Obituaries

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...