Obituaries

Virgil Kenneth Dodson, Sr., age 79, of rural Lamar, passed away early Monday morning, July 11, 2016, surrounded by family at his home.      Virgil was born December 7, 1936, in Carthage, Missouri, the youngest son of the eleven children of Ray and Alva (Arnold) Dodson.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene Dodson; parents; three brothers, Allen,...

Betty Lou Woodcock, age 76, of Lamar, passed away early Sunday morning, July 10, 2016, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Betty was born October 10, 1939, in Platteville, Wisconsin, first of the four children of Victor and Rose Burkholder.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her second husband, Lyle E. Woodcock; both of her brothers, Victor “Butch”...

Janet Ruth Gordon, age 74, of Lamar, peacefully passed away Saturday afternoon, July 9, 2016, at Truman Healthcare Center, surrounded by her family.      Janet was born May 18, 1942, in Madera, California, first of the six children of Willis and Martha (George) Gordon.  She was preceded in death by her parents and a niece, Sheila (Gordon) Mayfield.       Moving...

Billy M. Windes, age 80, of Lamar, Missouri passed away early Saturday morning, July 2, 2016 at St. Luke’s Nursing Center in Carthage.      Billy was born July 25, 1935, in Lockwood, Missouri, the only son and youngest child of Percy and Dora (Wooldridge) Windes.  On November 19, 1956, in Nevada, Missouri, he married Shirley Lathrop and they had shared...

Alice Ruth Waring, of Golden City, Missouri, departed this life at the age of 76, Wednesday, June 30, 2016 at Freeman Hospital West, Joplin, Missouri.      Alice was born October 28, 1939 to Walter G. Waring and Millie E. (Watson) Waring. She lived with her father and mother until they died, and then moved to live at Wyatt House in...

Donald Edward White, age 68, of Lamar, Missouri passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Don was born November 15, 1947, in Arcola, Missouri to Parker and Mary Ella (Patton) White.  He graduated Lamar High School 1965 and received an associate degree from Drury College.  On December 23, 1976, he married Mary Kay Rogers and...

Tommy Joe Jaggars, age 66, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Barton County Memorial Hospital following a long illness.        Tommy was born July 2, 1949, in Pryor, Oklahoma, to Jess and Maxine (Martin) Jaggars.  He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Chuck Jaggars.        On May 22, 1975, at...

Effie Mae Heiskell, age 80, of rural Golden City, Missouri, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 15, 2016, surrounded by her family at her home.      Effie Mae was born June 26, 1935, in Lamar, Missouri, the youngest of the twelve children of Elvage and Effie (Glenn) Duncan.  A life-long area resident, she graduated from Golden City High School in...

Loren J. Webb, age 95, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, surrounded by family at his home.      Loren was born May 5, 1921 at the family home in Barton County, second of the three sons of Ralph and Wanda (Stoltz) Webb.  After graduating from Lamar High School in 1939, he joined the Missouri National Guard, serving...

Doralee “Dee” Marie Haile, age 87, of Lamar, Missouri died Sunday, June 12, 2016, with her family at her side. Dee was born March 28, 1928 at Fowler, Kansas to Spellman Frank and Marie (Fleming) Paine.  She was a member of Lamar First Christian Church, and former member of Buisness and Professional Women’s Association. Dee enjoyed sewing, crafting and making...

Randy J. Davis, age 53, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away peacefully in the company of his parents and sons, on Friday, June 10, 2016 at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX after a tough battle with cancer. Randy was born April 14, 1963 at Monett, Missouri to Gene and Theresa (Cronister) Davis.  He started kindergarten at Lamar Schools and was...

Emma Louise Bangs, of Milford, Missouri, passed Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Truman Healthcare Center, at the age of 99.           Louise was born March 13, 1917 at Randall, Kansas to Helmer Samuel and Nellie Edna (Wells) Hoel.  After graduating high school, she attended college in Springfield, Missouri and majored in Art.  While in Springfield, she met and married Rean...

Noble Duane Powers, age 69, of Pittsburg, Kansas, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, at Golden Living Center.      Duane was born June 6, 1946, in Baxter County, Arkansas, one of the eight children of Henry and Emily (Taylor) Powers.  He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Mildred Powers; and a brother, Virgil Powers.      After graduating...

Winton D. “Jack” Kelsey, age 89, of Mindenmines, Missouri, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, with family by his side at his home.      Jack was born May 19, 1927, in Mindenmines, to Elmer and Stella (Applegate) Kelsey.  He graduated from high school and entered the U.S. Navy, serving in the South Pacific during World War II.  After completing his...

Viola Mae Duncan, age 96, of rural Golden City, Missouri, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016, at her home.      Viola was born July 25, 1919, at the family home near Lamar, Missouri, to Lonnie and Nettie (Pike) McDonald. She was preceded in death by her parents and her only brother, Jack McDonald.       On October 17, 1937, Viola married...

Randy Ray Brundige, age 56, of Irwin, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 20, 2016, in Kansas City, Kansas.      Randy was born December 6, 1959, at St. Joseph, Missouri, to Wesley and Mila (Cannon) Brundige.  After moving with his family to Barton County he graduated from Lamar High School and then served in the U.S. Army.  On October 4,...

Dale Lee White, age 62, of Frontenac, Kansas, passed away early Monday morning, May 23, 2016 surrounded by family at his home.      Dale was born July 10, 1953, at Lamar, Missouri, the youngest of the three children of Jesse and Corrine (Hagins) White.  In 1971, he graduated from Lamar High School, where he had excelled in football, basketball and...

Clarence Robert Tipton, age 89, of Lamar, passed away early Thursday morning, May 19, 2016 at Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, following a long illness.      Clarence was born March 4, 1927, near St. James, Missouri, to William Clarence and Katie (Kunzman) Tipton.  He was preceded in death by his parents and his only sister, Gladys (Tipton) Lay....

Lena “Chris” Farmer, age 79, passed away at 2:20 am, Monday, May 16, 2016, at her home with her family by her side.      Chris was born May 25, 1936 to Gray and Willie (Aldred) Sexton at Galax, Virginia.  She married Jack Riley on January 18, 1958 and he preceded her in death on November 22, 1998. She married Arthur...

Alberta Irene Greer, age 97, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away early Monday morning at Brookhaven Health and Rehabilitation Center.      Alberta was born December 30, 1918 at Garden City, Missouri to James Auterbein and Alva Irene (Hough) Goodrum.  After graduating high school, she married Archie Leonard Greer on January, 11, 1941.  She was a retired assembly line worker at O’Sullivan...