Kenneth Lakin

It has been requested that our funeral home try and locate any family members or friends that would be willing to step forward and take responsibility for the deceased.

Our funeral home has been given authorization per the Greene County Medical Examiner's Office, to try and locate anyone related to the deceased. Upon locating any relative of the decedent, we reserve the right to remove this notice from our website.

We are looking for living relatives of the deceased in the following order:

1. Spouse

2. Children

3. Parents (mother or father)

4. Siblings (brothers or sisters)

If no relative come forward to take responsibility, but a friend is willing to come forward to cover expenses, state regulations allow us to work with anyone that is willing to contract and pay for services.

If you are a friend of the decedent and would happen to know how to get in touch with any family members, please have them call our funeral home and speak to one of our Funeral Directors at 417-886-6127. We need names and we need phone numbers. Calling the funeral home and providing us with vague information does not help our funeral home staff try to locate family members. Please call between 8:30am and 5pm Monday through Friday as we are limited to information after hours and on weekends.

Anyone calling our funeral home will not be given any information regarding the cause and manner of death. We will not give out phone numbers of relatives that may come forward. Any personal items that were with the deceased at the time of their death will not be turned over to you without proper consent.

If no family steps forward, he will be cremated, and the Greene County Medical Examiner's Office will make disposition as they deem appropriate.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Management & Staff at Walnut Lawn Funeral Home, 2001 W. Walnut Lawn Street, Springfield, Missouri 65807.