Obituaries

Gary Lee Waltz, age 56, of rural Jasper, died in a hunting accident Friday, May 8, 2009 in rural Barton County.      Gary was born August 10, 1952 at Carthage , MO to George and Genevieve (Pennington) Waltz.  After graduating from Jasper High School in 1970, he earned an associates degree in drafting engineering from Pittsburg State University in 1972. ...

Randy Blaser        Randall Dean “Brillo” Blaser, age 57, of rural Lamar, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Randy was born June 23, 1951, at Lamar, to Dean and Dolores (Turvey) Blaser.  Graduating from Lamar High School in 1969 he farmed until 1971, then was drafted into the Army and served in...

Wayne Young     Wayne H. Young, age 87 of Lamar, died Tuesday April 28, 2009 at Barton County Memorial Hospital after a short illness.   He was born August 27, 1921 in Camden County, Missouri to Claude and Monta (Douty) Young.  He served in the Army during World War II from 1942 to 1946. Wayne was a Vocational Agriculture...

Kathleen Marleen Haynes, age 43, passed away at 3:30 a.m., Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.        Kathy was born July 16, 1965, in Nevada, Missouri, to Hiram Sr. and Betty Lou (Howard) Sparks.  She had lived in Lamar most of her life, and will be remembered as a good-hearted, easy-going friend...

Shannon Haggard, age 44, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at her home.        Shannon was born March 22, 1965, at Dallas, Texas, to Jimmy and Geraldine (Maddox) Haggard.  She grew up on Cedar Creek Lake in East Texas and was especially close to her grandmother, Helen Haggard.  From 1981 through 1989, she was married to Richard...

Rosalie Crabtree        Rosalie Stanhope Crabtree, age 81, of Lamar, passed away Friday, April 17, 2009, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Rosalie was born September 23, 1927, at Wathena, Kansas, to Augustas and Hattie Mae (Moore) Tribble.  While Rosalie was a young girl, her father died and she was raised by her mother and step-father, Claude C....

Norma Norwood   Arrangements Pending

William “Bill” H. Sanders, age 80, of Lamar died Sunday April 5, 2009 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Bill was born April 14, 1928 in Dade County near Greenfield to Robert L. Sanders and Mary F. (Collins) Sanders.  He married Sylvia Ladwig, December 29, 1956 at Greenfield. Bill and Sylvia lived in Kansas City, MO...

Brandon Vaughan        Brandon M. Vaughan, age 31, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Brandon was born December 22, 1977, in Dallas, Texas, to Mike and Fran (Hooton) Vaughan.  In 1987 he moved with his family to Lamar where he graduated from Lamar High School in 1997.  He attended Missouri...

Hazel M. Lowery                         Hazel Marie Lowery, age 86, of Lamar passed away at 7:32 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2009 at Truman Healthcare Center.             Hazel was born July 13, 1922 in Bigelow, Arkansas to William M. and Fannie Marie (Kern) Jernigan. On June 9, 1988 she married Charles Robert Lowery in Kentucky and he preceded...

Evalee B. McCoy, age 96, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Evalee was born October 5, 1912, in Harrison County, Missouri, to Willard and Ida (Nighthart) Bolar.  On December 31, 1933, in Bethany, Missouri, she married Archie C. McCoy and they owned and operated McCoy’s Platte County Cleaners in Parkville, Missouri...

Lavernia Sue Clark 52, of Sheldon was received into the arms of her savior Jesus Christ on the afternoon of March 6, 2009. She was with her daughter and son in law at the time or her passing and she joins her beloved husband Roger Wilson Clark whom entered his home with Jesus on March 5, 2006. Sue was born...

John William Stockdale, age 59, of rural Sheldon, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 6, 2009 at his home.        John was born July 23, 1949, in Lamar, to Lester “Ott” and Armilda (Elrod) Stockdale.  A life-long Barton County resident, John attended Grange Country School and graduated from Sheldon High School in 1967.  On August 22, 1970, at Dudenville,...

Helen Maxine Winningham, age 76, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, March 04, 2009, at Landmark Hospital in Joplin following a long illness.        Helen was born October 15, 1932, in Barton County, to Fred and Lora (Bright) Rawlings.  A life-long area resident, Helen graduated from Lamar High School.  On July 2, 1955, in Jerico Springs, she married Earl Lee...

Dee Wirts        Delores Marie “Dee” Wirts, age 79, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at Truman Healthcare Center following a long illness.        Dee was born June 21, 1929, at Carterville, Missouri, to Wilber and Wilma (Dickey) Mayfield.  A long-time Lamar resident, Dee had worked as a cook at Hillcrest Lanes for many years.  She...

Naomi Gillman        Naomi R. Gillman, age 86, of Lamar, passed away at 1:27 p.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at Landmark Hospital in Joplin.        Naomi was born June 7, 1922, at Lockwood, Missouri, to Charley and Dolly (Turner) Armstrong.  On March 15, 1941, at Greenfield, she married Harland E. Gillman and they made their home on the...

Lavona Marie Chapman        Lavona Marie Chapman, age 39, of Liberal, passed away Monday, February 9, 2009 at Mt.Carmel Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness.        Lavona was born September 12, 1969 at Fort Scott, Kansas to Darrel and Carolyn (Spurling) Thompson. She was a lifelong Liberal resident.  Lavona worked as a Telemarketer for Epixtar in Pittsburg,...

Carl William Obert, age 78, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009, at Truman Healthcare Center.        Carl was born June 7, 1930, at Lockwood, Missouri, to Carl Sr. and Jessie (Offutt) Obert.  He was a life-long area resident who farmed in Dade County for many years.  He was baptized at Stoney Point Assembly of God Church in...

Debra Ann Yost, age 52, of rural Lamar, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin.        Debi was born September 7, 1956, at Kansas City, Missouri, to Robert and Faye (Soden) Lintner.  As a small child, she moved with her family to a Barton County farm and graduated from Sheldon High School...

Jeffrey Wayne Woods, age 46, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at Freeman Hospital West of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Monday, January 26, 2009 in Lamar.      Jeff was born May 1, 1962, in Visalia, California, to William “Bill and Peggy (Morris) Woods. He lived in Lamar for the past 13 years, moving here from...