Lamar, MO Obituaries
Roberta Mae Braxdale
Nov 20, 2020
Roberta Mae Braxdale passed away on Friday November 20, 2020. She was born on August 9, 1925 in Liberal, MO to Luther and Syble(Griffith) Miller. Roberta married George Johnson in Girard, KS on January 13, 1946. He passed away in 1961. In 1963 she married Grover Braxdale in Kansas City, KS. They remained married until his death in 1985....
Thomas Albert White
Nov 14, 2020
Thomas Albert White of Lamar, MO passed away on Saturday November 14, 2020. He was born October 26, 1940 in Golden City, MO to Cordis and Myrtle Voorhees White. He went to school in Golden City until 11th grade when he attended Lamar High School. Thomas married Janice Marie Cowardin on June 10, 1967. He served in the US...
Wilma Jo Puckett
Nov 3, 2020
Wilma Jo Puckett passed away on Tuesday November 3, 2020. She was born March 20, 1960 in Carthage, MO to Donald and Hazel (Lowe) Rogers. She married Kenneth Puckett on May 30, 1980. Wilma worked for O'Sullivan Industries for 13 years and then for Walmart for more than 13 years. Her great accomplishment was raising her boys. She was...
Scott Randel Glenn
Oct 31, 2020
Scott Randel Glenn, 57, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away on October 31, 2020 at Centerpoint Hospital in Independence, MO. Scott, also known as Scotty and Scooter, was born August 18, 1963 to Hattie and Clay Glenn Sr. in Kansas City, KS. Scott worked for Sterling Bowl, in Sugar Creek, for many years, at other surrounding bowling alleys, and...
Laurence William Vonstroh
Oct 30, 2020
Laurence William VonStroh, 94, of Lockwood, Missouri, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home. On November 11, 1925, he was born to Otto and Ida (Schilling) VonStroh in Lockwood, MO. He was baptized on November 29, 1925 and confirmed April 2, 1939 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. His confirmation verse was 2 Corinthians 5:15: “and...
Martin Taylor Porter Sr.
Oct 26, 2020
Martin Taylor Porter Sr., 96, of Lamar, MO passed away on Monday October 26, 2020 at Parkview Healthcare in Bolivar, MO. He was born February 17, 1924 in Christian County, MO to William and Amanda (Abney) Porter. Martin was the youngest of seven children. He enjoyed life as a farm kid, surrounded by hound dogs, sheep, and hogs. He...
Charles Stanley Timmons
Oct 22, 2020
Charles Stanley Timmons passed away on Thursday October 22, 2020 at his home. He was born November 27, 1956 to Elmer and Frances (Lean) Timmons. Stan was a carpenter by trade and was known to be generous with his time, helping friends with projects and refusing payment. He worked on many weekend projects with his sons, teaching them his...
Deuard Paul Bradbury
Oct 19, 2020
Deuard Paul Bradbury passed away on Monday October 19, 2020. He was born July 31, 1946 in Moran, KS to Jesse and Leona (Bledsoe) Bradbury. He graduated from Warrenton High School in Warrenton, MO in 1964 and then attended Ranken Trade School in St Louis, MO. Deuard married Juanita Jane Brown in September of 1967 and they had three...
Cody Joan Garrett
Oct 17, 2020
Joan (Griffith) Garrett was born in September 1940 to J.D. and Audrey Griffith. She was raised in Carthage, MO and graduated from Carthage High School. In 1959 she married Stanley Garrett. Together they raised three children: Mike, Randy and Tresa. They were members of the Old Salem Church and Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, where Joan played the piano...
Rose Ann Overman
Oct 7, 2020
Rose Ann Overman, 78, of Liberal, MO passed away Wednesday October 7, 2020 at her home. She was born September 22, 1942 in Vallejo, CA to Cecil and Lois (Runnels) Smith. She was a member of the Oakton United Methodist Church. Rose Ann attended North Star Elementary, a one room schoolhouse until 8th grade and then Liberal High School,...
