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Richard A. Totten Sr.

January 4, 1947 - October 26, 2022
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Greenlawn Funeral Home North
Tuesday 11/1, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Service
Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
3506 N. National
Springfield, Missouri 65803
Tuesday 11/1, 1:00 pm
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Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
3506 N. National
Springfield, Missouri 65803
Tuesday 11/1

Richard A. Totten Sr., age 75, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away October 26, 2022. He was born to William and Catharine Totten on January 4, 1947, in Cushing, Oklahoma. He graduated from Hillcrest High School, took some college classes, and then went on to a career as a Deputy Sheriff. He attended Sunshine Baptist Church. He was a Shriner, served as a Reserve Deputy, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and metal detecting.

He is preceded in death by his wife Doris Ann Totten; parents William and Catharine Totten; and brothers Gene Totten and Sonny Totten. He is survived by his sons Rick Totten (wife Jennifer) and Ryan Totten (wife Lisa); stepdaughter Leann Termin (husband John); 5 grandchildren Nicole Cook, Jax Totten, Joshua Termin, Ellis Totten, and Hayden Totten; and great-grandchild Jess Termin.

There will be a visitation Tuesday, November 1, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, at Greenlawn Funeral Home North. A graveside service will follow at 1:00, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

The family ask that in lieu of flowers that donations be made to Abou Ben Adhem Shrine.

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Springfield, Missouri 65803
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Richard A. Totten Sr., age 75, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away October 26, 2022. He was born to William and Catharine Totten on January 4, 1947, in Cushing, Oklahoma. He graduated from Hillcrest High School, took some college classes, and then went on to a career as a Deputy Sheriff. He attended Sunshine Baptist Church. He was a Shriner, served as
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Nancy Dickenson left a message on November 2, 2022:
Rest in peace. I will miss you
Amanda left a message on November 1, 2022:
Rest in peace. You always made me laugh every time the family got together even as a kid sad to hear you were called to heaven give my Pawpal a big hug I'm sure y'all are have a good brother fishing trip sending my condolences to the rest of the family.
Kevin Young left a message on October 31, 2022:
In memory of Richard A. Totten Sr., Kevin Young lit a candle
David Akers left a message on October 30, 2022:
Prayers for Rick and his family, I have known Rick most all my life. what a kind and gentle man he was. My family owned a trailer park in Tulsa back in the day seems like a lifetime ago. Rick and his family lived there and that is where we met. Rick was always a good friend to me, before I could go out and play with my friends, I had to get my work done around the trailer park. Rick was always jumping in and giving me a hand so we could get out and play. One summer back in 1957(that was 65 years ago) I ask my dad if he would build us a swimming pool in an out of the way area of the trailer park so we could keep cool during hot summer days. My dad told me if I would dig the hole he would install and connect the drainpipes and do the concrete work. The out of the way area for the pool just so happened to be in front of Ricks family’s Trailer so I knew I could always count on Rick for back up and support( I was 8 years old at the time Rick was 10). We started the dig right away and the summer kept getting hotter, Rick would go through the trailer park and kept recruiting help from all the other kids that lived there. Thinking back on it now and knowing my dad I really don’t think he thought that pool would ever get dug, but it did it was only three and a half feet deep but before the summer was over, we had water in it. Now knowing my dad(we mostly got direction from him), us kids did most the work putting in the drainpipes connecting them backfilling them placing the concrete and even putting up a fence around the pool. The pool was in operation for years didn’t look bad either! Rick and his mother moved to Springfield somewhere around 1963 I would come up and stay with them on occasions sometimes for a week or two and sometimes just passing through we somehow stayed in touch with each other even after our military and parenting days. I purity much stayed on the East coast after getting out of the Navy, my family lives in Oklahoma so going from one point to the next I would usually be going through Springfield stopping for a visit on many occasions. I am going to dearly miss my friend Rick he was a good and honest man. I know God will have a special place for him up in heaven. Richard A. Totten SR. Rest in Peace.
David & Terry Akers left a message on October 30, 2022:
Rest in Peace my dear friend
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Debra Totten Vaughn left a message on October 30, 2022:
Uncle Ricky I will miss your smile and laugh! I wish we had gotten to fish together one more time! Love you!
Lee Spriggs left a message on October 29, 2022:
In memory of Richard A. Totten Sr., Lee Spriggs lit a candle
Cathaleen L Torres left a message on October 29, 2022:
Love you uncle Rick see you on the other side I hope all of the brothers are on an epic fishing trip Holden there mouth right my deepest condolences and all my ???? RIP
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