William Robert O'Brien Sr

   Another name for William was Bill.

   Find a Grave ID: 178972785.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Obituary. LAMAR, MO - Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Daniel Funeral Home for William Robert "Bill" O'Brien, Sr., 85, Lamar, who died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Joplin Health & Rehab Center. George Haag will officiate. Burial will be at Lake Cemetery.
Contributions are suggested to American Heart Association, in care of the funeral home.

Survivors include two sons, Bill O'Brien Jr. and wife Karen and Charles Mattox, all of Lamar; seven grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three daughters, Vernelle McPheater, Linda Bundy and Jeannine Workman; a brother, Edwin O'Brien and a sister, Evelyn McHarness.

Mr. O'Brien was born Jan. 2, 1932, in St. Joseph, to William Francis and Ilah Mae (Potter) O'Brien. He was a 1949 graduate of Central High School in St. Joseph. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He was a member of Bethel Foursquare Church in St. Joseph. He enjoyed fishing and horseshoes and was an avid fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Cardinals, and was a member of the Elks Lodge and Eagles.

Mr. O'Brien married Verneta "Vern" Johnson on April 10, 1954. She died July 28, 2013.

--Lamar Democrat, May 3, 2017

William married Verneta Alice Johnson, daughter of Antoine Johnson and Edna Ellen Shaw, on 10 Apr 1954. The marriage ended in divorce. (Verneta Alice Johnson was born on 28 Oct 1927, died on 28 Jul 2013 and was buried in Lamar Heights, MO, Lake Cemetery.)

William next married Karen Lee Wilson on 14 Feb 2004.