Lamar, MO Obituaries
Howard Parks
Aug 15, 2019
Howard Lee Parks, 80, died on Thursday August 15, 2019. He was born September 13, 1938 to Norwood and Pearl Lewis Parks in Kansas City, KS. Howard was a very gentle, kind and humble Christian, who always spread kindness and a small joke wherever he went. He was a wonderful dad and a cherished grandfather. He was a friend...
Ida Poore
Aug 9, 2019
Ida Lydia Poore, 78, of Lamar, passed away the morning of August 9, 2019 with her husband, Melvin Poore holding her hand. Ida was born March 26, 1941 to Frank Lewis and Ethel (Eads) Burdick. She was the 9th of 10 children and they all grew up in Deerfield, Mo. Ida loved music and taught herself to play the...
Warren Walker
Jul 10, 2019
After a month of hospice care, Warren Leon Walker died peacefully, from dementia, at his home on July 10, 2019. Warren was born in Golden City, MO on December 30, 1930 to Raymond and Thelma (Primmer) Walker. There he worked in his dad’s feed store and hauled gravel. He married the love of his life, Eunice Mae Leivan, March...
Cynthia Jones
Jul 7, 2019
On Sunday July 7, 2019 Cynthia Jo Hutchison Jones of Liberal, MO passed away at the age of 67. Cindy was born February 19, 1952 in Kansas City, MO to Alfred and Barbara (Harris) Hutchison. She is survived by a daughter Barbie Taylor-James of Arma, KS, a son James Taylor of Liberal, MO, several step children, two grandsons Jonathan...
Betty Gilmartin
Jun 29, 2019
Betty Lou (Loewe) Gilmartin, age 83, of Liberal, MO, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019. Betty was born October 17, 1935 to Paul Julius and Ethel (Smith) Loewe. Betty graduated from Lamar High School in 1953. She married Joseph Anthony Gilmartin October 18, 1953. Joe preceded her in death on April 30, 2014. Betty is survived by three children;...
Patricia Louise Baston
Jun 22, 2019
Patricia Louise Baston “Pat”, residing in Austin, TX passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at the age of 70. Pat is survived by her only child Catherine “Katy” Corser and her grandson Flex Corser (5-pound dog), her Aunt Dollie, and many loving family members throughout Missouri. She is preceded in death by her parents Claude Earl and Alberta...
Floyd Banwart
Jun 21, 2019
Floyd Wilson Banwart, 96, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019. He was born March 26, 1923 in Barton County to Eli and Lizzie (Braker) Banwart. Floyd went to school through tenth grade in Iantha, MO and then through twelfth grade in Mindenmines, MO. He served in the US Army, in the Philippines, during WWII and didn’t have enough...
K. Cossel
Jun 20, 2019
K.Wayne “Butch” Cossel, 68, of Golden City, MO, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, MO. Born January 3, 1951 in Spokane, WA, he was the son of Kenneth Cossel and Virginia (Smith) Allen. He was raised in Concordia, KS with his parents Jim Allen. Butch graduated from Concordia High School on 1969. He was united...
Vern Young
Jun 14, 2019
If you would like to hear one of his songs on Youtube you can go to this IP address (copy and paste to your browser) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2ARzivPeO8 Guy Lewis “Vern” Young, 95, of Lamar, Missouri passed away on June 14, 2019. Vern, who had resided in Lamar, MO since 1989, had enjoyed a longtime career in the country/bluegrass music...
Richard Cooper
May 24, 2019
Richard Eugene Cooper, 87, passed away May 24, 2019. He was born October 16, 1931 in Liberal, Missouri to Elsie Mae (Swigart) Cooper and Evan Ellis Cooper. Richard attended school in Liberal, graduating in 1949. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1952. He attended control tower training in Biloxi, Mississippi and was later stationed in Limestone,...
