Donald Wayne Daniels

Memorial services for Donald Wayne Daniels, 81, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. April 22, 2024 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Private family burial will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Grove, KS.  Donald passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at The University of Kansas Health System.

Donald was born on July 15, 1942 in Lawrence, the son of Levi William and Lucy R. (Newville) Daniels.

He was an Inspector for Black Hills Corporation and retired in 2005.

He was a former member of the Eagles in Lawrence.  He was an avid golfer and sports fan, he especially enjoyed the Jayhawks, Chiefs and Royal.

Survivors include his two daughters, Debbie Darlene McElhaney, Rhonda Lynn Heatwole; five grandchildren; Ryan (Vince) Robertson, Shawnee, KS; Chase McElhaney, Bend, OR, Chandler (Zack) Martin, Murfreesboro, TN, Macie Heatwole, Overland Park, KS; Evan Heatwole, Olathe, KS; three great-grandchildren, Lily, Mac and Maverick Robertson and brother, Norman Daniels of Lecompton, KS and his dog, Buster.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings, Mildred Weibel, Darlene Wingert, Virginia Hadl, Robert Daniels, Clarence Daniels, Levi Daniels and Alvin Daniels, and his dog, Griffey.