Obituaries

Obituaries in Springfield Missouri

Dorothy Ryder

Dorothy Ryder

May 9, 2019

Dorothy Ann Ryder, age 93, of Fair Grove, Missouri passed away on Thursday afternoon, May 9, 2019 at Magnolia Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 14, 1926 on Frontenac, Kansas the daughter of John Turlip and Helen (Smith) Turlip. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Loren Lee Ryder on November 14, 2014....

Jerrod Adkins

Jerrod Adkins

May 8, 2019

Jerrod Micheal Adkins, age 22, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019. He was born on December 25th, 1996 in Springfield, Missouri, the son of Regina Eagle. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Beverly Milleindar. Jerrod warmed the hearts of many and left a huge impact on many people’s lives. He was a light. He...

Dorene Ketron

Dorene Ketron

May 8, 2019

Dorene Ketron passed away on May 8, 2019 in Springfield, MO. Dorene was born July 1, 1929 to John and Bessie May (Peters) Ivy in Platte County, Missouri. She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Ketron; twin sister, Maxine McClain; brothers William Ivy and Howard Ivy; and two of her five children, Sharon Davenport and Ronald Ketron. She...

Kevin Richardson

Kevin Richardson

May 6, 2019

Kevin Michael Richardson left this life on May 6, 2019. He was born on September 19, 1988 in Springfield MO. He is survived by his parents Peter and Ellen Richardson, his sister and brother-in-law Nikki and Paul Simmons of Springfield, his maternal grandmother Patricia Cox of Springfield, and his maternal grandfather Anthony Quosig of Theodosia, MO. He was preceded in...

Everett Rollins

Everett Rollins

May 1, 2019

Everett M. “Moose” Rollins, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, April 30th, 2019, in his home in Springfield, Missouri. His memorial visitation will be held Saturday, May 11th, from 2-3:30 p.m. at Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home, 500 E. Walnut Street, in Springfield. He is preceded in death by his parents, George and Nora; and brothers, David, Edward, William, and...

Mary Wolverton

Mary Wolverton

April 30, 2019

Mary Louise Tesreau Wolverton, age 87, passed away in Springfield Missouri on Tuesday, April 30th, 2019. She was born January 28, 1932 in St. Louis Missouri. She is survived by her daughter; Elaine Tesreau McDaniel; son, John Mark Tesreau. Mary is also survived by her husband, Robert "Bob" Wolverton; daughter, Cora Wolverton Huber; son, Richard Wolverton; daughter, Tina Wolverton Sankey....

Joseph Hoffman

Joseph Hoffman

April 30, 2019

Joseph Riegler Hoffman, age 65 of Springfield passed away Tuesday April 30, 2019 in his home following a short illness. Joe was born to Joseph C. and Betty (Barnes) Hoffman in Little Rock, Arkansas on October 11, 1953. Joe was a retired truck driver. His hobbies included woodworking, grilling, home projects, and mechanic work. Joe especially enjoyed spending quality time...

Will Hendrix

Will Hendrix

April 28, 2019

Charles Willard Hendrix, Colonel, US Army (Ret.), 82, entered his heavenly home on April 28, 2019. Will was born in Oregon, MO, May 12, 1936. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Judith Lyn; and their three children, Charles Jay (Doreen), Catawissa, MO, Jess Wayne, Leavenworth, KS, Judith Lyn Silver (Nick), Hamilton, MO; five grandchildren, Charles Cole,...

Joan Massoth

Joan Massoth

April 24, 2019

Joan Esther Massoth, 96, died April 24, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born on the family farm in Piqua, KS, March 31, 1923. She was preceded in death by her husband Martin, parents James and Theresa Heffern and ten siblings: William, Leonard, Frank, Margaret, Mildred, James, Sr. Carmel Heffern, RSM, Roger, Tillie, and Charles. Joan is survived by...

Larry Gillette

Larry Gillette

April 24, 2019

Larry William Gillette, 82, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, April 24th, 2019. He was born February 21, 1937, in Decatur, Illinois, the son of William and Fern (Andrews) Gillette. Larry entered the Airforce in the summer of 1954. He served for eight years until the summer of 1962, in which he was honorably separated from the military. During...

