Obituaries

Jul 25, 2014

H. Irene Billings, age 90, passed away on July 25, 2014 in palliative care at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was married to Bud Billings on April 3, 1948. He preceded her in death in 1997. After living and farming in WaKeeney, Kansas and upon retirement in several different southern locations, they moved to Lawrence in December, 1996. She enjoyed...

Jul 20, 2014

Memorial services for Richard Alan “Dick” Hewitt, 93, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on August 4, 2014, at Warren-McElwain Funeral Home. He died Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

Richard was born December 15, 1920, in Lewiston, New York the son of Alan and Lena (Laur) Hewitt. After growing up on his...

Jul 19, 2014

Visitation services for Vernon Leland Stoecker, 88, of Lawrence, KS will be held at 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. He died on July 19, 2014 at Pioneer Ridge. He had lived in Lawrence since 2009. Funeral services will be held at the Oakley United Methodist Church at 1pm on...

Jul 18, 2014

Graveside services with full military honors for Kenneth Harmon, 92, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2014 at Mt. Muncie Mausoleum in Lansing, KS. He died peacefully Friday, July 18, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Kenneth was born October 12, 1921, in Ellsworth, KS, the son of Bert M....

Jul 18, 2014

A celebration of life for Thomas Richard “Dick” Sheppard, 54, Lawrence will be held on Wednesday, July 23 rd at 7:00 pm at the Clinton Lake Overlook, Shelter #1 (just north of the dam). He died July 18, 2014 in Lawrence. From Lawrence, take Clinton Parkway/23 rd Street west to the end of the road. Make a right turn...

Jul 17, 2014

Funeral services for Jesse Paul Hopkins, 80, of Eudora will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2014 at Family of Faith Fellowship in Eudora. Burial will follow in Eudora Cemetery. He died Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

Jesse was born February 11, 1934 in Rozel, KS the son of Jesse Mathias...

Jul 13, 2014

John Michael “Jack” Lange, 19, of Lawrence, KS passed away unexpectedly in his sleep at home on Sunday July 13. Jack, a fifth generation Kansan, was born October 12, 1994 in Lawrence, the son of Mary Pat and Michael D. Lange.

Jack is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Thelma and Virgil Lange of Ellsworth, KS....

Jul 12, 2014

Funeral services for Rolland J. Hueston, 85, Eudora, KS will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Eudora Baptist Church, 525 W. 20 th St. Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery, Eudora, KS. He died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at his home.

Rolland was born February 23, 1929 in Arcadia, KS...

Jul 10, 2014

Graveside Services for Phillip L. Endacott, 79, Topeka will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Stony Point Cemetery in Baldwin City. He died Thursday, July 10, 2014.

Phillip was born September 22, 1934 in Lawrence the son of James A Endacott, Sr. and Irene (Erikson) Endacott.

Phillip served his country in...

Jul 9, 2014

A celebration of life for Michael Knight, 61, De Soto will be held from 9 – 11 a.m., Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora with graveside immediately following at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. He died Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Michael was born on January...

Jul 5, 2014

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A celebration of Carol’s life will be on July 26, 3:30-5:00 pm at the Carnegie Building in Lawrence, East Gallery Room.

Carol Jane Wheeler daughter of A.M. and Janet Wheeler who preceded her into the next life, passed away at her home on July 5,...

Jul 3, 2014

Memorial Mass for Liese-Lotte Edita Tevington of Lawrence will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Inurnment at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery will follow at a later date.

Mrs. Tevington died July 3, 2014, at home in Lawrence, where she had lived for 16 years.

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Jul 2, 2014

David Lloyd Thomas, 81, Lawrence resident, formerly of Columbus, Ohio, died on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Hickory Pointe Nursing Home in Oskaloosa after two years of failing health.

David was born on October 10, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Otto and Mamie (Williams) Thomas. He graduated from Northeast High School. He enrolled in...

Jul 2, 2014

Memorial service for Walter Stitt Robinson, 96, Lawrence, KS will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at First United Methodist Church. Private inurnment will be held at Pioneer Cemetery

Stitt was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1917. He graduated from Central High School of Charlotte and completed his B.A. degree at Davidson College, 1939...

Jun 29, 2014

Funeral services for Doris M. Cantrell, 92, Baldwin City will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Vinland United Methodist Church in Baldwin City, KS. Private burial will follow in Vinland Cemetery, Vinland, KS. She died Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Doris was born May 31, 1922 in Bridgeport, CT the...

Jun 29, 2014

A memorial mass for H. Anne Whalen Coleman, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Burial will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3rd at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Carrollton, MO. She died Sunday, June 29, 2014 at her home.

Anne was born February 24, 1942 in...

Jun 23, 2014

Graveside services for Cathy Lynn Purcell, 62, Eudora will be held at noon, Saturday, July 5, 2014 at De Soto Cemetery in De Soto, KS. She died Monday, June 23, 2014 at Midland Hospice in Topeka.

Cathy was born March 14, 1952 in Kansas City, KS the daughter of Vernon and Ruby (Arnold) Liston.

She...

Jun 19, 2014

Galen Dean Dodd, born to Clarence C. and Viola R. (Rice) Dodd August 15, 1938, passed away on June 19, 2014 with his family by his side.

He was born and lived all his life in Ottawa. He spent most of his working life as a farm machine mechanic at Ottawa Farm Implement, Sheldon’s Inc., Kile Equipment...

Jun 18, 2014

Graveside services for William Mason Nelson, 85, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

William was born March 10, 1929 in Lawrence, KS the son of Walter and Effie (Spotzer) Nelson.

William served his country in...

Jun 18, 2014

Graveside services for Emma “Marie” Housworth, 95, Eudora will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Medicalodges Eudora.

Marie was born April 8, 1919 in Pleasant Hill, MO the daughter of William C. and Mary Lee (Daulton) Wolfe.

She was a member...