Obituaries

Charles Vernon Miller, age 78, died Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Spring River Christian Village, after a long illness.  He had previously been a resident at the Missouri State Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, MO. Charles was born January 16, 1936 in Lamar, MO to Charley Miller and Grace (Medlin) Miller.  He attended school in Lamar and on April 14,...

Robert Wayne Arnold, age 64, of Lamar, passed away Saturday evening, May 24, 2014 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.      Bob was born January 14, 1950, at Lamar, to Clarence, Jr. “Yippie” and Grace (Martin) Arnold.  After graduating from Lamar High School in 1968, he earned a BS in business from SMS in Springfield.  Bob was the Human Resource...

Helen I. (Selvey) Carr, age 97, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Helen was born December 8, 1916, at Lamar, one of the eleven children of Roy and Essie (McManis) Selvey. On March 13, 1938 at the Selvey family home, Helen married Herbert Harold Carr who preceded her in death February 21,...

Helen Arleen Ewald, age 91, of Curtis, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte.     Helen was born August 15, 1922, in Frontier County, to Carl and Sigrid (Jepsen) Nelsen.  After graduating from UNSA in 1940, she earned a teaching certificate from Kearney Teachers College and taught in two rural county schools. ...

Frances Bell (Pinkerton) McManus went to be with her dear Savior, Jesus at 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May14, 2014.  She was 83 years old.  Her residence for the past 11 months was Lamar, MO.      She passed away peacefully from complications of colon cancer, within the comfort of her own home, with her children surrounding her.      Frances was born...

Terri J. Elswick, age 63, of Frederick, MD died at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD after a short illness.  Terri was born December 7, 1950 in Lamar, MO to Jimmie Combs and Dorothy A. (Plain) Combs. She graduated Lamar High School in 1969 and on May 30 the same year she married Lonnie R. Elswick of Lamar, MO...

Frank H. Koehn, age 77, of Lamar, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Frank was born March 16, 1937 in Montezuma, Kansas, one of the six children of Pete and Hannah (Schmidt) Koehn.  He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Chester and Vernon Koehn.      On June 12, 1959, at...

Herbert Leroy “Herb” Clark, age 85, of rural Lamar, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at his home following a long illness.      Herb was born August 5, 1928 at Lamar to James and Josephine (Feezell) Clark.  He joined the U.S. Army in 1948, served in Korea, and was a member of Lamar VFW Post 3691.  On July 5, 1952,...

Elwood Roberts, age 87, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin.       Elwood was born May 29, 1926 in Carthage, Missouri one of the three children of Ollie and Fay (Grim) Roberts.  Elwood’s excellent work ethic and deep commitment to family was obvious after the sudden death of his father when Elwood was fifteen. ...

Dorothy Marie Atkisson, age 84, of Lamar, MO passed Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Truman Healthcare Center. Dorothy was born March 24, 1930 at Swaine, AR to James Robert Brison and Elma (Hatcher) Brison. On June 27, 1953 she married Tevis James Atkisson and together they had three children.  She worked for Smith Brothers Manufacturing 1965 to 1978 and for...

Martha Bayne Stahl, age 89, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.      Martha was born June 7, 1924, at Lamar, one of the three children of Lester and Margaret (Moran) Pahlow.   She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, John Pahlow, and her sister, Margaret Lee (Pahlow)...

Dale Catherine Schuenemann, age 56, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her home following a long illness.      Dale was born June 5, 1957, at Furstenfeldbruck Air Base to Eugene and Irene (Brooker) Rosan.  She moved with her family to Delaware, where she spent her childhood, and lived most of her life in Florida.  In addition to...

Emily Clements, age 74, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her family.     Emily was born August 23, 1939 at Lamar, the third of six children of Carl and Orpha (Dixon) Jungmann.  After graduating from Lamar High School in 1957, Emily worked as a key punch operator for the Federal Reserve in Kansas...

James Muriel “Jim” McManus went to be with his Savior, Jesus at 12:00 midnight, Monday April 14, 2014. He was 84 years old. His residence for the past ten months was Lamar, Missouri.   He passed away from liver cancer at Truman Healthcare Center, peacefully in his sleep, with songs of the Lord playing in the background.   James was...

Stetson Toby Lee Winters, newborn son of Leonard James Winters and Lacie Dawn Sallee, passed Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, MO. In addition to his parents, he is survived by paternal grandparents, Leonard & Tracey Winters, Lamar, MO; maternal grandparents, Mitch & Amy Shaw, Lamar, MO; paternal grandparents Toby & Sharon Sallee, El Dorado Springs, MO;...

Bernetta Jean Griffitt, age 80, of Lamar, MO passed Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Freeman Hospital-West. Bernetta was born February 10, 1934, at Marion, KS to Herbert Schick and Claira (Martin) Schick.  On November 4, 1950, she married John Jr. Griffitt in Jackson County, MO and together they raised three children.  She had worked in the Camera Department at Gill’s...

Glenn John Jurgens, age 92, of Curtis, Nebraska, died Friday, April 11, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family.       Glenn was born November 4, 1921 on a farm west of Moorefield, Nebraska, one of the four children of George and Emma (Waltemath) Jurgens.  After graduating from Moorefield High School in 1939, he attended Kearney College for one year...

Elmer Emory Mitchell, age 72, of La Russell, MO, passed Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at his home with his family at his side. Elmer was born April 25, 1941 at Goodman, MO to Elmer Edgar Mitchell and Flossie Evelyn (Brown) Mitchell.  He was one of 14 children. On June 14, 1963, he married Edna Jane Laughlin at Goodman, MO and...

Nora Lee Loewe, age 88, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Nora Lee was born September 17, 1925, at Pittsburg, Kansas, one of the eight children of J.E. and Grace (Matzenbacher) Pistole.  She grew up in the Golden City area, staying with Art and Fern Cox most of her school years. ...

Jason David Langford, age 36, of rural Lamar, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family.        Jason was born August 23, 1977 at Bethany, Missouri, to David and Mirian (McMasters) Langford.  When Jason was five years old, his father died and he was blessed to grow up close to his extended McMasters family....