Harry Guttroff

Nov 10, 2012

Harry Guttroff, 79 of Springfield passed away on Saturday November 10 in his home with his family by his side after a valiant battle with melanoma. Harry was greatly loved by his wife and family. He was born May 11, 1933 in New York, the eldest of three sons, to Matilda and Harold Guttroff with brothers Ray and Bob.. He...

John Forrest Moore

Nov 9, 2012

John F. Moore, Sr. 82, passed away on Nov. 9, 2012 at Westside Health Care. He was born in Rolla, MO, Nov. 2, 1930 to the late Clifford and Leila (McCowan) Moore. John was a Southern Baptist who loved and served the Lord from an early age. He worked for Frisco Railroad/Burlington Northern Railroad for 38 years, retiring in 1986....

Betty Vigneaux

Nov 8, 2012

Betty J.Vigneaux, 84, of Nixa, MO, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2012. Betty worked as a school cafeteria manager for many years. She attended Broadway United Methodist Church for nearly 50 years and was a member of Ruth''s Circle and the 100% Grandmother''s Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Eugene, 3 sisters and 1...

Patsy Ruth Ball

Nov 7, 2012

Patricia R. Ball, of Willard, Missouri died Wednesday, November 07, 2012 in Ash Grove Healthcare Facility after a long struggle with Alzheimer''s. Born in Arkansas, February 23, 1927, to Rosa Stephens, Patricia was an exuberant outgoing woman whose strength of personality and zest for life touched all of those who knew her. Both deeply religious and fun-loving her interests ranged...

Ovia A. Evans

Nov 7, 2012

Ovia Adeline George Evans was born November 19, 1920. She left us November 7, 2012. Ovia was the third of four children born to Jim and Ann George. They lived on a farm in Webster Co. where Ovia went to Teagues School, a one room school and at one time having her older sister as her teacher. She attended and...

Doris Brooke (Bibinger) Brooke

Nov 5, 2012

Doris Teresa Brooke, 83, of Springfield, MO. passed away on November 5, 2012. She was born April 17, 1929 in New Hampton, NJ. Doris Teresa was one of six children born to the late John E. Bibinger, Sr. and Teresa Glaser Bibinger. Her father died on July 16, 1958 and her mother died on April 22, 1970. Doris graduated with...

Ruth Dickensheet (Holmes) Dickensheet

Nov 5, 2012

Ruth Elizabeth Dickensheet, 86, of Springfield, passed away Monday morning, November 5, 2012. She was born April 6, 1926, to William Carl and Elizabeth Artelia Reed Holmes, at Burge Hospital in Springfield, MO. She married Maurice E. Dickensheet at Grace Methodist Church on October 27, 1949, and they were married almost 56 years. Ruth attended Rountree Grade School and graduated...

Patricia Love (Thomason) Love

Nov 2, 2012

Patricia Sue Love died on Friday, November 2, 2012, after a spirited, courageous and dignified four-month bout with cancer. She was 77. Patty was born in Springfield, Missouri, on June 30, 1935, to Roy L. and Millie (Shaw) Thomason. Following graduation from Senior High School in Springfield in 1953, Patty attended Southwest Missouri State University. In 1956, she married high-school...

Helen Marie Armstrong

Oct 31, 2012

Helen Marie Armstrong of Brookline, MO was born July 30, 1939 and departed this life October 31, 2012 in her home after a battle with cancer. She was 73 years 3 months and 1 day old at her time of passing. She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years Buddy Ray Armstrong of Brookline; son, Ronnie Armstrong and...

Jarita Kay Jean-Nimmo

Oct 21, 2012

Jarita Kay Jean-Nimmo 59 of Springfield passed away Sunday Oct. 21, 2012. She is survived by her mom, June, her husband, David, a daughter, a granddaughter, four grandsons, and a future great grandchild. A visitation will be held Tuesday October 23rd in Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home at White Chapel, 5234 W. State Hwy EE from 6 to 8 pm. A...