Obituaries

Obituaries in Springfield Missouri

Billy Norman

Billy Norman

January 5, 2007

Billy L. Norman, 60, Springfield, passed away on January 5, 2007, at 2:29 p.m. in Cox South, after a long illness. He was born December 4, 1946 to Ben F. and Arietta (Richardson) Norman. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant daughter, Patsy. Billy was a graduate of Republic High School, Class of 1964. He served...

Jeffrey Gilley

Jeffrey Gilley

January 3, 2007

Jeffrey Dale Gilley, 43, Yellville, Arkansas, passed away at 2:38 a.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2007 in Cox Hospital South. He was born February 3, 1963 in Yakima, Washington to Bill and Linda (Ahrens) Gilley. He was a well driller for a water well company. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Online condolences can be made at www.hhlohmeyer.com.

Mike Digiuseppe

Mike Digiuseppe

December 26, 2006

Mike C. Digiuseppe, 53, Springfield, passed away on December 26, 2006. He was born July 29, 1953 to Vito and Maxine (Cupit) Digiuseppe in Kittery, Maine. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mike loved cooking and getting on the Internet. He enjoyed going to church and the breakfast club at James River Assembly of God. He is survived...

Devon Cook

Devon Cook

December 26, 2006

Devon Blake Cook, 12, Springfield, passed away at 12:32 p.m., Tuesday, December 26, 2006 in Cox Hospital South. He was born May 19, 1994 to Morris and Renee (Graves) Cook. Devon passed away from complications due to his Mosaic Chromozome Disorder 1Q. He was a miracle child who surpassed most children with this disorder. Devon is survived by his mother,...

Ruth Bobbitt

Ruth Bobbitt

December 22, 2006

Ruth Bobbitt, 80, San Antonio Texas, passed away at 7:40 a.m. Friday, Dec. 22, 2006 at North Central Baptist Hospital, in San Antonio,Texas. Ruth was a homemaker and member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in San Antonio. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Francis Higgins and Anna Helen Higgins; a daughter, Sandra Sue Bobbitt; three brothers, Lawrence...

Margaret Stewart

Margaret Stewart

December 12, 2006

Mrs. Margaret Washington Stewart, 90 of Springfield passed away at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006 in ManorCare Health Services. Margaret was born Oct. 30, 1916 in West Plains, Mo. to Jesse David and Mary Arissia (Buford) Washington. She was a descendent of the Washington Family and a member of the Ladies Society of Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Stewart and her...

Roger Poe

Roger Poe

December 11, 2006

Roger Martin Poe, 59, Springfield, passed away at his home. He was born November 27, 1947. Roger served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his son, Chris Poe, of Springfield. Graveside services will be at 9:00 a.m. Friday, December 15, 2006 in Missouri Veterans Cemetery with full military honors provided by The Bravo Team under...

Dorothy Hurley

Dorothy Hurley

November 29, 2006

PAID OBIT WITH PHOTO ATTACHED FOR THURSDAY Dorothy Baxter Hurley died Tuesday, November 28, 2006 surrounded by her family. Dottie as she was known to family and friends was born in Chatsworth, Illinois in 1917. Moving to Springfield as a young child she graduated from Central High School where she later worked until she retired from the public school system....

Myra Mobley

Myra Mobley

November 26, 2006

Miss Myra Lee Mobley, 78 of Springfield passed away at 9:13 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006 in ManorCare Health Services. Myra was born May 22, 1928 to Robert Lee and Maxine Mobley. She was secretary for H.P. Study the former superintendent of Springfield Public Schools. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church formerly St. Paul UMC. Funeral...

Martha Murphy

Martha Murphy

November 25, 2006

Martha Sue (Smith) Murphy of Strafford, Mo. passed away on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006 in St. John's Hospital following a recent fall in her home. Martha was born March 24, 1926 in Willard, MO., the daughter of the late Harold B. and Lucille H. (Appleby) Smith. She was united in marriage to Edward J. Murphy, Jr. in 1946. Mr. Murphy...

