Obituaries

Evelyn Johnston, age 87, of Lamar, MO passed away May 14, 2019, at Truman Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Lamar, MOEvelyn was born June 29, 1931 in Rural Barton County, MO to William and Alice (Dobbs) Loveall. She attended school in El Dorado Springs, MO and on  February 19, 1951, she married Gailand Wayne Johnston in  Arkansas. Evelyn was a homemaker and...

William "Bill" Jefferson Sprawls II, age 92, of Lamar, Missouri passed away May 05, 2019, at his home. Bill was born September 30, 1926 in Bienville, LA to William Jefferson Sprawls I and Bertha (Jennings). Bill left high school at the age of 17 and joined the U.S. Navy to serve his country during World War II.  After the war ended,...

Willie Dale Keatts, age 93, of Golden City, Missouri passed away May 3, 2019, at Good Shepherd Community Care, Lockwood, MO.Willie Dale was born August 31, 1925 in Billings, MO to Amos E. and Glenn (Ward) Oetker. Willie Dale graduated from Billings High School and attended Teachers College, what is now MSU in Springfield, MO. On August 23, 1947, she...

Beth Ann Ogden, age 45, of Lamar, Missouri passed away April 29, 2019, at her home in Lamar, MO. Beth was born March 24, 1974 in Siloam Springs, AR to Jerry David Crowder and Iva Louella (Kennicutt) Crowder. Beth attended schools in Carl Junction, MO. She worked as an In Home Caregiver and was Certified Nurse Aide, who enjoyed helping people....

Walter Charles Cody, age 79, of Lamar, Missouri passed away unexpectedly, April 21, 2019, at Arrowhead Point RV Park, while on a camping trip . Walter was born October 7, 1939 in Council Bluffs, IA to Edward Lyle Cody and Bessie Cogley. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, Council Bluffs, IA in the class of 1957.  Walter farmed in Hancock,...

Edth Lorene Sitton was born November 19, 1920 near Milford, Missouri and passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Lamar, Missouri.  At 21 months of age, her mother died and she was then raised by her paternal grandparents, E. E. and Schrilda Keefer Dickey.  When she was 6 years old she got to enjoy the experience of riding a train....

Betty passed on Sunday, April 7, 2019 in Carthage, MO.  Betty was born December 14, 1933 in Hartford, KS to Frances and Homer Combs and Clarence Woods. She was raised in Jerico Springs and Sheldon, MO. She played on the girls’ basketball team while attending Sheldon High School. Betty married Robert Blanchard in December 1950 and they had 3 children...

David George VanKirk, age 70, of Liberal, Missouri passed away April 07, 2019, at University Of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kansas. David was born April 1, 1949 in Liberal to Arthur McClellan and Marjorie Maxine (Coffey) VanKirk. David served his county in the United States Army and was commended for heroic acts of valor in combat. He was awarded...

Arlene May (Stewart) Marti, age 92, of Lamar, Missouri passed away April 02, 2019, at St. Luke's Nursing Center, Carthage, MO Arlene was born March 15, 1927 in Lamar, MO to Oscar Stewart and Marie (Peeler) Stewart. She was a graduate from Golden City High School. On September 24, 1948, Arlene married Harold Dean Marti and together they raised five children. ...

LaVeda Blanche Wilson, age 79, of Lamar, Missouri passed away March 22, 2019, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.LaVeda was born May 19, 1939 in Shickley, Nebraska to Henry John Wessler and Laura Rosine Remona (Holtzen) Wessler. LaVeda graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1957. On August 8, 1958, LaVeda married Fred Willis Wilson in Lamar, Missouri....

Douglas Lynn Meister, age 57, of Lamar, Missouri passed away March 19, 2019, at Freeman Hospital West, Joplin, Missouri. Doug was born September 11, 1961 in Carthage, Missouri to Terryl Dean Meister and Hazel Allene (Kern) Meister.  Doug attended school in Nevada, Missouri.  On August 15, 2004, Doug professed his faith in Jesus Christ at the Oakton United Methodist Church.  While...

Daisy Mae York went to meet her Lord and Savior on March 19th 2019 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Lockwood, Missouri.  Funeral services will be Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in Morrison Funeral Home Chapel, Graham, Texas. Burial will follow in Cottonwood Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents Herman Fulbright and Lucille King Fulbright, her...

Dolores Marie Blaser, age 89, of Lamar, Missouri passed away March 11, 2019, at her home. Dolores was born June 22, 1929 in Kirk, Colorado  to Daniel E. and Mary C. (Finley) Turvey.  Dolores graduated from Eckley Colorado High School in the class of 1947. On April 10, 1949, Dolores married Werner Dean Blaser in Julesburg, Colorado and together they raised...

Dale Kenneth Marti, age 94, of Lamar, Missouri passed away February 24, 2019, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Missouri Dale was born April 24, 1924 in Lamar, MO to Fred William and Anna Kathryn (Kaufman) Marti. Dale graduated from Lamar High School and served his country in the United States Army during WWII. On August 19, 1948, Dale married Corrine Fay Stewart...

Frances Esther Gordon, age 83, of Lamar, Missouri passed away February 18, 2019, at Mercy Hospital Joplin. Frances was born March 17, 1935 in Chanute, KS to Claude Duvah Perry and Edna Leona (Todd) Perry. Frances graduated from Chanute High School and received her BS Degree from Pittsburg State University. In 1961, Frances married  David Paul Gordon in Wichita, KS and...

Kenneth Norman Blanchard, age 90, of Lamar, Missouri passed away February 14, 2019, at Truman Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Kenneth was born August 14, 1928 in Iantha, MO to Clarence Riley Blanchard and Mabel Evelyn (Dinwiddie). Kenneth attended Lamar High School and serviced his country in the United States Navy from January 17, 1946 until November 5, 1947. in 1951 he...

Maxine Grube Earp, age 83, of Buncombe, NC, died Thursday, February 7, 2019 in Asheville, NC. She was a resident of Camden, Arkansas for 30 years. She was a retired school teacher and helped manage the Ruby Snyder Food Bank. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Camden, a member of the VFW, and the American...

Thelma Lenora Pope, age 102, of Lamar, Missouri passed away February 06, 2019, at Cox Barton County Hospital. Thelma was born September 07, 1916 in Jasper, Missouri to Fred W. Pugh and Lenora (Budd) Pugh. Thelma graduated from Jasper High School in the class of 1935. On September 3, 1938, Thelma married Gay Route Pope at the Jasper Methodist Church....

Amy LuAnn Onka, age 80, of Golden City, Missouri passed away February 05, 2019, at her home. Amy was born June 25, 1938 to Irvin Brundage and Polly (Sanderson) Brundage. Amy was a high school graduate and had worked as a Telephone Operator for AT&T for several years in Kansas City, Missouri. She was an Episcopalian and enjoyed crocheting and...

Louetta Marie Spurling, age 80 of Liberal, Missouri passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. Louetta was born August 10, 1938 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Lewis Johnson and Vola (Denny) Johnson. She was a 1956 graduate of Pittsburg High School and a 1959 graduate of Mt. Carmel Nursing School. On December 22, 1958 she...