Ralph Leeson, a lifelong resident of Springfield, passed away quietly on December 26, 2017. Mr. Leeson was 97 years old, having been born north of Springfield on February 10, 1920. Ralph''s birth mother, Loal Hall Leeson passed away when he was five years old. He and his brother were reared by his father and W.C. Leeson''s second wife, Ethel Malone...
Dr. J. Calvin Holsinger III, a longtime resident of Springfield, Missouri passed away on December 15, 2017 in Des Moines, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, where he had lived for the last few years. He was 89. Holsinger was a retired Professor of History and higher education administrator, of numerous universities for nearly 50 years. The last 30 of which...
Mary Martha Hamby began her life story on June 12, 1925 in Tarkio, MO. Mary was one of 10 children born to Ira and Ann Smith. Growing up on a farm was hard work but at the end of a long day the kids would play on the pump organ or have a big game of dominos. Mary had a...
Gloria Dean (Ramey) Mulholland, 76, of Springfield, Mo. passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 9, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born on April 15, 1941 to Glenn and Gladys Ramey and had one sister Glenda Ramey. Gloria graduated from Hillcrest High School. She was united in marriage to James Mulholland in 1969 and they spent over...