Obituaries

George "Bill" Taylor Jr.

George "Bill" Taylor Jr.

Oct 25, 2023

The funeral home will be open Sunday, October 29, 2023 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., for those who would like to come by and sign the book - family will not be attendance.

 

George "Bill" Taylor Jr., age 74, of Golden City, Missouri passed away October 25, 2023, at his home with family by his side. George was born September...

Lyndell "Pete" Hurt

Lyndell "Pete" Hurt

Oct 24, 2023

 

Lyndell L. "Pete" Hurt, age 88, of Lamar, Missouri passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2023, in the early morning hours at St. Luke's in Carthage, Missouri, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's.  Lyndell was born May 30,1935 in Greenfield, Missouri to Loren and Edith (Daughtery) Hurt. On August 26, 1956 in Greenfield, MO., Lyndell married Judith Ann Wills. They were...

Jack D. Workman

Jack D. Workman

Oct 23, 2023

 

Jack D. Workman, age 83, of Nevada, Missouri passed away October 23, 2023, at his home with his family by his side. Jack was born December 13, 1939 in Lamar, Missouri to Jewel Bertice Workman and Helen Jean (Faubion) Workman. Jack graduated from Liberal High School in the class of 1957 and Barber School in Kansas City, Missouri. On September...

Helen Frances Gardner

Helen Frances Gardner

Oct 12, 2023

 

Helen Frances Gardner, age 91, of Lamar, Missouri passed away October 12, 2023, at her home surrounded by family. Helen was born October 10, 1932, in Fair Play, Missouri to William Lester Butler and Ethel Elizabeth (Jeffries) Butler. On March 25, 1951, Helen married her high school sweetheart, Othal Wayne Gardner in Lamar, MO. Helen worked as an optometric technician and...

Carol Sue "Susie" Roby

Carol Sue "Susie" Roby

Oct 11, 2023

 

Carol Sue "Susie" Roby, age 78, of Lamar, Missouri passed away October 11, 2023, at Cox Barton County Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Susie was born September 20, 1945 in Barton County, Missouri to William Cleveland "Cleve" Arnold and Ruby Jane (Voorhees) Arnold (Rahme). Susie graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1963. On November 20, 1964, Susie...

Melissa Sue Brown

Melissa Sue Brown

Oct 8, 2023

 

Melissa Sue Brown, 49, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023.

A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, October 21st, 2023 at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lamar, MO. 

Contributions are suggested and made payable to Daniel Funeral Home to help the family with expenses.

Martha Louise Caruthers

Martha Louise Caruthers

Sep 16, 2023

 

Martha "Louise" Caruthers, age 100, of Lamar, Missouri passed away September 16, 2023, surrounded by family. Louise was born July 14, 1923 in Lamar, MO., to Roy Robert Selvey and Essie Florence (McManis) Selvey. Louise attended Ozark Country School through the eighth grade and then  graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1941. On May 6, 1945, Louise...

Joanne Harper

Joanne Harper

Sep 11, 2023

 

Eva "Joanne" Harper, age 85, of Lee's Summit, Missouri passed away September 11, 2023, in Olathe, Kansas. Joanne was born January 15, 1938 in Lamar, Missouri to Raymond Edward Noll and Eva Gertrude (Rosebaugh) Noll. Joanne graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1956. On June 2, 1956, Joanne married Lennis Edward Harper in Golden City, Missouri.  Joanne worked...

Michael "Mick" Watkins

Michael "Mick" Watkins

Sep 8, 2023

Michael (Mick) L Watkins was born in Seattle, Washington on June 13, 1951, to Keith Watkins and Rosalie (Durham) Watkins. 

Born the second of five children, Mick was fiercely independent, with a playfully antagonistic sense of humor, mechanical mind, and entrepreneurial spirit. As a high school student at Santiago High School, in Garden Grove, California, class of 1969, he was...

Gerald Lee Shaver Sr.

Gerald Lee Shaver Sr.

Aug 31, 2023

 

Gerald Lee Shaver Sr., age 85, of Lamar, Missouri passed away August 31, 2023, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Gerald was born December 1, 1937 in Arcadia, Kansas to George Buel Shaver and Mary Barbara (Trautwein) Shaver. Gerald married Thelma Jeanne Talbott on July 18, 1954 and this union resulted in four children, Ivy Jean, Lee Jr., Joe and...

Geraldine Fay Stump

Geraldine Fay Stump

Aug 20, 2023

 

Geraldine Fay Stump, age 89, of Golden City, Missouri passed away August 20, 2023.

