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Obituaries in Springfield Missouri

Mary Stow

Mary Stow

Feb 18, 2005

Mrs. Mary Stow, 85, Springfield passed away at 3:55 p.m. Friday Feb. 18, 2005 in ManorCare. Mary was born Dec. 1, 1919 in Peace Valley, Mo. to William Oscar and Nora (Wilbanks) Brown. Mary loved music, travel and dancing. Everyone who knew her liked her. She was a loving mother and a remarkable woman, strong and independent. She was a...

David Sellars

David Sellars

Feb 15, 2005

David E. Sellars, 71, Park Hills, Mo. formerly of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005 in Barnes-Jewish Extended Care Facility in St. Louis after a prolonged struggle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. David was born March 18, 1933 in Eminence, Mo. to Frank Hyde and Margie Marie (Williams) Sellars. He was a Korean War Airforce Veteran and retired from...

Doris Williams

Doris Williams

Feb 14, 2005

Doris Williams, 92, of Springfield born April 17, 1912 in Hollywood, CA passed away February 14, 2005 at 2:30 a.m. after a short illness. Doris graduated from Springfield Senior High School and attended a business college. Doris was a lifetime resident of Springfield. She was an office manager, bookkeeper, and home builder. She spent countless hours researching the family genealogy...

Helen Cooksey

Helen Cooksey

Feb 13, 2005

Mrs. Helen L. Cooksey, 101, Springfield, passed away at 4 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 in Christian Health Care Center West. Helen was born Feb. 9, 1904 in Springfield, Mo. to H.J. & Helena (Stolz) Henry. Mrs. Cooksey was an antique dealer for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles M. Cooksey who died in 1963....

Sheryll Taylor

Sheryll Taylor

Feb 11, 2005

Sheryll Ann Taylor, 65, Eldon, Mo. passed away at 2:28 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, 2005 in ManorCare Health Services in Springfield, Mo. Sheryll was born June 10, 1939 in Longmont, Colorado to Walter and Joyce (Sawdey) Schwilke. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her daughter Karriann Huff. Survivors include her three children, Theresa Taylor of Springfield, Scott...

Gary Clepper

Gary Clepper

Feb 9, 2005

Gary Dwayne Clepper, 47, Springfield passed away Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2005 in his home. Gary was born Nov. 19, 1957 in Springfield, Mo. to Richard A. and Nettie V. (Stennett) Clepper. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt. He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth...

Ray Rucks

Ray Rucks

Feb 4, 2005

Ray Edwin Rucks, Friday February 4, 2005, Beloved husband of Carol Rucks; father of Lauren; and brother of Lillian L. Scherer (Herbert). He was a Nephew, Uncle, Great Uncle, Cousin and Friend to many. His body has been cremated.

Mary Mccarter

Mary Mccarter

Feb 2, 2005

Mary Bovelle McCarter, 78, New Orleans, Louisiana, formerly of Stockton and Springfield, Missouri passed away Feb. 2, 2005 in her home. Mary was born Dec. 8, 1926 in Stockton, Mo. to Harve and Myrtle (Darlington) Bovelle. She moved to New Orleans after retiring from Ford Motor Credit in 1992. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry McCarter. Graveside...

Polly Hyde

Polly Hyde

Feb 1, 2005

Mrs. Polly Hyde, 67, Springfield passed away at 4:55 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005 in Springfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Polly was born June 24, 1937 in Ash Grove, Missouri to Willie A. and Annalaura (Malicoat) Brooks. She was a Parent Advocate for the Association for Retarted Citizens and the Greene County Retarded Citizens Association and volunteered for the...

Marjorie Huxley

Marjorie Huxley

Jan 31, 2005

Marjorie Ann Huxley passed away at 12:51 a.m. Monday, January 31, 2005 in St. John's Hospital following a brief illness. Marjorie was born September 15, 1929 to Frances and Charles D. Edwards in Springfield. She enjoyed her family and friends, Table Rock Lake, Panama City Beach, Florida, and cooking. She is survived by her loving husband, Dane E. Huxley of...

