indiana to Ira and Edna Fuller, she was raised in a loving family with her 2 brothers and 5 sisters. At 16, she graduated from Ben Davis High...
James H. Overstreet
Aug 28, 2021
James H. Overstreet, 87, of Springfield, MO passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Saturday, August 28, 2021, in Mercy Hospital. He was born June 21, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of William Thomas and Bonnie Lois (Pitts) Overstreet.
James loved golf and was an Alabama fan. "Roll Tide!"
He is preceded...
Richard D. Andrews
Aug 26, 2021
Richard Daryl "Purvis" Andrews, 77, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at his home in Fair Grove, Missouri.
He was born March 15, 1944, in Kansas City, KS. He graduated with a teaching degree from Missouri State University where he was a member of the SMSU wrestling team and then joined the United States...
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