Obituaries

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Barbara Learned

Barbara Learned

Sep 4, 2012

Private graveside services for Barbara Creel Learned, 83, Lawrence, KS, will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

Barbara was born on July 8, 1929 in Hutchinson, KS the daughter of Claude and Julia (Jones) Creel.

She graduated from Hutchinson High School...

Harvey Brown

Harvey Brown

Sep 4, 2012

Memorial services for Harvey Jay Brown, 88, Eudora, KS, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 8, 2012 at St. Paul   United Church of Christ in Eudora.  He died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He donated his body to the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Harvey was born on...

Bertha Beguelin

Bertha Beguelin

Sep 4, 2012

Funeral services for Bertha K. Beguelin, 104, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence.

Bertha was born on October 21, 1907 in McLouth,...

Thomas Nelson

Thomas Nelson

Sep 2, 2012

Thomas E. Nelson, 62, of Lawrence, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at his home. He fought pancreatic cancer for a year.

He was born Oct. 18, 1949, in Tokyo, Japan, to Edward G. and Mildred Nelson, who were working as missionaries. When he was two, the family moved to Taiwan. They returned to...

Tonya Turner

Tonya Turner

Sep 1, 2012

Funeral services for Tonya Denise Turner, 63, Lawrence will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 7, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died September 1, 2012 at her home in Lawrence.

She was born on June 26, 1949 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Henry Vernon, Sr....

Jane Pendry

Jane Pendry

Aug 27, 2012

A Mass of Christian Burial for Jane Riley Pendry, 82, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 31, 2012 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  She died on Monday, August 27, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Jane was born on April 17, 1930,...

James Putthoff

James Putthoff

Aug 26, 2012

A Memorial Gathering for James E. Putthoff, 79, Lawrence, KS will be held from 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Rev. Jerry Kazmaier will be the officiant.  Private inurnment will be held at a later date at Antioch Cemetery southwest of Ottawa, KS.  He died on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at...

Scott Belt

Scott Belt

Aug 25, 2012

Graveside inurnment for Scott Phillip Belt, 60, of Kerrville, TX will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  He died in an airplane accident in Kerrville on Saturday, August 25, 2012.

Scott was born on April 1, 1952 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Harold F. and Elaine...

Violet Fleming

Violet Fleming

Aug 22, 2012

Funeral services for Violet G. Fleming, 95, Eudora, KS, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at St. Pauls United Church of Christ in Eudora.  Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery in Eudora, KS.  She died on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at Medicalodges in Eudora.

Violet was born on June 11, 1917 in Eudora,...

Larry House

Larry House

Aug 21, 2012

Mass of Christian Burial for Larry L.  House, 68, Eudora, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora.  Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery in Eudora, KS.  He died on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at his home.

Larry was born on April 14, 1944 in...

Robert Carter

Robert Carter

Aug 18, 2012

No services are planned for Robert Lewis Carter, 85, Lawrence, KS.  There will be a private family gathering to celebrate his life.  Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.  He died on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Robert was born on July 15, 1927 in Topeka, KS the son of Otis Charles and Mary...

Michael Hemphill

Michael Hemphill

Aug 17, 2012

Services for Michael Dean Hemphill, 61, of Lawrence, KS will be at 11 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died on Friday, August 17, 2012 at his home after a battle with cancer. By his side was his longtime companion, Cindy Quick.

He...

R. Keith Lawton

R. Keith Lawton

Aug 17, 2012

Private family services will be held at a later date for R. Keith Lawton, 93, Lawrence, KS.  He will be inurned in the Pioneer Cemetery on the West Campus of the University of Kansas.  He passed away Friday, August 17, 2012.

He was born on June 4, 1919 in Americus, KS, the son of Henry B. &...

Pauline Mellies

Pauline Mellies

Aug 15, 2012

Graveside services for Pauline A. Mellies, 81, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Shawnee Center Cemetery in Wakarusa, KS.  She died on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence.

Pauline was born on August 28, 1930 in Dayton, OH the daughter of Paul Keezle and Alma (Karns) Moneymaker....

Shirley Rutherford

Shirley Rutherford

Aug 12, 2012

Memorial services for Shirley M. Rutherford, 85, Eudora, KS, will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Inurnment will be in Eudora Cemetery.  She died on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Medicalodges Eudora, KS.

She was born on December 4, 1926 in Tonganoxie, KS, the daughter of Harry E. &...

Ruth Snodgrass Freeland

Ruth Snodgrass Freeland

Aug 12, 2012

Ruth L.  Snodgrass Freeland, 99 years 11 months, of Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence, KS was born September 27, 1912 in Burns, KS the daughter of Otto Preston and Emma Flo (Cox) Fink.  She went to be with the Lord August 12, 2012 at her residence.

She had lived in Lawrence since 1949.  She gave her...

Lester Furlong

Lester Furlong

Aug 10, 2012

Funeral services for Lester K. Furlong, 87, Lawrence, KS, will be 10:30 A.M., Wednesday,August 15, 2012, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Friday, August 10, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born March 4, 1925, son of Ralph and Helen Campbell Furlong. Les worked as an Engineering Superintendant...

David Parsons

David Parsons

Aug 7, 2012

Funeral services for David Leon Parsons, 82, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 13, 2012 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery in Eudora, KS.  He died on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

David was born on April 13, 1930 in Vandalia, MO the third...

Bryan Breedlove

Bryan Breedlove

Aug 7, 2012

Memorial services for Bryan “Keith” Breedlove, 45, Eudora will be held at 11:00 a.m.  Saturday, August 11, 2012 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel.    He died August 7, 2012 at his home.

He was born August 29, 1966 in Kansas City, KS the son of Fred and Pat (Rhodes) Breedlove. He graduated from Oskaloosa High School. ...

Diana Reeder Scott

Diana Reeder Scott

Aug 6, 2012

Diana Griswold Reeder Scott of Lawrence and formerly of Fort Leavenworth, died August 6th, 2012.  She was born March 31, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Stanley F. Griswold and Estelle Leary Griswold.  Among her favorite memories were her boarding school years at St. Mary’s Hall in Faribault, Minnesota, her Army brat friends from her youth, especially at the Presidio...