Obituaries

Earl Stoner, age 92 of Ozark, Missouri passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Honoring the wishes of Earl no services are planned. Arrangements under the care and direction of Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark....

Kathleen Larkins made a loving impression on family and friends for 94 years. On Friday morning, September 8, 2017, she joined her Lord and Savior in heaven. She passed away in the comfort of her home of 50+ years in Springfield, Missouri. She was born on February 5, 1923 in…...

“I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart).” Anyone who knows me knows that this is one of my favorite poems by E.E. Cummings and it sits so heavily on my heart as we mourn the loss of my grandmother, Vernice Jean Birdsong. I feel so…...

Brynlee Mae Jones, age 4 months and 27 days, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017 in Cox South Hospital Springfield, Missouri. She was born March 14, 2017 in Springfield, MO. The daughter of her loving parents Brannon Jones and Kaleigh Cole of Springfield. Brynlee is also survived by her…...

Cindy Genzler, the love of Bob’s life and center of her family, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 8, 2017. Cindy was in the home, beside her loving husband of 40 years, at the time of her passing. On September 9, 1953 Cindy was born in St. Louis,…...

Bro. Lambert Eugene Roberts, age 80 of Ozark, Missouri passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017, while at home. Eugene was born April 5, 1937, to Wade and Creola Roberts. On August 31, 1957 he was united in marriage to Koella Ellison in Sparta, Missouri. Eugene and Koella were blessed to…...

William C. “Bill” Gideon, age 79 of Highlandville, MO passed away in the early hours of July 26, 2017 in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO following a short battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome. He was born February 25, 1938 in Taney County, MO, the son of Lester & Charlotte (Wilson) Gideon. On…...

Lou Ellen McKnight, age 63 of Sparta, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017 in Cox South Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born on July 1, 1954 in Buick, Missouri, the daughter of Carl Crocker and Goldie (Radford) Crocker. On June 27, 1975 she was united in marriage…...

Joe Derrel Herd, Jr. (Joey) passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 in Cox South Hospital, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on October 3, 1947 in Chadwick, the son of Joe Herd Sr. and Lois (Schweppe) Herd. Joey was saved at the age…...

Major George Warren Wheelock, 53, currently of Chadwick, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Major Wheelock was a 24 ½ year veteran of the United States Army. At age 17, while in high school, he enlisted in the Wisconsin Army National Guard Infantry. After graduation from college, he served…...