Walter Gault, 85, passed on to the next world, Tuesday February 20, 2017. He was surrounded by his loving family and will be missed dearly. He was born June 18, 1931 to the late Walter and Mary (Ferguson) Gault, near Springfield, MO. Walter was a farmer, a builder, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a friend and a mentor. He...
Above all Ency Rebecca Jamison Matthews was a teacher. And a learner. She couldn't help it. Many of us are eternally grateful that she chose to share what she had learned and , even more, for her infectious love of learning. Becky (she was "Ency" to her brothers and sister, "Rebecca" to some) died February 20, 2017 around noon in...
Terry Jeanne Langston, 68, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 in her Springfield, MO home. Affectionately known as "Red", she was born on Thursday, April 29, 1948 in Springfield. She graduated from Central High School in 1966. Jeanne was a creative soul with artistic passions for rug hooking, quilting and most any textile art. While she had various...
Billy Dean "Bill" Setliff, 79, of Springfield, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. He was born Sept. 17, 1937, the son of Claude and Elizabeth Setliff. Bill and Norma Lee Lindsay were married Dec. 3, 1956. Norma preceded Bill in death on March 8, 2010. Bill was a loving and caring son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was a...
Emily G. "Dee" Funk, 86, of Republic, Missouri, died on Friday, February 10, 2017. She was born on November 7, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Thomas and Geraldine (Gardner) Vicat. Dee and Raymond Funk were married in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 7, 1992. Raymond preceded Dee in death in 2011. Dee was a fun-loving daughter, sister,...
Betty Louise Collins Fuller left for heaven on February 5th, 2017 at the Manor at Elfindale following a brief fight with recurring breast cancer. Betty was a breast cancer survivor of 27 years. Betty Fuller was born July 3, 1931 in Lawrenceburg, MO, the daughter of Christine Clarkson and Champ Collins. She graduated Ash Grove High School in 1950. Shortly...