LAMAR, MO — Wilma "Shorty" Inez Lincoln, 90, Lamar, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, at the Barton County Memorial Hospital.
Shorty was born Jan. 30, 1920, to John A. and Lola (Gardner) Medlin in Milford, Mo. "Shorty" was a nickname tagged by her dad since she walked back and forth under the kitchen table without her head touching. She was a graduate of the Milford High School. Shorty had resided in the Sheldon, Milford, and Lamar area her entire life except for six years that she operated a new car dealership in Bentonville, Ark. She was an employee of the Medlin Brothers Ford Agency and Gilkey Chevrolet-Olds for several years which was operated by her brother and brother-in-law respectively.
Shorty was married to Don Darrah for 32 years. He preceded her in death.
In the early 1960s, she became a licensed Missouri real estate broker and operated an agency for nearly 50 years in Lamar. Her business slogan was "Honesty is the one business policy that does not need to be changed to keep up with times". Shorty was of high moral character and honest in her business. She took great pride and spent considerable effort to assure this fact.
In February 1976, Shorty married Kenneth Lincoln. She and Kenneth operated the Lincoln Real Estate until recently and have lived their 35 years of marriage in Lamar.
Survivors include sons, Johnny and Lorene Darrah, of Sullivan, Mo., and Ron T. and Kim Darrah, of Mountain Grove, Mo.; daughter, Jewell and Danny Little, of Lamar; stepdaughter, Karen and Paul Probst, of Columbia, Mo.; sister, Betty Gilkey, of Lamar; grandchildren, Chase and Julie Darrah, of Sullivan, Dustin and Nicole Darrah, of Wentzville, Mo., Sara Darrah Foster and Andy, of Wichita, Kan., Jason and Christy Bartlett, of Lamar, Julie Bartlett Adams and Doug, of Kansas City, Mo., Tammy Lewis Fuller and Bill, of Kansas City, Kan., and John Darrah, of Mountain Grove; two step grandchildren, Tina Reynolds Zeagler and Kenneth and Tonya Reynolds; 13 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Virginia Medlin. Shorty was preceded in death by daughter, Wilma and Ed Lewis; brothers, Jewell and Leta Medlin and Gerald Medlin; sister, Opal and Harold Polston; and brother-in-law, Gerald Gilkey.
She was a long time member of the First Christian Church in Lamar. She had a deep belief in Jesus Christ. She always loved to laugh and was a loyal, supportive and sincere friend to many.
Services are Saturday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Lamar. Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 12 prior to the funeral service. Burial will be in Lake Cemetery in Lamar.
Arrangements are under the direction of Konantz-Warden Funeral Home in Lamar.
Shorty was born Jan. 30, 1920, to John A. and Lola (Gardner) Medlin in Milford, Mo. "Shorty" was a nickname tagged by her dad since she walked back and forth under the kitchen table without her head touching. She was a graduate of the Milford High School. Shorty had resided in the Sheldon, Milford, and Lamar area her entire life except for six years that she operated a new car dealership in Bentonville, Ark. She was an employee of the Medlin Brothers Ford Agency and Gilkey Chevrolet-Olds for several years which was operated by her brother and brother-in-law respectively.
Shorty was married to Don Darrah for 32 years. He preceded her in death.
In the early 1960s, she became a licensed Missouri real estate broker and operated an agency for nearly 50 years in Lamar. Her business slogan was "Honesty is the one business policy that does not need to be changed to keep up with times". Shorty was of high moral character and honest in her business. She took great pride and spent considerable effort to assure this fact.
In February 1976, Shorty married Kenneth Lincoln. She and Kenneth operated the Lincoln Real Estate until recently and have lived their 35 years of marriage in Lamar.
Survivors include sons, Johnny and Lorene Darrah, of Sullivan, Mo., and Ron T. and Kim Darrah, of Mountain Grove, Mo.; daughter, Jewell and Danny Little, of Lamar; stepdaughter, Karen and Paul Probst, of Columbia, Mo.; sister, Betty Gilkey, of Lamar; grandchildren, Chase and Julie Darrah, of Sullivan, Dustin and Nicole Darrah, of Wentzville, Mo., Sara Darrah Foster and Andy, of Wichita, Kan., Jason and Christy Bartlett, of Lamar, Julie Bartlett Adams and Doug, of Kansas City, Mo., Tammy Lewis Fuller and Bill, of Kansas City, Kan., and John Darrah, of Mountain Grove; two step grandchildren, Tina Reynolds Zeagler and Kenneth and Tonya Reynolds; 13 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Virginia Medlin. Shorty was preceded in death by daughter, Wilma and Ed Lewis; brothers, Jewell and Leta Medlin and Gerald Medlin; sister, Opal and Harold Polston; and brother-in-law, Gerald Gilkey.
She was a long time member of the First Christian Church in Lamar. She had a deep belief in Jesus Christ. She always loved to laugh and was a loyal, supportive and sincere friend to many.
Services are Saturday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Lamar. Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 12 prior to the funeral service. Burial will be in Lake Cemetery in Lamar.
Arrangements are under the direction of Konantz-Warden Funeral Home in Lamar.
