Oliver Coleman Estes

May 24, 2012

Oliver Coleman Estes, 92, born June 11, 1919, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012. He was known for his great faith in Christ and is a member of Evangel Temple Church. A machinist by trade with Springfield Tool and Die, Coleman served as a combat engineer in WWII. He was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and was a...

James Lester Drake

May 22, 2012

James Lester Drake Sr. James Lester Drake Sr., 72, passed away at Mercy Hospital surrounded by family on May 22, 2012. He was born August 15, 1939 to John and Bessie (Taylor) Drake. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 49 years Della, parents and one son, James Jr. Surviving are children, Johnny L. Drake, Carmen Plumb...

Margaret Fay Sanders

May 21, 2012

arrangements are being handled by Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home at White Chapel, 5234 W State Hwy EE (West Division), Sprinfield, MO 65802

Willis Russell Badgley

May 21, 2012

Graveside services for Willis R. Badgley are being handled by Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home at White Chapel, 5234 W. State Hwy EE, Springfield, MO 65802, Friday, May 25, 2012 at 11 AM. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.

Chester "Chet" Scobee

May 21, 2012

Visitation for Chester "Chet" Scobee will be Friday, May 25, 2012 from 6-8 pm in Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home at Rivermonte Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 10:30 AM in the chapel with burial to follow in Rivermonte Memorial Gardens.

Clifford Eugene Harralson

May 19, 2012

Clifford Eugene Harralson, age 89 of Springfield, died May 19th. He was born to John Wisser and Elizabeth Ross Harralson on February 15, 1923 in Aldrich MO. Cliff married Helen Grace York in 1941 and they had one son, John. After WWII, Cliff enjoyed a successful career as a school administrator. He began teaching at Marshfield HS, and continued at...

Troy L. Marler

May 17, 2012

Troy L. Marler was born December 18, 1925, in Taney County, Mo., to Roy and Effie Marler, and passed from this life on May 17, 2012. He was a long-time resident of Strafford. He was a member of Strafford United Methodist Church, accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at age 81. Troy was active in 4-H, REACT, and...

Pauline F. Pachl

May 16, 2012

Services will be held Monday, May 21, 2012 at the Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home at Midtown, 1635 N. Benton at 11 a.m. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service starting at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Springfielf.

Launa Charlene Shine

May 15, 2012

LaUna Charlene (Goolwen) Shine, 70, went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2012, after a long battle with kidney disease. She was born Sept. 15, 1941 in Hollywood, CA. She married Jerry E. Shine Nov. 2, 1962. Charlene was preceded in death by her husband; parents, Joe and Katherine (Cobb) Rowe; In-laws, John H. and Dorothy Shine, grandparents,...

Doris L. Parker

May 7, 2012

Doris L. Parker, 73, of Rogersville died Monday, May 7, 2012, in Rogersville. She was born November 29, 1938, in Gove County, Kansas, the daughter of Glen Albin and Lila Mendanhall. She was preceded in death my her husband William F. Parker, her mother Lila Mendenhall Adams, her father Glen Albin and a sister Frances Deines. She is survived by...