Obituaries

Norman D. Garber, age 68, of Cocoa, Florida, a former long-time Barton County resident, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Springfield.       Norman was born January 14, 1942 in rural Montevallo, Missouri, to Otis and Violet (Brasher) Garber.  He graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1959 and worked on a survey...

Dot Norton, age 93, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Dot was born July 7, 1917, at Iantha, Missouri, the youngest of the five daughters of Walter and Mary (Quick) Evilsizer.  A life-long Barton County resident, Dot graduated from Lamar High School in 1935 and immediately began her 70 year career in...

Carol Jeanette (Samp) Jones, age 76, of Jasper, departed this life to be with the Lord on Monday, December 6, 2010, at Carthage Health & Rehab after a lengthy illness.    Carol was born March 7, 1934 in Ipswich, SD to Fred John & Bendena Elizabeth (Schutte) Samp.  She graduated from Ipswich High School in 1952, and then traveled to...

Bartlett Leroy Waggoner, age 77, of Sheldon, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at St. John’s Regional Health Care Center following a sudden illness.         Bart was born February 10, 1933, on the family farm near Golden City, Missouri, one of the eight children of Harry and Mary (Clark) Waggoner. The love of family, farming, animals and blue grass...

Claire passed away on November 20, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.  She was preceded in death by her parents Jack and Lottie Wheeler, her brother Robert Wheeler, and her sister-in-law, Bobbie Wheeler. Claire was born on January 5, 1937 in Lamar, Missouri.  She attended Lamar Public Schools for all of her elementary and high school years.  In...

Mary VanGilder, age 76, of Lamar, died Friday, November 19, 2010, at Truman Healthcare Center.    Mary was born September 4, 1934 to Harry C. and Lois L. (Youngs) Hale.  She was raised in Lamar and graduated in 1952 from Lamar High School.  On July 23, 1965, she married Lloyd VanGilder at Lamar, and together they raised three children.  ...

Ida Gertrude Bowling, age 89, of Lamar, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010 at Truman Healthcare Center.       Gertrude was born November 6, 1921, in Barton County, Missouri, to Walt and Pearl (Seybold) Williams.  In 1947, she married William Robert Bowling and he preceded her in death December 8, 1961.  Gertrude was also preceded in death by her parents; a...

James Warren Hickman, age 73, of rural Jerico Springs, died Friday, November 5, 2010 at his home after a long illness.     James was born July 31, 1937 at Greenfield, MO to Lynton Harold and Roberta Jean (Pyle) Hickman.  He was a High School Graduate and served in the United States Army as an MP.  On April 9, 1977,...

Verle Ray Hughes, age 86, of Lamar, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Verle Ray was born December 19, 1923, near Iantha, Missouri, the only child of Walter and Irma (Sumners) Hughes.  A life-long Barton County resident, Verle Ray graduated from Liberal High School in 1941.  He served in the U.S. Army during World...

Bobbie Dean Trout, 81, of Lamar, Missouri went to be with our Lord October 30, 2010 following a long illness.      Bob was born July 30, 1929 to Lawrence and Alta (Brown) Trout in Barton County, Missouri.  He was the youngest of 13 children and grew up around Boston and Lamar, Missouri.  He worked as a general contractor in the...

Cecilia was born May 6, 1927 in Longmont,Colorado.  On Dec.19,1954 she married Donald J. Zastrow.  They traveled many miles together to accommodate Donald's career at Heavy Construction.  In early life she was mostly a home maker.  Later in life she took up the Nanny profession, something she very much enjoyed. She is survived by one brother and two sisters. One...

Wayne Alan Kirkpatrick, Sr., age 75, of Kenoma, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Wayne was born July 8, 1935, at Eureka, Kansas, to Ira and Grace (Wiggins) Kirkpatrick.  He served his country in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force.  On August 19, 1955, at Augusta, Kansas, Wayne married Darlene Lamberson...

Donald George Bays, age 69, formerly of Kimberling City, Missouri, passed away Friday, October 29, 2010 at Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon.        Don was born July 31, 1941, at Lamar, to George and Lela (Wright) Bays.  He graduated from Lamar High School in 1959 and attended SMS in Springfield.  Don served in the U.S. Army during the...

Dorothy Anita Means, age 96, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Truman Healthcare Center where she had been a resident since 2007.      Anita was born June 28, 1914, in Lamar, to Ora T. and Mearl (Adams) Means.  She was a 1932 graduate of Lamar High School, a homemaker, and a life-long Barton County resident. Anita was...

Spc.  Dylan Thomas Reid, age 24, of Lamar, died Saturday October 16, 2010, in Amarah, Iraq, where he was stationed.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO.  Dylan was born September 3, 1986 in Ironwood, MI to Terry and Kelli Reid.  He graduated in 2005 from Desert...

“Mildred” passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. She had a long healthy life of 104 years.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years Leonard Harrison Sutherland and her parents, Edward and Lydia Thiebaud.     Mildred was born July 16, 1906 on the Thiebaud farm on the Oakton Road.  She attended the Oakton grade school...

Regina Josephine McElroy, age 96, of Lamar, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Lockwood, where she had been a resident since January 2010, after suffering a debilitating stroke.        Regina was born June 10, 1914, near Victoria, Kansas, one of the nine children of Jacob and Agnes (Leiker) Peters.  After growing up in...

Darrell Dean Robertson, 76, of Lamar, Missouri went to be with the Lord October 14, 2010.  In his many years of battling cancer, he encouraged and inspired others with his courage and faith.        Darrell was born February 4, 1934 to Luther and Norma (Cates) Robertson in Douglas County, Missouri.  The family moved from Ava to Lamar, Missouri in...

Carollyn Louise Stevens, born December 30, 1954 in Oregon City, Oregon, went to be with our Lord on October 10, 2010 in Burgess, Missouri after a long battle with cancer.  She died in her home, surrounded by her family and loved ones.  She is survived by her husband David Stevens, and daughter Chrissy Stevens of the home; daughter Jennifer Stevens,...

Jennifer Anne Swaim, age 47, of Jasper, Missouri, passed away Monday, October 4, 2010 at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin following a courageous battle with breast cancer.        Jennifer was born June 23, 1963, at Maryville, Missouri, one of the 11 children of LeRoy Wilmes and Ada Mae (Holt) Wilmes. After graduating from Maryville High School, she earned a...