LAMAR, MO — Wilma "Shorty" Inez Lincoln, 90, Lamar, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, at the Barton County Memorial Hospital.
Shorty was born Jan. 30, 1920, to John A. and Lola (Gardner) Medlin in Milford, Mo. "Shorty" was a nickname tagged by her dad since she walked back and forth under the kitchen table without her head touching. She was a graduate of the Milford High School. Shorty had resided in the Sheldon, Milford, and Lamar area her entire life except for six years that she operated a new car dealership in Bentonville, Ark. She was an employee of the Medlin Brothers Ford Agency and Gilkey Chevrolet-Olds for several years which was operated by her brother and brother-in-law respectively.
Shorty was married to Don Darrah for 32 years. He preceded her in death.
In the early 1960s, she became a licensed Missouri real estate broker and operated an agency for nearly 50 years in Lamar. Her business slogan was "Honesty is the one business policy that does not need to be changed to keep up with times". Shorty was of high moral character and honest in her business. She took great pride and spent considerable effort to assure this fact.
In February 1976, Shorty married Kenneth Lincoln. She and Kenneth operated the Lincoln Real Estate until recently and have lived their 35 years of marriage in Lamar.
Survivors include sons, Johnny and Lorene Darrah, of Sullivan, Mo., and Ron T. and Kim Darrah, of Mountain Grove, Mo.; daughter, Jewell and Danny Little, of Lamar; stepdaughter, Karen and Paul Probst, of Columbia, Mo.; sister, Betty Gilkey, of Lamar; grandchildren, Chase and Julie Darrah, of Sullivan, Dustin and Nicole Darrah, of Wentzville, Mo., Sara Darrah Foster and Andy, of Wichita, Kan., Jason and Christy Bartlett, of Lamar, Julie Bartlett Adams and Doug, of Kansas City, Mo., Tammy Lewis Fuller and Bill, of Kansas City, Kan., and John Darrah, of Mountain Grove; two step grandchildren, Tina Reynolds Zeagler and Kenneth and Tonya Reynolds; 13 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Virginia Medlin. Shorty was preceded in death by daughter, Wilma and Ed Lewis; brothers, Jewell and Leta Medlin and Gerald Medlin; sister, Opal and Harold Polston; and brother-in-law, Gerald Gilkey.
She was a long time member of the First Christian Church in Lamar. She had a deep belief in Jesus Christ. She always loved to laugh and was a loyal, supportive and sincere friend to many.
Services are Saturday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Lamar. Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 12 prior to the funeral service. Burial will be in Lake Cemetery in Lamar.
Arrangements are under the direction of Konantz-Warden Funeral Home in Lamar.
Shorty was born Jan. 30, 1920, to John A. and Lola (Gardner) Medlin in Milford, Mo. "Shorty" was a nickname tagged by her dad since she walked back and forth under the kitchen table without her head touching. She was a graduate of the Milford High School. Shorty had resided in the Sheldon, Milford, and Lamar area her entire life except for six years that she operated a new car dealership in Bentonville, Ark. She was an employee of the Medlin Brothers Ford Agency and Gilkey Chevrolet-Olds for several years which was operated by her brother and brother-in-law respectively.
Shorty was married to Don Darrah for 32 years. He preceded her in death.
In the early 1960s, she became a licensed Missouri real estate broker and operated an agency for nearly 50 years in Lamar. Her business slogan was "Honesty is the one business policy that does not need to be changed to keep up with times". Shorty was of high moral character and honest in her business. She took great pride and spent considerable effort to assure this fact.
In February 1976, Shorty married Kenneth Lincoln. She and Kenneth operated the Lincoln Real Estate until recently and have lived their 35 years of marriage in Lamar.
Survivors include sons, Johnny and Lorene Darrah, of Sullivan, Mo., and Ron T. and Kim Darrah, of Mountain Grove, Mo.; daughter, Jewell and Danny Little, of Lamar; stepdaughter, Karen and Paul Probst, of Columbia, Mo.; sister, Betty Gilkey, of Lamar; grandchildren, Chase and Julie Darrah, of Sullivan, Dustin and Nicole Darrah, of Wentzville, Mo., Sara Darrah Foster and Andy, of Wichita, Kan., Jason and Christy Bartlett, of Lamar, Julie Bartlett Adams and Doug, of Kansas City, Mo., Tammy Lewis Fuller and Bill, of Kansas City, Kan., and John Darrah, of Mountain Grove; two step grandchildren, Tina Reynolds Zeagler and Kenneth and Tonya Reynolds; 13 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Virginia Medlin. Shorty was preceded in death by daughter, Wilma and Ed Lewis; brothers, Jewell and Leta Medlin and Gerald Medlin; sister, Opal and Harold Polston; and brother-in-law, Gerald Gilkey.
She was a long time member of the First Christian Church in Lamar. She had a deep belief in Jesus Christ. She always loved to laugh and was a loyal, supportive and sincere friend to many.
Services are Saturday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Lamar. Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 12 prior to the funeral service. Burial will be in Lake Cemetery in Lamar.
Arrangements are under the direction of Konantz-Warden Funeral Home in Lamar.
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