LINVILLE OLIVER BURGHER

Linville Oliver Burgher (also known as Sonny or Lin) passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from end stage kidney disease after almost eight years of out patient dialysis. He was born in Clark County, Kentucky on Aug. 11, 1945; the son of Kenny Burgher and Cynthia Woosley Burgher.
He graduated from Weiser High School in 1964. He moved to Pueblo, Colo. for a short time before moving to Springfield to attend Baptist Bible College, now Mission University, graduating in 1972.
While in Springfield, he met, fell in love and married, Donna Flowers. They were married May 28, 1971. After his graduation in 1972, they moved to Weiser, Idaho and eventually Nampa, Idaho. They returned to Springfield in 1987. Together they adopted a daughter, Kimberly Renae and a son, Steven Andrew.
He worked at several factories and eventually worked for 13 years in EVS at Cox South retiring in 2015.
He is survived by his wife of almost 54 years, Donna; a son, Sgt. Steve Burgher, Sr. of Springfield; five grandchildren; his sister, Nancy Young of Sun City, Ariz.; a brother-in-law, Keith Yarter Sr. of Chehalis, Wash.; many cousins, nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Wilma Newton and Barbara Yarter; two brothers-in-law, Glenn Newton and Jim Young; a daughter, Kimberly Podurgiel; and a nephew, David Young.
Funeral services were held on Friday, April 11, at Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home in Springfield with Pastor Matthew Bunn presiding over the service. Burial was at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora.