Lamar, MO Obituaries
Justin Cloyd Reese
Sep 25, 2021
Justin Reese passed away on Saturday September 25, 2021. He was born in 1942, in Shannon County to Cloyd and Lucille (Langdon) Reese. He graduated from Mountain View High School. He joined the Army and was stationed in Washington State for the next three years. After the military, he worked for Yellow Freight as a diesel mechanic in Independence,...
Thad Denton Yount
Sep 23, 2021
Thad Denton Yount passed away on Thursday September 23, 2021. TD was born on November 30, 1932, near Verdella, MO to Jaxie and Linnie (Lively) Yount. He married Lou Shields and they remained married until 1998 when she passed away. In May of 2001 he married Patsy Jones. TD was a member of the Hermon Lodge Number 187, A.F....
Shane Eugene Miller
Sep 17, 2021
Shane Eugene Miller, 51, of Reeds Spring, MO passed away Friday, September 17, 2021, from complications with diabetes. Shane was born June 26, 1970, in Bossier City, LA to Clifton and Cheryl (Simpson) Miller. In 1988, he graduated from Liberal High School. Shane moved from Mindenmines, MO to the Branson, MO area where he was a salesman in the...
Alberta Darlene Manka
Sep 15, 2021
Alberta Darlene Manka returned to the Lord September 15, 2021 following a brief illness in Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born May 11, 1945, in Modesto, California completing her early schooling there in California. She developed a passion for classic cars uncharacteristic of women with the knowledge and shared time with her father growing up. She followed...
Stephen Stanton Shelton
Sep 10, 2021
Stephen Stanton Shelton, 63, of Lamar, MO passed away Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Konantz Warden Funeral Home in Lamar. Burial will follow at Lake Cemetery in Lamar, MO. Arrangements are under the direction of Konantz Warden Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent online at www.konantz warden.com. Stephen was born July...
Thomas Roy Reed
Sep 5, 2021
Thomas Roy Reed entered Heaven’s Gates on Sunday, September 5, 2021. He was born December 31, 1942, in Lamar, MO to Charley and Ruby (Harrington) Reed. Tom married Lloy Pennington on November 1, 1959. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1960, serving as a recip aircraft mechanic in many places including Saudi Arabia, Hawaii, Maryland (serving...
Tamara Marie Lathrom
Aug 31, 2021
Tamara Marie Lathrom, 43, of Redfield, KS went home to be with the Lord on August 31, 2021. Tamara loved horses, dogs, cats, and all animals. She enjoyed playing with her straws and stuffed animals, especially those with whiskers and those that made noises. She liked to listen to music. She loved her family and friends. She always got...
David Douglas Kincaid
Aug 25, 2021
David Douglas Kincaid, 79, of Lamar, MO went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 25, 2021. David was born on June 9, 1942 to Arthur and Ruth (Basore) Kincaid in Oklahoma City, OK. He grew up in the Milford, MO area and attended Round Prairie Schools. David kept in touch with his Round Prairie friends...
Robert G Gariss
Aug 24, 2021
Robert (Bob) George Gariss, 92, of Lamar, MO went to be with his Lord and Savior August 24, 2021 at Cox Barton County Hospital, Lamar, MO, after a short illness. Bob was born on December 21, 1928 to Arthur and Marie Gariss in St. John, KS. The Dust Bowl of Kansas drove the Gariss family to the Milford, MO...
Robbie S King
Aug 17, 2021
Robbie Sue (Johnston) King was born August 29, 1930, in White Plains, KY to Lewis and Blanche (Allen) Johnston. The family moved to Wayne, MI during WWII where Lewis worked at the Willow Run Bomber Plant. This is where Robbie met the love of her life, Wilford Eugene King, after he returned from serving overseas in the Army. They...
Jeffrey Lewis Morrow
Aug 11, 2021
Jeffrey Lewis Morrow (Doughboy) passed away on Wednesday August 11, 2021. He was born on November 25, 1966, in Springfield, MO to George and Geneva (Mallory) Morrow. He graduated from high school in Greenfield, MO in 1985. He worked for O’Sullivan Industries and then went to work for John Deere Reman where he has worked for the last 17...
Norma L Lollar
Jul 31, 2021
Francis Normalee “Norma” Lollar passed away peacefully on Saturday July 31, 2021. She was born in Greenfield, MO on Christmas Day in 1926 to Leonard and Dallas (Scott) Morrison. Norma graduated from Greenfield High School at the age of 16, and then pursued higher education at a cosmetology school in Springfield, MO, alongside her good friend Louise Talbot. After...
Wilma Maxine Rhodes
Jul 15, 2021
Wilma “Maxine” Rhodes Maxine was born August 1, 1930 in Miami, Oklahoma to Delbert and Sue Wagner. She grew up in Kansas City, Kansas with her siblings Carol, Deb, and Joy. At age 11, while playing on a teeter-totter with her friend, Alice, Maxine heard about Jesus for the first time. The next day she went to church with...
Doris Edna Titsworth
Jul 9, 2021
Doris Edna Titsworth, age 89, of Golden City, Missouri, passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021. She was born May 20, 1932, on the farm near Prairie View, Kansas, the daughter of Adolph and Amelia (Roeder) Meyer. For over 40 years, Doris was a dedicated educator and mentor in various school districts across Kansas, primarily in Scott City. In...
Harold Randolph Monroe
Jun 23, 2021
Harold Randolph Monroe (also known to many as Randy Thomas) was born on December the 30th, 1945 in the State of Missouri to Elizabeth Val Donna Wilkerson Monroe and Harold R Monroe. He went home to be with Jesus and his departed family on Wednesday the 23rd of June. Randy was the youngest of two brothers. Randy grew up...
Ardith Faye Watson
Jun 18, 2021
Ardith Faye Watson passed away on June 18, 2021. She was born in Sheldon, MO to Robert and Lois (Gossett) Waits. She grew up in Milford, MO and graduated from Lamar High School in 1961. Ardy loved animals and always had a menagerie. She enjoyed living in the country because she had room for more animals. She never missed...
Mary Ruth Costley
Jun 14, 2021
Mary Ruth (Simpson) Costley, 93, passed away into the arms of Jesus on Monday June 14, 2021, at Cox Barton County Hospital. Mary was born April 15, 1928, to Robert and Helen (Reynolds) Simpson in Fayette, MO. She was united in marriage to Eugene "Gene" Costley on December 26, 1948 in Fayette, MO. Together, they raised five daughters: Jo...
Donna Kay Gastel
Jun 2, 2021
Donna Kay Gastel passed away on June 2, 2021. She was born on February 19, 1952, to Johnnie R. and Charlene (Lester) Casey, at their home in Grays Point, Missouri. Kay graduated from Miller High School. She met the love of her life at Judy’s Café in Jasper, MO. Kay saw Skeeter Gastel and knew immediately that she needed...
Clifford T Hoover
May 31, 2021
Clifford Todd Hoover passed away on Monday May 31, 2021. He was born on March 7, 1929, in Nevada, MO to Arlie and Vera (Perrin) Hoover. He went to Shiloh School for eight years, then started high school at Liberal, MO, where he graduated in 1947. After graduation, he worked at the Lumber Yard in Liberal, until he went...
Stephanie J Clawson
May 30, 2021
Stephanie J. Clawson passed away on Sunday May 30, 2021. She was born on August 18, 1958, in Liberty, MO to Hubert and Ruby (Roby) Mitchell. Stephanie grew up in Liberty and graduated from high school in 1976. She loved family, friends, and dogs. She was not afraid of anything or anyone. She was the queen of storytelling, especially...
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