Lamar, MO Obituaries
Opal Davis
Sep 18, 2018
Opal Jeanette Davis, 92, of Lamar, MO, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018. She was born October 7, 1925 in Sarcoxie, MO, to Roy Benjamin Rice and Mary Sophia Burggraf Rice. She was one of 9 children. She graduated from Lamar High School in 1943. Opal was employed as an administrative assistant at Barton County Memorial Hospital, working there...
Sherrie Manuel
Sep 13, 2018
On September 13, 2018 Sherrie Lynn Manuel left us to be with her mother, Freda Jerry Smithey, father Donald Ray Hutson, husband Dwight Wayne Manuel, and daughter Kimberly Renee Johnston. They are in Heaven with our Lord Jesus Christ. Sherrie lived in Lamar, Mo at her time of death. She was born in Wichita Falls, TX on October, 5,...
Ona Winship
Sep 8, 2018
Ona Mae Winship, 91, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018. She was born April 9, 1927, the first child of six children born to Walter James Miller and Minnie Belle (Sherron) Miller. She was born at the home of her maternal grandparents, Jim and Pearl Sherron, near Jerico Springs, MO. She lived most of her life in Barton County,...
Burl Fast
Sep 4, 2018
Thayne “Burl” Fast 64 of Lamar, Mo passed away September 4, 2018. Burl was born October 9, 1953 in Lamar, MO to Forest “Thayne” Fast and Elnora Pearl (Hudson) Fast. He attended Liberal Schools graduating in 1972. After graduation he purchased and operated Stocker Propane in Liberal and Jasper. He then managed Empire Gas and All Star Gas propane...
Bill Camp
Sep 3, 2018
Bill W. Camp, 80 was born September 16, 1937 in Lamar, MO, to Joel Claude Camp and Lois Fern (Davis) Camp. He was the first boy to be born at the Lamar Clinic. Bill passed away Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. He married Leona “Le” Leivan in Lamar July 19, 1955 and they had three children. Bill was a graduate...
Reed Smith
Aug 21, 2018
Reed B Smith, 98 passed away, Tuesday, August 21, 2018. He was born February 24, 1920 in Liberal, MO to James & Verla (Reed) Smith. Reed attended Hannon school and then graduated in 1937 from Liberal High School. On May 14, 1939 in Carterville, MO he married Wilma Jackman to this union 7 children were born. He and Wilma...
Connie Combs
Aug 16, 2018
Connie Sue Combs, age 52, of Lamar, passed away after a long illness, Thursday August 16 in Greenfield, with her daughter by her side. Connie was born March 5th, 1966 to Lloyd and Martha (Carter) Sparks in Lamar, MO. She attended school in Lamar, Sheldon and Golden City. She married Steve Williams in 1981. Together they had 2 daughters....
Deborah Riley
Aug 7, 2018
Deborah F. Riley, age 62, passed on August 7, 2018 at Medical Lodge in Nevada, MO, after a long battle with cancer. Debbie was born on April 5, 1956 in Olatha, KS, to Robert and Ruby (Fast) Riley. She lived most of her life in Barton County. She graduated from Liberal High School and she also received an associate...
Elmer Fast
Aug 7, 2018
Elmer Dean Fast was born on November 3, 1927 at the family home in Verdella, Mo. He was the first of seven children born to Burson C. & Amy Phillips Fast. He attended country schools. When he was 13, he moved in with George and Margaret Hanshaw to help with the farm work. They were like second parents to...
Ida Koziol
Jul 16, 2018
Ida May Koziol of Joplin, MO passed away Monday, July 16, at the age of 89. She was born March 11, 1929 in Newport, MO, to James Franklin McCulley and Cora Opal (Hayward) McCulley. She went through the 8thgrade in Newport and then to Golden City to high school. Ida was a seamstress both professionally at Big Smith and...
Sam Ladd
Jul 13, 2018
Kenneth Samuel Ladd Jr., 74, lost his battle with COPD in Joplin, MO on July 13, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born June 24, 1944 to Kenneth Samuel Ladd Sr. and Ruby Adaline Myers Ladd in East Alton, IL, where he grew up. Sam was an excellent student, athlete, marksman and a natural public speaker. After a...
Elsie Dearing
Jul 13, 2018
Elsie Juanita Dearing, 91, passed away at Truman Healthcare Friday, July 13. Mrs. Dearing was born August 19, 1926 to Clyde Raymond Metzinger and Carrie Matilda (Arner) Metzinger in Hockerville, Oklahoma. The family moved to El Monte, California during the depression. She and her brother, Carroll, lived with their grandparents, Frank and Sarah Arner, to help out on the...
Teofilo Rodriguez
Jul 12, 2018
Teofilo Rodriguez Jr., 74, passed away at the Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO, July 12, 2018. Teo was born in Baytown, TX, August 4th 1943 to Teofilo Rodriguez Sr. and Sarah Duarte Rodriguez. He was the oldest of 8 children. Teo was a veteran serving in the Air force during the Vietnam War. He married Mary Louise Hernandez July...
Hazel Ratliff
Jul 12, 2018
Hazel Elizabeth Ratliff Nov 1 1937 - Edgar Springs MO Jul 12, 2018 - Lamar MO Hazel Elizabeth Ratliff, of Lamar, MO, formerly of Rolla, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 at the age of 80. She was born in Edgar Springs, MO on November 1, 1937 to the late David Everett Roberts and Blanch (Spruell) Roberts on March...
Linnie Mcnary
Jul 11, 2018
Linnie Lee McNary, 93, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in Kansas City, MO. She was born September 4, 1924 in Irwin, MO, to E.F. McNary and Linnie (Cloud) McNary. She was the youngest of nine children. Linnie was a graduate of Lamar High School, but moved away after graduation to live in California and Arizona to be near...
Imogene Bias
Jul 4, 2018
Velma “Imogene” Bias was born July 1st, 1932 in Lutie, MO, to Hugh and Addie (Crawford) Ward. She passed away July 4, 2018. Imogene worked for the Liberal schools for several years. She and J.R. operated the Bias TV Service until their retirement. After retirement they took up woodworking as their second hobby. She was also known for her...
Donald Peterson
Jun 20, 2018
Donald Ray Peterson Jr., age 62, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday June 20th. Donald was born March 25, 1956 in Lamar to Donald and Bonnie Brauburger Peterson. He graduated from Lamar High School with the class of 1974. Donald's chosen career was nursing. He graduated from Pittsburg State College in Pittsburg, Kansas with a nursing degree and worked at...
Sharon Yokley
Jun 8, 2018
Sharon K. Baetke Yokley, age 67, of Liberal, MO, passed away Friday June 8 at Gran Villas in Pittsburg, KS. Sharon was born November 4th, 1950 to Thomas Arthur and Edith Lorraine (Clark) Baetke in Lamar, MO. She grew up in Liberal, MO and graduated from Liberal High School with the class of 1968. She continued her education in...
Leon Lamb
May 13, 2018
Luther “Leon” Lamb, age 62, of Sheldon, passed away Sunday morning , May 13, 2018, at home in Sheldon surrounded by his family. Leon was born February 27, 1956, in Lamar, to Luther and Shirley Cornell Lamb. He was preceded in death by his mother and two grandchildren, Hannah Lamb and Devin Ellifrits. Leon grew up in Lamar and...
Lucille Thomas
May 11, 2018
Mabel "Lucille" Winningham Thomas at the age of 97 went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 11, 2018 while surrounded by her children and family. She was born February 12, 1921 in Jerico Springs, Missouri, and married Noel Otis Thomas on January 28, 1936. He preceded her in death on September 15, 1980. Lucille, as she...