Susan Lynn Kelsey
Sep 27, 2020
Susan Lynn Kelsey of Lamar, MO passed away on Sunday September 27, 2020. She was born on October 20, 1951 in Lamar, MO to Douglas and Sadie (Dermott) Johnston. She graduated from Lamar High School in 1969. Susan married John Kelsey in 1984. Susan was a loving grannna who enjoyed spending time with her family. You could find her...
Mary Ann Mccarthy
Sep 12, 2020
Mary Ann McCarthy passed away on Saturday September 12, 2020. She was born December 19, 1944 in Kansas City, MO to Joseph and Minnie (Pierce) Barger. She grew up in Kansas City, MO where she married and had two children. She worked as an embroiderer at Sam Glass Bowling Supplies for 7 years. After her marriage ended, she moved...
Harvey Blaine Buzzard
Sep 3, 2020
Harvey Blaine Buzzard of Lamar, MO passed away on Thursday September 3, 2020. He was born in Barton County on October 2, 1938 to Richard and Ethel (White) Buzzard. Harvey grew up in Barton County and graduated from Lamar High School in 1956. Around his 16th birthday he met the love of his life, Jean Ison. Harvey’s brother was...
Ruby Alice Haile
Aug 30, 2020
Ruby Alice (Freeman) Haile, age 90, passed away at her home in rural Lamar, on Sunday August 30, 2020. Ruby was born in rural Barry County on April 4, 1930 to Charles and Martha (Taylor) Freeman. Growing up near Aurora, MO, Ruby was taught to sew as a child and it grew into both her career and her hobby....
William D Geeslin
Aug 26, 2020
William (Bill) David Geeslin, AKA “Sweet William”, age 88, passed away on Wednesday August 26, 2020 peacefully, from the Covid 19 virus, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. He was born on October 22, 1931 at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Pittsburg, KS, the only child of the late Dr. Frank M. and Goldie Mae (Ellyson) Geeslin...
Shane Colburn Ladd
Aug 22, 2020
Shane Kolburn Ladd, 48, passed away in Carthage, MO on August 22, 2020. He was born September 12th, 1971 to Kenneth Samuel Ladd and Sandra Kay Ladd in Alton, IL. After graduating high school Shane started his career at O’Sullivan Industries where soon after he met his wife, Rachel Burris, and began a family. He raised his children in...
Dennis Elmer Miller
Aug 19, 2020
Dennis E. Miller was born October 12, 1948 to Elmer and Delila Miller in Apple Creek, Ohio. He received Christ and was baptized into the Mennonite church in his youth. He married the love of his life, Mary Ann Troyer of Goshen, Indiana on October 23, 1971. He was ordained to the ministry in 1974 where he served faithfully...
Patricia Elizabeth Bean
Aug 17, 2020
Patricia Elizabeth Bean passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 17, 2020. She was born May 4, 1939 to Dorthy (Hoaglan) and William Ray Cassatt in Barton County, MO. She married Sherrell Bean on December 27, 1956 in Miami, OK. She was only 17, although she told the Justice of the Peace she was 18 so she didn’t...
Michael Ray Andrews
Aug 5, 2020
Michael Ray Andrews went to be with the Lord on Wednesday August 5, 2020. He was born in Lamar, MO on July 1, 1958 to Charles and Arlene (Reed) Andrews where he grew up and lived until his family moved to Stella, MO. He joined the Navy in 1976 and served on the Kitty Hawk in Company 934 as...
Marcia Yvonne Pennell
Jul 29, 2020
Marcia Yvonne (King) Pennell was born January 18th, 1955 to Robbie and Wilford King in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The family moved to Lamar, Missouri in 1969 where Marcia attended high school, graduating in 1973. Marcia departed this life on Wednesday July 29, 2020 from complications of diabetes. Marcia's adventurous nature took her to work and live in several states. Marcia...
