Obituaries

Joan Elaine Halcomb, age 68, of Liberal, Missouri, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas following a long illness.      Joan was born May 10, 1944, at Vacaville, California, one of the eight children of William Ocie and Goldie (Quick) Raper.  She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Jack Raper; three...

Floyd Allen Joyce, age 83, formerly from Lamar, died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Dade County Nursing Home in Greenfield, MO. Floyd was born June 22, 1929 in Boston, MO to Harry Floyd "Cap" and Leah (Arner) Joyce.  He attended country school for seven years at the Boston school and graduated from Lamar High School in 1946. In 1947, he...

Dorothy May Scarberry, age 91, a long-time Lamar resident, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 30, 2012 in Creston, Iowa.      Dorothy was born May 27, 1921 at Winterset, Iowa, the oldest of the five children of Raymond Arthur and Mabel Rose (Cramer) Paullin.  She was educated in Madison County country schools and later Winterset High School. On June 24, 1938...

Harold Ray Welker, age 93, of Lamar died Tuesday August 28, 2012 at his home. Harold was born October 27, 1918 to SE and Joan Welker near Sheldon, Mo.  He lived on a farm until age 18 and on March 11, 1937, enlisted in the US Army 17th infantry at Ft. Leavenworth, KS.  He was discharged on March 11, 1940...

Linda Darlene Woods, age 52, of Frontenac, Kansas, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Sunset Manor Nursing Home following a long illness. Linda was born September 11, 1959 at Tulare, CA to Stanford Leon and Helen Clara (Jenkens) Ensminger.  On December 28, 1984 she married Paul Randy Woods at Modesto, CA and together they had two daughters.  She was...

Marjorie Nadine Thompson, age 91, of Lamar, died at her home Saturday August 4, 2012 after a long illness.   Marjorie was born April 16, 1921 in rural Barton County to Paul Albert and Gladys Mae (Moseley) Fry.  She graduated from Lamar High School at the age of 16.  On December 2, 1939, she and Roy Lee Thompson were married...

Mary "Pat" Schrader, age 62, of Lamar died Sunday, August 05, 2012, at Barton County Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Pat was born June 16, 1950 at Monett, MO to Ralph Gordon and Mary Jo (Rigby) Carter.  She married Jerry Allen Schrader on August 22, 1969 at Springfield, MO and together they have three children. Pat lovingly cared for...

Timothy Steven Clark, age 33, of Parsons, KS died Saturday, August 4, 2012 as a result of an automobile accident.   Arrangements are pending.

Robert Dale "Bob" Borghardt, age 79 of rural Lamar, passed away early Monday morning, July 30, 2012 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Bob was born August 22, 1932 at the family farm home in Barton County, to Floyd and Dovie (Hall) Borghardt.  Always a hard worker, Bob's first job, at age 14, was working on the pipe line in...

Reba Mae McCollough, age 80, of Lamar passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin following a heart attack.      Reba was born January 10, 1932 at the family farm home in Barton County to D.W. and Bessie (Collins) Sheat.  After graduating from Lamar High School in 1950, she worked for Frank Horton Engineering for several years....

Joan Marie Massa, age 71, of rural Lamar, passed away early Saturday morning, July 21, 2012 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer.      Joan was born April 25, 1941 at Cape Girardeau, Missouri to William and Rosa (Winstead) Hardwick.  On October 17, 1958, at Cape Girardeau, she married John A. Massa and they made their home in...

Charles Wayne Oglesby, age 83, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Wayne was born April 13, 1929 near Kenoma, Missouri, the only child of Wilby and Cora (Cole) Oglesby.  His natural ability as a mechanic was fostered by his father throughout his childhood and it proved to be a legacy that continues...

Carol Faye Schmitt, age 77, of Lamar died Saturday, July 7, 2012. Carol was born February 3, 1935 in St. Louis, MO and attended school at Bourbon, MO.  On September 1, 1951 she married Ralph Lawrence Schmitt at Japan, MO and together they had nine children.  She was a homemaker and had worked at Chastain’s Nursing Home as an LPN...

Calvin R. Wilson, age 87, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 2, 2012 at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, MO. Calvin was born to Joseph and Catherine Wilson on June 23, 1925 in Barton County, Missouri.  He attended East High School in Kansas City, Missouri before entering the U.S. Army.  Calvin was awarded a Bronze...

Laura Irene Thomas, age 73, of Liberal, MO died Monday, June 25, 2012 at Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Irene was born November 5, 1938 in Lamar, MO to Frank and Bessie (Creamer) Bunton.  She was a graduate of Liberal High School.  On May 17, 1958 she married Don A. Thomas in Miami, OK. Together they raised two daughters. ...

Roland Thomas "Tommo" Friedrichs, age 66, of Lamar, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012 at his home.      Tom was born December 21, 1945 at Cuero, Texas, one of the three sons of Gustave and Reevie (Clark) Friedrichs.  He moved with his family to Milford, Missouri where he lived until moving to Lamar in 2001.  Tom had worked for O'Sullivan...

Carol Lynn Turner, age 58, of Liberal died unexpectedly at her home Sunday June 10, 2012. Carol was born May 9, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA to Richard Bryant and Virginia Elsie (Reeve) Goodman. She was a house painter and a trim carpenter. Survivors include her mother Virginia Riley; three daughters, Angela McGee of Austin, TX, Virginia Goodman of Liberal,...

Earl Guy Osterdyk, age 53, of Lamar died Wednesday June 6, 2012 at Truman Healthcare Center. Earl was born February 22, 1959 at Mora, Minnesota to Albert and Beatrice May (Jerrow) Osterdyk.  He graduated High School in 1977 at Sheldon.  He was a backhoe operator, a welder and an auto mechanic until his health prevented him from working. Survivors include...

Robert “Bob” Lee Ainsworth, age 90, died May 25, 2012 at his home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Bob was born February 12, 1922 in Lexington, Missouri to Harry and Edna (Starkebaum) Ainsworth.  Bob was raised and confirmed in the Salem United Church of Christ in Higginsville, Missouri.  He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Bob retired as...

Sydney Elena Mendez Kelley, six day old infant daughter of Jose Gabriel Mendez Parra and Shari Ann Kelley, died Sunday June 3, 2012 at St. John's Hospital, Springfield, MO. Sydney was born May 28, 2012 at Cox Hospital South, Springfield, MO. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Scott and Pam Kelley of Lamar; paternal...