Obituaries
Teressa Kay Jeffries - Melvin
Nov 16, 2024
Teressa Kay Jeffries - Melvin, age 59, of Jerico Springs, Missouri passed away November 16, 2024.
Teressa was born July 15, 1965 in Lamar, MO., to Glenn Dale Jeffries and Norma Raye (Kenney) Jeffries. Teressa graduated from Stockton High School in the class of 1983 and received her BSN on December 17, 2021 from Cox School of Nursing.
Teressa worked as a...
Nellie Mae Higgins
Nov 16, 2024
Nellie Mae Higgins, age 100, a lifelong resident of Barton and Dade counties, passed away Saturday, November 16th, 2024 surrounded by family.
Born to Johnny and Mary Cones on June 19, 1924 in Boston, Missouri, Nellie attended Lamar High School and was part of the gymnastics team.
Nellie married Clarence Gale Higgins on Christmas Day, 1941 in Webb City, Missouri. They welcomed...
James Thomas Young
Nov 13, 2024
James Thomas Young, age 64, of Lamar, Missouri passed away November 13, 2024 at his home in Lamar, MO.
James was born July 22, 1960 in Pasadena, California to Floyd Lee Young and Dorothy Lee (Downey) Young. James graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1979. On November 24, 1979, James married Hazel Marie Davis in Lamar, MO.
James worked...
Ricky Lee Darin Tubaugh
Nov 11, 2024
Ricky Lee Darin Tubaugh, age 52, of Golden City, Missouri graduated to Heaven on November 11, 2024, at 1:00am, at Solace House of the Ozarks in Joplin, Missouri after a five and a half year battle against cancer.
Ricky was born on June 2, 1972, in Joplin, Missouri, to Kenneth Earl Tubaugh and Joyce Estelle (Banta) Tubaugh. Ricky graduated from Golden...
Lois Kathleen Brundige
Nov 8, 2024
Lois Kathleen "Kathy" Brundige, age 71, of Lamar, Missouri passed away November 8, 2024, at her home in Lamar, Missouri.
Kathy was born September 2, 1953 in Atchinson, Kansas. On May 4, 1971, Kathy married Joseph Eugene "Joe" Brundige in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Kathy worked as a housekeeper at the Super 8 Hotel in Lamar, MO. She loved stuffed animals, coloring, her...
Ronald James Lovan
Nov 7, 2024
On November 7, 2024 at 4:52 AM, Ron rang the cancer bell in Heaven.
Ronald James Lovan, age 55, of Lamar, Missouri was born December 6, 1968 to Ronald and Kathy Duncan. Ron was healed in Heaven November 7, 2024 after a short, but courageous battle with cancer.
Ron was adopted by Bob Lovan when he was 8 years old, and he...
Nancy "Leighann" Long
Nov 2, 2024
Nancy "Leighann" Long, age 68, of Joplin, Missouri passed away November 2, 2024, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.
Leighann was born May 20, 1956, in Joplin, MO., to William (Bill) Ray Clark and Nancy Lee (Stone) Clark. On October 10, 1975, Leighann married Rodney Merle Long in Joplin, MO.
Leighann worked for her parents cleaning business until they retired. Leighann then...
Betty Lee Roe
Oct 25, 2024
Betty Lee Roe, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully on October 25, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of music and love.
Born in 1929, Betty's passion for music began at the young age of five. As a teenager, Betty Lee enjoyed playing in a band with her father, Pat. She continued to pursue her passion and in...
Virginia Ruth Walters
Oct 23, 2024
Virgina Ruth Walters, age 74, of Jasper, Missouri, passed away October 23, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.
Virginia was born on November 22, 1949, to Allen and Katherine (Garriques) Sherrel. Virginia graduated from Carthage High School in the class of 1967. On April 3, 1976, Virginia married David Walters at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Springfield, Missouri.
Virginia worked as...
Gary Allen Frieden
Oct 19, 2024
Gary Allen Frieden, age 89, of Lamar, Missouri passed away October 19, 2024, in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Gary was born May 11, 1935, on his family farm to Leslie and Edna (Fankhauser) Frieden. He was the eldest of four children, from a father who was the eldest of eleven children. He married Norma K. Collins, his high school sweetheart, in 1956, and...
