Obituaries

Beatrice Olivia Mayes, age 78, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.   Beatrice was born July 10, 1930 in Iantha, Missouri to Charles and Alice (Costellow) Rives. A long-time Barton County resident, Bea had worked at the Lamar Democrat and was custodian of the court house for many years. She was a member...

Butler James Felts, Jr., age 84, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.        Butler was born August 17, 1924, at Wickes, Arkansas, to Butler and Florence (Smith) Felts. He developed a passion for the movie industry at an early age, and it was always a big part of his life. At...

Marven Rodgers      Marven Earl Rodgers, age 75, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at his home.      Marven was born August 5, 1932, in Windsor, Colorado, to Walter and Pearl (Grubb) Rodgers.  He graduated from Lamar High School in 1950 and attended college in Colorado before entering the U.S. Army in 1953.  He served in the American...