Lamar, MO Obituaries
Ricky Speak
Feb 6, 2016
Ricky Joe Speak 54 of Lamar, MO passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. He was born August 13, 1961 in Kansas City, MO to Wayburn Speak and Mary Ann Barger Speak. He moved to Lamar in the mid 1970's from Kansas City, Mo. Ricky was friendly, had a big heart and he loved animals and kids. He was a...
Virginia Hoover
Feb 2, 2016
Virginia Lee Hoover of Liberal, MO, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at age 91 on February 2, 2016, at the Girard Medical Center, Girard, KS. She was born Virginia Lee Rose on October 16, 1924 to Edward and Jessie Peterson Rose in Ontario, California. As the oldest of four children, she was a...
Ruth Browning
Jan 27, 2016
Ruth Marie "Nanny" Browning, 79, of Liberal, MO, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Mercy Hospital Ft. Scott, KS after a short illness. Ruth was born June 6, 1936 in Joplin, MO to Robert and Treasure Alberta Settles Dickerson. She married Richard "Dick" Browning February 25, 1956. She had lived in Liberal for the past 50 years. Ruth...
Helen Manning
Dec 31, 2015
Helen M. Manning passed away December 31, 2015, just 12 days before her 89th birth day. She was born in Lamar on January 11, 1927 to Frank and Lotte (Ward) Johnson. She grew up in Lamar and graduated from Lamar High School with the "Class of 44". She was baptized at age 14 at the Christian Church and considered...
Doris Mccall
Dec 20, 2015
Doris Louise Kentner McCall - March 10, 1918 - December 20, 2015 Our Mother was the daughter of Jacob Waters and Alda Shepler Kentner, born in Barton County on the family farm 5 ½ miles west of Golden City. Many times she told of recalling the day she was born, how a brother rode horseback to fetch the Doctor,...
Joan Vonstroh
Dec 8, 2015
Joan Louise (Viets) VonStroh, 89, of Lockwood, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home. On April 27, 1926, she was born to H.C. (Tommy) and Edna (Bartling) Viets in Lockwood, MO. She graduated from Golden City High School and Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. Joan married Laurence William VonStroh on September 3, 1949....
Max Mccuistion
Dec 5, 2015
Max Warren McCuistion 73 passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at his home in Iantha. Max was born August 30, 1942 in Fowler, CO to John and Pearl "Dickerson" McCuistion. He married Karen "Sue" Byrd November 8, 1964 in Denver, CO. They moved to Iantha in 1981. Together they had 2 sons: Lance McCuistion; Denver, CO, Jesse McCuistion (Tabby);...
Dean Brown
Dec 3, 2015
Eldridge "Dean" Brown, 47 passed away at his home Thursday December 3, 2015 after a sudden illness. Dean was born April 2, 1968 in Lamar to Harvey and Fern Brown. He was an avid outdoorsman, loved fishing and camping and "tinkering" on cars. He enjoyed time spent with family and friends. He could be seen riding his bicycle that...
Edith Mcadams
Nov 28, 2015
Edith Elizabeth McAdams, age 91 , passed away Saturday November 28, 2015 at the Barton County Memorial Hospital. Edith was born February 23, 1924 to Jasper Henry and Myrtle Beatrice (Shadwick) Fread, in Van, Arkansas. She attended grade school in a one room country school house and later graduated from St. Charles High School in St. Charles, AR. On...
Kenneth Puckett
Nov 20, 2015
Ken Puckett 65 Irwin, MO passed away, Friday, November 20, 2015 at Barton County Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Ken was born January 1, 1950 in Columbus, KS to Johnnie and Elva Puckett. He was a 1968 graduate of Lamar High School. Ken was a Vietnam Army veteran and received a citation for his exceptional meritorious service. He...
Sharon Kaufman
Nov 12, 2015
Sharon Kay Kaufman 72 passed away Thursday November 12, 2015 at her home in Gladstone, MO., after a lengthy illness She was born September 15, 1943 in Lamar, MO to M.W. "Bunt" Clements and Edith Smith Clements. She married Joseph Edwin Kaufman September 23, 1961. Sharon was a homemaker caring for her husband and daughter. She was of the...
Marilyn Gepford
Nov 10, 2015
Marilyn K. Gepford Mindenmines, MO passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, KS after a lengthy illness. She was born December 1, 1953 in Sacramento, CA Marilyn was a housewife and mother to 6 children. She attended the Church of God, Mindenmines, Mo. She is survived by: sons Michael McCulloch, Russell, KS; Collin Gepford, Pittsburg,...
Arvilla Rhyne
Nov 9, 2015
Arvilla R. Coy was born on December 19, 1925 to Croal Winslow Coy and Mary Devine Coy in Crawford County KS. Croal and Mary could not decide on a name so the doctor who delivered the baby girl asked if they would mind naming her Arvilla after his mother. They agreed on Arvilla but did not have a middle...
Lowell Sturgell
Nov 8, 2015
Lowell A. Sturgell (Akie), 62, Liberal, Mo. passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Barton County Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born June 29, 1953 in Moorehead, KY. Until his ill health he was a tile setter. He is survived by his sons; Dr. Jeremy Sturgell and wife Mandy, Lamar, Mo., Michael Sturgell, Rogers, Ark., Kevin...
Kate Webb
Nov 4, 2015
Kate J. Webb 97 passed away Wednesday, November 4 2015 at Truman Healthcare after a lengthy illness. Mrs.Webb was born March 23, 1918 in Alva, Oklahoma, she attended a country school north of Lamar, Mo. At a young age she began working at McClanahan's cooking and cleaning, McClanahan's is where she met her husband Oscar who was also working...
Helen Davis
Nov 1, 2015
Helen M. Davis 95 passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at her home in Lamar after a lengthy illness. Helen was born December 25, 1919 in Corning, IA to Marion Arthur Braun and Jesse Mabel Swain she was one of 9 children. Helen married Orie W. Davis May 15, 1941 at The Little Brown Church Nashua, Iowa. In their...
Anna Hillsman
Nov 1, 2015
Anna Mae Hillsman, age 89, passed away Sunday November 1st 2015 at Barton County Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Anna Mae was born to Oscar Lee and Vina Marie (Kelly) Rippee, Dec 12, 1925 in Boise, Idaho. She attended college in Springfield, MO, and began teaching in a one room school house in Schell City, MO, when she...
Howard Whitley
Oct 14, 2015
Howard V. Whitley, age 96, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at the Truman Healthcare facility in Lamar. Howard was born June 13, 1919, near Stockton, MO. He grew up on the farm and stayed home and worked on the farm 2 years, after graduation from High School in 1938. He worked from 1941 to 1943 at G.&H. Tool...
Charles Bender
Oct 11, 2015
Charles R. Bender of Lockwood , Mo age 54, Passed away after an extended illness on Oct 11, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield surrounded by his family. Charles was born August 7, 1961 in Wyatt, MO, to Floyd V. and Thelma S. (Allbritton) Bender. His father died when he was young and he was raised by his mother and...
Sidera Gardner
Oct 7, 2015
Sidera C. Gardner, age 83, passed away Wednesday October 7, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Lockwood, MO. Sidera was born August 10, 1932 in Ridge Farm, Illinois to Glen and Ruby (Jeffers) Canady. She married James Boggess in 1948 and to that union was born 5 children. James was a paving contractor. The entire family participated at...
