Obituaries

Jessie Combs Buford, age 95, of Lamar, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at Truman Healthcare Center.      Jessie was born August 18, 1919 in Polk County, Missouri, one of the four children and only daughter of Jack and Elsie (Phillips) Combs.  She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Jim, Johnnie, and Junior Combs.      On...

Paula SuEllen Buchanan, age 62, of Lamar, passed away early Wednesday morning, November 26, 2014 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Paula was born May 25, 1952 at Moberly, Missouri, one of the four children of Leland and Berniece (DeRigne) Williams.  After graduating from Moberly High School, Paula earned a degree in business accounting from Moberly Area Junior College.  She...

Rodger H. Ramey, age 85, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Barton County Memorial Hospital following an apparent heart attack.      Rodger was born February 27, 1929 at Overland Park, Kansas, to Lee and Evelyn (Snyder) Ramey.  After high school, he began a 43 year career as a tool and die maker, working first for Lawn Boy...

Mary Ellen Blake, age 92, of Lamar, MO passed Monday, November 17, 2014 at Truman Healthcare Center.    Mary was born march 8, 1922 to Rufus Trimble and Mamie (Buzzarra) Trimble at Crown Hill, WV. Her father, as well as other family members, worked in the coal mines. As a young girl, she would sneak off to the coal mines...

Mavorette “Mae” Haubein, age 89, of Lamar, MO passed away Sunday evening, November 16, 2014 at  Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Lockwood, MO. Mae was born May 3, 1925 in Renville, MN to Rudolph F. Lenz and Mabel (Pretzer) Lenz.  On August 19, 1950 she married Calvin C. Haubein of Lockwood, MO at Bethany Lutheran Church in Renville, MN and they...

Jimmy W. Morrow, age 66, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday morning, November 12, 2014 at Barton County Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness.      Jimmy was born January 17, 1948 at Greenfield, Missouri, to Charles and Maxine (Glenn) Morrow.  After graduating from Lamar High School in 1966, he began a 40 year career in the grocery business.  Over the years,...

Janice Marie Mustin, age 64, of Lockwood, MO passed at her home Monday, November 10, 2014.      Janice was born August 24, 1950 at Winnsboro, TX to R.B. Shirley and Bertha (Hendon) Shirley.  She graduated John Glenn High School in Norwalk, CA and in 1969 she married Roy Arnold Hicks. He preceded her in death in 1992.  Janice was a...

Melinda Dawn Womack, age 66, of Lamar, passed away early Monday morning, November 10, 2014, at Truman Healthcare Center.      Dawn was born August 19, 1948 in Lamar, one of the two children of Tommy and Mary (Horton) Womack.  She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Mike Womack; uncles, Joe and Richard Horton; aunts, Marie VanAuken and...

Arthur Rex “Art” Force, age 94, of Lamar, passed away Thursday evening, October 30, 2014 at Truman Healthcare Center where he had been a resident for the past several weeks.      Art was born August 25, 1920, in Carthage, Missouri, the youngest of the four children of Arthur and Edith (Castor) Force.  After graduating from Jasper High School, he worked...

Tottie Ford, age 54, of Lamar, Missouri died unexpectedly Sunday, October 19, 2014.    Tottie was born March 5, 1960 at Martinez, CA to Floyd Dennis Clark and Naomi Lavonne (McConaughey) Clark.  On July 8, 2014 she married Robert Gene Lawrence Sr. at Lamar. She worked as Dietary Manager for Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Lockwood, MO.  She enjoyed deer...

Charles Victor “Vic” Ireland, age 89, of Lamar passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at Truman Healthcare Center, where he had been a resident for two weeks.      Vic was born October 29, 1924, at Osceola, Missouri to Newel and Maude (Butcher) Ireland.  He attended Jerico Springs schools and fostered his natural talent as a mechanic.  In addition to working...

Charles Lee “Bill” Isaac, age 85, of rural Greenfield, Missouri passed away Friday, September 26, 2014 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Lockwood where he had been a resident for the past month.      Bill was born February 21, 1929 in Bayard, Kansas, one of the eight children of Clarence and Dessie Belle (Davis) Isaac.  After graduating from Moran High...

David Henry McArthur, age 85, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.      David was born May 6, 1929 at Sylvania, Missouri to David and Corda (LeMaster) McArthur.  He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Samuel McArthur; a sister, Luella Dennis; and his wife, Loeta (White) McArthur who died...

Larry Dean Mitzner, age 66, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at his home.      Larry was born July 26, 1948 at Fort Scott, Kansas, the youngest of the ten children of John and Pearl (Martin) Mitzner.  He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Bobby Joe Mitzner; a brother, Johnny Lee Mitzner; and a...

Delva Susan Hensley, age 82, of Lamar, Missouri passed away at her home, Tuesday, September 16, 2014.    Delva was born November 25, 1931 at Idalia, Colorado to Charles Raymond Saar and Ethel Luella (Kilgore) Saar.  She attended Missouri Valley School in Mildred, Colorado.  On January 1, 1948, in Yuma County, Colorado she married James Earl “John” Hensley and they...

Madilene Taylor, age 91, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Truman Healthcare Center.      Madilene was born March 15, 1923, in Dale, Oklahoma, the youngest of the six children and only daughter of George and Hettie (Whitecotton) Belcher.  Her five brothers included Jack, Clyde, Jerry, and twins, Floyd and Lloyd Belcher.      In addition to being a...

Merlin R. Middleton, age 90, of Lamar, MO passed Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Truman Healthcare Center.    Arrangements are pending.

Lee Roy Hardy, age 88, of rural Liberal, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas.      Lee Roy was born December 14, 1925, in Perkins, Oklahoma, one of the five children of Newland and Ida (Hilbert) Hardy.  He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Richard James Hardy and Glen Hardy; and...

Hugo Herman Schiernbeck, age 93, of Lamar, MO passed Sunday, August 24, 2014, at Barton County Memorial Hospital. Hugo was born, August 28, 1920 at Schleswig, IA to Carl Schiernbeck and Clara (Hill) Schiernbeck.  On October 25, 1946, he married Mary Jean Bengford in Nebraska and together they raised four children. Hugo had worked as a cattle farmer, a feed...

James F. “Jim” McMullen, age 76, of Lamar, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 at his home.      Jim was born February 23, 1938 in Dayton, Kentucky, to James W. and Clara Belle (Burgin) McMullen.  He lived and worked in several states, moving to Barton County in 2000 to be near family.  Jim was a HVAC maintenance and repairman by...