Geraldine was born July 24, 1934 in Deerfield, Missouri to Harold Divine and Ivy (Hagens) Divine. On February 5, 1953, Geraldine married Richard Levi Stump in Bentonville, Arkansas and together they had four children; Leon, Dennis, Roy and Gayle. Geraldine was a stay-at-home mom.

Survivors include...

Charles Clark Hamman IV

Charles Clark Hamman IV

Aug 18, 2023

 

Charles Clark Hamman IV, of Golden City, Missouri passed away August 18, 2023 at the age of 57. Charles was born on November 14th, 1965 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to father, Charles C. Hamman III and mother, Susan Martin Hamman. He was the only boy, with one older sister and two younger ones. Charles graduated from Kubasaki High School...

Lary Gale Higgins

Lary Gale Higgins

Aug 12, 2023

 

Lary Gale Higgins, age 79, of Rural Dade County, Missouri passed away in the early morning of August 12, 2023, with the love of his life by his side. Lary was born August 25, 1943 to Gale (Clarence) and Nellie Mae (Cones) Higgins. Lary was an only child but spent his childhood surrounded by his cousins. Hunting, fishing and...

Kimberly "Kim" Sue Chaligoj

Kimberly "Kim" Sue Chaligoj

Aug 11, 2023

 

Kimberly Sue Chaligoj was born on July 22, 1966 to Larry and Vallie Cook in Wurzburg, Germany. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 11, 2023 at her home in Jasper, Missouri.

Kim graduated from Jasper High School in 1984. After high school, she was blessed with her first daughter, Kadey Emelyn Cook in 1985....

Joseph "Joe" Brewer

Joseph "Joe" Brewer

Aug 5, 2023

 

Joseph Lynn Brewer, age 68, of Golden City, Missouri passed away August 5, 2023, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Joe was born June 4, 1955 in Hawarden, Iowa to Lyle John Brewer and Phyllis Jean (Dewey) Brewer. Joe graduated from Golden City High School in 1973. On June 29, 1984, Joe married Sherry Pennell at Pleasant View Baptist Church,...

Katharina "Kathy" Lucille Penner

Katharina "Kathy" Lucille Penner

Aug 4, 2023

 

Katharina "Kathy" Lucille Penner, age 55, of Lamar, Missouri passed away August 4, 2023, at her home in Lamar, MO.

Kathy was born September 14, 1967 in Carthage, Missouri to Franz Herman Penner and Marion L. McGinness. Kathy graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1986.  Kathy volunteered most of her time at Good Samaritan Shop in Lamar,...

Josephine "Jo" Ellen Dunagan

Josephine "Jo" Ellen Dunagan

Aug 3, 2023

 

Josephine "Jo" Ellen Dunagan, age 77, of Golden City, Missouri passed away August 3, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.  Jo was born January 15, 1946 in Fort Worth, Texas to Willie Mark Ewing and Edna Mae (Neal) Ewing. On December 20, 1973, Jo married Sherrill Lee Dunagan, he preceded her death in 1993. Jo was a housewife, who loved...

Rick Hampton

Rick Hampton

Jul 20, 2023

 

Ricky Lynn Hampton, age 67, of Lamar, Missouri passed away July 20, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Rick was born July 19,1956 in Kennett, Missouri to John W Hampton and Erma Mae (Mitchell) Hampton. On July 26, 1998, Rick married Debbie Jean Mason in Lamar, Missouri. Rick was self-employed as a contractor. He loved working in his yard and...

Barbara Rader

Barbara Rader

Jul 18, 2023

 

Barbara Elaine Rader, age 77, of Jasper, Missouri passed away July 18, 2023. Barbara was born April 27, 1946 in Kirksville, Missouri to Leslie Roberts and Avis Pauline (McCracken) Roberts. Barbara graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1964. On May 9, 1975, Barbara married Robert Elbert Rader in Miami, Oklahoma. Barbara was a house-wife and stay-at-home mom. 

Survivors...

Marno Patterson

Marno Patterson

Jul 12, 2023

 

Marno Marie Patterson, age 80, of Lamar, Missouri passed away July 12, 2023, at Good Shepherd Community Care in Lockwood, Missouri after a short but brutal battle with dementia. Marno was born August 31, 1942 in Springfield, Missouri to Joseph Clemens Muyers and Viva Marie (Marshall) Muyers. She lived in Halltown, Missouri as a young child and moved to Golden...