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"Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home has been serving the Springfield area with compassion and respect since 1909." — Funeral Director & Manager Andrea Peabody

Of the many arrangements made after losing a loved one, the first is the selection of a funeral home. Our staff can help create a beautiful tribute and provide guidance and suggestions on the many decisions made when planning a funeral, cremation, memorial, celebration of life, and/or burial service.We take pride in meeting the specific, and sometimes unique, needs of each and every family. Please use our website to learn about the funeral, cremation and permanent memorialization services we offer, as well as our pre-planning and grief support resources.

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We stopped by the Rivermonte office last week and spoke with Robert to locate a couple of our familys gravesites. My mother was very impressed by his level of professionalism and compassion. In addition to giving us directions, he took the time to walk out to my fathers headstone to help us find it and took the time to clean it while we were there. This was a much better level of service than we have seen in the past.

James Carrington

Our family was very appreciative of the service we received from the Rivermont location. Kathryn there was amazing and really helped is during one of our hardest times.

Jeanne Crawford

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1919 - 2017
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Life Story for William Maxey

William Maxey
William Frank “Bill” Maxey was born in Muskogee, OK on April 18, 1919 to Robert Franklin and Lillie Elon Maxey. He departed this life on November 12, 2017 at the age of 98 ½ .

Bill was married to Irene Welch of Springfield, MO on May 11, 1944. Their family included Irene’s daughter, Shirley Kelly (deceased) and granddaughter Michelle (deceased), and grandson Charles Kelly. Bill and Irene lived happily together until her passing on July 1, 1993. Bill and Irene lived in a modest, immaculately kept home on East Wayland in Springfield. After Irene’s death Bill lived in their home until his 95th birthday; when he moved to Glendale Gardens Nursing Home to dwell for the final 3 ½ years of his life.

“Maxey” as he was known by his friends, served his country in the Arkansas National Guard prior to his apprenticeship as a machinist. He joined the United States Navy on May 16, 1946. After his discharge, he came back to Springfield to live with Irene and help his father-in-law with his open-air fruit and vegetable market. Not long after his return to Springfield, he hired onto the St. Louis San Francisco Railroad as a weight scale machinist. This adventure led him to many destinations across the Midwest and South. He took great pride and enjoyment in the work that he did until his retirement in June 1979. He enjoyed meeting his friends from the railroad monthly for cafeteria lunches in Springfield in the years after retirement. In retirement, he came to take up fishing on Bull Shoals Lake and Bull Creek, and tinkering with fixing lawnmowers for his neighbors. Bill could fix just about anything. He was a member of the Mission Hills Church of Christ. He was a good citizen, good neighbor and a good friend to so many. May he rest in peace till the Resurrection.

Bill is preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife Irene and two sisters, Marguerite Maxey Conley and Katherine Jane Maxey Turner. He is survived by his grandson Charles and nieces Sandy Moore, Carolyn Barnes, Patty Henderson and Kathy Slentz.

A Graveside service is scheduled for Friday November 17, 2017 at 10 a.m. at Springfield National Cemetery, 1702 E. Seminole St, Springfield, MO. Under the direction of Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home at Rivermonte.
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Springfield’s Trusted Provider Of Funeral, Cremation & Burial Services Since 1909!

"Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home has been serving the Springfield area with compassion and respect since 1909." — Funeral Director & Manager Andrea Peabody

Of the many arrangements made after losing a loved one, the first is the selection of a funeral home. Our staff can help create a beautiful tribute and provide guidance and suggestions on the many decisions made when planning a funeral, cremation, memorial, celebration of life, and/or burial service.We take pride in meeting the specific, and sometimes unique, needs of each and every family. Please use our website to learn about the funeral, cremation and permanent memorialization services we offer, as well as our pre-planning and grief support resources.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us anytime. We are here to help you!

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Plan Ahead

Advanced planning is a thoughtful and considerate act that your loved ones will truly appreciate when the time comes.
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Customized Tributes

Customizing the service for your loved one allows you to truly honor their memory with unique and personalized details.
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Testimonials 

We stopped by the Rivermonte office last week and spoke with Robert to locate a couple of our familys gravesites. My mother was very impressed by his level of professionalism and compassion. In addition to giving us directions, he took the time to walk out to my fathers headstone to help us find it and took the time to clean it while we were there. This was a much better level of service than we have seen in the past.

James Carrington

Our family was very appreciative of the service we received from the Rivermont location. Kathryn there was amazing and really helped is during one of our hardest times.

Jeanne Crawford