Lamar, MO Obituaries

May 5, 2023

Patsy Lou Thomas went to be with Jesus her Savior on May 5, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. Pat was born in Liberal, Missouri, on November 6, 1942, to Charles and Alice Overstreet. Pat graduated from Liberal High School and attended business classes at Draughon Business College in Springfield. She enjoyed working as a PBX operator in...

May 3, 2023

Alfred Banwart, 80, of Lamar, MO passed away on Wednesday May 3, 2023. He was born on March 24, 1943, in Pittsburg, KS to Oscar and Caroline (Marti) Banwart. He attended rural Oakton School for three and a half years and then attended Lamar Schools, graduating in 1961. He had a dairy, farmed, and worked at O’Sullivan’s for 26...

Apr 24, 2023

On April 24th, 2023, Robert (Bob) Allen Ball, loved husband, father, grandfather and brother gained his wings surrounded by his family in Dallas, Texas. He was 83 years old and just 6 days shy of his birthday.

Bob was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on April 30, 1939, to Robert Clayton Ball and Maxine Davidson Ball....

Apr 18, 2023

Richard Alden Hartsuiker passed away peacefully April 18, 2023 at Webb City Health and Rehab in Webb City, Missouri.

Richard was born June 28, 1942 to Klaas Hartsuiker and Betty Jo (McCoy) Hartsuiker in Downey, California.

Richard was a mechanic at heart. He served in the US Army from December 1967...

Apr 12, 2023

John Amos Garvin, 85, of Lamar, MO, passed away on April 12, 2023 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO. John was born to Pearl and Ernest Garvin on June 27, 1937 in Carthage, MO.

John met Charlene Smith in Hammond, IN and they were married on April 5, 1975. They later moved to Missouri where they resided...

Apr 10, 2023

Mary Rosalie McFerrin, 98, of Lamar passed away April 10, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Rosalie was born September 5, 1924 at her family home in South Greenfield, MO.

She married Maurice (Mac) McFerrin on June 30, 1942. She was a mother to three girls, a homemaker...

Apr 1, 2023

Norma Jean (Gage) Harris passed away on Saturday April 1, 2023. She was born on May 22, 1927 in Lamar, MO to Frank and Effie May (Brummett) Gage. She graduated from high school in Lamar, MO in 1945 and went to one semester of college at Texas Women’s Teachers College in Denton, TX. She married Robert Welsh Harris in...

Mar 31, 2023

On March 31, 2023 Skie Lynn Richard "Rogers" passed away at the very young age of 15. She was born on March 24, 2008, in Ft Scott, KS to Margaret Richard and Nigel Rogers. She had lived in Liberal, MO with her father Nigel Rogers and bonus mom Cassie Rice.

Skie had a passion for...

Mar 29, 2023

Wendell Wayne Mayfield, 91, of Nevada, MO passed away on Wednesday March 29, 2023. He was born in Sheldon, MO on July 15, 1931, to Edna Mae (VanGilder) and Alva Mayfield. Wendell went to Liberal High School for two years before moving to California where he finished High School and went to trade school to be a machinist. He...

Mar 15, 2023

Virginia Joan (VanDorn) Turner of Sheldon, MO passed away on Wednesday March 15, 2023. She was born on September 5, 1936, in Lamar, MO and was one of seven children born to Harry and Hazel (Corben) VanDorn. She graduated from Mindenmines High School in 1954 and went to work as a cashier for Woolworth in Pittsburg, KS and Kansas...

Feb 27, 2023

A private family service will be held for Kevin Lynn Meadows, 55, Lamar, MO, who died Sunday, February 25, 2023, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, MO.

Survivors include his mother, Neva (Pennington) Meadows; his companion Phillip Allen; sister Shirley Dingman (Wayne); brother Gary Meadows; sister-in-law Lea Anne Meadows; nephews Shannon Dingman (Dani), Joe Meadows...

Feb 25, 2023

On February 25, 2023, Miles Lani, 61, of Lamar, MO left this world to ride that big Harley path and to join the bikers that went before him to follow that path next to God. He left so suddenly that he left us all to struggle to find ourselves new paths to follow without him here.

Feb 2, 2023

Elnora P. Fast passed away on February 2, 2023. She was born in Fuller, MO on September 6, 1934 to Edna (McAfee) and Chester Hudson. She grew up in the Barton County area and went to Liberal School. She married Thayne Fast on December 15, 1951, in Lamar, MO and together they raised three children in a loving Christian...

Jan 27, 2023

Ralph John Schmidt passed away at his home in Golden City, MO on Friday January 27, 2023. He was born on April 26, 1953, in Frankfurt, Germany to Ursula Schmidt. Ralph graduated from Mt Vernon High School. He went to work for Wayne Daniels Trucking as a mechanic. Ralph was a talented mechanic and even built his own truck...

Jan 27, 2023

Joan Iola Craven Willis, 84, passed away on January 27, 2023. Joan was born in Sacramento, CA on June 27, 1938. Joan worked most of her life for the state of California in the Unemployment Division. She was the first in her family to receive a college degree when she went back to school in her late 50's. She...

Jan 27, 2023

Rosalee Potter, age 89, of Lamar, MO entered her heavenly home January 27, 2023, at Truman Health Care. Rosalee was born February 5, 1933, to Clarence “Dutch” Alexander and Mattie Mae (Stone) Gordon in Avola, MO. She was the sixth of seven children. She grew up on her parents’ farm, and after her father passed away, she helped her...

Jan 24, 2023

Ruth “Juanita” Schmitt, passed away Tuesday January 24, 2023. She was born June 11, 1926, in Blackwell, OK to Matthew and Fannie (Kern) Jernigan. She grew up in Blackwell, OK and Bigelow, AR.

She married Stanley Schmitt in 1946 at Winfield, KS, and a couple years later settled in Lamar, MO. Stanley and Juanita managed...

Jan 14, 2023

Ronald Loyd Rives, 89, passed away on Saturday January 14, 2023, at the home of his daughter. He was born near Iantha, MO on February 23, 1933, to Charles Nelson and Alice Adell (Costelow) Rives. On November 20, 1951, he married Ruby Lorene Voorhees in Huntsville, AR. They settled east of Jasper, MO and raised a family. Ronald owned...

Jan 7, 2023

Reba Louise Rouse, 93, of Liberal, MO passed away on Saturday January 7, 2023. She was born on July 11, 1929, in Hannon, MO to Iona (Ricketts) and Glenn Baker. She was a 1947 graduate of Liberal High School in Liberal, MO. Reba married Merle Rouse in Waldron, AR on October 22, 1947, and they remained married until his...

Jan 4, 2023

Lois Elaine Walters, 87, a longtime Jasper, MO resident and current resident at Truman Health and Rehab in Lamar, MO passed away on January 4, 2023, at 7:50 AM. She was born at home on September 30, 1935 in Cedar County, MO to Lois (Bridger) and Lawrence Barritt and was the oldest of five children. She graduated from Eldorado...