Patsy “Pat” R. Laws

Funeral services for Patsy “Pat” R. Laws, 89, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 11, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence with a visitation starting at 1:00 p.m.  Burial will follow at Clinton Cemetery in Clinton, KS.  Pat passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

Pat was born on April 25, 1934, in Van Buren, AR, the daughter of William and Gretchen (Mann) Butler.

She was a Court Clerk for the District Court of Douglas County until she retired in 1993.

She married Donald Dean Laws on March 10, 1990, in Lawrence.  He preceded her in death on November 8, 1992.

Survivors include her children, Vicki (Marion) Johnson, David (Rachael Pirner) Gantenbein,  five grandchildren, Tyler (Ashley Weaver) Hartpence, Connor (Stephanie) Hartpence, Logan (Julia Szilvas) Hartpence, Dawson (Hallee) Gantenbein, Aidan Gantenbein, three great-grandchildren, Jack Hartpence and Carter and Amelia Hartpence, a sister, Betty Cook and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, Burl Butler, Gayle Butler, John Butler, Leon Butler, Mary Bromley, and Edith Montgomery.

The family suggests memorials in Pat’s name to St. Croix Hospice or Just Food and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.