Obituaries

Gary Jay McManis, age 72, of Lamar, Missouri passed away February 28, 2020 in Lamar. Gary was born November 5, 1947 in Lockwood, MO to Albert Jay McManis and Lena Justine (Mayo) McManis. He graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1966 and went on to study at MSSU. On September 23, 1977, Gary married Diane Hines in...

Darlene Marie Hileman, age 79, of Lamar, Missouri passed away February 23, 2020, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri.    Darlene was born April 11, 1940 in Ellis, KS to Daniel Schoenberger and Mary Ludwina (Dechent) Schoenberger.  On August 8, 1970, Darlene married Randall Lee Hileman in Oakley, KS. She owned and operated several restaurants and was a homemaker, bowled...

Loretta Louise (Bemboom) Penner, of Lamar, MO passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020, at her home.    Loretta was born June 1, 1944 to John and Antoinette (Distler) Bemboom. She was born and raised in Jefferson City, MO. She started and raised a family of five in various parts of Missouri until finally settling in Lamar, MO and has...

Jeffrey Lee Cope was born June 9, 1956, in Abilene, TX, to Don and Marcia (Mitts) Cope. He entered into rest on February 17, 2020, after a sudden heart attack at his home in Lockwood, MO at the age of 63. He spent the majority of his childhood in Neosho, MO, but graduated high school in Bisbee, AZ, in 1974....

Lula Williams, age 85, of Lamar, MO passsed away Saturday, February 15, 2020. Arrangements are pending.

James Terry Cofield Sr., age 87, of Lamar, Missouri passed away February 16, 2020, at his home. James was born July 9, 1932 in Bardwell, TX  to James Gilliam Cofield and Mary Ethel (Vise) Cofield. On February 9, 1952, he married Betty Jane Burton in Dallas, TX and she preceded him in death.  He then married Carol Jean Ward on September...

Jerauld "Jerry" H. Salzman, age 80, of Golden City, Missouri passed away February 10, 2020, at Good Shepherd Community Care.    Jerry was born July 14, 1939 in Kankakee, IL to Harold E. Salzman and Evelyn (Jerauld) Salzman. Jerry attended school in Chebanse, IL and served in the United States Navy. On April 4, 1957, Jerry married Frances "Marlene" Webber...

Virginia Angela Botts, age 69, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020, at Cox Barton County Hospital.   Virginia was born October 5, 1950 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Clarence Martin Springer and Maude Elizabeth (Syx) Springer.   Virginia had worked as a telephone operator at Apache Answering Service in Tyler, Texas, as a caregiver for Oxford Home Healthcare and in...

Keith Dale Wooldridge, age 87, of Lamar, MO passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, January 26, 2020. Keith was born November 1,1932 in Sylvania, MO to Charles Victor Wooldridge and Oda Bernice (Neal) Wooldridge. Keith graduated from Golden City High School in the class of 1949. He served his country in the United States Army. On July 8, 1955, Keith married Elnora Darlene...

Dr. Dorothy F. Roberts, age 98, died at Truman Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Lamar, Missouri on January 14, 2020. The daughter of Ollie E. and Fay (Grim) Roberts, she was born January 16, 1921, in Jasper, MO. In 1932 the family moved to Lamar, MO, where she graduated from Lamar High School. She also attended and graduated from Park College,...

Velma Arlene (Long) Miller, age 97, of Lamar, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. She was born to Harley and Freda (Yount) Long on June 24, 1922 in Vernon County, Missouri.    Velma attended Bakers Grove Grade School before attending Liberal High School. On October 25, 1941 she married George Frederick Miller of Irwin, Missouri. They lived on...

Linda Deanna Hines, age 78, of Lamar, MO passed away January 2, 2020, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, MO.    Linda was born January 27, 1941 in Vinita, OK to Robert Wholf and Dana (Smith) Wholf. Linda graduated from Vinita High School and on August 12, 1962, she married Monty Richard Hines in Vinita, OK. She graduated from Pittsburg State...

Lois V. Baird, age 81, of Jasper, Missouri peacefully passed on to be with her heavenly Father surrounded by a multitude of family and friends on December 27, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Carthage, Missouri.   Lois was born July 23, 1938 in Carthage, MO. to LeRoy Etcheson and Mary Mae Engle. On June 21, 1959, Lois married Paul Allen...

Dwyte Samuel Rea, 27, of Carthage, MO formerly of Lamar, MO passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at University Hospital of Columbia. He was born on November 27, 1992 in Phoenix, AZ the son of David Rea of Nowata, OK and Kimberly Hardy of Liberal, MO.  In addition to his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Keith Rea of...

Bradley McCulloch, age 84, of Lamar, Missouri passed away December 26, 2019, at Cox Barton County Hospital. Bradley was born July 12, 1935 in Golden City, MO to Chester Edward "Nig" McCulloch and Mary (Johnson) McCulloch. Bradley graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1953. On February 10, 1973, Bradley married Donita McCulloch at Lamar First Christian Church....

Ethel "June" (Rosenbaum) Garver passed away December 25, 2019 at Buffalo Prairie Care Center in Buffalo, MO. She was born to Fred Olin and Laura "Maude" (Martin) Rosenbaum on June 7, 1924 in Stockton, Cedar County, MO. June attended Excelsior Springs School and spent her early life in Cedar County.    June married Elton Turner on February 21, 1941. Two...

Lavern "Sleepy" Henry Oeltjen, age 83, of Lamar, Missouri passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Truman Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Vern was born March 19,1936 in Grand Meadow, Minnesota to William Oeltjen and Anna (Pantze) Oeltjen. Vern was the 11th child out of 17 children. As a young man, Vern would retrieve water from a nearby well, where he met his...

Lois Mooney, age 99, of Liberal, MO passed away November 27, 2019, at Truman Healthcare Center, Lamar, MO.      Lois was born March 10, 1920 in Verdella, MO to Rolla B. Fast and Katie (Pomatto) Fast. She graduated from Liberal High School. On May 11, 1941, Lois married Neil Mayer Mooney in Liberal, MO.      Lois worked as...

Doris left this earth on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. She was born February 17, 1931, in La Monte, MO to the late Harry and Ethel Eichholz. Doris graduated from La Monte High School in 1949 and attended Sedalia Business College. She met the love of her life, Elwood Fisher, married him and proceeded to have four wonderful children, James, Daniel,...

Veda Merle Carroll passed peacefully on November 21, 2019 at Cox Barton County Hospital.   Vee Carroll  was born December 22, 1925 in Lamar, CO, the only child of Albert and Elva Freuler. Her family moved to Neosho, MO early in her life when her father became employed by Pet Milk Company.  As a teen, she worked in the dental...