Obituaries

Randy J. Davis, age 53, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away peacefully in the company of his parents and sons, on Friday, June 10, 2016 at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX after a tough battle with cancer. Randy was born April 14, 1963 at Monett, Missouri to Gene and Theresa (Cronister) Davis.  He started kindergarten at Lamar Schools and was...

Emma Louise Bangs, of Milford, Missouri, passed Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Truman Healthcare Center, at the age of 99.           Louise was born March 13, 1917 at Randall, Kansas to Helmer Samuel and Nellie Edna (Wells) Hoel.  After graduating high school, she attended college in Springfield, Missouri and majored in Art.  While in Springfield, she met and married Rean...

Noble Duane Powers, age 69, of Pittsburg, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, at Golden Living Center.      Duane was born June 6, 1946, in Baxter County, Arkansas, one of the eight children of Henry and Emily (Taylor) Powers.  He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Mildred Powers; and a brother, Virgil Powers.      After graduating...

Winton D. “Jack” Kelsey, age 89, of Mindenmines, Missouri, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, with family by his side at his home.      Jack was born May 19, 1927, in Mindenmines, to Elmer and Stella (Applegate) Kelsey.  He graduated from high school and entered the U.S. Navy, serving in the South Pacific during World War II.  After completing his...

Viola Mae Duncan, age 96, of rural Golden City, Missouri, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016, at her home.      Viola was born July 25, 1919, at the family home near Lamar, Missouri, to Lonnie and Nettie (Pike) McDonald. She was preceded in death by her parents and her only brother, Jack McDonald.       On October 17, 1937, Viola married...

Randy Ray Brundige, age 56, of Irwin, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 20, 2016, in Kansas City, Kansas.      Randy was born December 6, 1959, at St. Joseph, Missouri, to Wesley and Mila (Cannon) Brundige.  After moving with his family to Barton County he graduated from Lamar High School and then served in the U.S. Army.  On October 4,...

Dale Lee White, age 62, of Frontenac, Kansas, passed away early Monday morning, May 23, 2016 surrounded by family at his home.      Dale was born July 10, 1953, at Lamar, Missouri, the youngest of the three children of Jesse and Corrine (Hagins) White.  In 1971, he graduated from Lamar High School, where he had excelled in football, basketball and...

Clarence Robert Tipton, age 89, of Lamar, passed away early Thursday morning, May 19, 2016 at Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, following a long illness.      Clarence was born March 4, 1927, near St. James, Missouri, to William Clarence and Katie (Kunzman) Tipton.  He was preceded in death by his parents and his only sister, Gladys (Tipton) Lay....

Lena “Chris” Farmer, age 79, passed away at 2:20 am, Monday, May 16, 2016, at her home with her family by her side.      Chris was born May 25, 1936 to Gray and Willie (Aldred) Sexton at Galax, Virginia.  She married Jack Riley on January 18, 1958 and he preceded her in death on November 22, 1998. She married Arthur...

Alberta Irene Greer, age 97, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away early Monday morning at Brookhaven Health and Rehabilitation Center.      Alberta was born December 30, 1918 at Garden City, Missouri to James Auterbein and Alva Irene (Hough) Goodrum.  After graduating high school, she married Archie Leonard Greer on January, 11, 1941.  She was a retired assembly line worker at O’Sullivan...

Gaylord Wayne Smith, age 80, of rural Milford, Missouri, passed away early Thursday morning, May 12, 2016, surrounded by family at his home.      Gaylord was born December 19, 1935, at his family home near Golden City, Missouri to Norval and Katie (Wright) Smith.  After graduating from Lockwood High School in the spring of 1954, he married his high school...

Esther M. Rhoden, age 94, of Liberal, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Joplin Health and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness.      Esther was born April 14, 1922, in Stark City, Missouri to the late Henry and Lottie (Carpenter) Cummins.  She graduated from Liberal High School.  While working as an aide at the Garrison Street Hospital in...

Bobbi Gaye Jones, age 55, of rural Lamar passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at her home.      Bobbi was born May 23, 1960, at Elkhart, Kansas, the fourth of the five children of Virgil and Genevieve (Davis) Williams.  She moved with her family to Missouri in 1962, attended Walker Grade School and graduated from Nevada High School in 1978. ...

Daniel Lewis Slotterback, Jr., age 58, of Lamar, Missouri, died Monday, May 9, 2016 at Freeman Hospital West, Joplin, Missouri.      Daniel was born, February 7, 1958 at Abington, Pennsylvania to Daniel Lewis Slotterback Sr. and Anna (Almonrader) Slotterback.  He graduated Abington High School in 1976 and had attended college.  He had worked in sales for a semi-trailer parts company...

Juanita Rookstool, age 74, Nixa, MO, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield.      Juanita was born December 4, 1941 at Everton, Missouri, to Lee Thomas Stump and Rita Faye (Ford) Stump.  She graduated from Lockwood High School in 1959 and on June 2, 1962 she married Lawrence H. Rookstool at Kansas City, Missouri.  Juanita and Larry lived...

Heather Joleen Dunagan, age 39, of Lamar, passed away Saturday morning, April 16, 2016 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.       Heather was born September 3, 1976 at Humansville, Missouri to Doyle and Suzi (Strong) Dunagan.  She graduated from Lamar High School in 1994 and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Missouri Southern in 2012. ...

Robert Maurice Raines, Jr. age 54, of Lamar, Missouri, died unexpectedly at his home, Wednesday, April 13, 2016.      Robert was born July 1, 1961 at Jefferson City, Missouri to Robert Maurice Raines Sr. and Loretta Louise (Bemboom) Raines.  He attended Stockton High School and was a driver for Murphy Farms for 13 years. Robert had also worked at the...

Leroy Manford Franklin, Jr., age 29, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at his home after a short illness.      Leroy was born December 22, 1986 at Nevada, Missouri to Leroy and Gaylene Franklin.  He grew up in Lamar, Missouri and graduated from Lamar High School in 2005.  He loved farm equipment, tractors, toys and his family....

Clifford H. Seaton, age 69, of Liberal, Missouri, passed Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Freeman Hospital West, Joplin, Missouri.      Clifford was born August 28, 1946 at Nevada, Missouri to Howard Mortimer Seaton Jr. and Edith Naomi (Yoast) Seaton.  Growing up, he had the opportunity to live in several different Lighthouses, because his father was in the Coast Guard. On...

Forest Don Johnston, age 95, of Golden City, Missouri, died Monday, March 28, 2016 at Good Shepherd Nursing Center, Lockwood, Missouri.      Don was born March 3, 1921 in Adair, Oklahoma to Audie Ray and Allie Mae (Madole) Johnston.  In 1933 at the age of 12, he and his family moved to Barton County, Missouri where he lived out the...