Lamar, MO Obituaries

Dec 19, 2022

Vickie Elaine Clark passed away on Monday December 19, 2022. She was born in Lamar, MO on July 30, 1959, to Fern (Mayes) and Harvey Brown. Vickie grew up in Lamar, MO and attended Lamar High School. She worked several places in her life including The Lamar Democrat and the radio station in Pittsburg, KS. She loved antiques and...

Dec 13, 2022

James Dale (JD) Kirby passed into eternal life Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at his home in rural Liberal, Missouri, surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 20, 1933, to James Thomas and Josie Ann (Dryer) Kirby. JD had fun stories of growing up on their farm, riding his ponies, and helping his parents in the fields and...

Dec 12, 2022

Phyllis J. Morris, 96, of Lamar, MO passed away on December 12, 2022. She was born on September 24, 1926, in Mt Vernon, MO to Mabel (Coffman) and Arthur Craven. She grew up in the Springfield area and graduated from Central High School in 1945. On June 9, 1946, she married Wayne G. Morris in Springfield, MO and they...

Dec 1, 2022

Carl Arthur Pennell, 63, of Lamar, MO passed away on Thursday December 1, 2022. He was born on January 8, 1959, in Lamar, MO to Betty (Sparks) and Loyd Pennell. He grew up in Lamar and Golden City, MO. He married the love of his life, Mary "Renee" Higgins at Newport Church on August 14, 1980.

Nov 25, 2022

On November 25, 2022, at 11:30 a.m., Ola Marie Best Textor, age 79, went home to her eternal reward. Ola was born September 6, 1943, the third of five children, to Floyd and Georgia (Brown) Best in Parin, Arkansas.

Ola was a faithful wife, loving mom, entertaining grandma, talented artist, horticulturist, compassionate pastor’s wife and...

Nov 19, 2022

Gary Wayne Fanning passed away on Saturday November 19, 2022. He was born on November 29, 1950, in Lamar, MO to Reba (Morey) and James Fanning. He grew up in Lamar and graduated from Lamar High School in 1968, where he played football and was nicknamed Choo Choo while in high school. There are some in town that still...

Nov 18, 2022

Bonnie Lou (Davis) Braker, age 85, of Liberal, MO went home to be with the Lord Friday November 18, 2022, at Cox Barton County Hospital in Lamar, MO surrounded by her family. Bonnie was born in Lamar, MO on August 23, 1937, to Thelma (Trout) and Clint Davis. She grew up in Barton County and attended school in Mindenmines,...

Nov 10, 2022

Lora Lee Miller passed away on Thursday November 10, 2022. She was born in Santa Rosa, CO on May 27, 1967 to Sandra (Morain) and Dennis Silva. She grew up in Colorado and then went to South Dakota to attended Job Corp and completed her Painters Trade. She married Eric Miller. They moved to Auburn, WA and had two...

Nov 10, 2022

Geneva Ida (Piearcy) Hurlburt passed away on November 10, 2022 at the age of 85. She was born April 11, 1937 in Canadian County, Oklahoma to William Thomas (Pete) & Donie (Golden) Piearcy. She grew up in Hinton, Oklahoma. On October 26, 1950 she married Paul Cameron Hurlburt and together they have three children Michael Bruce Hurlburt and Debora...

Nov 4, 2022

Roger Phillips, 90, of rural Liberal, entered the arms of Jesus, his Lord and Savior, on Friday November 4, 2022.

Roger was born on July 22, 1932 to Earl and Amanda (Ball) Phillips at their rural Iantha home. Roger was the youngest of 4 Phillips boys.

Roger attended elementary school at...

Nov 2, 2022

Ernest Allen “Ernie” Winslow, age 88, of rural Lamar, MO, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022, after a short stay at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Missouri.

Ernie was born February 8, 1934, near Milford, Iowa, to Ross and Elsie (Dodge) Winslow. As part of a high school graduation requirement, he wrote a paper about the United...

Oct 24, 2022

Gailan Carol (Bench) Riggans passed away on Monday October 24, 2022. She was born April 26, 1948, in Modesto, CA to Melvin and Huberta (Manka) Bench. She grew up in Modesto, Ca and attended Downey High School. She moved to Porterville, CA where she lived for many years. Gail was a homebody who enjoyed spending time with her family....

Oct 22, 2022

Cathy Louise Williams passed away on Saturday October 22, 2022. She was born on December 23, 1952 in Pittsburg, KS to Reba (Baker) and Merle Rouse. She grew up in Liberal, MO where she graduated from Liberal High School in 1970 before going on to receive her Associate Degree in Nursing in Fort Scott, KS. She married John Williams...

Oct 9, 2022

Eldon Roger Giertz, 75, of Liberal, MO passed away at Cox South Hospital, Springfield, MO on October 9, 2022, after suffering the burst of a brain aneurysm. Eldon was born on October 2, 1947, to Eldon Paul and Lorraine (Hartman) Giertz in Kankakee, IL. He lived for 12 years on a dairy and grain farm in Chebanse, IL where...

Oct 8, 2022

Darrell Duwane Strong, 47, Liberal, MO passed away Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, surrounded by his family at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO following a short illness.

Survivors include his parents, Willis and Billy Strong of Liberal, MO; sister, Carol Strong of Corning, NY; nieces, Isabella and Victoria; and friend Lori Beckwith. He is also survived...

Sep 29, 2022

Obituary

Dennis Anthony Boyer, 52, of Sheldon, MO, passed away September 29, after a long and hard battle, he went peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by his family and friends.

Dennis A. Boyer was born in Southern California to Bruce Boyer and Linda Cook on September 24, 1970. Music was his Passion and he was...

Sep 26, 2022

Wilma “Jeanne” Davis passed away on Monday September 26, 2022. She was born on July 31, 1942, in Creston, IA to Helen (Brown) and Orie William Davis. She graduated from Creston High School in 1960 and attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO where she majored in music education. Jeanne had an artistic flair with crochet, floral arrangements,...

Sep 25, 2022

Harvey Dean Brown, 84, of Lamar, MO passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday September 25, 2022, at his home in Lamar, MO. Harvey was born March 24, 1938, in Lamar, MO to Luther and Lula “Fern” (Russell) Brown. On August 8, 1958, he married Fern Mayes. They were married for 64 years. Harvey enjoyed golf, fishing,...

Sep 23, 2022

Obituary of Eldora Schreckenghaust

Eldora Schreckenghaust, 88, of Lamar, MO, passed away on Friday September 23, 2022. She was born on March 31, 1934, in Iantha, MO to Ernest John and Freda (Morgan) Percy. Eldora graduated from Liberal High School in 1953. After high school she married Roy McNaught. They lived in Oklahoma and had...

Sep 19, 2022

On September 19, 2022, at 9:20 PM, Rev. Robert “Bob” Textor, age 79, went home to his eternal reward. Robert was born May 20, 1943, the second of nine children, to Marvin and Edna (Young) Textor in Jonesboro, AR.

Bob accomplished many things in his life. He held many degrees and certifications, but they were...