Lamar, MO Obituaries

Jun 11, 2023

Danny Lewis Thornton, 72, of Blackshear, GA passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter Shannon (David) Sharp on June 11, 2023.

Danny was born to Martha (Strickland) and Lewis Thornton Jr. in Blackshear, GA. He grew up and lived his entire life in the Blackshear, Waycross area. Danny worked most of his life...

Jun 8, 2023

Aline Adams left us peacefully on June 8, 2023, at the age of 98 years young.

Granny, as she is best known, was born in Muleshoe, TX on April 2, 1925, to James H. and Maggie (Fimpel) Owen. As a young child she lived in Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico where she discovered a love of horned...

Jun 7, 2023

Bonnie Faye Graham passed into the loving arms of our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at Good Shepherd Community Care and Rehab Center in Lockwood, MO. Bonnie was born March 25, 1939 to Glen S. Teel and Eva Lorene Teel at their home in Sheldon, MO. After graduating from Sheldon High School in 1957, Bon worked...

May 25, 2023

Carol Ann (Mallory) Beck passed away on Thursday May 25, 2023. She was born on August 14, 1937, in Ft Scott, KS to Clyde and Ruth (Rouse) Mallory. Carol attended school in Pittsburg, KS, graduating in 1956. She married Lester Lyden in 1956 and was a homemaker and preacher’s wife in Pittsburg and Lawton, KS. They divorced after 14...

May 24, 2023

Timothy W Slaight age 64, departed this life on May 24, 2023. Tim was born to Wilford Slaight and Margaret Byrns on January 16, 1959, in Kansas City, MO.

Tim is preceded in death by his parents, a daughter Susan, and several angel grand babies.

Tim is survived by his children...

May 6, 2023

Ionia May Phillips, 89, of rural Liberal, entered the arms of Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on Saturday May 6, 2023. Ionia was born on April 29, 1934, the only child to Roy and Ivernia (Fitchpatrick) Hizar in rural Barton County. Ionia attended elementary and high school in Liberal, Missouri where she graduated with the class of 1952.

May 5, 2023

Patsy Lou Thomas went to be with Jesus her Savior on May 5, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. Pat was born in Liberal, Missouri, on November 6, 1942, to Charles and Alice Overstreet. Pat graduated from Liberal High School and attended business classes at Draughon Business College in Springfield. She enjoyed working as a PBX operator in...

May 3, 2023

Alfred Banwart, 80, of Lamar, MO passed away on Wednesday May 3, 2023. He was born on March 24, 1943, in Pittsburg, KS to Oscar and Caroline (Marti) Banwart. He attended rural Oakton School for three and a half years and then attended Lamar Schools, graduating in 1961. He had a dairy, farmed, and worked at O’Sullivan’s for 26...

Apr 24, 2023

On April 24th, 2023, Robert (Bob) Allen Ball, loved husband, father, grandfather and brother gained his wings surrounded by his family in Dallas, Texas. He was 83 years old and just 6 days shy of his birthday.

Bob was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on April 30, 1939, to Robert Clayton Ball and Maxine Davidson Ball....

Apr 18, 2023

Richard Alden Hartsuiker passed away peacefully April 18, 2023 at Webb City Health and Rehab in Webb City, Missouri.

Richard was born June 28, 1942 to Klaas Hartsuiker and Betty Jo (McCoy) Hartsuiker in Downey, California.

Richard was a mechanic at heart. He served in the US Army from December 1967...

Apr 12, 2023

John Amos Garvin, 85, of Lamar, MO, passed away on April 12, 2023 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO. John was born to Pearl and Ernest Garvin on June 27, 1937 in Carthage, MO.

John met Charlene Smith in Hammond, IN and they were married on April 5, 1975. They later moved to Missouri where they resided...

Apr 10, 2023

Mary Rosalie McFerrin, 98, of Lamar passed away April 10, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Rosalie was born September 5, 1924 at her family home in South Greenfield, MO.

She married Maurice (Mac) McFerrin on June 30, 1942. She was a mother to three girls, a homemaker...

Apr 1, 2023

Norma Jean (Gage) Harris passed away on Saturday April 1, 2023. She was born on May 22, 1927 in Lamar, MO to Frank and Effie May (Brummett) Gage. She graduated from high school in Lamar, MO in 1945 and went to one semester of college at Texas Women’s Teachers College in Denton, TX. She married Robert Welsh Harris in...

Mar 31, 2023

On March 31, 2023 Skie Lynn Richard "Rogers" passed away at the very young age of 15. She was born on March 24, 2008, in Ft Scott, KS to Margaret Richard and Nigel Rogers. She had lived in Liberal, MO with her father Nigel Rogers and bonus mom Cassie Rice.

Skie had a passion for...

Mar 29, 2023

Wendell Wayne Mayfield, 91, of Nevada, MO passed away on Wednesday March 29, 2023. He was born in Sheldon, MO on July 15, 1931, to Edna Mae (VanGilder) and Alva Mayfield. Wendell went to Liberal High School for two years before moving to California where he finished High School and went to trade school to be a machinist. He...

Mar 15, 2023

Virginia Joan (VanDorn) Turner of Sheldon, MO passed away on Wednesday March 15, 2023. She was born on September 5, 1936, in Lamar, MO and was one of seven children born to Harry and Hazel (Corben) VanDorn. She graduated from Mindenmines High School in 1954 and went to work as a cashier for Woolworth in Pittsburg, KS and Kansas...

Feb 27, 2023

A private family service will be held for Kevin Lynn Meadows, 55, Lamar, MO, who died Sunday, February 25, 2023, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, MO.

Survivors include his mother, Neva (Pennington) Meadows; his companion Phillip Allen; sister Shirley Dingman (Wayne); brother Gary Meadows; sister-in-law Lea Anne Meadows; nephews Shannon Dingman (Dani), Joe Meadows...

Feb 25, 2023

On February 25, 2023, Miles Lani, 61, of Lamar, MO left this world to ride that big Harley path and to join the bikers that went before him to follow that path next to God. He left so suddenly that he left us all to struggle to find ourselves new paths to follow without him here.

Feb 2, 2023

Elnora P. Fast passed away on February 2, 2023. She was born in Fuller, MO on September 6, 1934 to Edna (McAfee) and Chester Hudson. She grew up in the Barton County area and went to Liberal School. She married Thayne Fast on December 15, 1951, in Lamar, MO and together they raised three children in a loving Christian...

Jan 27, 2023

Ralph John Schmidt passed away at his home in Golden City, MO on Friday January 27, 2023. He was born on April 26, 1953, in Frankfurt, Germany to Ursula Schmidt. Ralph graduated from Mt Vernon High School. He went to work for Wayne Daniels Trucking as a mechanic. Ralph was a talented mechanic and even built his own truck...