Dorothy Lewis-Broxson

Dorothy Lewis-Broxson

April 22, 2019

Dorothy Dene “Teddi” Lewis-Broxson passed from this life on Monday, April 22, 2019 at the age of 83 years old. Dorothy was born in Riverside, CA on October 8, 1935 and, always a “Cali girl” at heart, loved the ocean, visiting it as often as she could. She was the youngest child of her parents, John Harrison Reeks and Ola...

William Horton

William Horton

April 19, 2019

William Thomas Horton, Sr., 92, of Springfield, passed away Friday April 19, 2019 in the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, MO after the slow deterioration of his health due to Alzheimer’s Disease. Bill was born October 6, 1926 in Springfield, MO the fourth of eleven children to Frank A. and Florence (Brugger) Horton. He attended St. Joseph Elementary School...

Harlaine Molloy

Harlaine Molloy

April 17, 2019

Harlaine “Harley” Louise Molloy of Springfield MO passed away in her home on April 17th 2019. Harley was born January 16 1957, to Mary E. (Tobin) and Joseph B. Brummel in Turlock CA and grew up in Denair California and was the youngest of eight siblings. She was the beloved wife of David Lee Molloy, the mother to Gregory Dean...

Ana Marta Mejia Villa

Ana Marta Mejia Villa

April 13, 2019

Ana Marta Mejia Villa, age 76, passed away in Springfield Missouri on Saturday, April 13th, 2019. Ana Marta Mejia was a native of Sopetran Antioquia Columbia, South America, born to Horacio Villa and Delfina Mejia. Services for Ana Marta Mejia Villa are currently pending. Permanent online condolences, stories and photos may be shared at www.hhlohmeyer.com

Melodi Rayl

Melodi Rayl

April 12, 2019

Melodi K. Rayl, 72, of Springfield Missouri, passed away on Friday, April 12th, 2019 at Cox South Hospital. She was born October 19th, 1946 in Columbia Missouri, the daughter of James Rayl and Geneva (Harrold) Rayl. Melodi was the first polio patient the Springfield area had ever seen. She was featured as the March of Dimes poster child. Her diagnosis...

Kathleen Walter

Kathleen Walter

April 11, 2019

Kathleen Louise Walter, passed away Thursday April 11, 2019 at the age of 68. She was born to Ray and Sophie Hinrichs on January 21,1951 in Ashton, IL. She graduated in 1969 from Ashton High School and went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree from Illinois State University. Kathy owned Ozark Antique Mall for many years. She had a love...

Manuel Demelo

Manuel Demelo

April 3, 2019

Manuel Ferias DeMelo, age 79, Died Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 6:45 pm in Cox South Medical Center. He retired to Battlefield, MO. from Somerset, Massachusetts in 2005 from Davol where he worked for 28 years to be closer to his son and grandchildren. Born in the Azores on the island of St. Michael in the village of Santa Barbara...

Judith Trout

Judith Trout

April 1, 2019

Judith Ann Trout, age 81, passed away in Springfield Missouri on Monday, April 1st, 2019. Judith was cremated and will be interred by her husband, W.B. "Chuck" Trout, Jr., at 11:00 am, Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in Hazelwood Cemetery, 1642 E. Seminole, in Springfield, Missouri. Permanent online condolences, stories and photos may be shared at www.hhlohmeyer.com

Ana Mcglynn

Ana Mcglynn

March 31, 2019

Ana del Carmen Mateu de Leon McGlynn died in Springfield, Missouri, on March 31, 2019, just thirteen days after the death of her beloved husband, the Reverend Canon Doctor J. Douglas McGlynn. They had been married for 57 years. Ana was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 29, 1939, and raised in Puerto Rico and in the Morningside...

Shadoe Stringham

Shadoe Stringham

March 30, 2019

Shadoe Reneé Stringham, 30, of Springfied, Missouri, passed away after battling with a lengthy disability on Saturday, March 30th, 2019. She was born March 28th, 1989 in Springfield Missouri, the daughter of Matthew Stringham and Sondra Russell. Shadoe is survived by her loving parents, Sondra Russell and her significant other, Randy Turner, and Matthew Q. Stringham; her two brothers, Matthew...