Obituaries in Springfield Missouri
Larry Melton
June 8, 2014
Larry Jennings Melton 66, Springfield, Missouri passed away June 8th, 2014 in Magnolia Square Nursing and Care Center. Larry was born December 17th, 1947 in Davenport, OK. Complete obituary information and arrangements will be announced at a later date. Permanent online condolences, photos and stories may be shared at www.hhlohmeyer.com.
James Hannah
June 6, 2014
James Madison Hannah, Jr., 70, Springfield, passed away on June 6, 2014 in his home. He was born June 23, 1943 in Memphis, TN to James, Sr. and Hazel (Townsend) Hannah. James is survived by his wife, Sara Hannah; daughter, Virginia Tranbarger; brother, John Hannah, and his wife Loretta; and many other family members and friends. Memorial services will be...
Robert Vinyard
June 3, 2014
Robert “Bob” Vinyard, Jr. ascended to the Lord, Jesus Christ, on June 3rd, 2014, after a long illness. He was born February 10th, 1928 to Dr. Robert and Marie Thompson Vinyard in St. Louis. After the family moved to Springfield, Bob attended Greenwood School and later was graduated from Drury and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. While in school, he was...
Danny Osredker
May 23, 2014
Danny J. Osredker, 75 of Springfield, died on May 23, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family. Danny was born November 27, 1938, in Marshfield, Mo, to Anthony Bonaventure Osredker and Lillian Love Reynolds. He graduated from St. Agnes High School and went to work for the Springfield News Leader where he worked for 37 years. After retiring he...
Catherine Quintus
May 23, 2014
Catherine (Katie) Mary Quintus August 26, 1933 – May 23, 2014 Catherine was born in Glen Ullin, North Dakota. She was the middle child of Peter and Mary Ann (Wetzstein) Quintus. Catherine’s childhood was spent in Council Bluffs, Iowa. After attending Thomas Jefferson High School, she entered the Benedictine convent in Yankton, South Dakota for 18 months. She then returned...
Ervin Smith
May 23, 2014
Ervin J. Smith 88, born in Caldwell County Missouri to C.D. and Mary Ruth (Mellon) Smith. Mr. Smith was a veteran of World War II, serving in both France and Germany. He crossed the English Channel D-Day plus six and on May 6, 1945 ended World War II in Styer, Austria on the Elbe River. Mr. Smith was awarded the...
Kathleen Fizer
May 22, 2014
Kathleen Fizer (Kirwin): Born Jan. 22, 1930, died May 22, 2014. Survived by her twin sister, Katherine Kirwin Harcourt and her daughter, Pamela Kay Fizer and by family and friends who she loved very much and who loved her right back. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Chandler F. Fizer and James Atherton; parents, Arthur and Kathryn Kirwin...
Norma Stepp
May 19, 2014
Norma Jean Stepp, 77, passed away at her home in Shell Knob, MO on May 19, 2014. She was born in Springfield, MO to Horace and Beulah (Lybarger) Gilmore on August 29, 1936. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Shell Knob where she was active in women’s ministries, prayer groups and Vacation Bible School. Norma and Howard...
Maxine Bush
May 18, 2014
Maxine M. Bush, age 95 of Springfield, passed away May 18, 2014 in her home. She was born Nov. 5, 1918 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Vincent and Blanche Kruse. She grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, graduating with honors from Bishop Ward High School class of 1936. She met Albert Joseph Bush in childhood; they were high...
Ramona Brewer
May 17, 2014
Ramona Ruth Brewer, (Mona), 78, left this world on Saturday May 17th to join her husband, Jimmie Brewer in Heaven. A truly remarkable woman, Ramona was the mother to six children who loved and cherished her until the day she passed. Ramona was born to Jack and Maude Wiles on January 22nd, 1936 in Republic, Mo. She met her husband...
Bonnie Heriford
May 17, 2014
Bonnie Lee Heriford 91, Lebanon, Missouri passed away on May 17, 2014, in Lebanon, Missouri Bonnie was born October 16, 1922 in Wilcox, Missouri. No visitation or services are planned. Permanent online condolences, stories and photos may be shared at www.hhlohmeyer.com.
Shirley Edwards
May 16, 2014
Shirley (Moore) Edwards was born in Verona, Missouri September 21, 1940 to Roy and Gladys Engledorf. She went to meet her savior May 16, 2014. She is preceded in death by her mother Gladys McClure, brother Jimmy Engledorf and son Gary Moore. Shirley is survived by her husband, Wellman Edwards; her children, Terry Moore, Kim Prevallet, Marty Moore, Sean Tennis,...
Roger Pelton
May 15, 2014
Roger Lee Pelton, 77, Springdale, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday May 15, 2014. He was born on June 27, 1936 in Attleboro, Massachusetts to Herbert and Gertrude (Marquard) Pelton. Roger was always full of life. He is survived by his wife, Violet Pelton; children, Roger Dean Pelton, Rhonda Popp, Daniel Pelton, and Heather Conley; sisters, Dolores Bloom and Geraldine Frickey;...
Willis Smith
May 15, 2014
Willis Gene Smith, born June 16, 1926 in Mount Vernon, MO, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. Gene was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He is survived by three children, Stanley, Rusty, and Laura; three grandchildren, Miranda, Matthew, and Andrew and one great-grandchild, Presley. Gene retired from Lily Tulip...
Bennie Ellis
May 14, 2014
Bennie Paul Ellis 67, Brighton, Missouri passed away May 14th, 2014 in Springfield, MO Bennie was born July 15th, 1946 in Giddon, MO. Complete obituary information and arrangements will be announced at a later date. Permanent online condolences, photos and stories may be shared at www.hhlohmeyer.com.
Elita Chesnut
May 11, 2014
Elita E. Chesnut, 85, Branson, MO passed away on May 11, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. She was born on January 3, 1929 in Alameda, CA to Earl and Martha (Armstrong) Waller. She attended schools in Tilly, AR and Gentry, AR. She married Glenn Chesnut in 1948. In 1949, they and infant son Ed, traveled with two other...
Barbara Foster
May 9, 2014
Barbara Ruth Foster, 85, Lawton, Oklahoma, formerly of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 in Cedar Crest Manor, Lawton, Oklahoma. She was born September 1, 1928, in Bonne Terre, Missouri to George and Julia E. Kline Detring. She returned to school at SMSU at age 45, graduating with a degree in recreational therapy. She served two years in...
Dorothy Stowe
May 6, 2014
Dorothy "Dottie" Stowe, 78, Springfield, passed away on Tuesday May 6, 2014. She was born on July 11, 1935 in Roswell, New Mexico to William and Cleo (Ross) Varner. Dottie is survived by her husband, Howard “Hal” Stowe and daughter, Sheryl Fattaleh. Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday May 8, 2014 in Sunset Church of Christ, 1222 W....
James Kennedy
May 4, 2014
James “Jim” Kennedy, 84, Springfield, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014. Jim was born May 22nd, 1929 in Plattsburg, Mo, he is survived by his wife Donna of 58 years, his son Matt and a granddaughter Hannah. Also surviving are his brother Art and one sister, Rose Mayer. Preceding him in death were his brother Michael and sisters Mary...
Terri Edwards
April 30, 2014
Terri Lea Edwards 61, Nixa, Missouri passed away April 30th, 2014 in Nixa, MO. Terri was born March 27th, 1953 in Lincoln, NE.
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