Lamar, MO Obituaries
Neil Mccaslin
Sep 17, 2017
Frankie Neil McCaslin passed away at his home Sunday, September 17, 2017. Neil was born February 25, 1935 to Melvin E. McCaslin and Olive Daugherty McCaslin, He went to country school at Bakers Grove and finished in Lamar. Neil married Wanda Eversoll in 1953, 2 children were born of this marriage: Roger McCaslin (Linda) and Suzie McCulley (Earl). This...
Eugene Gardner
Sep 14, 2017
Eugene Emerson Gardner of Fairbanks Alaska passed away September 14 2017. Gene was born in Sheldon, Barton County Missouri on July 26 1930 to Floyd Aaron and Zula Mae Beydler Gardner. Gene kept a home in Milford Missouri until 2014 so he could always come home to visit family and friends and remember his roots. Gene is survived by...
Waunita Brooks
Sep 7, 2017
Waunita Ione Brooks (nee Blake) was born to Lon Blake and Lena Trotter Blake on March 14, 1927 in the town of Liberal, MO. She was the youngest of 3 a brother Robert and a sister Lucille. Lon and Lena owned the cafe in Liberal and Waunita helped her parents run the cafe when she wasn't working on her...
Billy Watson
Aug 25, 2017
Billy Keith Watson 64 years old of Lockwood, Mo passed away on August 25, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Keith was born October 24, 1952 to Paul & Patsy (Daffron) Watson in Thayer, MO. Keith was a member of the Methodist Church in Lockwood, MO. Keith had several professions in his lifetime. He was a truck driver,...
Wanna Fox
Aug 13, 2017
In Memory of Wanna "Faye" Fox February 19, 1952 - August 13, 2017 Wanna "Faye" Fox, age 65, passed away at her home near Golden City and went to her Heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior early Sunday Morning. Faye and her twin sister Kay were born on February 19, 1952 to Johnnie R. and Charlene...
Linda Hawthorne
Aug 12, 2017
In Memory of Linda Sue Hawthorne December 11, 1946 - August 12, 2017 Linda Sue Hawthorne, 70, of Lamar, passed away Saturday August 12, at the Truman Healthcare facility in Lamar. Linda was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa, on December 11, 1946 to Herman and Carrie (Huff) Cooper. Linda was a C N A at the Nevada State Hospital...
Rosalee Monroe
Jul 29, 2017
Rosalee Melton Monroe , 69 was born at the home on January 3, 1948 to Everett and Alice Melton of Weir, KS. She went home to be with Jesus and her departed family and entered her final resting place at 3:45AM on the Sabbath, July 29, 2017. She was the youngest of 7 siblings. On October 22, 1966 she...
Shirley Deay
Jul 29, 2017
Shirley Mae Deay, 92, of Lamar, Mo, passed July 29, 2017 at Truman Healthcare in Lamar. She was born at home in rural Platte County, Nebraska, to Leo Peter and Gertrud Wilhelmina (Kuehnel) Mark, October 25, 1924. Shirley graduated from Platte Center High School in 1941. Her first Job was with a bank near her home but soon after...
Fern Brown
Jul 28, 2017
Fern Merrie Brown, age 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Friday July 28th, at her home in Lamar. Fern was born December 20, 1939 in Greenfield, MO, to William and Opal Mayes. She married Harvey Brown in Lamar August 8, 1958. Fern was very artistic and was a floral designer and she loved making jewelry to sell...
Arthur Farmer
Jul 24, 2017
Arthur 'Art' Campbell Farmer Jr. was born June 28, 1936 to Arthur Farmer and Pauline Edwinna Claunch. Art loved working, staying employed well into his seventies. He worked as a delivery driver for Coca Cola, a long-haul trucker, and then retired as a security guard. Art also loved golf and spending time with his family. He is survived by...
Jimmy Smith
Jun 21, 2017
Jimmy Wayne Smith was born Christmas morning 1937 to Wallace and Marietta (Benefield) Smith in Ripley MS. Jim's sister Helen often told that he was the Christmas present that year and they loved him. His siblings were and are Harold Smith (deceased), Eloise (deceased), Bill (Fenton, MI), Helen (deceased), Shirley (deceased), Peg (Panama City Beach, FL) and Dan Smith...
Kristy Blanchard
Jun 18, 2017
Kristy Jan Blanchard was born January 4, 1962 in Lamar, MO to Irvin and Betty (Owen) Blanchard. She passed away June 18, 2017. She was self-employed as a homemaker and bookkeeper at the family business. Kristy was quiet, but liked to keep busy. She excelled In school and always made good grades. She was active in FFA and her...
Mary Strong
Jun 14, 2017
Mary Eileen Mallory - Nims - Strong passed away at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday June 14, 2017 at Truman Healthcare Center of Lamar after a lengthy illness at the age of 90. She was the first child of Wayland "W.O." Mallory and Alice Messenger Mallory. Born on a Monday morning February 25, 1927 in Lane County Kansas, with Amy, Kansas...
William Curtsinger
May 18, 2017
William "Bill" Curtsinger, 76 years old, passed away May 18th after losing his battle with ALS. Bill was born July 29, 1940 in Walkermine, CA to Henry and Nona Mae 'Nash" Curtsinger. He was raised and went to school in Prairie Grove, AR. He worked summers in the oil fields in Texas, In 1959 he went to work for...
Delores Williamson
May 9, 2017
Delores Dean "Weddle" Williamson, 91 passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Pittsburg, KS. She was born July 24, 1925 in Bargersville, IN to Homer and Pearl (Glassburn) Weddle. In 1943 she graduated Center Grove High School. June 9, 1946 she married Loren Williamson in Indianapolis, IN. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sons Roger and...
Irma Freeze
Apr 25, 2017
Irma J. Freeze, 83, of Liberal, MO passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. Irma was born January 5th, 1934 in rural Barton County near Liberal Mo to Elbert and Thelma (Hersh) Dickey. She was one of 12 children in the family. She married Fred Freeze in Bentonville AR, April 13, 1953. They made their...
Sandra Ladd
Apr 13, 2017
Sandra "Sandy" Kay Pruett Ladd, 69, passed April 13, 2017 in Springfield Missouri. Sandy was born on July 20, 1947 to Clarence (Red) and Alta Irene Pruett. She attended highschool in Bethalto, Illinois. Afterwards she followed her passion by attending cosmetology school in Alton, Illinois and graduating. She pursued her career as a hairdresser, always making others around her...
Wesley Kent
Apr 5, 2017
Wesley Dale Kent, 62 of Webb City, MO passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, MO. He was born in Webb City, Mo January 2nd, 1955 to Ronald and Lucille (Van) Kent. He was a Webb City High School 1973 graduate. July 7, 1995 in Purcell, Mo he married Sherry LeAnn Annis. He was employed at...
Gary Harper
Apr 5, 2017
Gary "Conrad" Harper, 64, Lamar, MO passed away at Freeman Hospital Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Conrad was born November 14, 1952 in Lamar, MO to Lawrence Dewey Harper and Ruth Francis Eagles Harper. He married Jo Ann Costley, July 25, 1975 in Iantha, MO. Conrad was a self-employed farmer until his health no longer would allow him to farm....
James Privett
Mar 28, 2017
James W. Privett (Jim) of Jasper, MO (57) died on March 28, 2017 of stage 4 esophageal cancer at Iowa City University Hospital at 7:38 A.M. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Dolores (Dee) and son, Julian. He is also survived by his parents, Melvin Dale and Mebyl, his 3 brothers and their wives -- Francis...
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