JOE ROE

LAMAR- No services or visitations are planned at this time for Joe Lloyd Roe, 96, Lamar, who died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, surrounded by family at Cox Hospital in Springfield.

Condolences may be sent to 1002 Francis St., Lamar, MO 64759.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Lee; one son, David Roe, Lamar; two grandchildren, Ashley Roberts and husband Gregg and Jeffrey Roe and wife Brandy; one brother, Roy Roe and wife Joyce, Oregon City, Ore.; one sister, Elizabeth Jaeger, Nashville, Tenn. and nine great-grandchildren, Shae Roberts, Brecken Roberts, Trace Roberts, Mason Roe, Marlee Roe, Zyler Leonard, Alaiagha Leonard, Ricky Sewell and Persais Sewell and many beloved nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dorsey and Alma Roe; brothers, David, Dorsey Jr. and Ed Roe; a brother-in-law, Joe Jaeger and a daughter-in-law, Linda Roe.

Mr. Roe was born Sept. 7, 1924, in Versailles, Mo., to Dorsey and Alma (James) Roe. He married Betty Lee Griffin on June 14, 1947, in Lamar.

He moved to Lamar and worked at the Lamar Democrat for many years before taking over for his father-in-law, Pat Griffin, as an agent for Bankers Life Insurance. He proudly served in the Navy during World War II.