Obituaries

William “Bill” H. Sanders, age 80, of Lamar died Sunday April 5, 2009 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Bill was born April 14, 1928 in Dade County near Greenfield to Robert L. Sanders and Mary F. (Collins) Sanders.  He married Sylvia Ladwig, December 29, 1956 at Greenfield. Bill and Sylvia lived in Kansas City, MO...

Brandon Vaughan        Brandon M. Vaughan, age 31, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Brandon was born December 22, 1977, in Dallas, Texas, to Mike and Fran (Hooton) Vaughan.  In 1987 he moved with his family to Lamar where he graduated from Lamar High School in 1997.  He attended Missouri...

Hazel M. Lowery                         Hazel Marie Lowery, age 86, of Lamar passed away at 7:32 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2009 at Truman Healthcare Center.             Hazel was born July 13, 1922 in Bigelow, Arkansas to William M. and Fannie Marie (Kern) Jernigan. On June 9, 1988 she married Charles Robert Lowery in Kentucky and he preceded...

Evalee B. McCoy, age 96, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Evalee was born October 5, 1912, in Harrison County, Missouri, to Willard and Ida (Nighthart) Bolar.  On December 31, 1933, in Bethany, Missouri, she married Archie C. McCoy and they owned and operated McCoy’s Platte County Cleaners in Parkville, Missouri...

Lavernia Sue Clark 52, of Sheldon was received into the arms of her savior Jesus Christ on the afternoon of March 6, 2009. She was with her daughter and son in law at the time or her passing and she joins her beloved husband Roger Wilson Clark whom entered his home with Jesus on March 5, 2006. Sue was born...

John William Stockdale, age 59, of rural Sheldon, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 6, 2009 at his home.        John was born July 23, 1949, in Lamar, to Lester “Ott” and Armilda (Elrod) Stockdale.  A life-long Barton County resident, John attended Grange Country School and graduated from Sheldon High School in 1967.  On August 22, 1970, at Dudenville,...

Helen Maxine Winningham, age 76, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, March 04, 2009, at Landmark Hospital in Joplin following a long illness.        Helen was born October 15, 1932, in Barton County, to Fred and Lora (Bright) Rawlings.  A life-long area resident, Helen graduated from Lamar High School.  On July 2, 1955, in Jerico Springs, she married Earl Lee...

Dee Wirts        Delores Marie “Dee” Wirts, age 79, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at Truman Healthcare Center following a long illness.        Dee was born June 21, 1929, at Carterville, Missouri, to Wilber and Wilma (Dickey) Mayfield.  A long-time Lamar resident, Dee had worked as a cook at Hillcrest Lanes for many years.  She...

Naomi Gillman        Naomi R. Gillman, age 86, of Lamar, passed away at 1:27 p.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at Landmark Hospital in Joplin.        Naomi was born June 7, 1922, at Lockwood, Missouri, to Charley and Dolly (Turner) Armstrong.  On March 15, 1941, at Greenfield, she married Harland E. Gillman and they made their home on the...

Lavona Marie Chapman        Lavona Marie Chapman, age 39, of Liberal, passed away Monday, February 9, 2009 at Mt.Carmel Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness.        Lavona was born September 12, 1969 at Fort Scott, Kansas to Darrel and Carolyn (Spurling) Thompson. She was a lifelong Liberal resident.  Lavona worked as a Telemarketer for Epixtar in Pittsburg,...

Carl William Obert, age 78, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009, at Truman Healthcare Center.        Carl was born June 7, 1930, at Lockwood, Missouri, to Carl Sr. and Jessie (Offutt) Obert.  He was a life-long area resident who farmed in Dade County for many years.  He was baptized at Stoney Point Assembly of God Church in...

Debra Ann Yost, age 52, of rural Lamar, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin.        Debi was born September 7, 1956, at Kansas City, Missouri, to Robert and Faye (Soden) Lintner.  As a small child, she moved with her family to a Barton County farm and graduated from Sheldon High School...

Jeffrey Wayne Woods, age 46, of Lamar, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at Freeman Hospital West of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Monday, January 26, 2009 in Lamar.      Jeff was born May 1, 1962, in Visalia, California, to William “Bill and Peggy (Morris) Woods. He lived in Lamar for the past 13 years, moving here from...

Delilah Ione Weaver, age 85, of Liberal, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2009, at Freeman Hospital West following a long illness.        Delilah was born January 21, 1924, in Nevada, Missouri, to Jesse and Mary (Slagle) Friend.  A life-long area resident, Delilah worked for more than 20 years at the Nevada Habilitation Center as a secretary, then housekeeping supervisor,...

Arlene Mae Ratzlaff Engle, a longtime resident of Lamar, Missouri, departed this life on Monday, January 19, 2009 at Christian Health Care in Nevada, Missouri.        Arlene entered this life on February 3, 1914 in Stafford County, Kansas, daughter of Joseph Andrew and Susie Lewis.  She was raised in western Kansas.  Working to pay her way, she graduated from...

John W. Hampton, age 55, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Freeman Hospital West following a long illness.        John was born September 26, 1953, at the family home in Dunklin County, Missouri, to Johnny Mack and Erma Mae (Mitchell) Hampton.  As a very young child, John was stricken with polio and he overcame many...

Myrtle Virginia Simms, age 86, a long-time Lamar, Missouri resident, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at the Gardens at Osage in Bentonville, Arkansas.        Myrtle was born March 11, 1922, at Iantha, Missouri, to Harley and Una (Rives) Davis.  On August 31, 1952, at Huntsville, Arkansas, she married Kenneth W. Simms and they made their home in Lamar. ...

Howard Donald Foster, age 78, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2009, at National Healthcare of Joplin.        Howard was born July 1, 1930, at Cape Fair, Missouri, the first of six children born to Howard Russell and Kathleen (King) Foster. Howard joined the U.S. Marine Corps at a young age and served on the east coast. While...

Cecil Edward Jones, age 74, of Jasper, departed this life to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at his home after a short illness.      Cecil was born April 10, 1934, at Stockton, Missouri, to Silas Jesse and Ruth Ellen (Felty) Jones.  He graduated from El Dorado Springs High School and went to work for the Missouri...

Henry John Blackford, age 93, of Golden City, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon.      Henry was born July 12, 1915, in Carthage, Missouri, to Laughlin and Lillie (Ware) Blackford.  He joined the U.S. Army in 1941 and trained to guard the Golden Gate Bridge.  In addition to farming and raising livestock near...