Lamar, MO Obituaries

May 16, 2013

Larry W. Snodgrass, 66, Golden City, MO, passed away suddenly, May 16, 2013. Larry was born September 1, 1946, to Vernon Clare and Viola Florence Lamke Snodgrass, Liberal, MO. He graduated from Liberal High School. Larry continued his education and graduated from Central Methodist College in Fayette, MO. He taught music and psychology for the Golden City School District...

May 10, 2013

Richard Leroy Coffey died May 10, 2013, 3:45 pm, at his home following a short Illness. He was preceded in death by his wife Martha, his parents, James and Celia Coffey and his 5 brothers Lloyd, Leonard, Don, Bob and Larry and 1 sister, Dorothy. He was born July 6, 1934 in Leavenworth, Kansas to James and Ceilia (Kasper)...

May 5, 2013

Harold W. Higgins Harold W. Higgins, 82, passed away May 5, 2013, at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, MO. He was born in rural Jerico Springs, MO, to Carrol Jay and Elsie (Burke) Higgins. Bill married Mary Ann Vest, October 23, 1955, in Indiana. One child, Renee, was born to this union. Harold was a farmer. They lived and worked his...

Apr 30, 2013

Linda L. Lemmons Linda L. Lemmons, 64, passed away April 30, 2013, at Barton County Memorial Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Linda was born June 13, 1948, to Roy and Mary (Watcheous) Lawrence, at Strong, Kansas . Linda married Charles F. Lemmons on August 18, 1964 in Grain Valley, MO. Five children were born to this union. Linda was...

Apr 30, 2013

Morris W. Yount, 91, Sarcoxie, MO, passed away April 30, 2013 at Spring River Christian Village, Joplin. Morris was born August 5, 1921 in Liberal, MO to James Elmer and Sarah Dialpha (Berry) Yount. Morris married Maxine Harper, April 10, 1946. He served in the Army during WWII and Korea. Morris retired from the Army in 1967 having achieved...

Apr 27, 2013

Apr 26, 2013

Neva Lois Snodgrass Rouse Neva Lois Snodgrass Rouse was born on June 29, 1912 and departed this life on April 26, 2013, at the age of 100 years 9 months and 26 days. She was born to Walter Herbert Snodgrass and Ina Alice Bowman Snodgrass at Verdella, MO and at the age of six, she moved with her family...

Apr 11, 2013

Bobby Joe Allen Bobby Joe Allen, 55, Jerico Springs, MO, passed away suddenly, April 11, 2013. Bobby Joe was born June 10, 1957 in Joplin, MO, the youngest of eight children. He was adopted and raised by his loving parents, Joseph and Lavon Onstott Allen. B. J. was a maintenance worker for Sun Container in Lamar, MO. He attended...

Apr 9, 2013

Harold Edward Malone, Sr. Harold Edward Malone Sr, 80, passed away at 5:15 pm, April 9, 2013, at his home in Liberal, MO with his family around him. He was born in Liberty, KS, January 27, 1933 to James Wesley Malone and Lelia May (Manley) Malone. Harold worked 26 years as a maintenance man for the Missouri State Highway...

Mar 31, 2013

Jason Lee Muncy Jason Lee Muncy, 34, Nevada, MO, passed away, March 31, 2013, at his home. Jason was born to Paul and Louise Berry Muncy in Nevada, MO, January 4, 1979. Jason was a graduate of Lockwood High School, Lockwood, MO. He had been employed for tree services and Pennington Seed Company as a fork truck driver. He...

Mar 22, 2013

Willis Junior Dearing, 88, passed away Friday March 22 at the Freeman Hospital in Joplin, MO, surrounded by his family. Junior was born May 16, 1924 in Barton County Missouri to Willis R. and Sada Williams Dearing. Junior Joined the United States Navy in 1942 and proudly served until 1946. He worked stateside with the Navy's dive bomber program...

Feb 25, 2013

Glen E. Seibel was born September 27, 1926, to Walter and Mary Longhofer Seibel in Marion, Kansas. He passed away at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas, February 25, 2013. Glen married Katheryn Jewel Willis on July 19, 1959, at Valley Center Christian Church in Valley Center, Kansas. Three boys were born to this union, Timothy, Alan and Craig....

Feb 21, 2013

Michael Rae Vestal, age 36, passed away on February 21, 2013 in El Sobrante, California. Mike was born July 15, 1976, in Oakland, California. He lived in Lamar and graduated from Lamar High School with the class of "95". He was preceded in death by Leonard and Marge Vestal of Richmond, California and Reba Bishop of Golden City. Survivors...

Feb 11, 2013

Wanda Maxine Gassman Winningham Gibbs Seibel August 10, 1923 - February 11, 2013 Wanda was born to Samuel Wilson Gassman and Nina Estelle McKanna Gassman. She was raised by her grandparents Albert and Ray McKanna from the age of three months, who provided a good and loving home. Wanda, always active in church, was saved and baptized by sprinkling...

Feb 8, 2013

Jan 20, 2013

Wanda Fae Moser, 59, Iantha, MO, passed away, January 20, 2013, at Barton County Memorial Hospital. Fae was born November 11, 1953, to Roy E. and Mildred Marshall Allen, in Appleton City, MO. Fae was a homemaker. She attended college and had worked at O'Sullivan and as a beautician. Fae married Ronald Moser, August 15, 1975, in Iantha, MO,...

Jan 11, 2013

Dec 20, 2012

Ronald Curtis Wilson, 61, Lamar, MO, passed away December 20, 2012, at his home after a long illness. He was born in Bakersfield, CA, to Calvin and Dortha Wilson, January 13, 1951. Ron was a graduate of The Northrup Institute of Technology, Inglewood, CA, and was involved in many areas of aviation. He also attended MIT. In his youth,...

Dec 20, 2012

Marilyn Jo McCarter, 64, passed away December 20, 2012, at Barton County Memorial Hospital, Lamar, MO. She was born February 10, 1948 to Willard and Eva (Maxe) Holford, in Coffeyville, KS. Marilyn graduated from Field Kindley Memorial High School, Coffeyville, KS, majoring in Music Education at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, completing her degree in 1972. Marilyn married Harold...

Dec 7, 2012

Tim Strevens, 36, was taken to his heavenly home suddenly, December 7, 2012, in Crawford County Kansas. Tim was born to Andrew "Andy" and Jeanette "Jenny" Waugh Strevens in Croydon, a suburb of London, England. Tim worked for many years at the Attorney General's office of London, England. After moving to the United States in June of 2012, he...