Obituaries

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Joanne Baumgardner Gentry

Joanne Baumgardner Gentry

Dec 27, 2013

Funeral services for JoAnne Baumgardner Gentry, 85, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday December 31, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Friday, December 27, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

JoAnne was born April 22, 1928 in Lima, Ohio the daughter of Clarence A. and Esta Gayle...

Earnest Lee Little

Earnest Lee Little

Dec 27, 2013

Funeral services for Earnest Lee Little, 63, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 3, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Friday, December 27, 2013 at his home.

He was born October 25, 1950 in Hollandale, MS the son of Marvin Lee and Sarah Little.

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Corrine Lois Willits

Corrine Lois Willits

Dec 27, 2013

Funeral service for Corrine Lois Willits, 79, Lawrence will be held 11 a.m. Friday, January 3, 2014 at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died December 27, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Corrine was born July 6, 1934 in Waterville, KS the daughter of Roy Lee & Pearl (Roepke) Reitzel.

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Leland (Pete) A. Lawson

Leland (Pete) A. Lawson

Dec 22, 2013

Leland (Pete) A. Lawson died on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the Eudora Medicalodges.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 27 at the Eudora Methodist Church burial will follow at the Eudora City Cemetery. Visitation from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday December 26 at the Eudora Chapel.

Pete was...

Floyd Wesley Silvers

Floyd Wesley Silvers

Dec 19, 2013

Graveside services for Floyd Wesley Silvers, 70, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 23, 2013 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Perry, KS. He died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Floyd was born April 13, 1943 in Dexter, KS the son of Allen W. and Georgia Pearl (Holmes) Silvers.

He...

Jeffrey B. Maloney

Jeffrey B. Maloney

Dec 18, 2013

Funeral services for Jeffrey B. Maloney, 57, Ottawa will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 23, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. He died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation.

Jeffrey was born January 9, 1956 in Lima, Ohio the son of Michael and...

Jerry B. Hunter

Jerry B. Hunter

Dec 17, 2013

Funeral services for Jerry B. Hunter, 67, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 27, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born April 28, 1946 in Hollandale, MS the son of Asirie “Doc” and Rosia (Washington)...

Gerald L. Cartwright

Gerald L. Cartwright

Dec 16, 2013

Memorial inurnment for Gerald L. Cartwright, 87, Denver, CO will be held at a later date at Davis City Cemetery, Davis City, IA. He died December 16, 2013 at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook, KS.

Gerald was born on January 5, 1926 in Davis City, IA the son of Ernest Vere and Hazel Fern (Duffield) Cartwright.

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Inez Lorraine Born

Inez Lorraine Born

Dec 16, 2013

Graveside services for Inez Lorraine Born, 92, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 23, 2013 at Morrison Cemetery in Morrison, OK. She died Monday, December 16, 2013 at Cooper’s Home Care in Lawrence.

Lorraine was born December 20, 1920 in Drumright, OK the daughter of Alta E. and Inez L. (Moore) West.

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Fern Lawson Naff Hayes

Fern Lawson Naff Hayes

Dec 16, 2013

Funeral services for Fern Lawson Naff Hayes, 93, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Monday, December 16, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Fern was born on March 20, 1920 in Neosho Rapids, KS the daughter of Ralph and...

Lynn Guenther-Alexander

Lynn Guenther-Alexander

Dec 14, 2013

Lynn Ann Guenther-Alexander was born Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1963 in Jefferson, Iowa to John & Norma Guenther. She passed away December 14, 2013 after a long, courageous battle with breast cancer.

Lynn graduated from Lawrence High School, the University of Kansas, and continued her education at Neosho County School of Nursing. In 1991, Lynn married Jim...

Florence “Danny” Drury

Florence “Danny” Drury

Dec 13, 2013

Memorial service for Florence “Danny” Drury (nee Daniels) will be held 11 a.m. Friday, December 13, 2013 at Plymouth Congregational Church . She died peacefully Sunday morning in the presence of family members. She was 93. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she spent most of her childhood in Madison, Wisconsin as the daughter of a professor. She graduated from the...

Archie Lloyd Mills

Archie Lloyd Mills

Dec 13, 2013

Funeral services for Archie Lloyd Mills (U.S. Navy Retired LCDR), 99, Lawrence will be held 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. He passed away Friday, December 13, 2013 at the Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

Archie was born July 14, 1914 in Brentwood,...

Wilbur Meier

Wilbur Meier

Dec 13, 2013

Private family services for Wilbur Junior Meier, 92, Lawrence will be held at a later date. He died Friday, December 13, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Wilbur was born June 25, 1921 in St. Joseph, MO the son of Alfred and Julia (Haeberle) Meier.

He was a resident of Lawrence since 1951.

Wilbur...

Armistice L. “Misty” Albert

Armistice L. “Misty” Albert

Dec 10, 2013

Memorial services for Armistice L. “Misty” Albert, 89, Lawrence will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Inurnment will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Glenwood Cemetery in Glen Elder, KS. She died Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at The Windsor of Lawrence.

She was born on...

Brian Christopher Johnson

Brian Christopher Johnson

Dec 9, 2013

Memorial services for Brian Christopher Johnson, 35, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December, 13, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. He entered life eternal on Monday, December 9, 2013 at the University of Kansas Medical Center after an extended illness.

Brian was born May 21, 1978 in Hinsdale, IL the son of O. Franklin...

Rita Ann Pennybaker

Rita Ann Pennybaker

Dec 7, 2013

Funeral service for Rita Ann (Thompson) Pennybaker, 83, Lawrence, Kansas will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lawrence, Kansas. Following the service Rita will be put to rest at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas. Rita passed away at home at 3:10 am on Saturday, December 7th, with her family by her side....

Peggy Lou Schanze

Peggy Lou Schanze

Dec 6, 2013

Memorial services for Peggy Lou Schanze, 78, De Soto, KS, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 13, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel. She died Friday, December 6, 2013 at her home. Peggy was born August 10, 1935 in Greenwood, MO the daughter of George W. & Nellie (Curtis) Kalousek. She graduated from Lees’ Summit, MO...

Hazel Katherine Anderson

Hazel Katherine Anderson

Dec 5, 2013

Public services for Hazel Katherine Anderson, 95, Lawrence will be held at 4:00 in the evening of Friday, December 13th at Anderson Rentals located at 1312 W. 6th St. She died Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. All are welcome to attend and share their memories of Hazel. Attire is casual. Hazel was born January 14,...

James R. “J.R.” Henry

James R. “J.R.” Henry

Dec 4, 2013

James R. (J.R.) Henry, 70, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at his home in Lawrence, KS. J.R. was born October 16, 1943, in Miltonvale, KS, the son of Marshall and Pearl (Angelo) Henry. After graduating from Miltonvale High School in 1961, he enrolled at the University of Kansas and later earned his degree from the Brown Mackie School of...