Peggy Rose Forste
Oct 18, 2024
Though our hearts are broken, we have found joy in knowing that our mother, Peggy, has joined her soulmate and is at peace.
Peggy Rose (Helmer) Forste was born March 20, 1935, in Worland, Wyoming to Richard and Virginia (Flanders) Helmer. She left this earth on Friday, October 18th, 2024, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Lockwood, Missouri. She was 89...
Marlene Parker
Oct 11, 2024
Eula "Marlene" Parker, age 90, of Golden City, Missouri passed away October 11, 2024, at Good Shepherd Community Care in Lockwood, Missouri.
Marlene was born October 5, 1934 in Webb City, Missouri to Leonard E. Hostetter and Eula R. (Dawson) Hostetter. On May 16, 1955, Marlene married Norman Wayne Parker in Miami, Oklahoma, he passed away in 2021.
Marlene was a hard...
Lorraine Vice
Oct 8, 2024
Amelia "Lorraine" Vice, age 82, of Lamar, Missouri passed away October 8, 2024, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
Lorraine was born October 25, 1941, in Hamilton, Missouri to Leslie Eugene Barnes and Leta Lorraine (Hunter) Barnes. Lorraine graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor’s degree in music. On September 9, 1961, Lorraine married Harvey Leroy Vice in...
Ray Albert Little
Oct 5, 2024
Ray Albert Little, age 93, of Lamar, Missouri passed away October 5, 2024, at his home.
Ray was born February 6, 1931, at his grandparent's home near Iantha, MO., to Chester Edwin Little and Ethel Mae (Lawrence) Little. Ray attended Ozark and Haines Grove country schools and graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1950. On November 24, 1954,...
Kyle Ray Berry
Sep 22, 2024
Kyle Ray Berry, age 78, of Lamar, Missouri passed away September 22, 2024, at Cox Barton County Hospital in Lamar, MO.
Kyle was born August 10, 1946 in Stockton, Missouri to Willie Berry and Rosalie (Sayre) Berry. Kyle graduated from Greenfield High School in the class of 1965. On October 20, 1978, Kyle married Kathy Layne Ryan in Miami, Oklahoma.
Kyle worked...
Robert "Bob" Leroy Keithly
Sep 21, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert "Bob" Keithly on September 21, 2024 at the age of 83. Bob was born on May 3, 1941, in Milo, Missouri, to Wilbur Leon Keithly and Mary Helen (Shutters) Keithly. In 1957, his family relocated to Lamar, where he finished his schooling and graduated in 1959. After attending...
Alene Juanita Scott
Sep 18, 2024
Alene Juanita (Quade) Scott, age 89, of Golden City, Missouri passed away September 18, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.
Alene was born July 15, 1935 in Jasper County, Missouri to Ben and Rosa (Beerly) Quade. She graduated from Carthage High School in 1952, and was united in marriage to James Whitney Scott on January 28, 1955 in Columbus, Kansas.
Alene...
Deana LeAnn (Wise) LeGrand
Sep 9, 2024
Deana LeAnn (Wise) LeGrand, age 54, of Lamar, Missouri passed away September 9, 2024.
Deana was born July 30, 1970 in Lamar, MO to Willie Lee Wise and Willa Mae (Jones) Owen. Deana graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1988.
Deana worked as a dietary technician at Truman Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Lamar, MO.
She loved football and was a...
Thomas "Tom" Edward Ball
Sep 7, 2024
Thomas Edward Ball, age 84, of Jasper, Missouri passed away September 7, 2024, at Cox Barton County Hospital in Lamar, Missouri.
Tom was born July 31, 1940 in Carthage, Missouri to Thomas F. Ball and Muriel (Farmer) Ball. He attended the rural Blue School right across the road from his childhood home and later graduated from Jasper High School in 1958....
Jarold Eugene Clements
Aug 28, 2024
Jarold Eugene Clements, age 80, of Butler, Missouri passed away August 28, 2024, at Baptist Homes in Adrian, Missouri.
Jarold was born May 10, 1944 in Greenfield, Missouri to Ora Deigh Clements and Mary Irene (Divine) Clements. He grew up on his family's farm in Lamar, Missouri and loved hunting and fishing. His schooling through 6th grade was in a one-room...
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