Obituaries

Carol Ann Madden, age 71, of Sheldon, Missouri, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012 at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin.      Carol was born October 22, 1940 at Libertyville, Iowa, one of the five children of Earuest and Dorothy (Nelson) Spray.  She grew up in Fairfield, Iowa, where, in 1958, she graduated from high school before moving to Bakersfield, California. ...

Aubry Dale Gardner 89 years old, passed away April 29th 2012 in Palm Springs California.  Dale Gardner was born in Jericho Springs Missouri to Zula Mae and Floyd Gardner on January 6, 1923.                                                                                                                                                      He graduated from high school at Lamar Missouri where he met and later married Sara Jo Perry.  Dale served honorably with the U.S. Military during...

Irene N. Mann, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of May 26, at the age of 100 years, 5 months and 12 days, in Granbury, Texas at the Trinity Mission Health and Rehab Center  of Granbury.   As she was called home to be with her Lord and Savior, she was  surrounded by her loving family.  Prior to her...

Helen Pauline Harvin, age 95, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Truman Healthcare Center where she had been a resident since 2008.      Helen was born October 29, 1916, at Golden City, Missouri, one of seven children of James and Minnie (Duvall) Wright.  After graduating from Golden City High School, she married Paul Church Harvin.  They spent...

Ruben Edwin Schorzman, age 84, of Jasper, MO died Wednesday May 23, 2012 at Truman Healthcare Center. Ruben was born September 8, 1927 to Dominick and Lidia (Orth) Schorzman in St. Francis, KS.  On November 21, 1948 he married Betty Fern Maring and together they raised two daughters.  For 40 years, he worked for MODOT as a Supervisor of the...

Harold Donald Keatts was born June 3, 1927, to Jinks and Ada LaFollette Keatts in Billings, Missouri.  After attending Aurora High School where he was an athletic standout, Harold joined the U.S. Navy and served on the U.S.S. Smith based in Hawaii. Harold married Virginia Ruth Jones March 16, 1947 in Aurora, Mo. and recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary....

Gerald “Jerry” Hagen, age 74, of Lamar, passed away Saturday May 19, 2012 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.  Jerry was born September 8, 1937 in Ames, Iowa to George and Mary (Lindner) Hagen. He attended Ames Elementary and High Schools. He participated and excelled at sports, hunting, and fishing all his life.  Jerry served in the United States Air Force...

Levi Jordon Morrow III, age 55 of Liberal, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 of an apparent heart attack while fishing near Mulberry, Kansas.      Levi was born April 8, 1957 at Lamar to Rev. Levi and Imogene (Johnson) Morrow.  He graduated from Lamar High School in 1975 and earned CPCU and AIS accreditation during his 22 year career as...

William Marshall "Billy" Cheek Jr., age 40, of Lamar died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Barton County Memorial Hospital. Billy was born November 22, 1971 in Lamar, MO to William Marshall and Shirley Mae (Berry) Cheek Sr.  Billy had worked at Thorco Industries, Golden Business Forms in Golden City, MO, and Pennington Seed in Greenfield, MO.  He loved to fish,...

Hazel Rose Adams, age 90, rural Lamar, transitioned from life with her Lord in this world to life with Him in Heaven Friday, May 18, 2012, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Hazel was born August 27, 1921, at Gentry, Arkansas, one of six children of Jacob  "Jake" and Nettie (Taylor) Ryan.  She graduated from Lamar High School in 1939...

Marie Fields, age 81, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Truman Healthcare Center where she had resided for the past six months.      Marie was born August 15, 1930,  at Lamar, Colorado, one of the five children of John and Lucy (Baldwin) Wilson.  On June 17, 1947, at Girard, Kansas, she married Hobert Clifton Montgomery and he...

Bobby Lee Quarles, age 79, formerly of Lamar, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Quarles was born May 14, 1932, to Lee Harris and Eunice Irene (Plain) Quarles. He was a business owner, pilot, Shriner, traveler and motorcycle rider. Bobby owned and operated his own mechanic shop and gas station in Lamar for many years....

John Alvin Gardner was born December 19, 1920, the second of seven children to parents, Floyd and Zula Beydler Gardner. Living in rural Cedar County, John discovered his lifelong zeal for tilling the soil while growing up with six brothers and one sister. The family worked together sustaining life during the Great Depression by what their farm could produce in...

Claude Edward Green, age 83, of rural Lamar, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Claude was born July 18, 1928 to Claude and Elma (Patton) Green in Arcadia Ks. He was the fifth child born to the Greens with two older brothers David and Lester and two older Sisters Nita and Twila.  A younger...

Jim Rogers, age 80, of Lamar, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012, at Truman Healthcare   Center.                 Jim was born June 26, 1931, at Shidler, Oklahoma, to James and Olga (Galloupe) Rogers.  At the age of five, Jim moved with his family to a turkey and chicken farm east of Sheldon, Missouri.  His natural talent and passion for fishing began...

Irma A Hermsen, age 90, of Lamar died Tuesday April 24, 2012 at Augusta, KS after a short illness. Irma was born November 8, 1921, at Linwood, Nebraska, to John F. and Anna Macholan.  On June 18, 1946, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in David City, she married Walter F. Hermsen.  In 1951, after living in David City, Nebraska and...

Edward "Moose" Andrew Osburn Sr., age 67, of Lamar died at his home Friday April 13, 2012 after a long illness. "Moose" was born August 15, 1944 at San Francisco, CA to Edward Euell and Leota Elsie (Howard) Osburn.  After high school, he served his country in the United States Army.  On October 31, 1972 he married Helen I. Burton...

Catherine Lillian Heim, age 97, of Lamar, passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 at Truman Healthcare Center where she had been a resident since 2006.      Catherine was born September 3, 1914, at Monett, Missouri, to Mark and Georgie (McQuary) Tiernan.   She graduated from Monett High School with the class of 1932.   On September 9, 1937, at Tulsa, Oklahoma, Catherine...

Shawn Kevin Eccher, age 40, of Liberal, MO  died Tuesday April 3, 2012 from complications from surgery. Shawn was born September 25, 1971 at Girard, KS to Carl Henry and Mildred Jeannie (Kendall) Eccher.  He was a 1990 graduate of Liberal High School and served his country in the United States Marine Corp. serving three tours overseas.  Shawn loved fishing,...

Helen Buckner, age 92, of Lamar, died Monday April 2, 2012 at Truman Healthcare Center.      Helen was born March 18, 1920 at Sapulpa, OK. On October 2, 1938 she married Robert Buckner at Pocahontas, AR and together they had four children.      Spending most of her life as a homemaker, Helen also worked briefly as a Nurses Aide in...