Obituaries

Eugene “Gene” George Timmermann, 73, of Lamar, MO, passed away on October 26, 2019 at home. Visitation will be held at Daniel Funeral Home October 30, 2019 starting at 6:30 pm. Funeral services will be a St. Mary’s Catholic Church October 31, 2019 at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Gene was born in Breese, IL to...

Patricia "Pat" May Blanchard, age 63, of Lamar, Missouri passed away October 22, 2019, at Freeman Hospital West, in Joplin, MO. Pat was born October 4, 1956 in Rolla, MO to Ralph Lawrence Schmitt and Carol Faye (Baker) Schmitt. On October 4, 1974 she married Kerry Blanchard at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lamar, MO and together they raised two...

Chet Maynard, age 58, of Lamar, Missouri passed away October 19, 2019, at Freeman Hospital West, Joplin, MO. Chet was born May 8, 1961 in Paintville, KY to Oman Maynard and  Pauline (Muncy) Maynard. Chet graduated from Osborne Kansas High School in the class of 1979. After high school, he served in the United States Air Force as a Meteorologist.  On...

10:00 a.m. Monday November 4, 2019 Daniel Funeral Home William James Gage, age 90, of Lamar, Missouri passed away October 08, 2019, at Mt. Vernon Veterans Home. William was born September 19, 1929 in Lamar, MO to Frank Gage and Effie (Brummet) Gage. William graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1947. After high school, he served his country...

Maurine Lee Lanz went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 6, 2019 just six days shy of her 89th birthday.    Maurine and her twin brother Maurice were born on Sunday, October 12, 1930 at the family home in Columbus, KS to James C. and Iva Cleo (Farnsworth) Robinson. She attended rural school and graduated from...

Cody Ray Wolf was born in Nevada, Missouri on January 29, 1983, to Terry and Annetta (Walters) Wolf. Cody passed from this life on Sunday, September 29, 2019. He married his high school sweetheart, Kristin Pyle on October 27, 2004. He attended Lamar and Stockton High Schools and went on to earn his certificate from the Missouri Welding Institute in...

William Terrill James, age 88, of Golden City, passed away September 27, 2019, at Good Shepherd Community Care. Bill was born August 10, 1931 in Lebanon, MO to George Farmer James and Vesta (Todd) James. On April 30, 1949, William married Juanita L. Fanning. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps from 1952 until 1954. He worked for...

Telly Joseph Beerly, age 43, of Golden City, Missouri passed away September 24, 2019, at Cox South Medical Center Springfield, MO Telly was born April 25, 1976 in Carthage, MO to Gaylon Laverne Beerly and Betty Louise (Bishop) Beerly. Telly graduated from Golden City High School in the class of 1994 and attended Ozark Technical College, Springfield, MO. Telly worked...

George Edwin Dighero, age 93, of Lamar, Missouri passed away September 22, 2019, at the Missouri Veterans Home, Mt. Vernon, MO. George was born September 11, 1926 in Irwin, MO to John Dominic Dighero and Mable Claire (Spurling) Dighero. He served his country by joining the U.S. Army. On September 3, 1950, George married Delores Jean Burke in Nevada, MO....

Larry Dee Cheers, age 75, of Lamar, Missouri passed away September 13, 2019, at Cox Barton County Hospital. Larry was born October 7, 1943 in Prescott, IA to Del D. Cheers and Alberta Mae (Bridger) Cheers. He served his county in the 15th artillery in the U.S. Army from June of 1965 to May 1967. He was stationed in Fairbanks...

Shirley Marion Ross, age 84, of Liberal, MO died, Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, KS. Arrangements are pending.

Todd C. Whitehead of Lamar (formally of Hillsboro) passed away on Sept 8th, 2019 surrounded by family. He was the son of Beverly and the late William “Bill” Whitehead. He is survived by his wife and best friend Lea Ellen Whitehead, his children Chelsea (David) O’Shea, Katie (Russell Barnes) Rutledge, Dylan (Addison) Whitehead and Emmy; grandchildren Liam and Harper O’Shea,...

Betty Kay Sparks, age 66, of Lockwood, MO died August 23, 2019 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO after a long battle with cancer. Betty was born January 12, 1953 to George Elliott and Nora (LaDuke) Elliott in Clinton, MO and grew up in Clinton. She graduated as an LPN from Warrensburg Vo-Tech in 1991. On November 3, 1995 she married...

William "Bill" Robert O'Brien Jr., age 62, of Lamar, Missouri passed away August 30, 2019, at Freeman Hospital West after suffering a heart attack.    Bill was born September 5, 1956 in St. Joseph, MO to William Robert O'Brien Sr. and Verneta Alice (Johnson) O'Brien. Bill graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1974. On February 14, 2004, he...

Billy Joe Kirch, age 55, of Kenoma, MO died at his home. The complete obituary will be updated soon.

Marcel Henry Fischbacher, age 78, of Golden City, Missouri passed away August 26, 2019, at his home. Marcel was born February 15, 1941 in Canyon, TX to Albert Fischbacher and Gertrude (Schwager) Fischbacher. Marcel was a cattleman and pig farmer in the Golden City area for the past 38 years and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lamar.  Marcel...

Robert eugene Thomas, age 68, of Lamar, MO died Monday, August 26, 2019 at Truman Healthcare Center. Arrangements are pending.

John Charles Gastel, 73, of Jasper, MO passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK after a short illness. John was born on July 21, 1946 to Gene and Dorothy Andrews Gastel. He graduated from Jasper High School in 1964. He was a lifelong farmer for over 65 years in the Jasper and Lamar...

Andrew "Andy" Gene Compton, age 56, of Lamar, Missouri passed away August 20, 2019, as a result of a semi-truck accident. Andy was born October 1, 1962 in Lamar, MO to Harold Gene and Nancy Marie (Fox) Compton. Andy graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1981. He had attended MSSU, where he studied drafting. On March 28, 2008,...

Kathryn Jane (Hassing) Wingert, age 89, of Golden City, Missouri passed away August 18, 2019, at Good Shepherd Community Care in Lockwood, Missouri. Kathryn was born June 16, 1930 in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Leo Joseph Hassing and Dorothy Mary (Tennis) Hassing. On June 22, 1948, Kathryn married Reginald C. Wingert in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Kathryn was a Homemaker and...