OBITUARIES
Margaret Miller
Jun 12, 2017
Margaret L. Miller of Springfield, MO passed away on June 12, 2017. She was 94. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Allen. She is survived by her daughters, Paula (James) Hancock and Pamela (William) Davies, as well as three grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and one great great granddaughter. In lieu of flowers please make a...
Joe Tankersley
Jun 10, 2017
William Joseph Tankersley was born in Okeechobee, Florida on November 30, 1960 to Lester Franklin and Janie Elizabeth Tankersley. He passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017. Joe graduated from Okeechobee High School in 1978 and entered the electrical trade shortly after. In 1981, Joe married Linda Marie Godwin. Joe became a Master Electrician and after many years in the trade,...
Tammy Campbell
Jun 10, 2017
Tamara "Tammy" Lynn Campbell April 7th, 1959 to June 10th, 2017 It is impossible to really make use of the past tense with regard to Tammy, because the impact on those fortunate enough to have had their lives touched by her is everlasting. Our beloved Tamara Lynn Campbell found peace the afternoon of the tenth day of June, 2017 in...
Doris Louise Stewart
Jun 10, 2017
Doris Louise Stewart, age 96, of Nixa, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 surrounded by her family, in the home she shared with her daughter. She was born April 28, 1921 in Noel, Missouri, the daughter of Jess Patty and Elizabeth Ann (Pieferly) Patty. On March 13, 1938, Doris and Johnny Ralph Stewart were married in Pitcher, Oklahoma. She was...
Bettye Johnson
Jun 10, 2017
Bettye Johnson, a resident of Nixa Missouri with her husband Ronald B since 2005, passed to her heavenly home on June 10th, 2017. She was born in Banner Mississippi to Cynclair and Inez Wilson in 1933. She graduated from Bruce High School in 1951, and then attended business college in Memphis TN, securing her first job with General Electric Credit...
Judy Davis
Jun 9, 2017
Judy Jennette Davis 56, left the Springfield Public School System as a sign language interpreter to dedicate her hardworking caregiving talent to The Neighborhoods of Quail Creek Skilled Nursing Facility as a CMT while diligently working towards her LPN designation when she passed�on�Friday, June 9, 2017 at Mercy Hospital after losing a grueling battle with stage four lung cancer.� She...
Jasmine "Nate" Riddle
Jun 9, 2017
Services for Jasmine Nicole "Nate" Riddle with be announced privately.
Phillip West
Jun 8, 2017
Phillip D. West, age 70 of Nixa Missouri, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 from an extended illness. He was born August 8, 1946 in Muncie Indiana. Phillip was a former resident of New Castle, Indiana. While residing in New Castle he was employed with Daimler Chrysler for a short period of time. He then went on to work for...
Lucille Lett Jackson
Jun 4, 2017
Lucille Lett Jackson, formerly of East Prairie and Charleston, MO, passed away on June 4, 2017 at the age of 90. She was born on November 25, 1926 in Bertrand, MO, to Thomas LaFayette Lett and Minnie Evelyn Golightly, and baptized in the Bertrand Methodist Church. On August 26, 1943 she married William Wesley Jackson of East Prairie. Lucille was...
Dorothy Jean Pittenger
Jun 3, 2017
Dorothy Jean Pittenger of Ozark MO passed from this life to eternal life on June 3rd, 2017. She is survived by her three children, James Green of Ozark MO, Kelly Johnson of Fayetteville AR and Sammye Schmahl of Anchorage AK. Along with her children and their spouses, she is survived by five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren with another great-grandchild due in...
Thomas Oscar Parish
Jun 2, 2017
Thomas Oscar Parish Jr, of Nixa, MO was born in Belton, MO to Edna and Reverend Tom Parish on November 28, 1929. He attended Phillips University in Oklahoma and met the love of his life, Beverly Jo Humphreys, in Memphis, TN after graduating with honors. Tom's father was Interim Minister at Central Christian Church (Beverly and her family's church home)...
Earline Taylor
May 30, 2017
Earline Stephens Taylor, age 85 of Nixa, went to be with the Lord May 30, 2017. She was born October 23, 1931 at Datto, Arkansas, the daughter of Claud and Vergie McClure Stephens. Earline and husband Jim were united in marriage June 3, 1949 at Pocahontas, Arkansas. Survivors include: husband, Jim; four children; four grandchildren; several step grandchildren and great...
Charles Henry Easson
May 27, 2017
Charles "Charlie" Henry Easson, 70, of Springfield, Missouri left this life on May 27, 2017. Charlie battled an aggressive acute leukemia for the last 9 weeks of his life. Charlie was born June 14th, 1946 in Joplin, MO and adopted at 6 months of age by John Gordon & Wilma Gladys (Avondet) Easson. He was a 1964 graduate of Carthage...
Bertha Sievers-Petitt
May 26, 2017
Bertha Lee Sievers-Petitt, age 88, of Nixa, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, in her daughter's home. She was born November 28, 1928, in Bluffs, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas and Merle (Wiley) Bemis. Bertha grew up in Versailles, Illinois and moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where she raised her family. Bertha worked as executive secretary for Marsh and McLennan...
Bela Alex Szendrey
May 24, 2017
Bela Alex Szendrey, age 92, of Ozark, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in his home. He was born May 12, 1925 in Budapest, Hungary, the son of Alex and Maria Szendrey. Bela came to the United States in 1950 as a refugee. He was a tailor for most of his life. Bela was an accomplished Opera Singer. While in...
Reba Ruth Lee
May 24, 2017
Reba Ruth Lee was born on Dec 26, 1924 in Green County Indiana near Switz City, Indiana. She died on May 24, 2017 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri at the age of 92. She was the daughter of William Henry and Mary (Molly) Owens. She came from a large family: 2 Brothers and 7 Sisters: 10 in all. She attended school...
David Palovick
May 23, 2017
David (Dave) Palovick, age 74, of Nixa went to be with his Lord Tuesday, May 23, 2017. He was born in Akron, OH on September 3, 1942 to Victor and Helen (Stark) Palovick. He attended schools in Cayuga Falls, OH and St. Louis. Dave served in the U. S. Army Artillery Division during the Viet Nam War. Dave worked mostly...
Duane Cook
May 23, 2017
Beloved son and brother made his transition from this world to a new life May 23, 2017 Duane was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 30, 1966 to Rickey and Sharin Cook-Smith and became a resident of Springfield, MO in 2000. He was injured in an accident just prior to his nineteenth birthday which confined him to a wheelchair. Not...
Marjory Peine
May 19, 2017
Marjory Rae Peine was born on June 30th, 1930, in Leoti, Kansas. She passed away May 19, 2017. Marjory was the third of 11 children. Surviving are two sisters Vera Ford of Leoti, Kansas and Bonny Weaver of Tucumcari, New Mexico; two brothers Milton Riddiough of Scott City, Kansas and Robert Riddiough of Macon Georgia; Marjory was united in marriage...
Harlow "Woody" Greenwood
May 18, 2017
Harlow "Woody" Greenwood, Jr., age 61, of Ozark, MO passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017. He was born January 5, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Harlow and Louella (LaFollette) Greenwood. Woody graduated from Parkway Central High School in St. Louis and attended the University of Missouri. Woody met Nancy Lynn Kates in Sunday school in Houston, TX, and...
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