Obituaries

Carol Sue (Fox) Wilkinson, age 67, of Springfield, Missouri passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014 at her home. Carol was born, June 18, 1946 at Lamar, MO to Hervey A. Fox and Lois Jane (Scholl) Fox.  She graduated Lamar High School in 1964.  Carol had worked as a teacher’s aide at Stet, MO, and was a member of Eastern Star. ...

Linda Lou Daugherty, 73, formerly of Lamar, Missouri, passed away February 2, 2014, at McCune Brooks Hospital, Carthage, Missouri. Born October 29, 1940, in Lamar, Missouri, Linda was the daughter of A.C. (Clay) and Marcella Daugherty. Linda had lived the majority of her life in Lamar, Missouri, where she had been a member of Lamar United Methodist Church. Five years...

Paul Eugene “Gene” Fast, age 91, passed away suddenly in his home, Tuesday morning, January 28, 2014, while getting dressed to go to his daily morning breakfast at Denny’s.  He was born in Liberal, Missouri, April 8, 1922 to Paul Cruiser and Jane Alta (Gilmartin) Fast. Paul was drafted into the United States Army at the age of 21 in...

Carol D. Robertson, age 93, of Lamar, passed away Sunday evening, January 26, 2014 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Carol was born July 6, 1920 at Liberal, Missouri, one of the four children of Taylor and Bertha (Comby) Palmer.  After graduating from Liberal High School in 1938, she earned a teaching certificate from Springfield State Teachers College and taught...

CAPT Roy R Grayson, USN (Retired), U. S. Naval Academy class of ‘49, passed away in Lamar, Missouri on January 27, 2014 from pneumonia, at age 88.    Roy was born in N. Little Rock on December 30, 1925.   Preceding him in death are:  his wife of 46 years, Carolyn Howard, and his second wife of 10 years, Mary...

Ralphy Isaac Haddad, three month-old son of Charles Haddad and Melissa Kennon of Lamar, passed away Wednesday evening, January 22, 2014 at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.      Ralphy was born October 10, 2013 at Joplin, Missouri and was welcomed home by his brother and three sisters, Chyanne Nichole Dockery, Christin Rose Dockery, Robert Lee Christopher Thomas, and Nevaeh...

Leila Ann Metcalf, age 67, of Jasper, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Mercy McCune Brooks Hospital in Carthage.      Leila was born September 7, 1946, at Wright County, Missouri, to Edgar and Mildred (Perkins) Greenlee.  She graduated from Jasper High School and, later spent many years working in the Jasper school system as well as serving on the...

Jerry Lee Freeman, age 73, of Lamar, passed away Monday evening at his home following a short illness.       Jerry was born October 11, 1940, at Greenfield, Missouri, sixth of the seven children of John and Thelma (Gipson) Freeman.  He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Glen, Robert, and Emerson Freeman; three sisters, Beulah Mae Michael, Linda...

Joyce Ann Willet-Hyche passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at her home with her family by her side.     Joyce Ann was born February 22, 1951 to Eugene Herbert Willet and Ruth Alaire (Moore) Willet in Lamar, MO.  She graduated Lamar High School class of 1969 and went on to work several jobs in her lifetime but her full time...

Lillian Elizabeth Grace, age 81, of Lamar, MO died at her home, Sunday, January 19, 2014. Lillian was born August 30, 1932 at Rockaway, NY to George William White and Marjorie Alice (Campbell) White.  In December 1953, she married Donald L. Grace at Jamaica, NY and he preceded her in death.  She was a homemaker, a member of Lamar First...

Billie Ray Parnell, age 67, of Lamar, died Friday, January 17, 2014 at Truman Healthcare Center. Billie Ray was born February 15, 1946 at Lamar to Billie Raymond Parnell and Norma Irene (Sullivan) Parnell.  He graduated Lockwood High School in 1964 and on March 25, 1966, he married Marilyn Lee Taylor at Lamar.  Together they raised two children. Billie Ray...

Samuel Castlebury, 58, of Sheldon, passed suddenly on January 6, 2014. The lifetime Vernon County resident is survived by his wife of 40 years, Sandy Castlebury, daughters Shelly Castlebury, Samantha Hammond and son-in-law Tyler Hammond of Burke Va., son Rocky and daughter-in-law Marissa Castlebury of Mt. Vernon MO; mother Ruby Castlebury-Wright of Sheldon; sisters Cindy Leonard and Sheila Laning of...

Melba May Ambler, age 89, of Lamar, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014, at Barton County Memorial Hospital following a long illness.      Melba was born January 28, 1924 at Iantha, Missouri, the daughter of John and Vista (Washburn) Hess.  On December 2, 1940, at Bentonville, Arkansas, she married Tom Ambler and they had celebrated 57 years together before his...

Helen Margureite Foster, age 90, passed away January 1, 2014 at Deseret Health and Rehabilitation of Oswego, Kansas.  Mrs. Foster lived in Barton County most of her life, moving to Oregon in 2005 and later to Oswego to be near family.      Helen was born May 15, 1923 at Missouri Valley, Iowa, one of the two daughters of Clyde and...

Richardson, Marian Marie (Helms) (Thorburn), 81, went to join her Lord and loved ones on Monday, December 23, 2013 after battling cancer for several years. The last years she stayed with her son Gene and his wife Jody. In her declining years, she was provided excellent care by loving and caring Hospice nurses and aides. She is the next to...

Colonel Joseph Ettor Cornacchione Conrace, Jr, age 80 of Lamar, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon following a long illness.      Joe was born July 8, 1933 at Richmond, Virginia, the only child of Joseph and Lillian (Litzenburger) Conrace.  On his quest to become a child psychiatrist, Joe graduated from New Mexico Military...

Lois Nadine "Shorty" VanLandingham, age 88 of Liberal, Missouri, passed away December 17, 2013 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma after a long illness.      Shorty was born June 2, 1925 in Liberal to Roy and Versie (Smith) Essex.  She attended Liberal High School and later married Myrl VanLandingham on October 21, 1944.  She moved from Liberal to Kansas City Kansas, and...

Betty Virginia (Neese) Parrack, 88, Lamar, passed away December 15, 2013 at Barton County Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Betty was born January 12, 1925, at Bois D’Arc MO, and was the oldest daughter of Russell Floyd and Lucy Fae (Hinshaw) Neese.  She graduated from Willard High School in 1943 and attended Draghon’s Business College.  She worked at Heers...

Johanna Mathilde Mixon, age 77, of Lamar, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at her home after a long illness. Johanna was born March 15, 1936 at Esslingen, Germany to Carl Andes and Marie (Zeh) Andes.  She married Jimmy Watson in1956 in Germany and passed on January 25, 1990.  On October 21, 1991 she married Ron Mixon at Mason City, IA...

Larry Eugene Isaac, Jr. Age 51, died at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO Saturday, December 14, 2013. Larry was born December 27, 1961 at Iola, KS  to Larry Eugene Isaac, Sr. And Carolyn Lee (Womack) Isaac.  He graduated Shawnee Mission NW High School in 1980.  He has lived in Lamar since 2005, moving from Kansas City.  Larry was a self...