Lamar, MO Obituaries

Sep 3, 2011

Long time Barton County resident, Ruth Elaine Foger, 86, went on to be with the Lord September 3, 2011. Ruth Elaine Snyder was born on December 23, 1924 in Verdella, MO to Herb and Rose (Miller) Snyder. Ruth graduated from Liberal High School in 1942. Soon after graduation she passed the state teaching exam and began teaching in several...

Aug 26, 2011

Aug 21, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Rogers, 87, Lamar, Mo., passed away Sunday, August 21, 2011 at her home. Mary was born October 1, 1923, to Jewel Leonard and Grace Mae (Miller) Jackson at Kansas City, Mo. She grew up at Climax Springs, Mo. She married Gordon Clifton Rogers on September 12, 1950 at Kansas City, Mo. He preceded her in death on...

Aug 19, 2011

Wanda June Dickey, 83, of Pittsburg , Kansas passed away Friday, August19, 2011 at the Medical Lodge in Pittsburg, Kansas. Wanda was born June 4th, 1928 in Arcadia Kansas to Elbert and Thelma Hersh Dickey. She attended Shiloh School near Liberal, Missouri and also the school in Oskaloosa, Missouri. In the 1940's Wanda moved to Pittsburg, Kansas where she...

Jul 16, 2011

Dorothy Lucile Miller, 88, Nevada, Mo. (formerly of Liberal, Mo.), passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Moore Few Care Center, Nevada, Mo. Dorothy was born April 5, 1923 to William Skyler and Emaline Claire (Barfield) Hull in Frederick, Colorado. She married Jess Alvin Miller on July 3, 1938 in Clearwater, Ks. In 1950, Dorothy graduated from the first...

Jul 10, 2011

Myrtle Marie Benson, 96, Jasper, Mo., passed away Sunday, July 10, 2011 at her residence. Marie was born March 2, 1915 to Oscar and Lily (Hughey) Winans at Monett, Mo. She married Arnold Benson in 1945 at Sarcoxie, Mo. He preceded her in death in May of 2009. Marie worked as a nurse assistant at Bennett- Clarkson Hospital in...

Jul 8, 2011

Robert Ruell Howarth, 80, Carl Junction, Mo. (formerly of Lamar, Mo.) passed away Friday, July 8, 2011 at Barton County Memorial Hospital. Bob was born March 28, 1931 to Raymond and Audrey (Davison) Howarth in Newkirk, Ok. He served our country in the U.S. Marines. He married Marjorie Wilson on June 16, 1960 in Arkansas City, Ks. Bob worked...

Jul 7, 2011

Lola Grace Venable, 99, formerly of Liberal, Mo., passed from this life on Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Stockton Nursing Home, Stockton, Mo. Grace was born July 7, 1912, in Liberal, Mo., to Herman and Pearl (Metsinger) Leatherman. She married Clarence Edwin Venable on December 24, 1935 at Girard, Ks. He preceded her in death on June 5, 1989....

Jun 6, 2011

Dale Scott Felty, 89, formerly of Liberal, Mo., passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Mt. Vernon Veterans Home, Mt. Vernon, Mo. Dale was born May 28, 1922, to Floyd and Pearl (Bray) Felty in Barton County, Mo. He was in the Army and served during WWII and the Korean War. Dale was a lifelong resident of Liberal,...

Jun 1, 2011

Curtis was born June 1, 1926. His parents were John and Hazel (Wilson) Peterson. He married Mary Goodin in 1948 in Bowling Green, Mo. He later married Betty Arft in 1988 in Springfield, Mo. Curtis was a veteran of the Air Force. He worked as a communications engineer for the telephone company until retiring. Survivors include his wife, Betty,...

May 30, 2011

After a short illness, Thelma Ihm passed away on May 30, 2011. Thelma Maxine Mead Ihm was born on June 10, 1926 to Harley and Georgia Mead. Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, her twin brother and sister Bonnie and Earl Mead, who passed away in early childhood, and her sister Dorothy Cackley of Oronogo, Missouri. Thelma...

May 28, 2011

Irvin Levi Blanchard, 80, Sheldon, Missouri, passed away on May 28, 2011 at Barton County Memorial Hospital, after a short illness. Irvin was born November 3, 1930 to Ezra and Isabell (Spoon) Blanchard at Oakton, Mo. He moved from the Blue School area to the Sheldon area in 1948. He graduated from Sheldon High School. He was a Korean...

May 23, 2011

Donald Lee Gerths, Sr., 70, Lamar, Missouri, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011 at his residence. Donald was born October 29, 1940 to August Jurgen and Myrtle Marie (Kackmeister) Gerths. He was married to Margaret Louise Epple until she passed away in 1976. He married Carolyn Watts on February 2, 1984 at Miami, Okla. Donald worked as a printer...

May 6, 2011

May 4, 2011

Apr 14, 2011

Vida Viola Morrison, 93, Nevada, Mo., passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Moore Few Care Center, Nevada, Mo. Vida was born August 14, 1917, in Cedar County, to Thomas Bertrand and Gertrude (Farmer) McArthur. Vida attended Banner Grade School until the eighth grade. At the age of 16, she married Oren E. Morrison on July 25, 1934. They...

Apr 6, 2011

Apr 3, 2011

Henry Dean Ford, 85, Golden City, Missouri, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2011 at Barton County Memorial Hospital, Lamar, Mo. Dean was born December 22, 1925 to George Henry and Sylvia Ida (Hoover) Ford in Sheldon, Missouri. Survivors include a brother, Walter Ford and wife Mary, Sheldon, Mo; and sisters Wilma Sullivan, Hume, Mo., and Luella Driskel, Lamar, Mo....

Mar 23, 2011

Oma Marie Shaw, 90, Mt Vernon, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at the Lawrence County Manor in Mt Vernon . Oma was born February 26, 1921 in Dade County, Missouri to John Ridenour and Grace (Brown) Ridenour. She attended rural elementary school in Dade County. She had resided in Mt. Vernon since 1995. She was a...

Mar 18, 2011

Helen A. Martin, 88, Pittsburg, Kansas, (formerly of Mindenmines, Mo.) passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kansas. Helen was born September 8, 1922 to Nathaniel and Gertrude (Maples) Alcorn in Lesterville, Mo. She worked as a certified nursing assistant and as a homemaker. Helen was a member of the Mindenmines Christian Church; a member...