Geneva A. Metzelthin
Feb 27, 2017
Geneva Alene Metzelthin was born September 21,1924 near what is now the Norfolk Dam in Arkansas. She married Willard Carl Metzelthin on November 2, 1941 in St. Charles, Missouri. Geneva was the matriarch of her family. She and Willard loved the lake, and eventually they built their dream vacation home at Table Rock Lake. Geneva and Willard had three children,...
Benny Alton Jones
Feb 25, 2017
Benny A. Jones, 93, died February 25, 2017 at the Maples Nursing Home in Springfield. He leaves behind his loving wife of 73 years, Mahala (Maples) Jones; son, Ben R. "Bob" Jones and wife, Linda of Texas; grandson, Chris Jones and wife Shannon of Texas; grandson, Landon Jones (deceased); 4 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. He also leaves behind many family...
Gladys Gardner (Herd) Gardner
Feb 21, 2017
Gladys Rose Gardner, 96, was welcomed into heaven on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. She was born on Friday, April 2, 1920 in Grabeil, MO to Edna Lois Smith and Rev. Robert E. Herd. Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one brother and one sister. She is survived by her three daughters, Sue Strain, Janet Deffenderfer (husband...
Walter Albert Gault
Feb 20, 2017
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...
Ency Matthews (Jamison) Matthews
Feb 19, 2017
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 Langston (Trotter) Langston
Feb 14, 2017
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 Setliff
Feb 10, 2017
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...