Obituaries

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...

Funeral Service 2:00 pm Wednesday December 22, 2010 Visitation 6 to 7 pm  Tuesday December 21,  2010       Joyce Ann Cody, age 66, of Lamar, passed away Friday, December 17, 2010 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center following an apparent heart aneurysm.       Joyce was born July 18, 1944, in Bell, California, the only child of Bill and Maxine (Harmon)...

Nadine Ireland, age 83, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin.       Nadine was born November 7, 1927, at Kaiser, MO, one of the 12 children of William and Chloe (Cornett) Workman.  She grew up in Barton County and graduated from Lamar High School in 1945.  On March 20, 1946, at...

Norman D. Garber, age 68, of Cocoa, Florida, a former long-time Barton County resident, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Springfield.       Norman was born January 14, 1942 in rural Montevallo, Missouri, to Otis and Violet (Brasher) Garber.  He graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1959 and worked on a survey...

Dot Norton, age 93, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Dot was born July 7, 1917, at Iantha, Missouri, the youngest of the five daughters of Walter and Mary (Quick) Evilsizer.  A life-long Barton County resident, Dot graduated from Lamar High School in 1935 and immediately began her 70 year career in...

Carol Jeanette (Samp) Jones, age 76, of Jasper, departed this life to be with the Lord on Monday, December 6, 2010, at Carthage Health & Rehab after a lengthy illness.    Carol was born March 7, 1934 in Ipswich, SD to Fred John & Bendena Elizabeth (Schutte) Samp.  She graduated from Ipswich High School in 1952, and then traveled to...

Bartlett Leroy Waggoner, age 77, of Sheldon, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at St. John’s Regional Health Care Center following a sudden illness.         Bart was born February 10, 1933, on the family farm near Golden City, Missouri, one of the eight children of Harry and Mary (Clark) Waggoner. The love of family, farming, animals and blue grass...

Claire passed away on November 20, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.  She was preceded in death by her parents Jack and Lottie Wheeler, her brother Robert Wheeler, and her sister-in-law, Bobbie Wheeler. Claire was born on January 5, 1937 in Lamar, Missouri.  She attended Lamar Public Schools for all of her elementary and high school years.  In...

Mary VanGilder, age 76, of Lamar, died Friday, November 19, 2010, at Truman Healthcare Center.    Mary was born September 4, 1934 to Harry C. and Lois L. (Youngs) Hale.  She was raised in Lamar and graduated in 1952 from Lamar High School.  On July 23, 1965, she married Lloyd VanGilder at Lamar, and together they raised three children.  ...

Ida Gertrude Bowling, age 89, of Lamar, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010 at Truman Healthcare Center.       Gertrude was born November 6, 1921, in Barton County, Missouri, to Walt and Pearl (Seybold) Williams.  In 1947, she married William Robert Bowling and he preceded her in death December 8, 1961.  Gertrude was also preceded in death by her parents; a...

James Warren Hickman, age 73, of rural Jerico Springs, died Friday, November 5, 2010 at his home after a long illness.     James was born July 31, 1937 at Greenfield, MO to Lynton Harold and Roberta Jean (Pyle) Hickman.  He was a High School Graduate and served in the United States Army as an MP.  On April 9, 1977,...

Verle Ray Hughes, age 86, of Lamar, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.      Verle Ray was born December 19, 1923, near Iantha, Missouri, the only child of Walter and Irma (Sumners) Hughes.  A life-long Barton County resident, Verle Ray graduated from Liberal High School in 1941.  He served in the U.S. Army during World...

Bobbie Dean Trout, 81, of Lamar, Missouri went to be with our Lord October 30, 2010 following a long illness.      Bob was born July 30, 1929 to Lawrence and Alta (Brown) Trout in Barton County, Missouri.  He was the youngest of 13 children and grew up around Boston and Lamar, Missouri.  He worked as a general contractor in the...

Cecilia was born May 6, 1927 in Longmont,Colorado.  On Dec.19,1954 she married Donald J. Zastrow.  They traveled many miles together to accommodate Donald's career at Heavy Construction.  In early life she was mostly a home maker.  Later in life she took up the Nanny profession, something she very much enjoyed. She is survived by one brother and two sisters. One...

Wayne Alan Kirkpatrick, Sr., age 75, of Kenoma, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Wayne was born July 8, 1935, at Eureka, Kansas, to Ira and Grace (Wiggins) Kirkpatrick.  He served his country in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force.  On August 19, 1955, at Augusta, Kansas, Wayne married Darlene Lamberson...