Obituaries

Jun 18, 2016

Memorial services for Laird P. Bowman, 89, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence. He passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Presbyterian Manor.

Laird was born January 28, 1927 in Topeka, KS, the son of Herbert Douglas Bowman and Marion...

Jun 15, 2016

Memorial services for Ramona “Mona” Pearl Samrow, 58, Eudora will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary–Eudora Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Eudora. She passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Ramona was born June 25, 1957 in Fort Scott, Kansas the daughter of...

Jun 12, 2016

Memorial Mass for Father Patric “Pat” Riley, 61, Eudora, KS will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. A celebration of life potluck dinner will follow in the Parish Hall. He passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016 at his home.

Father Pat was born May 27, 1955 in...

Jun 12, 2016

Funeral services for Ruby Kessler Sherman, 92, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June, 16, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away June 12, 2016 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. Ruby was born November 20, 1923 in St. Joseph, MO.

She married John (Dutch) Kessler and...

Jun 9, 2016

Private family graveside for Mildred Katherine Olsen, 88, Lawrence will be held at a later date in Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence, KS. She died June 9, 2016 at the University of Kansas Hospital.

She was born on March 1, 1928 in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, the daughter of Julian B. and Bertha Dellenbach Jorgenson.

Mildred was a homemaker...

Jun 8, 2016

Jimmie Lee Kaufman, 75, of Eudora, died peacefully in his home, surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

Jimmie was born March 8, 1941 in Dorrance, Kansas, where he grew up. He proudly served in the Army for 2 years before being medically discharged. He moved to Lawrence and then Eudora in his early 20s. He...

Jun 6, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Jerald “Jerry” Albertson, 75, Lawrence will be held at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, June, 9, 2016 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery. He passed away Monday, June 6, 2016 at Medicalodges Eudora. Jerry was born March 14, 1941 in Parsons, KS the son of O.V. Albertson and...

Jun 5, 2016

A memorial visitation for Jackie L. Abel, 60, Eudora will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 10, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary-Eudora Chapel. She died June 5, 2016 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.

Jackie was born October 22, 1955 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Carl M. and Geraldine “Jerry” Langan Abel.

She...

Jun 3, 2016

Funeral service for George Jacoby Crawford, 79, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. He passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at his home.

George was born May 10, 1937 in Athens, Ohio the son of Theodore Mansfield and Marvella...

May 29, 2016

Memorial services for Kenneth “Kenny” Layne Wyrick, 64, from Lawrence, KS will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 3, 2016 at Christ Community Church in Lawrence, Kansas. He peacefully passed away Sunday with Cathy at his bedside singing the song “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” followed by “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston, on May...

May 28, 2016

Graveside service for Leona R. “Lee” Flanders, 93, Lawrence will be held 10:30 am Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died May 28, 2016 at Brandon Woods.

Lee was born on August 27, 1922 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of James F. and Arlena L. (Vogler) Webster.

She was a bookkeeper, and...

May 27, 2016

Virginia M. (Ginny) Boudreau passed away peacefully Friday, May 27, 2016 at Leisure Terrace in Overland Park, KS. She was born June 10, 1945 in Omaha, NE to Charles and Theresa (Pat) Boudreau. She graduated from Lawrence High School and attended Emporia State University. She was an avid researcher in her family genealogy, and enthusiastic fan of the Jayhawks,...

May 26, 2016

Alfred Forney Gallup died May 26, 2016, age 100, at his home in the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. He was born in Marysville, KS to Ralph Forney Gallup and Stella Hawkins Gallup. Al graduated in 1938 from the K.U. School of Business. On Dec 7, 1941, he was drafted and joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. After flight training...

May 23, 2016

John David Caley, age 79, passed away on May 23, 2016 in Lawrence, KS. John was born in Falfurrias, Texas, and served in the U.S. Army in his late teen years. He graduated from Washburn University with a business degree and was a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). John went on to a successful career in accounting and other entrepreneurial...

May 23, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Charles Lee Slaughter, 85, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May, 26, 2016 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery. He passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at Medicalodges Eudora.

Charles was born December 22, 1930 in Neosho, MO the son of...

May 23, 2016

Funeral services for Phillip Allen Everley, 75, Eudora will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 27, 2016 at Eudora United Methodist Church. Military Honors will follow at the Eudora Cemetery. He passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at his home.

Phillip was born August 27, 1940 in Lawrence, KS the son of M.W. “Swede” and Louise...

May 21, 2016

Funeral services for Erma Colleen Ingram, 88, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 27, 2016 at First Southern Baptist Church in Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. She passed away May 21, 2016 at her home.

Colleen was born July 5, 1927 in Richmond, MO the daughter of...

May 17, 2016

Funeral services for Lida Jane Charters, 91, Lawrence will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May, 20, 2016 at Eastridge Church of the Nazarene, 6433 E. Morris Street in Wichita, KS. Burial will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Wichita. She passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at The Windsor in Lawrence.

Lida was born December...

May 15, 2016

Maxine Marie Rutherford Duvall, 92, Lawrence passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016 at her home. Inurnment will be held at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS.

She was born November 11, 1923 in Augusta, KS the daughter of Charles A. and Edna Marie (Martin) Rutherford.

She married William Hammond Duvall on November 10, 1943 in...

May 9, 2016

On May 9, 2016, Donald Eugene Shepard, Age 80, entered the welcoming arms of Our Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with melanoma cancer on the same day he was born, May 9, 1936. Donald was born in Lawrence, KS and is the son of Eugene Rollie and Ethelyn Emma (Frey) Shepard.

Don served...