Kenneth Lloyd Ray

May 10, 2019

Kenneth (Kenny) Lloyd Ray

April 9, 1928 – May 10, 2019

Born to Lon A Ray and Susan (Bailey) Ray at home in Springfield Missouri.

Kenneth's main career was the transportation industry: logging over 2,000,000 miles over a span of 60 years. He started with a team of mules working with his dad...

Glenda Irene (Fisher) Bass

May 8, 2019

Glenda Irene (Fisher) Bass 91, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on May 8, 2019. She was born on February 4, 1928 in Louisburg, Missouri to Alpha Thomas Fisher and Florence Edna (Davison) Fisher.

She was preceded in death by her high school sweetheart and husband of 71 years, Kenneth H. Bass. She loved taking driving trips with...

Gene Deckard

May 6, 2019

Elvin "Gene" Deckard, 89, of Springfield, MO went home to be with his Lord surrounded by his loving family on Monday May 6, 2019. Gene was born on February 25, 1930 in Springfield, to Barney and Famie (Case) Deckard. He was 1 of 9 children, including a twin.

Gene married Ida (Matney) on February 17, 1952 and...

Jennifer Ann Hoey-Brown

May 2, 2019

Jennifer Ann Hoey-Brown, 63, of Springfield, MO passed away on May 2, 2019. She was born on November 22, 1955 in Springfield, MO to Cecilia Wilma Montgomery and Donald Edward McDaris.

Jennifer married Kent Roland Brown on July 5, 2013 in Miami, OK. She enjoyed fishing, traveling, BINGO and spending time with friends and family. As a...

Evert "Joe" Senn

May 1, 2019

Evert "Joe" Senn, 94, died Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in Springfield, MO. He was born on Saturday, November 1, 1924, in Phillipsburg, MO to Achsa (Newport) and Evert Senn.

Joe's father operated the Phillipsburg flour mill built by Joe's grandfather, Christian Senn, a Swiss immigrant. As a youngster, Joe spent countless hours in the mill's shop filled...

Larry Edwin Thomas

Apr 30, 2019

Larry Thomas, age, 82 of Paducah, KY passed away at 8:54 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital. Larry was born in Yankton S.D. and raised in Springfield, MO. Larry served as City Manager in Paducah and Frankfort, KY. He served as Budget Officer and City Planner in Louisville, taught at University of Louisville Urban Studies Center...

Mary C. Henry

Apr 29, 2019

Mary C. Henry 84, of Springfield, MO passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019. She was born on January 14, 1935 in Springfield to James and Irma (Elkins) Ferrell. Mary married Jerry Henry Sr. in 1952 and to this union two children were born,

Mary loved and lived for her family. She enjoyed shopping, baking and when...

Edna Marie Laxton

Apr 27, 2019

Edna Marie Laxton, of Sparta, MO, was a self described stubborn and independent woman, having proved so every day of her 89 years before passing away on Saturday, April 27, 2019. She was born on Saturday, May 11, 1929 in Springfield, MO to Pearl Carter and Joshua Roberts.

Edna married Duane Laxton on October 25, 1952 and...

Charles Loren Swift

Apr 26, 2019

Charles Loren "Chuck" Swift, 92, passed away peacefully at his home in Nixa, Missouri, on Friday, April 26, 2019. Born a twin in Lone Jack, Missouri, on March 26, 1927, to Millie Anna (Hoover) and William Lee Swift, he was the sixth of ten children and the last of that family to leave this world. During his childhood he...