Irene Jogerst

Irene Jogerst

Jan 31, 2005

Irene M. Jogerst passed away Monday, January 31, 2005 in Mercy Villa. She was born October 9, 1904 to Joseph and Emily (Gross) Miller in Galena, Illinois. She attended Platteville State Normal School. At age 21 she started teaching grade school and continued until she retired from Illinois and Wisconsin school systems. She was certified in Illinois from 1930 to...

Carl Folsom

Carl Folsom

Jan 31, 2005

Mr. Carl E. "Smokey" Folsom, 81, Springfield passed away at 3:30 p.m. Monday Jan. 31, 2005 in his home. Carl was born March 25, 1923 in Springfield, Mo. to George W. & Iva (Carroll) Folsom. He served as a Cpl. in the Southwest Pacific during WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Helen Louise Folsom; his...

Helen Wolfe

Helen Wolfe

Jan 28, 2005

MRS. HELEN GENEVA WOLFE Mrs. Helen Geneva Wolfe, 91, of Springfield, passed away at 6:10 p.m., Friday, January 28, 2005, in Christian Healthcare West, following a long illness. Helen was born on November 30, 1913, in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of Arthur Guy Caldwell and Opal (Murphy) Caldwell. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Forrest...

Helen Wolfe

Helen Wolfe

Jan 28, 2005

MRS. HELEN GENEVA WOLFE Mrs. Helen Geneva Wolfe, 91, of Springfield, passed away at 6:10 p.m., Friday, January 28, 2005, in Christian Healthcare West, following a long illness. Helen was born on November 30, 1913, in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of Arthur Guy Caldwell and Opal (Murphy) Caldwell. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Forrest...

Leo Bartay

Leo Bartay

Jan 16, 2005

Mr. Leo A. Bartay, 88, Springfield passed away at 4:50 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005 in Woodland Manor Nursing Home. Leo was born Jan. 28, 1916 in Oklahoma City, Okla. He married Beulah Marie (Plotner) Fullerton on May 14, 1955. Mr. Bartay served in the U.S. Army during WWII earning the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, with the Bronze...

Eulalia Mccraw

Eulalia Mccraw

Jan 11, 2005

Mrs. Eulalia L. McCraw, 84, Springfield passed away at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005 in her home following a short illness. Eulalia was born Jan. 21, 1920 to Morris and Beulah (Brooks) Lindsey. She retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone company after 29 years and was a lifetime member of the Telephone Pioneers. Mrs. McCraw was a volunteer for several...

Earl Huff, Jr.

Earl Huff, Jr.

Jan 11, 2005

Earl E. Huff, Jr., 81, of Springfield, passed away at 7:55 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 in his home. He was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the third of eight children, on July 13, 1923 to Earl E. and Evelyn (Johnson) Huff. He attended Westside and Jefferson Grade Schools, and Fayetteville High School. He spent a year in the U.S....

Robert Thompson, Jr.

Robert Thompson, Jr.

Jan 6, 2005

Mr. Robert Vernon Thompson, Jr. 53, Afton, Oklahoma formerly of Grove, Oklahoma passed away Jan. 6, 2005. Robert was born May 11, 1951 in Pittsburg, California to Robert Vernon Thompson, Sr. and Delores (Thornton) Thompson. Mr. Thompson served in the U.S. Army and the Army National Guard. He owned and operated T & T Plumbing in Grove, Oklahoma for many...

Joseph O'Reilly

Joseph O'Reilly

Jan 4, 2005

Mr. Joseph Francis O'Reilly 82, of Houston Texas, formerly of Springfield, Lebanon and Joplin, Mo. passed away at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005 in his daughter's home in Houston, Texas. Joseph Francis O'Reilly was born December 24, 1922 to parents Charles F. and Anna Klara Pauline (Scheiper) O'Reilly in Ferdinand, Ind. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Cora Brown

Cora Brown

Jan 2, 2005

Mrs. Cora Breazeale Harwell Brown, 97, Springfield, passed away at 12:15 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005 in Springfield Skilled Care Center and the Lodges. Cora was born Mar. 25, 1907 in Belzona, MS to Erwin and Harriet (Kitchen) Breazeale. She was preceded in death by her son, Walter Raymond Harwell. She is survived by her sisters, Kitty Greenburg of Springfield...

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