Lamar, MO Obituaries
Thomas Cook
May 5, 2012
Thomas Cook, 74, Lamar, MO, passed away May 5, 2012 surrounded by his family. Mr. Cook was born November 1, 1937, in Lamar, MO, to Willie and June Bell Cook. He graduated from Lamar High School, class of 1955. Thomas joined the Navy and served from 1956, retiring in 1976. He received three Good Conduct Medals, Navy Unit Commendation...
Darrell Gardner
May 1, 2012
Darrell Ray Gardner, 82, Golden City, MO, passed away May 1, 2012, at the Dade County Nursing Home in Greenfield, MO. Mr. Gardner was born March 9, 1930, near Milford, Missouri, to Owen and Mildred Perkins Gardner. He graduated from Lamar High School. Darrell spent 20 years in the Navy, retiring in 1967. He then went on to own...
Loisiana Mastin
Apr 28, 2012
Louisiana Mastin, 95, Idaho Falls, ID, passed away April 28, 2012. Ms. Mastin was, born September 24, 1916, in Liberal, MO, to Ray and Jane Bainter. Louisiana graduated from Liberal High School and attended college at Southwest Missouri State. She taught in country schools around Liberal for many years before teaching English at Liberal High School. Louisiana met Gordon...
Mary Hanshaw
Apr 1, 2012
Mary Hanshaw, Mulberry, KS, passed away April 1, 2012, in Frontenac, KS. Mary was born in Crawford County, KS, Feb. 10, 1927, to James and Frances (Greek) Whetzell. She married Jack Stewart, Dec. 21, 1945. Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Jack, her parents, 5 sisters and 2 brothers. Mary is survived by sons Brian, Dale and...
Wanda Williams
Mar 7, 2012
Wanda Marie Williams, 86, Nathalie, VA, formerly Barton County MO, passed away March 7, 2012. Ms. Williams was born December 1, 1925 in Gower, MO, to James and Grace White. She married Woodford Allen Williams on May 23, 1942 in Liberty, MO. Wanda lived in Smithville, Barton County and Veradella, MO until moving to Virginia in 1997. She was...
Lucy Davis
Feb 15, 2012
Lucy Mae Davis, Lamar, MO, age 99, passed away February 15, 2012, at Truman Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Lamar, MO. Lucy Mae was born in Elm, MO, October 21, 1912, to Fred O. and Nell Moore Snow. She graduated from Lamar High School, Lamar, Mo Lucy Mae attended college at CMSU, Warrensburg, MO, received a teacher certificate, and was...
Marceline Johnson
Feb 6, 2012
Marcy (Lewallen) Johnson, Lamar, MO, age 83, passed away February 6, 2012, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO. Marcy was born in Randlett, OK, November 23, 1928, to L. W. and Myrtle (Wilson) Lewallen. She graduated from Walters High School, Walters, OK. Marcy married Bill Johnson, July 26, 1947 in Walters, OK. They moved to Lamar, MO, in 1958. Marcy...
Mark Burton
Feb 3, 2012
Mark Allen Burton, Greenfield, Missouri, age 40, passed away unexpectedly February 3, 2012. He was born in Springfield, Missouri, February 19, 1971, to Rex Choate and Linda Carole Burton. Mark Graduated from Greenfield High School. He enjoyed horseback riding, playing in pool tournaments, and fishing. Mark worked as a lineman for Cable Construction. Mark is survived by a son...
Opal Wiseman
Feb 1, 2012
Opal Evon Wiseman, died peacefully surrounded by her family on February 1, 2012 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada, MO. Evon was born April 16, 1912 to Jay and Nerva McClure Hickman. She lived most of her life in Lamar and attended her entire school years there. She married Clyde T. Wiseman on July 3, 1932. They had one...
Barbara Powell
Jan 20, 2012
On January 20, 2012, at the age of 69, Barbara passed from this earth at her home in Carthage, Missouri. Barbara was born July 23, 1941 in Linn Grove, Iowa, to Rollo and Molly Polly Peoria (Vaughn) Yount. Barbara lived in Iowa and Carthage and Lamar, MO. She was an assembly line worker, employed by O'Sullivan Industries until her...
Phillip Neher
Jan 8, 2012
On January 8, 2012, at the age of 96, "Barney" passed from this earth at Barton County Memorial Hospital, Lamar, MO. Barney was born March 11, 1915 in Headrick, OK, to Martin and Marthalee Ora (Scarbrough) Neher. Barney lived in Oklahoma, California, and Missouri. He was a Rubber Mill worker, employed by Uniroyal, the United States Rubber Company, retiring...
Roy Thompson
Jan 6, 2012
On January 6, 2012, at the age of 58, Roy passed from this earth at Via Christi Regional Hospital, Wichita, Ks, following a sudden illness. Roy was born September 8, 1953 in Webb City, MO to Eddie Louis and Dorothy Lavonna (Collins) Thompson. He attended Liberal High School, Liberal, MO, and received his GED from KS, in 1985. On...
Raymond Levian
Jan 1, 2012
Raymond Leivan, 86, Lamar, MO, passed away January 1, 2012, at his home. Raymond was born August 18, 1926 to Ricardo Alberto and Eva Mae McDonald Leivan, in Dudenville, MO. He was a graduate of Golden City High School. Raymond served his country during WWII in the United States Army. He worked for Lake City Arsenal. In 1968, he...
Kenneth Winningham
Dec 24, 2011
Kenneth Wayne Winningham, 58, passed away unexpectedly December 24, 2011, at Cox South Hospital, Springfield, MO, resulting from injuries of a vehicle accident. Kenny was born April 3, 1953 in Lamar, MO to Lee and Wanda Grassman Winningham. He was a Lamar High School Graduate. Kenny made his home in Springfield, MO and had been employed by the Paul...
Donna Mccolm
Dec 10, 2011
On December 10th, 2011, at the age of 90, Donna passed from this earth surrounded by family. Donna was born May 19, 1921 in Lamar, MO to Guy M. and Eunice L. (Hughes) Lehman. She graduated from Liberal High School. Donna married Earl A. McColm on June 17, 1939 in Greenfield, MO. They made their home in Liberal, MO...
Alice Rives
Dec 7, 2011
Alice Adell Rives, 100, Iantha, Missouri passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar, MO. Alice was born May 18, 1911 in Wheatland, Missouri to John and Nora (Crooks ) Costelow. She rode a blind mare while attending school in Wheatland, MO. Alice married Charles Nelson Rives on September 9, 1925 in Barton County,...
Donald Hazard
Nov 27, 2011
Mr. Hazard was born February 26, 1925 in Syracuse, New York, to Clifford M. and Mabel McDonald Hazard. He left home at an early age to work on a ranch in Steamboat Springs, Colorado where he graduated from high school. On November 18, 1949, he married Dorothy Louise Adams in Sheridan, Wyoming. He worked on ranches in Colorado, Utah...
