Lamar, MO Obituaries
Steven Hogan
Aug 21, 2013
Steven Howard Hogan, 65, a U. S. Marine, Vietnam Veteran, 65, Liberal, MO, passed away August 21, 2013 at Medicalodges Nevada.
Mary Denny
Aug 18, 2013
Mary Carolyn (Hart) Denny, 89, of Joplin, MO, passed away August 18, 2013. She was born May 23, 1924 in Moran, KS, but spent most of her school years in Iola, KS. She was the daughter of Leota and Calvin Hart. She formerly lived in Iantha, but had been a resident of Spring River Christian Village in Joplin, first...
Arlene Wimsatt
Aug 13, 2013
Leta "Arlene" Wimsatt, 76, formerly of Lamar, passed away August 13, 2013 at Medicalodges Pittsburg South. She was born January 6, 1937 to Herman and Para (Harley) Mayfield in Iantha, MO. Arlene married Charles Melvin Wimsatt, October 24, 1953 in Lamar, MO. Five children were born to this union. Arlene was a wonderful wife, mother, cook, seamstress, woodworker; an...
Earl French
Aug 13, 2013
Earl Ronald French, 91, of Lamar, went to be with his Lord and Savior, August 13, 2013. He was born August 16, 1921 in Dundee, Indiana to Luther and Nora (Myers) French. After graduating from Ellwood Indiana High School, he joined the United States Army in January 1942. After honorable discharge in 1945, he began working for General Motors...
Bernice Henson
Aug 11, 2013
Bernice Grace Henson, 65, Lamar, passed away August 11, 2013, at Barton County Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born the third of five children to Fern and Viola Byrd Nimmo, August 28, 1947 in Kansas City, Kansas. Bernice attended school in Kansas City, then went on to receive her C.N.A in Nevada, MO. She was employed...
Janice Kohley
Aug 10, 2013
Janice L. Kohley, 70, Liberal, MO, passed away August 10, 2013. She was born June 10, 1943, Liberal, MO, to Jake and Marian "Lucille" Thomas Myers. Janice was a lifelong resident of the Liberal area. Janice graduated from Liberal High School. She then furthered her education at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, pursuing a teaching degree. After graduation, Janice...
Wynona Pennell
Aug 6, 2013
Wynona Lee Pennell, 83, Lamar, MO, passed away August 6, 2013, at Truman Healthcare, Lamar. One of nine children, she was born November 25, 1929, in Golden City, MO, to Ira and Mary (Heath) Bishop. Wynona worked hard during her lifetime, inside and outside the home. She raised four boys and one girl. Wynona also helped rear and housed...
Margaret Walker
Aug 1, 2013
Hollis and Margaret Walker Hollis and Margaret were married on December 29, 1945, in Billings, Montana. "Corky" grew up in Missouri and Margaret was raised on ranches in Montana. Early in their marriage "Corky" joined the U. S. Army and was stationed on the island of Iwo Jima at the close of WW II. Following his discharge from service,...
John Smith
Jul 16, 2013
John Reece Smith, 55, Lockwood, Mo, passed away July 16, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 15th, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Norman and Vida Jo Drye Smith. John was baptized as a very young person and was confirmed August 22, 1999 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lockwood. He graduated from Hickman Mills...
David Adams
Jul 13, 2013
DAVID FRANK ADAMS David Frank Adams, 90, formerly of Liberal, MO, passed away on July 13, 2013, at Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar. He had resided at Truman Healthcare Center in Lamar since June 2010. Frank was born on February 1, 1923 at Liberal, MO to Timothy Keller Adams and Flora D. Ziegler Adams. Frank grew up in...
Eva Lewis
Jul 12, 2013
Eva Lewis, age 92, of Liberal, MO, passed away July 12, at Truman Health care in Lamar, Eva was born September 3, 1920 to Elmer and Ruth Lofgren Durham on the family farm in Lawrence county, Missouri. She graduated from Aurora High School and soon after graduation Married Ralph Lewis on May 31st, 1939, in Arcola, MO, During WWII...
Linden Wolf
Jul 8, 2013
Linden King Wolf Linden King Wolf, 86, Iantha, passed away July 8, 2013 at his home in the Iantha community with his wife and family at his side. He was born July 7, 1927 to George V. and Ruby (Morgan) Wolf near Iantha, on the family's farm. He was the youngest of six children and lived in Barton County,...
Dorothy Heydenberk
Jun 28, 2013
DOROTHY RUTH HEYDENBERK Dorothy Ruth Heydenberk, 100, passed away June 28, 2013. She was born July 3, 1912 in Walnut, IL to John Grover and Ruth Frances Deininger. She started kindergarten at Drumright, OK, and went on to graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Art and Education at the College of the Pacific, Stockton, CA. Dorothy also studied at...
Wanda Wootton
Jun 28, 2013
A Woman of Courage Wanda Mae Wootton, 87, of Topeka, Kansas, died Friday June 28, after a short illness, in Iowa City, Iowa, where, Stephen, her youngest son, lives. She was born to Pete and Eva Thomas of Milford and Lamar, Missouri, the oldest of three children. They are Bob Thomas of Iowa and Beverly Lucas of Lamar. She...
Kenneth Musgrove
Jun 26, 2013
Kenneth Musgrove, 84, Lamar, MO, went to his eternal home, June 26, 2013, following a sudden illness. He was born September 23, 1928, in Stoutsville, MO to Charles Chester and Alice May (Lutz) Musgrove. Kenneth married Violet May Kinder, August 24, 1947, in Detroit, MI. He went to work for Southwestern Bell/AT&T in 1948, and retired after thirty five...
Calvin Gardner
Jun 23, 2013
Calvin Ladon "Don" Gardner Calvin "Don" Gardner, 88, Sheldon, MO, passed away June 23, 2013, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Lockwood, MO. Don was born October 1, 1924, to Floyd and Zula Beydler Gardner, the fourth of seven children. He was raised during the depression on the family's farm where hard work and no pay was the norm. Don...
Beulah Mccurdy
Jun 17, 2013
Beulah Frances McCurdy, 89, Lamar, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 17, at Truman Healthcare. Mrs. McCurdy was born June 7, 1924, in Reeds, MO to Clair and Velma (Baker) Palmer. Beulah attended grade school in Reeds, MO and graduated from Sarcoxie High School, Sarcoxie, MO. As an adult, she moved to California and worked as an institutional cook in...
Vera Caruthers
May 30, 2013
Vera B. Caruthers, 85, Lamar, passed away May 30, 2013 at Truman Healthcare and Rehab. Vera was born July 26, 1927 to Bert and Nellie (Hininger) Sprouls in Oakton, Mo. She graduated from Lamar High School in 1945. In 1947, on May 17 Vera married Frank Caruthers in Girard, Ks. She was a telephone operator for SW Bell,. She...
Darrel Throckmorton
May 27, 2013
Darrel Ralph Throckmorton, 74, Lamar, passed away May 27, 2013, at Truman Healthcare and Rehab Center. Darrel was born April 7, 1939, to Ralph B. and Louella Blanche (Pugh) Throckmorton in Nashville, MO. After graduating high school, Darrel attended college before taking up his passion for farming. He was a respected, life-long resident of Barton County, MO. Darrel also...
Velma Quick
May 22, 2013
Velma Jean Quick, 88, Lamar, passed away May 22, 2013 at Barton County Memorial Hospital. Jean was born April 11, 1925 to Reuben and Nancy Ethel Presson Barton in Dayton, AR, one of fourteen children. Jean served in the United States Army Air Force as a medical technician in El Paso and San Antonio, Texas. She received the World...
