Lamar, MO Obituaries
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...
Dorothy Spurling
Oct 2, 2015
Dorothy Z. Spurling, age 91, passed away Friday October 2, at the Medical Lodge of Nevada, Dorothy was born January 12, 1924 in Willard Wisconsin to Anton and Mary Hegler Janezich, one of 12 children she grew up on the family farm in Wisconsin which is now home to her only surviving brother, Henry. As a young woman she...
Jack Somers
Sep 22, 2015
Jack Somers Audra Cox (audra242006@yahoo.com) Add to contacts 9/28/15 Keep this message at the top of your inbox To: nobudyhome@msn.com audra242006@yahoo.com Jack L. Somers "Grandpa"81 of Nevada, Mo. passed away on Tuseday, Sep. 22 at Moor-Few Care Center, Following a short illness. Jack was born May 22, 1934 in Delphos Kan. to Robert Ernest Somers (Bob) and Ethel Zenda...
Leonard Braker
Sep 14, 2015
Leonard D. Braker, age 87, of Lamar went home to be with the Lord Monday September 14 at Barton County Hospital in Lamar. Funeral services will be held 10 AM Saturday at the Apostolic Christian Church on Hwy O, south of Hwy 160 In Barton County , under the direction of Konantz Warden Funeral Home. There will be a...
Ruby Pyatt
Sep 1, 2015
Ruby M. Pyatt, age 90, passed into eternal life Tuesday morning, September 1, at The Truman Health Care facility. She was born September 22, 1924, near Metz, MO, to Oren "O.E." and Hazel (Witt) Spratt. An only child, she grew up on the farm. She graduated from Lamar High School with the class of 1942. She Later married Johnny...
Melvin Monroe
Aug 25, 2015
Melvin L. Monroe, 61, who died August 25, 2015. Survivors include three sisters, Coleen Kelley, Tallassee, Ala., Rose Gorsic, Warrensburg and Janet Searles, Iantha; four cousins, Mark Monroe, Janet Marley, Tim FitzGerald and Jeanne Piercy and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Monroe was a veteran of the United States Navy and as an E-4 served as a gunner during...
Elbert Orahood
Aug 21, 2015
Elbert Lee Orahood, age 84, passed away at the Barton County Memorial Hospital Friday evening August 21st. Elbert was born July 3rd, 1931 in Boston, Mo. He married Lena Bernease Williams October 19, 1963 in Lamar in the home of "Preach" Haddock. She preceded him in death June 27, 1998. He worked for Lawnboy as a quality control inspector...
June Dewitt
Aug 19, 2015
June Marie DeWitt, age 84 of Lamar, passed away Wednesday August 19th at the Truman Health care facility. June was born in Guthrie Center, IA, August 9th 1931 to Forest and Marie (Kuster) Hardin. She married Charles Junior "Sonny" DeWitt, April 28, 1951, in Glenwood, IA. Sonny was a farmer and Junes was a farmer's wife and homemaker. He...
