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Dolly Mark

Dolly Mark

Dec 4, 2012

Funeral services for Dolly Mae Mark, 89, Lawrence will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.  She died December 4, 2012 at Providence Medical Center.

Dolly was born on April 29, 1923 in St. Paul, KS the daughter of Lawrence and Mabel Mae (Gregg) Riley....

William Rogers

William Rogers

Dec 2, 2012

Private family services for William C. Rogers, 56, Eudora, will be held at a later date.  He died on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

William was born on July 5, 1956, in Houston, TX the son of William Lee Rogers and Beatrice Ferris.

He was a local Union 518 member and worked...

Ezra Sweat

Ezra Sweat

Dec 2, 2012

Funeral services for Ezra Shepherd Sweat, Infant, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday , December 8, 2012 at Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church.  Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Grove, KS.  He died December 2, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Survivors include his parents, Steven Michael and Emma Brooke (Markley) Sweat; brother, Levi Sweat,...

Jerry Coonrod

Jerry Coonrod

Dec 1, 2012

Funeral services for Jerry Coonrod, 83, Lawrence, KS will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 7, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.  Family will greet friends after the service.  Interment will be held at the Ft. Scott National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, KS at 2:30 p.m.  Jerry passed way at his home Saturday, December 1,...

Melvin Beerbower

Melvin Beerbower

Nov 27, 2012

A memorial visitation for Melvin J. Beerbower, 73, Eudora, will be held from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  He died on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at KU Medical Center.

Melvin was born on September 30, 1939, in Ft. Scott, KS the son of Chester M. and Myrtle (Evans)...

Betty Olson

Betty Olson

Nov 25, 2012

Memorial service for Betty Olson, 88, Lawrence will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 28, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Entombment has taken place at the Memorial Park Mausoleum.  She died November 25, 2012 at Brandon Woods.

Betty was born on May 12, 1924 in Anacortes, Washington, the daughter of Joseph Carl and Ella (Gee) Pratt.

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Larry Whitson Sr.

Larry Whitson Sr.

Nov 24, 2012

Funeral service for Larry Noel Whitson, Sr., 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial with Military Honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  He died November 24, 2012 at his home.

Larry was born on March 12, 1946 in Mountain Grove, Missouri the son of Velmer and Eula (Riley) Whitson.

He served...

Richard Carter

Richard Carter

Nov 24, 2012

Graveside inurnment for Richard Leon Carter, 39, Lawrence will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Underwood Cemetery (east of Perry on Highway 24-59).  He died November 24, 2012 at his home.

Richard was born on November 2, 1973 in Lawrence, KS the son of Janet Lee Carter.

Survivors include his mother, Janet...

Anna Bolton

Anna Bolton

Nov 22, 2012

Private inurnment services will be held at a later date for Anna Mae Bolton, 93, of Lawrence, KS.  Inurnment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Anna was born on February 8, 1919 in Mirable, Missouri, the daughter of Isaac and Bunie Whitsett Fairbanks. She...

Robert Howard

Robert Howard

Nov 22, 2012

Funeral services for Robert A. Howard, 60, De Soto, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, November 30, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery with Military Honors.  He died on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at his home. Robert was born on March 20, 1952, in Lawrence, KS the son of Alfred Eugene...

Charles Read

Charles Read

Nov 21, 2012

Memorial services for Charles Lee Read, 56, Lawrence, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Lawrence Free Methodist Church.  He died on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 in Douglas County.

Charles was born on September 15, 1956, in Girard, KS the son of John W. and Deloris J. (Puffinbarger) Read. He was a member...

Martha Mckinney

Martha Mckinney

Nov 20, 2012

Funeral services for Martha Jeanette (Blackwood) McKinney will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Private burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery.  She died in her home November 20, 2012, with family at her side.

Martha was born in Garden City, KS on August 17, 1922 the daughter of...

Carl Mibeck

Carl Mibeck

Nov 19, 2012

Graveside services for Carl F. Mibeck, 82, Ottawa, KS, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died on Monday, November 19, 2012 at his home.

Carl was born on July 2, 1930 in Independence, KS the son of Jacob G. and Dot G. (Mortiner) Mibeck.

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Harold Wray

Harold Wray

Nov 14, 2012

Military Graveside services for Harold Mathew Wray, 93, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. He died on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at his home.

Harold was born on September 17, 1919 in Oskaloosa, KS the son of Floyd H. and Leah (Black) Wray.

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Virgil Schmidtberger

Virgil Schmidtberger

Nov 11, 2012

Memorial Mass for Virgil A. Schmidtberger, 86, Lawrence will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.  Inurnment will be at a later date in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  He died November 11, 2012 at Pioneer Ridge Rapid Recovery.

He was born April 10, 1926 in Victoria, Kansas the son of Michael J....

Dennis Barritt

Dennis Barritt

Nov 10, 2012

A Memorial gathering for Dennis D. Barritt, 66, Lawrence, will be held from 10 a.m. – 12 noon Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  He died on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at KU Medical Center.

Dennis was born on June 11, 1946, in Hutchinson, KS the son of Dene and Roverta Stockham Barritt.

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John Standing

John Standing

Nov 9, 2012

Funeral services for John R. (aka JR, Stan, or Buzz) Standing, 102, Lawrence, KS, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died on Friday, November 9, 2012 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. He was born on July 10, 1910 in Lawrence, KS, the...

Alden “Wally” Holderman

Alden “Wally” Holderman

Nov 8, 2012

A Celebration of Life for Alden E. “Wally” Holderman, 91, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, November 16, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at a later date at Maple Grove Cemetery in Lecompton.  He died on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at his home.

Alden was born on November 8,...

Donna Beguelin

Donna Beguelin

Nov 8, 2012

Funeral services for Donna Hornberger Beguelin, 79, Lawrence, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 12, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Donna was born on December 1, 1932 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of...

Hazel Burgert

Hazel Burgert

Nov 8, 2012

Funeral Services for Hazel May Burgert, 94, Lawrence, will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, November 12, 2012 at Central United Methodist Church.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.  She died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Presbyterian Manor.

Hazel was born June 21, 1918 in Brooklyn, IA, the daughter of Albert Jay and Nellie Viola (Phillips) Leeper.  Her...