Obituaries

Feb 4, 2014

Steven Craig Smelser, “The Button Man” was born July 22, 1952 in Topeka and died February 4, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Steve was the Bert Nash 2011 Supported Employment Employee of the Year.

He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Smelser, Lawrence, sisters Sherrie Christian, Rossville, Deanna (Dee) Bisel, Lawrence, and brother Lyle Duane...

Feb 2, 2014

Memorial services for Marjorie L. Green Talley 89, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Marge was born October 12, 1924 in Shelbyville, MO, the daughter of John Cecil and Mary Susan (Waite) Green.

She...

Feb 1, 2014

Dennis “Corkey” Goodden passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Bridgehaven Memory Care Home after struggling with a long illiness, Lewy Body Dementia a Parkinsons Disease.

Dennis Franklin Goodden was born March 6, 1943 in Kansas City, MO the son of Della and Frank Goodden. He was raised by his parents and grandparents.

He grew...

Jan 31, 2014

Jason Nathanial Hill, 35, died peacefully at his home in Prairie Village, KS on January 31, 2014.

He was born on March 18, 1978 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio the son of Thomas Richard and Robin Rene (Ragland) Hill.

Jason was one of those rare people that never met a stranger. His sense of humor was...

Jan 31, 2014

Memorial services for Dorothy Kaye Seele, 65, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died Friday, January 31, 2014 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Dorothy was born October 17, 1948 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of George and Evelyn (Smith) Staus.

She...

Jan 29, 2014

Funeral services for Ida Mae Sutton, 90, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at her home.

Ida Mae was born January 26, 1924 in Great Bend, KS the daughter of Joseph...

Jan 28, 2014

Funeral services for Ayla Marie Dawn Vesecky, 22, Baldwin City will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014 at First Christian Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Stony Point Cemetery in Rural Baldwin City. She passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at home. She lived longer than expected with non-ketotic hyperglycemia.

Ayla was...

Jan 27, 2014

Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Elizabeth Watgen, 89, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 3, 2014 at All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois. Mary died Monday, January 27, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

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Jan 26, 2014

Stephen Clark Kirk died January 26, 2014, at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Baldwin City, Kansas. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

He was born to Meldon C. Kirk and Carrie Mae (Klinkenberg) Kirk at the Atchison Hospital in Atchison, Kansas on August 6, 1957. Due to...

Jan 25, 2014

Memorial visitation for Irene Elaine (Kibbee) Dark, 79, Lawrence will be held 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. She passed away January 25, 2014 at the Arbor, Brandon Woods Health Center. She was born on July 25, 1935 in Effingham, Kansas to Roy Charles Kibbee and Musie Irene (Christie) Kibbee. She graduated from Lecompton...

Jan 25, 2014

A Celebration of Life for Gary W. Grant, 70, Lawrence will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Eudora United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow at a later date. He passed away January 25, 2014 at his home.

He was born on March 31, 1943 in Fort Bragg, California the son of Floyd William, Sr....

Jan 25, 2014

Funeral service for Paul Garber, 91, Lawrence will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 1, 2014 at First Christian Church. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Grove.

Paul Garber, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away on January 25, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Preceding him in death were...

Jan 24, 2014

Loving husband, father and grandfather passed away January 24, 2014 at Kansas City Hospice House. Ray was born on July 22, 1935 to Albert H and Florence Collins in Kansas City, MO, where he lived until 2004 before moving to Lawrence, KS. He married Sondra Jean Gibbs on January 28, 1955. He worked in construction for 30 years and...

Jan 22, 2014

Jean Louise (Matthews) Brothers, 97, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living in Lawrence. Private burial will be held at Vinland Cemetery.

Jean was born January 14, 1917 near Wellington, Kansas the daughter of Francis Arthur and Lois (Page) Matthews. She graduated from Wellington High School in 1935 and taught school for three years...

Jan 21, 2014

Cheryl Lou Rothwell born August 27, 1947 to John R. and Mary L. Arensberg was reunited with her Lord Jesus Christ, parents and sons, Duane and Kelly on January 21, 2014.

She is survived by sister, Charlene Hodge (Terry), Lawrence, Brenda Murray (Charles), Burlington, KS, Diana Leming (Mike) Lecompton, brother, John R. Arensberg, Jr., Lee’s Summit, MO;...

Jan 21, 2014

Funeral services for Gilbert Lee “Junior” Stone, 78, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Hesper Friends Church, Hesper, KS. Burial will follow at Hesper Friends Cemetery. He died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at his home.

Junior was born December 15, 1935 in Rural Johnson County, KS the son of Gilbert...

Jan 20, 2014

Mass of Christian Burial for Peter Bradford Schneider, 63, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery with military honors. He died January 20, 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Peter was born on August 28, 1950 in Fort Clayton, Panama...

Jan 20, 2014

Memorial service for Olivia Hanalei Faith Graves will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died on Monday, January 20, 2014.

Family members include her mother, Heather Faith (Poteet) Graves; father, Terry Dean Graves II, and one brother, B. Wyatt Graves, all of Lawrence.

Memorial contributions may...

Jan 19, 2014

There will be no public services for Loyd M. Wilson, 84, of Topeka, KS. He died on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at his home in Topeka.

He was born on January 8, 1930 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Curtis E. & Louise Allen Wilson. He had lived in Lawrence for many years and moved to Topeka,...

Jan 18, 2014

Funeral services for Kenneth Leland Harmon, 80, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his home.

Kenneth was born March 20, 1933 Chetopa, KS the son of Elwin Roy Harmon Sr. and Hazel Marie Heath...