Candace Kay Moten

Graveside services for Candace Kay Moten, 71, of Lawrence, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  A visitation will be held from 3:00 -7:00 pm, Friday, August 18, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Candace passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Candace was born on October 11, 1951, in Tribune, KS, the daughter of Gene and Yvonne (Knobbe) Schwindt.

She married Willis Ray Moten on March 15, 1972, in Lawrence, KS and he preceded her in death on June 16, 2020.

Survivors include her children, Jeffery Len Moten, Genarro Raphael (Melissa) Moten, Candra Kai (Ivica) Šimac, Danya Rei Moten, grandchildren; Jeffon Moten, Jisaiah Moten, Luka Šimac, Marko Šimac, siblings, Nicki Schwindt, Darcy Broadfoot, Kari Harrison, and Kim Schwindt.

Candace was preceded in death by her parents, Gene and Yvonne.

Memorial contributions may be made in Candace’s name to CASA Donate to The National CASA/GAL Association for Children (nationalcasagal.org) and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

For more information or to post a condolence go to warrenmcelwain.com .

Resurrection Prayer

Most merciful Father, we commend our departed into your hands. We are filled with the sure hope that our departed will rise again on the Last Day with all who have died in Christ. We thank you for all the good things you have given during our departed’s earthly life. O Father, in your great mercy, accept our prayer that the Gates of Paradise may be opened for your servant. In our turn, may we too be comforted by the words of faith until we greet Christ in glory and are united with you and our departed. Through Christ our Lord.

Amen