Lamar, MO Obituaries
Ann Courtney
Dec 10, 2017
Ann E. Courtney, age 91, of Lamar, passed away Sunday December 10, 2017 at the Barton County Memorial Hospital. Ann was born June 26, 1926 in Lee’s Summit, MO, to James Henry and Jeanettie Ann Clarkson. Ann was a long time resident of Lamar and a member of the First Christian Church. Ann Worked for J. C. Penny and...
Edward Savage
Nov 27, 2017
Miles “Edward” Savage, age 101, formerly of Liberal, MO passed away Monday November 27 at the Webb City Health and Rehab Center. Edward was born September 4, 1916, in Neosho, MO, to Miles Francis and Norma Olive Carnes Savage. He graduated from the Neosho High School with the class of 1934. He served in the U. S. Naval Reserve...
Viola Beck
Nov 25, 2017
Viola C. Beck, 86, passed away Saturday November 25th, 2017 at the Moore-Few Nursing Center in Nevada, MO. Viola was born December 3rd, 1930, to Adelard and Anna ( Rambur) Bouchard in Sidney Montana. She moved to Missouri as a young adult and settled in Lamar in the mid 1950's. She worked for 40 plus years at O'Sullivan's in...
Robert Morris Jr
Nov 13, 2017
Robert Elbert Morris, Jr 88 of Lamar, MO passed away Monday, November 13, 2017. He was born September 12, 1929 near Roland, Arkansas to Robert Morris and Sarah (Ellison) Morris. He joined the marines in 1954 as a gunnery drill sergeant and continued in the Marine Corp Reserves for 27 years until his retirement in 1976. Robert was a...
Teddy Delashmet
Oct 28, 2017
Teddy Milton DeLashmet, passed away Saturday evening October 28, at his home in Lamar surrounded by his family after a long battle with Cancer. Teddy was born to Milton S. and Ethel Scallion DeLashmet July 18, 1952, in St. Louis, MO. After High School Teddy joined the U. S. Army and received many commendations including 2 bronze stars for...
John Waldbuesser
Oct 27, 2017
William “John” Waldbuesser, age 67, of Neosho, MO, formerly of Lamar, passed away Friday evening in his home in Neosho. John was born Feb 22, 1950, to William and Ella Waldbuesser in Carthage. He grew up on the family farm and helped his dad with the farm for many years after high school. While John lived in Lamar he...
Leann Campbell
Oct 5, 2017
LeAnn Campbell, 82 passed away peacefully on October 5, 2017 at her home in Lamar where she had been surrounded by her family for months. LeAnn was born in Burden, KS to William Clarence Foster and Mary Lucille Cunningham Foster on January 31, 1935. She attended college at Central Methodist College and it was her roommate and future sister-in-law...
Neil Mccaslin
Sep 17, 2017
Frankie Neil McCaslin passed away at his home Sunday, September 17, 2017. Neil was born February 25, 1935 to Melvin E. McCaslin and Olive Daugherty McCaslin, He went to country school at Bakers Grove and finished in Lamar. Neil married Wanda Eversoll in 1953, 2 children were born of this marriage: Roger McCaslin (Linda) and Suzie McCulley (Earl). This...
Eugene Gardner
Sep 14, 2017
Eugene Emerson Gardner of Fairbanks Alaska passed away September 14 2017. Gene was born in Sheldon, Barton County Missouri on July 26 1930 to Floyd Aaron and Zula Mae Beydler Gardner. Gene kept a home in Milford Missouri until 2014 so he could always come home to visit family and friends and remember his roots. Gene is survived by...
Waunita Brooks
Sep 7, 2017
Waunita Ione Brooks (nee Blake) was born to Lon Blake and Lena Trotter Blake on March 14, 1927 in the town of Liberal, MO. She was the youngest of 3 a brother Robert and a sister Lucille. Lon and Lena owned the cafe in Liberal and Waunita helped her parents run the cafe when she wasn't working on her...
Billy Watson
Aug 25, 2017
Billy Keith Watson 64 years old of Lockwood, Mo passed away on August 25, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Keith was born October 24, 1952 to Paul & Patsy (Daffron) Watson in Thayer, MO. Keith was a member of the Methodist Church in Lockwood, MO. Keith had several professions in his lifetime. He was a truck driver,...
Wanna Fox
Aug 13, 2017
In Memory of Wanna "Faye" Fox February 19, 1952 - August 13, 2017 Wanna "Faye" Fox, age 65, passed away at her home near Golden City and went to her Heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior early Sunday Morning. Faye and her twin sister Kay were born on February 19, 1952 to Johnnie R. and Charlene...
Linda Hawthorne
Aug 12, 2017
In Memory of Linda Sue Hawthorne December 11, 1946 - August 12, 2017 Linda Sue Hawthorne, 70, of Lamar, passed away Saturday August 12, at the Truman Healthcare facility in Lamar. Linda was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa, on December 11, 1946 to Herman and Carrie (Huff) Cooper. Linda was a C N A at the Nevada State Hospital...
Shirley Deay
Jul 29, 2017
Shirley Mae Deay, 92, of Lamar, Mo, passed July 29, 2017 at Truman Healthcare in Lamar. She was born at home in rural Platte County, Nebraska, to Leo Peter and Gertrud Wilhelmina (Kuehnel) Mark, October 25, 1924. Shirley graduated from Platte Center High School in 1941. Her first Job was with a bank near her home but soon after...
Rosalee Monroe
Jul 29, 2017
Rosalee Melton Monroe , 69 was born at the home on January 3, 1948 to Everett and Alice Melton of Weir, KS. She went home to be with Jesus and her departed family and entered her final resting place at 3:45AM on the Sabbath, July 29, 2017. She was the youngest of 7 siblings. On October 22, 1966 she...
Fern Brown
Jul 28, 2017
Fern Merrie Brown, age 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Friday July 28th, at her home in Lamar. Fern was born December 20, 1939 in Greenfield, MO, to William and Opal Mayes. She married Harvey Brown in Lamar August 8, 1958. Fern was very artistic and was a floral designer and she loved making jewelry to sell...
Arthur Farmer
Jul 24, 2017
Arthur 'Art' Campbell Farmer Jr. was born June 28, 1936 to Arthur Farmer and Pauline Edwinna Claunch. Art loved working, staying employed well into his seventies. He worked as a delivery driver for Coca Cola, a long-haul trucker, and then retired as a security guard. Art also loved golf and spending time with his family. He is survived by...
Jimmy Smith
Jun 21, 2017
Jimmy Wayne Smith was born Christmas morning 1937 to Wallace and Marietta (Benefield) Smith in Ripley MS. Jim's sister Helen often told that he was the Christmas present that year and they loved him. His siblings were and are Harold Smith (deceased), Eloise (deceased), Bill (Fenton, MI), Helen (deceased), Shirley (deceased), Peg (Panama City Beach, FL) and Dan Smith...
Kristy Blanchard
Jun 18, 2017
Kristy Jan Blanchard was born January 4, 1962 in Lamar, MO to Irvin and Betty (Owen) Blanchard. She passed away June 18, 2017. She was self-employed as a homemaker and bookkeeper at the family business. Kristy was quiet, but liked to keep busy. She excelled In school and always made good grades. She was active in FFA and her...
Mary Strong
Jun 14, 2017
Mary Eileen Mallory - Nims - Strong passed away at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday June 14, 2017 at Truman Healthcare Center of Lamar after a lengthy illness at the age of 90. She was the first child of Wayland "W.O." Mallory and Alice Messenger Mallory. Born on a Monday morning February 25, 1927 in Lane County Kansas, with Amy, Kansas...
