Lee Allen Barron, 86, Hamilton, Missouri, passed away on October 4, 2012, at his home. Lee had lived in Hamilton most of his life, but lived in Branson, Mo., from 1980-1992 while his wife, Bonnie, had worked at Silver Dollar City.

Lee was born on February 27, 1926, in Nettleton, Missouri, to Henry H. and Naomi Puckett Barron. He was a 1943 Hamilton High School graduate, and then went on to serve our country in the Army during World War II serving in the field artillery.

Lee was a retired farmer. He had been raised in the Methodist faith.

He was preceded in death by his parents; Brothers, Howard and Bill Barron; Sisters, Norma Rockwell and Caroline Baker; and a grandson, Bobby Barron.

Lee married Bonnie Hampton on December 27, 1947, in Hamilton. She survives of the home.

Additional Survivors: Sons, Thomas Barron, Rayville, Mo.; Hank Barron, Hamilton; and David Barron, Scottsdale, Arizona; Daughters, Diana Turner, Nebraska City, Nebraska; Janet Ross, Columbia, Mo.; and Patricia Compton, Kingston, Mo.; Sisters, Frances Tenderella, Portland, Oregon; and Elizabeth Pierce and Margarite Hawks, both of Cameron, Mo.; 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The body has been cremated. Memorial Service: 3 p.m., Sunday, October 7, at the Far West Church, near Mirabile, Mo. Visitation: at the church from 2 to 3 p.m. Inurnment: Highland Cemetery, Hamilton. Memorials: Outreach International.