Lamar, MO Obituaries
Rodney Overman
Jul 18, 2016
Rodney Overman, 76, of Liberal, MO passed away Monday July 18 at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg KS. He was born March 11, 1940 in Lamar, MO to William Glen Overman and Crystal Anna (Royer) Overman. He was a member of the Nashville United Methodist Church. He graduated Liberal High School in 1958. Rodney and Rose Ann Smith...
Ruth Ann Burnett
Jul 18, 2016
Ruth Ann “Ruby” Burnett, age 70, of Greenfield, MO, passed away Saturday June 18, at Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar, MO. Ruby was born in Pollock, MO January 28, 1946 to Virgil L. Lorence and Lulu "Madge" Pigg. Ruby was baptized at the age of 12 at Church of Christ. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant and a...
Marie Kerby
Jun 29, 2016
Marie Kerby, age 80, passed away June 29, 2016 in Joplin, MO. She was born October 16, 1935 in Mindenmines, MO to William S. and Rose (Chase) Kerby, she lived at the family homestead in Mindenmines till she moved to Joplin, MO in 1967 to be with her sister. She attended and graduated high school at Mindenmines, MO. Marie...
Joan Baslee
Jun 28, 2016
Joan Elayne Baslee, 68, of Lamar, MO passed away June 28, 2016. She was born February 8, 1948 in Lamar to Arthur and Ruth (Miller) Banwart. Joan attended school in Lamar Schools then Liberal High School graduating in the top of her class in 1966. She graduated from Mt. Carmel School of Nursing in 1969. She worked at Dade...
Ruth Burnett
Jun 18, 2016
Ruth Ann "Ruby" Burnett, age 70, of Greenfield, MO, passed away Saturday June 18, at Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar, MO. Ruby was born in Pollock, MO January 28, 1946 to Virgil L. Lorence and Lulu "Madge" Pigg. Ruby was baptized at the age of 12 at Church of Christ. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant and a...
Helen Arft
Jun 14, 2016
Helen Eyvonne Arft was born April 9, 1928 to Floyd and Zula Gardner in Jericho Springs area. She left this world to meet her heavenly Father June 14, 2016 in Republic, MO. Helen was preceded in death by her parents and brothers John, Dale, Don, and Aaron. Helen married Carl Arft on October 24, 1947. They celebrated their 68th...
Barbara Lucietta
Jun 10, 2016
Barbara Lucietta 69 of Lamar, MO passed away at her home Friday, June 10, 2016 with her husband Don by her side. She was born January 18, 1947 in Dubuque, Iowa to R. Clarence and Thelma Mead Ihm. In the early 1950's they moved to Lamar. She was a 1965 graduate of Lamar High School. Barbara and Don were...
Belann Miller
Jun 9, 2016
Belann "Bel" Marie Miller was born June 11, 1963 in Columbus, OH to Raymond Anthony Goniwika and Linda Jean Mutzabaugh Goniwika. She passed away June 9, 2016 at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, MO. She attended school in Michigan and graduated in 1981 from Oscar A. Carson High School, Rockwood, MI. She lived in Michigan until she met and married Larry...
Joyce Clements
Jun 2, 2016
Joyce Clements, age 89, passed away at Freeman Hospital in Joplin June 2, 2016. He was born May 5th, 1927 in Lamar to Lee and Ruth (Joyce) Clements. Joyce grew up on the farm helping his dad and eventually took over the operation from his folks. He married Wuanita "June" Burkhart August 27, 1949 in Bentonville, AR. Farming and...
Helen Venable
May 28, 2016
Helen Venanble, age 98, died peacefully, May 28, 2016. Helen was born October 9, 1917, She was the caught er of the late Charles E. and Clara M. Venable and sister of the late Alta and Charles Venable. Helen is survived by her nephew John Venable and his wife Laurie, her nieces Martha Hacker and husband Paul, Margaret Spivey...
Oliver Campbell
May 22, 2016
Oliver Willard (Bud) Campbell, age 86, passed away May 22, 2016 at Truman Health and Rehab in Lamar. Bud was born in Colorado Springs December 13, 1929 to John and Opal (Bishop) Campbell. Services will be held May 25, 2016 at Konantz Warden Funeral Home, with Mike Gage officiating, and burial in Memory Gardens. He moved with his family...
Helen Higgins
May 14, 2016
Helen Louise Higgins 91 of Lamar passed away May 14, 2016 at Truman Healthcare after a short illness. Helen was born September 25, 1924 in Rudd, IA to Arista Barker and Lusia Moeller Barker. She married Oren "Jody" Higgins Sept. 1, 1950. She and Jody owned and operated and lived at the grocery store in Newport. Later they made...
Gerald Voorhees
May 11, 2016
Gerald "Jerry" Dean Voorhees 88 of Lamar, MO passed away after an extended illness, Wednesday, May 11th 2016, at the Barton County Memorial Hospital. Jerry was born August 26, 1927 near Golden City, MO, to Frank and Myrtle May (Francis) Voorhees. He was the second youngest of 9 children in the family. After High School Jerry married Eva Fanning...
Lewis Bowman
May 1, 2016
Lewis Charles Bowman passed away on May 1, 2016. He was born on February 15, 1923 on a farm north of Iantha, MO. He attended rural schools and graduated from Liberal High School in 1940. He worked various jobs in Kansas City before being inducted in the US Army in 1943. He served in Europe during WWII and was...
Erik Musgrove
Apr 29, 2016
Erik Ryan Musgrove, age 41, passed away Friday April 29, at his home in Lamar. Erik was born in Oakland California, December 8 1974 to Shelly Ann (Strong) Ryan. He was a welder by trade and had worked locally for Thorco Industries. He is survived by his Children Zachary and Erika Musgrove and a grandson Mason all from Kansas,...
Garry Goodloe
Apr 6, 2016
Garry Lee Goodloe, age 68, passed away Wednesday April 6, 2016, at The Truman Healthcare center in Lamar, MO. Garry was born in Pratt, KS, March 29, 1948 to Harold "Wirt" and Betty Jo (Hurt) Goodloe. He grew up in Nowata, OK helping his dad farm and attended the Nowata public schools. He was in the U.S. Army serving...
Wayne Vacca
Feb 8, 2016
Wayne Emery Vacca 88, Horton, MO, formally of Liberal, Mo passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Wayne was born November 23, 1927 near Verdella, MO to Emery and Agatha Cleffman Vacca. Wayne was a veteran, having served during World War II in the US Navy from1945-1946 and in Korea in the US Marines from...
Ricky Speak
Feb 6, 2016
Ricky Joe Speak 54 of Lamar, MO passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. He was born August 13, 1961 in Kansas City, MO to Wayburn Speak and Mary Ann Barger Speak. He moved to Lamar in the mid 1970's from Kansas City, Mo. Ricky was friendly, had a big heart and he loved animals and kids. He was a...
Virginia Hoover
Feb 2, 2016
Virginia Lee Hoover of Liberal, MO, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at age 91 on February 2, 2016, at the Girard Medical Center, Girard, KS. She was born Virginia Lee Rose on October 16, 1924 to Edward and Jessie Peterson Rose in Ontario, California. As the oldest of four children, she was a...
Ruth Browning
Jan 27, 2016
Ruth Marie "Nanny" Browning, 79, of Liberal, MO, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Mercy Hospital Ft. Scott, KS after a short illness. Ruth was born June 6, 1936 in Joplin, MO to Robert and Treasure Alberta Settles Dickerson. She married Richard "Dick" Browning February 25, 1956. She had lived in Liberal for the past 50 years. Ruth...
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