Obituaries

Samuel Robert "Bob" Jeffries, age 92, of Lamar, MO passed away November 14, 2019, at Truman Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center after a short illness.    Bob was born August 26, 1927 in Lamar, MO to James N. Jeffries and Effie Carolyn Gordon. On February 14, 1949, Bob married Ramona Maxine Peterson at the Lamar First Christian Church.    Bob worked...

Lee Hagins, age 77, of Jerico Springs, Missouri passed away unexpectedly at his home, November 14, 2019.    Lee was born December 13, 1941 in Kansas City, MO to Linville Bryant Hagins and Mary Ethel (Robinson) Hagins. Lee graduated from Lockwood High School in the class of 1960.    Lee worked at O'Sullivan Industries for 20 years and was also...

Richard Wayne Decker Sr., age 75, of Lamar , MO passed away November 8, 2019, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, MO. Richard was born October 26, 1944 in St. Louis, MO to Louis Gary Decker and Vurble Moureen (Payton) Decker.  On June 12, 1966, Richard married Peggy Sue Bohannon in Matthews, MO, celebrating 53 years of marriage until the time of his...

Rhonda Sue Edwards, age 59, of Lamar, Missouri passed away November 2, 2019, at Cox Barton County Hospital. Rhonda was born February 29, 1960 in North Kansas City, MO to Hollis A. Jay and Alberta F. (Lyon) Jay. Rhonda attended Ruskin High School in Kansas City, MO and had worked as a school bus driver in Kansas City, MO before moving...

Kevin Edward Davis, age 52, of Liberal, Missouri passed away October 25, 2019, in an automobile accident. Kevin was born February 8, 1967 in Omaha, NE to Donald Roy Davis and Beverly Jean (Kreider) Davis. He loved to roller skate, play pool, and go fishing.  He was a happy go lucky kind of guy. Kevin worked in construction and was baptized...

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.