Obituaries

Jack Warren Kirk of Lamar, Missouri died July 7, 2018 at Cox Barton County Hospital. Jack was born to Nola (Bench) and Fred Kirk on a frosty Dallas County day at home near Ira, Missouri on the morning of October 24, 1926. He grew up on the country farm and attended a one room school for 8 years, then attended...

Edna Pearl Clark, age 83, of Lamar, Missouri passed away at her home Sunday, July 1, 2018 after a short illness.      Edna was born February 14, 1935 in Sheldon, Missouri to Travis and Necie (Ambler) Wells.  On July 5, 1952, she married Herbert Leroy Clark in Huntsville, Arkansas and he preceded her in death, May 9, 2014.      Edna...

Claude Dean McDonald-Budd (Divine) was born on August 5, 1925. She moved to Heaven on June 30, 2018. She married Jack J. McDonald September 1941. They had three children. They are Jacqueline L. (Tom) Ball, Jasper, Patricia S. Baugh, Golden City, and Darrel L. (Michelle) McDonald, Golden City. They were proud to have nine grandchildren. They are Tom Ball, Jasper,...

Donald Lee Dawe, age 69, of Lamar, Missouri passed away at his home, Thursday, June 28, 2018. Donald was born December 26, 1948 in Troy, Kansas to Robert Lyman and Georgia Martha (Jeschke) Dawe. He served his county in the United States Navy and attended Pittsburg State University, where he received a degree in Lab Sciences. On May 28, 1987,...

Dennis J. Batcheler, age 59, of Lamar, Missouri passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at University of Kansas Medical Center after a long courageous battle with cancer.      Dennis was born July 15, 1958 in Spencer, Iowa to Wesley W. and Jessie (Reed) Batcheler. He was a graduate of Bronaugh High School and worked as a machinist at Timken Belts...

Jason Dean Kubicki, age 42, of Lamar, Missouri passed away Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Cox Hospital South, Springfield, Missouri. Jason was born February 27, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois to Daniel and Alexandra Kubicki. Moving from Chicago with his family, Jason lived in the Lockwood area was a graduate of Lockwood High School. He has lived in Lamar for the...

Daniel Lee Dahlman, 58, of Carthage, Missouri passed away Monday, June 4, 2018 at Carthage Health and Rehab after a short illness. Dan was born January 17, 1960 in Carthage to Albert and Frances (Estes) Dahlman. He was a 1978 graduate of Carthage High School and had worked at Leggett & Platt, Justin Boots, Flex-O-Lators, Stern Williams, and most recently...

Jeanne Lee Achey age 62 of Sheldon, MO, passed away at her home on Sunday, June 3, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer.  She was born May 2, 1956 in Grandview, MO to Dean and Shirley (Kessler) Baxter.  She moved with her family to Nevada, MO in 1958 and stayed in the area throughout her life.   Jeanne graduated from...

Marjorie Lou (Sharp) Woods, age 86, of Greenfield, passed away Wednesday night, May 23, 2018, at Dade County Nursing Home where she had been a resident for the past six months.      Marjorie was born December 28, 1931, in Aurora, Missouri, to Tanda and Nannie (Lane) Sharp.  On September 18, 1947, in Carthage, Missouri, she married the love of her...

Jama Marie Stone, age 64, of Mulberry, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas.      Jama was born October 5, 1953 in Joplin, Missouri.  After graduating from Jasper High School, she earned certification as a cosmetologist and had worked at My Fifth Avenue Salon in Lamar.  As a younger adult, Jama’s interest in...

Alvina “Deane” Greiner Harris passed away Saturday evening, May 19, 2018. Deane was born in Barton County, Missouri on July 21, 1929, the daughter of Opal E. and Joseph P. H. Greiner. She was raised by her mother and grandmother, Daisy Washburn, along with her siblings (Norma, “Bud” and Kathryn) and extended family in a bustling, multi-generational home. Deane attended...

Cecil Leon Harris, age 78, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday evening, May 16, 2018, at his home.      Cecil was born January 15, 1940, at Jasper, Missouri, one of the six children of Jessie and Olive (Hall) Harris. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Zella Ruth Harris and Reta Marie Guthrie; and two brothers, Ronald Eugene...

Laurel Nell Herbinger, age 87, passed away at her home, Wednesday, May 16, 2018.       Laurel was born March 8, 1931 in Colby, Kansas to Charles Adrian and Iva Kathryn (Newell) Humphrey.  She graduated Lamar High School on 1949 and attended Cosmetology School.  On June 8, 1976, she married Jack D. Herbinger in Miami, Oklahoma.          For over 20 years,...

David Ward Weaver, age 73, of rural Liberal, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.      David was born June 18, 1944, in Liberal, oldest of the three children of Ward and Delilah (Friend) Weaver. Growing up in the country, his love of the land and devotion to farming developed early and was evident...

Donald Lee “Corky” Stephens, age 61, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 9, 2018 while at work at Gilster Mary Lee Popcorn Plant in Jasper, following a courageous five-month battle with cancer.    Corky was born July 13, 1956, in Culver City, California, the youngest of the three children of Don and Ellene (Onstott) Stephens. Moving with his family...

Velma Lucile Engle Anderson Smith was born July 27, 1918.  She grew up in Missouri where she married her first husband that passed away from tuberculosis complications in 1942.  Velma remarried approximately two years later to her childhood sweetheart, Myron who was in the Army and stationed in the Hawaiian Islands as a result of Pearl Harbor.  They came to Barstow in the 1950's and...

Randy Lee VanGilder, age 58, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday evening, April 24, 2018, surrounded by family at his home.      Randy was born November 4, 1959, in Lamar, first of the two sons of Carl and Patsy (Davis) VanGilder.  He graduated from Lamar High School in 1977 and became a master plumber, working for King Plumbing in Joplin for...

Albert Eugene Hoerman, age 88, of Lamar, peacefully passed away early Tuesday morning, April 17, 2018, surrounded by family at his home.      Gene was born November 2, 1929, in Otterville, Missouri, to T.M. Hoerman and Hazel Gray. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, proudly serving his country from 1947 through 1953 in Korea, Germany, and Japan and was awarded...

Harold Riley Blanchard, 83 Lamar, MO passed away April 14, 2018, born November 13, 1934 to Ezra and Isabel (Spoon) Blanchard. Harold was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, Kay after 62 years of marriage, two sisters, Paulene Rogers and Loretta (Dean) Owen; children are Beth (Roy) Crocker, Lester, Richard (Peggy), Lendon (Leisa), Clifford (Julie), James (Lea Ann), Ann...

Abby Leigh Phipps, age 27, of Lamar, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin.      Abby was born May 8, 1990, in Joplin, youngest of the three daughters of Jerry and Connie (Houston) Phipps.  She was a bright, happy, loving, five-year old tomboy when an automobile accident on July 1, 1995 took her sister, Julie’s life...