Obituaries

James Henry Keatts, 86, Golden City, Mo. passed away April 20, 2011 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Lockwood, Mo.  He was born August 25, 1924 near Halltown, Mo. to Leo and Velma Keatts.       James is survived by his wife Willie Dale sharing 64 years of marriage.  To this union five children were born:  Alan (Rhonda), Linda Ward (Ron), both...

Neil Mayer Mooney, age 94, of Liberal, Missouri, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011 at National Healthcare Center in Joplin, Missouri.       Neil was born July 16, 1916, at Liberal, the only child of Lester and Alta (Mayer) Mooney.  After graduating from Liberal High School Neil attended Pittsburg College before moving to Kansas City to work in a munitions plant....

Alice N. Robertson, age 85, a life-long Barton County resident, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Maple Assisted Living Center in Nevada.     Alice was born January 4, 1926 at the family farm in the Bushnell community, the fifth of the six children of Charles and Mamie (Marlatt) Duncan.  After graduating from Lamar High School in 1944, she attended...

Luther Paul Vick, age 84, of Lockwood, Missouri, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Barton County Memorial Hospital following five years of ill health.       Luther was born July 4, 1926 at Stilwell, Oklahoma, one of the eight children of Andy & Gladys (Fuson) Vick.  He was raised in the Pentecostal faith.  On March 25, 1950, at Van Buren,...

Hazel L. Yount, age 87, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Truman Healthcare Center.       Hazel was born March 6, 1924, at Avalon, Kentucky; the daughter of James and Oma (Smith) Capp.  She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Raymond Capp; three husbands, Harold Spengler, Don Allen and Jerry Yount; and a son, Larry...

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lamar United Methodist Church, for Margaret J. Dermott, 84, a life-long resident of Lamar, who died March 21, 2011, at Grace Living Center in Tulsa OK.  Burial will be in Lamar Cemetery.  Visitation will be held between 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, at Daniel Funeral Home in Lamar.  Donations in lieu of...

Bill Warren Gardner, age 87, of Lamar, died Friday March 11, 2011 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield after a short illness.     Bill was born May 27, 1923 to Harold Warren and Hazel (Skelton) Gardner, north of Milford.  He was a High School graduate and served his country in the United States Army during World War II, where he...

Bonnie Marie Cox, age 69, of Jasper, Missouri, passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 at St. John's Regional Medical Center following a long illness.      Bonnie was born June 7, 1941, at Elsmore, Kansas, the first of the ten children of Francis and Bonnie (Young) North.  Never afraid of a challenge, Bonnie became the first woman to work at McNally's...

Genora O'Neal Campbell, age 83, of Lamar, MO died Thursday March 3, 2011 at Truman Healthcare Center.       Genora was born July 1, 1927 at Tulsa, OK to Thomas Walker and Etna (O'Neal) Edwards.  She graduated from Alba High School in 1945.  She married Grady Daniel Campbell November 29, 1953, at Lowery City, MO and together they had  five children....

Gary Yokley, age 66, of Liberal, MO died Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Barton County Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness..  Gary was born May 2, 1944 to Jake Orville and Fern Pauline (Short) Yokley at Nevada, MO.  He was a graduate of Liberal High School in 1962. Gary was a farmer in Barton County for over 23 years and...

Harold F. (Rick) Mammen was born on July 31, 1947, in Lamar, Missouri and departed this life on February 22, 2011, at his home near Lamar, after a two-year battle with cancer.  He was the second child and first son of Harold and Maggie Mammen.  Both preceded him in death.   He leaves behind his devoted and beloved wife Marilyn of...

Michael Eugene Resa, age 45, of Sarcoxie, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer.      Michael was born July 14, 1965 at Macon, Missouri to Edward and Delores (Reitz) Resa.  He grew up in Leonard, Missouri and prepared for his career in education by earning an Associate of Arts degree from North...

Wayne A. Walter, age 83, of Carthage, Missouri, died Wednesday February 9, 2011 at his home after a short battle with lung cancer.       Wayne was born December 31, 1927, the son of Lawrence "Dick" and Opal (Rains) Walter.  He was a graduate from the Lamar High School in 1947.  He was united in marriage to Naomi Jean Keller on...

Derek Seth Watson, age 24, of Lamar, passed away Friday, February 4, 2011 at his home following a sudden illness.      Derek was born December 17, 1986 at Lamar to Randy and Lori (Burns) Watson.  He graduated from Lamar High School in 2005 and had worked for Standley Milling.  He was a member of First Assembly of God Church.  Derek...

Patricia Lee Gaines, age 40, of Lamar, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 at her home following a six month illness.      Tricia, the daughter of John and Kathy (Cash) Mulder, was born July 11, 1970, at Covina, California.  She spent her early childhood in southern California and, at age 13, moved with her family to Sacramento.  In 2002, at...

John Charles Gould, age 54, of Chicago, IL, and formerly of Lamar, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010.         John was born October 18, 1956, in Lamar, the only child of Eddie and Donaldean Gould.  The Gould family left Lamar in 1963 after the Lawn Boy plant in Lamar moved to Galesburg, Illinois, where his father was transferred.  He attended...

Patricia Ann Marti, age 63, of Lamar, passed away January 14, 2011 at Barton County Memorial Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer.       Pat was born April 28, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY to Edward and Betty (Adams) Cosgrove.  After graduating from St. Theresa’s Academy in Kansas City, Pat earned an associates degree from Crowder College.  She had worked as...

Richard Leslie Harper, age 75, of Lamar, MO died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Barton County Memorial Hospital after an apparent heart attack.     Richard was born June 23, 1935 at Grove County, Kansas to Leslie Andrew and Nora Alice (Russell) Harper.  He graduated Lamar High School in 1953 and on November 17, 1957 he married Darlene Hanzlick in...

Donna Jo Wickham, age 77, of Asbury, MO passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010 at her home.  Donna was born November 14, 1933 in Mulberry, KS to Cecil and Wanza (Burke) Sterling. On August 29, 1951 she married Orval Wickham and together they raised six children.  Survivors include her husband of the home; two sons, Cecil Wickham, of Cherokee, KS...

Alicia Anne Nicolas, age 76, of Liberal, MO, died Thursday December 23, 2010, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, KS.       Alicia was born November 11, 1934, in Lexington, NE to Cecil J.  and Rosalie (Faulkner) Clark.  She was a high school graduate.  In February 1960, she married Hugh Arthur Nicolas at Parsons, KS, and together they raised four children.  Hugh...