Obituaries

Bruce E. Sweeney, age 92, of rural Lamar, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his home.      Bruce was born August 19, 1919, in Chase County, Nebraska, one of the ten children of Hiram and Rosa (Daschofsky) Sweeney.  He served in the Army in World War II.  Bruce had lived in Eads, Colorado before moving to Barton County in...

Shawn O'Brien Ladd, age 37, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his home.      Shawn was born September 18, 1974 in Joplin, Missouri, to Sam and Sandy (Pruett) Ladd.  He graduated from Lamar High School in 1992 and had worked as a carpenter for Crossland Construction.       In October of 2000, at Lamar, Shawn married Jeri Hagen...

Geneva Faye Davis, age 92, of Lamar, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Truman Healthcare Center where she had been a resident for the past four years.      Geneva was born April 17, 1919, at Harrison, Arkansas, to Jesse and Ella (Wilkins) Dollar.  On December 19, 1936, in Newton County, Arkansas, she married Glover Davis.  They moved to Lamar...

Melody Monaco, age 50, of Thornton, Colorado, passed away Friday, February 10, 2012, at her daughter's home in Missouri following a courageous battle with cancer.      Melody was born July 14, 1961 at Laurel, Mississippi, the youngest of the eleven children of Fred and Stella (Ward) Ainsworth.  On April 18, 1990, in Indiana, she married Louis Monaco. In 2005 they...

Martha Louise Gordon, age 88, of Lamar, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Truman Healthcare Center.      Martha was born May 22, 1923, near Sheldon, Missouri, one of the nine children of Marion and Minnie (Duggins) George.  She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers including a stillborn infant, Les, Ray and Sam George; and four sisters,...

Claude Wolfe, age 93, of Milford, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at his home.      Claude was born December 12, 1918, at Jerico Springs, Missouri, one of the six children of Ralph and Nettie Mae (McClendon) Wolfe.  He entered the U.S. Army in 1941, serving in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns during World War II.  Returning home, Claude...

On Sunday morning, January 15, Wesley William Lee joined his Lord, his wife Jeanne of 66 years, his infant daughter Martha, and perhaps his beloved Belgian Tervuren, Lobo, in heaven.       In his own words, Wes described his birth: "I was born in a typical Minnesota blizzard early in the morning of February 28, 1920 in a farm house five...

Michael L. Miller was the firstborn child of Alex A. Miller and Ruth J. (Leach) Miller in Uniontown, PA on January 10, 1943. Mike was the oldest of three children having a younger sister, Cheryl, and a younger brother, Allan. He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1960 and went on to Penn State University on an academic scholarship from...

Mary Alta Moore, age 71, of Iantha died Friday January 13, 2012 at her home.  She was born April 14, 1940 at Bickel Hospital in Barton County, one of the thirteen children of Charlie and Georgia Mae (Guest) Butler.      On July 11, 1959, at Bethany Church of the Nazarene in Yakima, Washington, she married Donald Forrest Moore.  In 1972...

Faye Nell DeCarlo- Kleeman, age 85, of Joplin, Missouri, went to heaven January 9th, 2012.      Faye was born at Sharp, Texas on September 4, 1926 to Wilburn Herbert and Dallie Oree (Dodd) Miles.  Faye was a supervisor at the Sheltered Workshop for 28 1/2 years from February 1970 to October 1998.  She was a member of the National Society...

SFC Thomas Glen McWilliams, age 44, of Lamar, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer.      Thomas was born November 14, 1967, at Lamar and graduated from Lamar High School in 1986.  He enlisted in the Missouri Army National Guard February 6, 1987, was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 and was awarded...

Yarala Genene Sims-Arnold, age 59, passed this life on January 2, 2012, at her home in Sheldon, Missouri.  Yarala was born to Howard E. and Velma Flo Woods-Rardin-Sims in Picher, Oklahoma, who preceded her in death.  She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Jerry David Mullin, Troy Joe Rardin, Harold Sims and Lloyd Sims.          Yarala...

Mary Hunter, age 74, of Nevada, MO, died December 31, 2011 at Truman Healthcare Center. Mary was born March 12, 1937 at St. Elmo, IL to John R. and Pearl Edna (Chrisman) Hunter. She is survived by two brothers, Loid Hunter of Alton, IL and Leroy Hunter of Washington DC. A graveside service will be 10:00 am Thursday January 5,...

Ethel R. Kaderly, age 92, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Ethel was born September 17, 1919, at Latour, Missouri, one of the three daughters of Earl and Rosa (Herr) Paul.  She married Gail Winton who preceded her in death.  On September 17, 1966, at Newport, Missouri, Ethel married Henry E. Kaderly...

Clifton Clyde “Bubba” Cheshire, 58, of Lamar, MO passed away as a result of a heart attack at his mother’s home on Friday December 23rd, 2011 at 6:30pm.    Clifton was born September 22, 1953 in Houston, TX to Sallie (Adams) Cheshire and Clifton Clyde Cheshire Sr. He grew up in Texas until 1969 when the family relocated to Milford,...

Thomas R. Dick, age 79, of rural Jerico Springs, Missouri, passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at Mercy St. John's Hospital in Springfield.      Tom was born April 14, 1932 at Palisade, Colorado, one of the two sons of Con & Edna (Connor) Dick. Tom was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Marion "Curly" Dick; and two nephews,...

Lorene Owens Winningham, 82, of 103 N. Division St., Flora, died Thursday-Dec. 22, 2011 at 10:45pm at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Center-Delphi. She had been in failing health since July and a resident there the past month.    She moved to Flora from Lamar, MO in 2006.  She was born May 26, 1929 in Redding, KS, to the late Efton &...

Kimberly Bronfman, age 54, of Mindenmines, MO died at her home. Kimberley was born March 9, 1957 at Oceanside, CA to Henry Floyd and Marilyn Sue (Radell) Cox.  She worked at Pitt Plastics in Pittsburg, KS as a packer. Kimberley is survived by one son, Scott Bronfman of Kansas City, MO; one daughter Heather Bronfman of Kansas City, MO; two...

Ruth Holland, age 86, of Liberal, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.       Ruth was born August 10, 1925, near Sheldon, Missouri, one of the nine children of Sterling and Minnie (Duggins) George.  She attended Prairie Center Grade School northwest of Sheldon and Sheldon High School.  On January 9, 1943 at Sheldon,...

Brad Cass, 49, of Kansas City, MO, completed his battle with cancer and won the victory of eternal life, Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Brad was born September 11, 1962 in Lamar, MO to Billy Bob and Nancy (Phipps) Cass.  Brad is survived by his loving wife Kim (Bowlin) Cass of the home; son Jonathan of the home; his parents, Billy...