Obituaries

Wayne L. “Weiner” Zaerr, age 68, of Lamar, Missouri, died Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kansas.      Wayne was born September 8, 1947 at the old Mt. Carmel Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas, to Fred and Marie (Wood) Zaerr. He graduated Liberal High School in 1965 and on October 23, 1982, he married Linda Sue Burns at...

Audrey Alberta Younger, affectionately known as “A.J.” Jackie” or “Granny” passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Jackie was born September 12, 1924 in East Prairie, Missouri to John O’Flynn and Ollie Jackson. Her Irish ancestry, tenacity, work ethic and devout Christian faith were great assets as she grew up during the depression and throughout...

Leonard Lewis "Joe" Marti, age 85, of Lamar, peacefully passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at Via Christi Village with loved ones by his side.      Joe was born September 11, 1930, in Barton County, Missouri, the fifth of the eight children of Fred and Anna (Kaufman) Marti.  In addition to being a life-long farmer, Joe had also worked for...

Diane Sue Kirby, age 61, of Sheldon, Missouri, died January 7, 2016 at Freeman Hospital West after a short illness.      Diane was born July 10, 1954 at Miller, Missouri to Louis Wiley Estes an Elnora Gene (Mobley) Estes.  She graduated from Miller High School.  She married Kenneth Stockton and together they had five children.  They later divorced and he...

Carol Lynn Boren, age 63, of Lamar, Missouri, died unexpectedly at her home, Tuesday, January 5, 2016.      Carol was born October 15, 1952 at Burbank, California to Floyed Garth Eaves and Alma Marie (Perkins) Eaves.  She graduated high school at Perris, California and on March 13, 1982 she married Jimmie Boren at Riverside, California.   She was a Childcare Giver...

Naoma Irene Schlichting, age 90, of Lamar, Missouri, died Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Truman Healthcare Center.     Naoma was born February 18, 1925 at Girard, Kansas to James Andrew Atkinson and Nettie Mae (Lowe) Atkinson and attended country school in Jasper County.  On June 30, 1943, she married Reynold Aldolph “Slick” Schlichting to which four sons were born.    ...

James Lee Pryor, age 49, of Mulberry, Kansas died January 2, 2016 at St. Lukes Hospital, Kansas City after a brain aneurysm.     Memorial Service will be 11:00 am, Saturday, January 16, 2016 at South Broadway Baptist Church, Pittsburg, Kansas with visitation to follow until 2:00 pm at the church.   The complete obituary will be updated soon.

Marvin Edward Holzbach, age 72, of DeSoto, Missouri passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at his home following a sudden illness.      Marvin was born January 15, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, to John and Myrtle Holzbach.  He lived most of his adult life in Barton County, Missouri, where he worked a short time at Thorco and farmed south of Milford...

Gene Shapley Martin, 94, died peacefully on December 24, 2015, surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren at his home in Queen Creek, Arizona. Gene was born on June 13, 1921, in Lamar, Missouri, to Ralph Waldo and Lorene Wills Martin. He was the second of 5 children, of which only his sister Lorene "Sis" York survives.  After losing...

Harold James Cornell, of Lamar, MO was surrounded by family as he passed away on Sunday, December 27th, 2015 at the age of 67. He was born in Lamar, MO on February 26th, 1948 to Melvin Art Cornell and Laura Nadine Embry. He attended school in Lamar, MO and Wichita, KS. He met the love of his life, Brenda Wampler...

Craig Stephen Peterson, age 46, of Oronogo, Missouri passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, December 13, 2015.      Craig was born February 10, 1969 at Independence, Missouri to Kevin Peterson and Lendy Smith.  He graduated Jasper High School in 1987 and had attended college. Craig attended the Christian Church and had his own landscaping business.  He was a member of the Iris...

Roland “Fleeter” Marti, age 79, of Lamar Heights, Missouri, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 16, 2015, at his home.      Fleeter was born December 19, 1935 at his family home in Barton County, the youngest of the twelve children of Louis and Olive (Cordill) Marti.  He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers, Robert, Ed, Carl, Allen,...

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall for Clyde “Red” Berry, 82, Lamar, who died peacefully at his home on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, after battling cancer. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Sylvia, of the home; their children, Randy Berry and wife Kathie, Lamar, Darla Haubein and husband Philip, Lamar, Bill Berry...

Wayne Alan “Butch” Kirkpatrick, Jr., age 57, of Alvarado, Texas, formerly of Kenoma, Missouri, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at his home.      Wayne was born October 3, 1958, in Deadwood, South Dakota, one of the five children of Wayne, Sr. and Darlene (Lamberton) Kirkpatrick.  Active and athletic as a young man, Wayne earned a senior rank yellow belt...

Susan Lynn Carpenter’s earthly journey ended Friday, December 4, 2015 at Truman Healthcare Center in Lamar, Missouri.      Susan was born January 3, 1954 in Lamar to James and Bonnie (Parker) Carpenter and grew up in Golden City, Missouri.  After graduating from Golden City High School in 1971, she completed Beauty School in 1973.  As a cosmetologist, Susan owned and...

Ollie Dewitt Thomas, 89, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Truman Healthcare Center.      Ollie was born December 2, 1925, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Earl and Edith (Thompson) Thomas.  He enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving during both World War II and the Korean Conflict.  Returning home, Ollie worked in civil service as a machinist/tool &...

Judith Ann Hurt, 77, of Lamar, Missouri passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015, surrounded by her family at Mercy Hospital in Joplin after an extended illness.      Judy was born August 30, 1938 in Springfield, Missouri to Verl and Anna Marie (Gammon) Wills.  She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Robert Wills.      On August 26,...

Pamela Kim Butler passed away peacefully, November 17, 2015 at Wyatt House in Golden City, Missouri at age 60, surrounded by her family and many care givers.       Pam was born March 30, 1955 with Down Syndrome, to Clint and Betty Butler, at Springfield, Missouri.      Pam will be remembered as a kind and loving person born in the middle...

Kevin Stump, age 45, of Austin, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015 in his childhood home in rural Lockwood, Missouri, surrounded by his family.  He lost his long battle with cancer, but actually won as he is at home with his Lord and Savior.      Kevin and his twin sister, Kathy, were born November 10, 1970 at Fort Scott,...

James A. McClendon, age 83, of Liberal, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin.      Jim was born January 12, 1932 on the family farm, to Aubrey and Margaret (Curless) McClendon.  He graduated from Liberal High School and taught school in Oskaloosa for a year before being called to military duty.  Jim served in the...