Obituaries

John Phipps

John Howard Phipps, age 89, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2008. at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        John was born August 6, 1919, in Barton County, to John W. and Nellie (Baldridge) Phipps.  He graduated from Milford High School in 1937 and was a life-long area resident.  On July 21, 1938, in rural Barton County, he married...

Roy Lee Boone

Roy Lee Boone, age 84, of Lamar, passed away Friday, September 19, 2008, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Roy was born July 26, 1924, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the oldest of the three children of Henry and Georgia (Middleton) Boone.  As a young man, Roy delivered telegrams and had an ice cream route.  He later worked in the train...

Hugh B. Suggs

Hugh Buster Suggs, age 84, of Lamar, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2008, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin.        Hugh was born February 12, 1924, in Hulbert, Oklahoma, to Hugh and Betty (Osage) Suggs.  He graduated from Ochelata High School in 1942 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II.  On August 25, 1946, at...

Bob Douglas

Bob Douglas        Robert E. “Bob” Douglas, age 90, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin.        Bob was born September 28, 1917 in Lamar, the third son of Leonard and Mary (Lang) Douglas.  He graduated from Lamar High School in 1935 and worked for Three Brothers Supply Store...

Henry Clay Chancellor

Henry Clay Chancellor        Henry Clay Chancellor, age 55, of Dallas, Texas, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at his second home in Lamar.        Clay was born December 20, 1952, in Lamar, to Richard and Ione (Williams) Chancellor.  He graduated from Lamar High School in 1971 and attended college in Springfield and Joplin, Missouri.  He was an...

Beatrice Mayes

Beatrice Olivia Mayes, age 78, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.   Beatrice was born July 10, 1930 in Iantha, Missouri to Charles and Alice (Costellow) Rives. A long-time Barton County resident, Bea had worked at the Lamar Democrat and was custodian of the court house for many years. She was a member...

Butler Felts

Butler James Felts, Jr., age 84, of Lamar, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.        Butler was born August 17, 1924, at Wickes, Arkansas, to Butler and Florence (Smith) Felts. He developed a passion for the movie industry at an early age, and it was always a big part of his life. At...

Herb Overstreet

Herbert George Overstreet, age 78, of Lamar, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2008 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Herb and his twin brother, Harold, were born June 15, 1930, at Liberal, Missouri, to Charles L. and Frona (Coy) Overstreet.  On December 21, 1951, at Lamar, Herb married Ruth Nadine Bennett and they have made their home in Lamar...

Marven Rodgers

Marven Rodgers      Marven Earl Rodgers, age 75, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at his home.      Marven was born August 5, 1932, in Windsor, Colorado, to Walter and Pearl (Grubb) Rodgers.  He graduated from Lamar High School in 1950 and attended college in Colorado before entering the U.S. Army in 1953.  He served in the American...