Betty Berg
May 22, 2019
Betty Reyna Pryzski Berg, Betty was suddenly taken from this world on Wednesday May 22, 2019; after a tornado touched down in Golden City, Missouri. She was born January 22, 1963, to Adam Pryzski and Eva Renya Pryzski in Galveston TX. Betty is survived by her husband Mark Berg. Betty was a mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is...
Dr. Timothy Sprenkle
May 17, 2019
Dr. Timothy Lee Sprenkle, born June 18, 1962 to Roy and Lorene Sprenkle went to meet the Lord on Friday, May 17, 2019. Survivors include his parents and four loving and caring children; Veronica H. Wells and husband Ethan, Quentin R. Sprenkle, Oliver R. Sprenkle, and Angus R. Sprenkle. Tim was especially fond of his grandson, Cohen A. Wells;...
Ruth Hendricks
May 16, 2019
Ruth Evelyn Hendricks, age 92, passed away Thursday May 16, at the Catholic Care Center in Bel Aire, Kansas. Ruth was born July 16, 1926, to Aaron and Inez (DeForest) Darnell in Osborne, Kansas. After High School she worked for Cessna Aircraft as a secretary and receptionist. Her training and work at Cessna Aircraft included the use of a...
Joseph Barger
May 15, 2019
Joseph A Barger, age 76 of Liberal, MO, passed away at home May 15, 2019 after battling cancer. He leaves behind his wife of 34 years, Euleta Dickerson Barger of the home, one son, Joseph R Barger, also of the home, two step daughters, Tamelia Edwards of Galesburg, KS and Jennifer Dickerson of College Station, TX, two sisters, Mary...
Stella Spencer
Apr 24, 2019
Stella Mae (Sorenson) Spencer passed on to be with Jesus on April 24, 2019. Stella was born in Liberal, MO; on December 24, 1929 to Hattie Lucille (Palmer) and Charles Allen Sorenson. After high school Stella attended Nursing school and became an RN. She married Lloyd V. Spencer, son of Paul and Maude (Stevenson) Spencer on September 10, 1950....
Trace Keithly
Apr 22, 2019
Born 6:36 PM on April 22, 2019 at Nevada Regional Medical Center to Bradly and Rebecah Keithly of Nevada, MO He will be lovingly remembered by his parents and his brother, True Keithly, grandparents, Kevin and Kelli Sprenkle of Liberal, Mo, Mike and Vercie Keithly of Lamar, MO, and Lori Medlin of Lamar, MO as well as several aunts,...
Arlean Wilhelm
Apr 18, 2019
Wilma “Arlean” Wilhelm, age 93, passed away Thursday April 18, 2019, at Freeman West Hospital surrounded by her family. Arlean was born January 27, 1926, in a log cabin, in Milford, MO, to Thomas Ario and Mary Lee (Brewer) Moore. At age 3 her parents moved the family to Kansas. Arlean attended a one-room school house in Arvonia, Kansas...
Rachel Collier
Apr 12, 2019
Rachel Rayanne Collier, 24 of Lamar, MO passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO after a sudden, unexplained illness. Rachel was born July 26, 1994 to Marty and Sharon Collier. Rachel accepted Jesus as her savior when she was a 12 year old during Onward Basketball at Grace Place. She loved studying the Bible, always...
William Woods
Apr 12, 2019
William Curtis Woods, 80 of Lamar, MO passed away Friday, April 12, 2019. He was born August 20, 1938 in Visalia, CA to Curtis Blake Woods and Kate Read (Gilbert) Woods. He was a farmer and truck driver. He was in the Air Force and was an air plane mechanic and drove a truck and a tug. He graduated...
Wayne Bysor
Apr 10, 2019
Carl "Wayne" Bysor, 42 of Lamar, MO passed away April 10, 2019. Wayne was born August 2,1976 in Humansville, MO to Teresa Bysor, who preceded him in death. He attended Bolivar High School and went on to Vatterott College to receive an Associate Degree as a Diesel Mechanic. Wayne was employed at Gilbert's Mobile Service in Springfield, MO before...
