Lamar High Missouri Alumni Obituaries

Linda Sue Grant (1948-2025)Linda Sue Grant, 76, of Arkansas City, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 19, 2025.She was born in Pennsylvania but grew up mostly in Lamar, Missouri. She graduated from Lamar High School in 1967. She graduated from Pittsburgh State University in December...

Carl Maurice Pirtle, age 92, of Stockton, Missouri, passed away on November 2, 2025, in Lockwood, Missouri. He was born on April 3, 1933, in rural Dade County, Missouri. Carl accepted his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and was baptized at an early age.He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde ...

Robert Keith Kerby age 88 of Glenwood Missouri passed away peacefully on October 24 2025 at Cox Hospital in Lamar Missouri surrounded by loved ones. He was a teacher farmer scholar historian world traveler a beloved father brother uncle a Grampy a Papa and a friend. Born on February 2 1937 in a rent...

Don L. McKinzie, age 74, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 10:45 a.m. on Monday, November 3, 2025, at home. He was born March 8, 1951, in Lamar, Missouri, the son of R.E. and Betty Lou (Lankford) McKinzie.Don was a 1969 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School. He served in the United States Army du...

Mark Allen Sargent, age 72, of Carthage, Missouri, passed peacefully into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on January 13, 2026.Mark was born on August 12, 1953, in Britt, Iowa, to Donald and Joanna Sargent. He spent most of his childhood in Joplin and Carthage, Missouri, and gradua...

Daniel “Dan” Paul Werner (February 10, 1966 – December 6, 2025) Daniel “Dan” Paul Werner, 59, a long-time resident of Lamar, Missouri, passed away December 6, 2025. He was born...

Richard “Bruce” Belline, age 81, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and faithful servant of his com...

Robert Lynn Moser, 69, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2025. Robert was born in Lamar to William and Mary (Baston) Moser. He graduated from Liberal High S...

Alice Zeina (Evert) Porter, age 100, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at Parkview Healthcare in Bolivar, Missouri. Alice was born on July 15, 1925,...

Mary Ann (Vest) Higgins, 88, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Lockwood, Missouri. Mary Ann was born in 1937 in Hen...

Irene (Hollinger) Hastings Vancil, 94, passed away on December 24, 2025, at the home of her daughter in Lamar, Missouri, surrounded by her loving family. Born on November 25, 19...

Frieda Mae Davis was born on September 16 1927 to Fred W. Fowler and Ona Mae Brown Fowler in the Forest Grove area near Lamar Missouri. She was a member of Forest Grove Baptist Church and was baptized in Pettits Creek near her childhood home. Frieda graduated from Lamar High School in 1945 and was a...

Billie Lea Desbien, 73, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Billie was born in Logan, Kansas, to William and Virginia (Sherling) Hooper. She grew up...