Tom Baker

May 24, 2022

Thomas Parker Baker (you probably knew him as Tom, or if you were really lucky, Grandpa Tom) entered eternal life on May 24, 2022 in Springfield, MO. He was born in Springfield, MO on November 27 - Thanksgiving Day - 1924.  Tom's mom, Myrtle (Ramsey) Baker, was very thankful that he arrived after Thanksgiving dinner, and that his birth...

James Richard Cook

May 17, 2022

James Richard Cook, 39, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 after an extended illness. Fondly known by his family as Little Ricky, he was born on Friday, January 14, 1983 in Springfield, MO to Ricky Lynn and Leticia Delois (Tina) Cook. Ricky graduated from Hillcrest High School in 2001 and attended Ozark Technical Community College. He...

Mary Jo Hixon

May 17, 2022

Mary Jo Hixon, 85, of Springfield, Missouri, was born October 22, 1936 to John  Bales and Anna K. Bales (Steelman) in Springfield, Missouri. She passed away on May 18, 2022 in Springfield, Missouri. Mary Jo grew up in Springfield. After she graduated from Saint Anne's High School in Springfield, she went on to study general education at Southwest Missouri...

Warren Brown

May 10, 2022

Warren Wesley Brown Jr., 80, of Springfield, MO departed this life for his heavenly home on Friday, May 10, 2022. He was born on Saturday, March 28, 1942 in Goodland, KS to Warren Brown Sr. and Vivian Marie (Fothergill) Brown.

Warren enjoyed riding his motorcycle, especially in his younger years when he would ride through the mountains...

John Charlie Gott

May 9, 2022

John C. "Charlie" Gott passed peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones on May 9, 2022. He was 80. Charlie founded family business Gott's To Go in 1983, providing sanitation equipment and construction site office trailers across southwest Missouri. He was still very actively running the business until early 2022, when he developed complications from cancer. His loving...

Michelle Sue Peabody

May 6, 2022

Michelle Sue Peabody, 71, of Strafford, MO passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 6, 2022 with her husband Ted and her two loving daughters Amy and Andrea by her side. She was a New Year's baby, born to Selma Librach and Sidney Berman in St. Louis, MO on Monday, January 1, 1951. Michelle and Ted Peabody would...

Stephanie Lynn Campbell

May 5, 2022

Stephanie Lynn Campbell, age 31, of Marshfield, MO passed away Thursday May 5, 2022. She was born Wednesday, May 16, 1990 in Osage Beach to George Campbell and Deanna Harris-Winn.

Stephanie grew up in Lebanon. She moved to Marshfield in the 3rd grade and graduated from Marshfield High School. She then attended Vatterott College where she obtained...

Dick Courtney

Apr 19, 2022

James Richard "Dick" Courtney, 89, of Springfield, MO passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. He was born in Pittsville, MO on Wednesday, June 22, 1932 to Alpha Lee Simmons and Thomas Alfred Courtney. Dick was a Navy veteran, serving as a member of the air crew aboard the USS Oriskany. Moving to Springfield in 1977 he opened...

Raymond Allen Criger, Jr.

Apr 17, 2022

Raymond Allen Criger Jr, 73, Reeds Spring MO, was born on November 8, 1948 to Raymond and Helen Criger in Springfield, MO, and passed away on April 17, 2022 in Springfield, MO. Raymond spent most of his career working at Zenith Electronics and finished his career working for Drury University in Springfield, MO. Raymond loved fishing, reading, taking his...

Theresa Maxine Doyle

Apr 13, 2022

Theresa Maxine Doyle, 87, of Weatherford, OK passed away at 11:21 PM on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at her home with family by her side. She was born on Saturday, March 16, 1935 in Satanta, KS, to Levi and Florence Rutledge.

She graduated high school in Eads, Colorado, where she met and married Howard Young. They had...