Gladys E. Abell

Gladys E. Abell

November 24, 2006

Gladys E. (Meyer) Hornback Abell, 85 of Walnut Grove, Mo. passed away Friday November 24, 2006 at Ash Grove Healthcare, Ash Grove, Mo. She was born November l7, l921 in Chicago, Ill. The daughter of the late Arthur J. Meyer and Clara A. (Pohley) Meyer. United in marriage in Peoria, Ill. to James J. Hornback USN, he preceded her in...

Eva Jones

Eva Jones

November 23, 2006

Eva (Ellison-Bacon) Jones passed away Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23, 2006 at 1:33 a.m. at her home in Springfield with members of her family in attendance. She was a long time sufferer of heart disease and Alzheimer's. She was 88 years of age. Born Evangeline Eleanor Ellison on February 8, 1918, in Ava, Mo., Eva moved with her parents and...

Paul Richerson, Jr.

Paul Richerson, Jr.

November 16, 2006

Paul A. Richerson, 76, passed away quietly in his home Thursday evening Nov. 16, 2006. He was born Oct. 16, 1930 in West Frankfort, IL to Paul and Martha Richerson. Paul was in combat infantry in Korea. He later rejoined the Army as a Medical Specialist. It was during this time that he met and married Phyllis Hackbarth. In the...

Maria Chmieleski

Maria Chmieleski

November 16, 2006

Maria Chmieleski, 65, of Springfield has gone to be with the Lord and was relieved from her pain and suffering. Maria was born July 18, 1941 in Medellin, Columbia to Lazaro and Hilme Restrepo. Maria was known as a kind soul with a spirit that touched many. She was a compassionate and loyal friend who brought joy and comfort to...

Louise Hale

Louise Hale

November 13, 2006

Mrs. Louise Hale, 78 of Springfield passed way at 7:40 a.m. Monday, November 13, 2006 in Greene Haven Nursing Home. Louise was born Nov. 25, 1927 in Kansas to Lloyd and Gladys (Dunn) Clayton. She was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Warren Hale and her brother, Lloyd Clayton. She is survived by her daughter, Laurice Beatty and...

Theresa Burrows

Theresa Burrows

November 5, 2006

Theresa B. Burrows, 74, passed away in Springfield, Mo., on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006. She was born in Bloomsburg, Pa., on July 20, 1932, one of 11 children of Frank and Theresa (Dailey) Bachinger of Bloomsburg. She was a 1950 graduate of Bloomsburg High School, where she participated in many activities. After graduation, she worked at First National Bank of...

Delores Todd

Delores Todd

November 2, 2006

Mrs. Delores Ann Todd, 69 of Buffalo, Mo. passed away Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006 in St. John's Hospital in Springfield, MO. Delores was born Nov. 30, 1936 in Ionia, Iowa to Harry and Viola (Schnerstien) Hartman. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Jesse Todd of the home; her five children, Merrylynn White and her husband Randy of...

George Kaiser

George Kaiser

October 31, 2006

George Emmett Kaiser, 77 of Springfield passed away at 1:14 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006 in Cox Hospital South. George was born Aug. 6, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York to Joseph and Helen (Janasko) Kaiser. He worked for General Motors for 30 years and Dillons Grocery Store at St. Louis and National for 15 years. He was a member of...

George Christman

George Christman

October 24, 2006

Mr. George J. Christman, 63 of Springfield passed away at 6:32 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 in St. John's Hospital. George was born May 14, 1943 in Kansas City, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Madeleine (Templeman) Christman and his son, T.J. He served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and was a medical supply...

Mya Mae And Destiny Janelle Mitchell

Mya Mae And Destiny Janelle Mitchell

October 16, 2006

Mya Mae and Destiny Janelle Mitchell, infant twin daughters of Nikki Henry and Josiah Mitchell entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 16, 2006. Graveside services will be at 12 noon Saturday, October 21, 2006 in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens under the care of Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home 500 E. Walnut Street. Online condolences can be made at www.hhlohmeyer.com.