Obituaries

Jan 29, 2012

Barbara Rose Pennewell Pickens, 51, Lawrence passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, after a long illness.

She was born March 28, 1960 in Kansas City, KS.

She attended school in Lawrence. Barb ran a home daycare for a time and always enjoyed children. She was passionate about her grandchildren and in...

Jan 28, 2012

Funeral services for F. JoAnn Coffman Elliott, 72, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS.  Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  Rev. Rod Hinkle will be the officiant.  She died on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

JoAnn was born...

Jan 26, 2012

A private family service for Ann Tams, 77, Eudora, KS, will be held at a later date.  Ann died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at her home.

Ann was born on November 6, 1934 in Lowry City, MO, the daughter of Herbert and Bertha (Irvin) Armstrong.

She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Kansas...

Jan 25, 2012

A Memorial service for Susan A. Beers, 65, Lawrence will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lawrence.  Following the service a celebration of Sue’s life will take place at 6 p.m. at El Mezcal 804 Iowa in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will take place at Clinton Cemetery.  She died January 25, 2012 at...

Jan 23, 2012

Funeral services for Wallace Eugene Kraft, 96, Lawrence, KS will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Graveside services will follow at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Paola Cemetery in Paola, KS.  He died January 23, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Wallace was born on April 26, 1915 in Vassar, KS...

Jan 23, 2012

Theresa B. Garrett Wilson passed away at the age of 105 years at The Windsor of Lawrence, Lawrence, Kansas on January 23, 2012.  She was born on April 11, 1906 in Laclede County, Missouri the eldest daughter of Ollie M. Cavan and Richard Shelby Garrett.  Her siblings were Clyde and Harvey Garrett and Veda Garrett Glen all of whom...

Jan 19, 2012

Memorial services for Arno F. Knapper, 86, Lawrence, will be held at a later date.  He died January 19, 2012 at the Adams Alumni Center in Lawrence.

He was born March 23, 1925 in Greene Co., Iowa the son of Jesse and Leota (Swann) Knapper.

He served his country in the United Sates Navy. He...

Jan 16, 2012

A memorial service for Roberta M. Lesh, 100, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, January 23, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church Chapel in Lawrence. Private entombment will be at the mausoleum at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka, Ks. Mrs. Lesh died Monday, January 16, 2012, at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

Mrs. Lesh was...

Jan 15, 2012

Funeral services for Bill Mondi, 61, Lawrence, KS, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Mustard Seed Church in Lawrence, KS.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died early Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka, KS.

Bill was born on January 18, 1950...

Jan 11, 2012

Memorial services for William K. “Pappy” Byington, MSgt, USAF Ret., 66, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at 1:30p.m. at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort. Leavenworth, KS. He died peacefully in his home on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 after a year-long fight with cancer.

William...

Jan 8, 2012

Memorial services for Nadine L. Riley, 84, Eudora will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2012 at North Lawrence Christian Church in Lawrence.  Burial will be at a later date at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Topeka.  She died January 8, 2012 at her home.

Nadine was born on July 30, 1927 in Topeka, KS the...

2012

CAROL KENDALL, WRITER (1917–2012)

Siggy Kendall was born September 13, 1917.  It was the end of World War I; it was the beginning of the Spanish Flu Pandemic; it was a time when the Russian Revolution shook the world. She married Paul Murray Kendall, English Professor, historian and biographer in 1939 on the eve of WWII. Siggy...

2012

Nina Marian Benton was born in Yale, Oklahoma on February 4, 1927. She was raised in various Texas and New Mexico towns. Her parents were Douglas Carlton and Minne Mae (King) Benton. After graduating from Nocona High School in Texas, Marian attended The Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha , Oklahoma. During college, she met William J. “Bill” Richardson,...

2012

Jean Pritchett was born in Ganges, Michigan, in 1923 to Meta and Merrill Kingsbury. She grew up in Ohio. After graduating high school, Jean worked for the American Shipbuilding Company in Cleveland, Ohio during WWII. There she met a handsome naval officer named Gene Hallock.

Jean and Gene married in 1944. Jean spent the next 47 years...

Dec 29, 2011

Funeral services for Phil Homeratha, 68, Lawrence will be held 1:30 p.m., Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 2, 2011 at Otoe-Missouria Cemetery in Red Rock, OK.  He died December 29, 2011 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence.

Phil was born on March 22,...

Dec 27, 2011

Funeral services for Violet Jean Woodward, 93, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Central United Methodist Church in Lawrence, KS.  Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Carbondale Cemetery in Carbondale, KS.  She died on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on...

Dec 26, 2011

Funeral services for James Turner, 63, Lawrence will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, December 30, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died December 26, 2011 at his home.

James was born on April 19, 1948 in Hollandale, MS the son of A.D. and Annie Mae Turner...

Dec 25, 2011

Visitation for Gary G. Howe, 62, Junction City, KS will be held Friday, December 30, 2011 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS.  Private family services will take place at a later date.  He died December 25, 2011 at his home.

Gary was born on April 19, 1949 in Newton, Iowa the son...

Dec 25, 2011

Memorial services for Ouita N. Russell, 90, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  She died December 25, 2011 at Medicalodges in Eudora. She was born July 24, 1921 in Lamar, Arkansas the daughter of Jess and Flora Bell (Cowell) Horton. Ouita worked as a waitress at the Turnpike Restaurant and the...

Dec 22, 2011

Funeral services for James Z. Huff, 85, Lawrence will be held at 1:30pm, Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Additional services will be held in Albany, KY at a later date with burial at Irwin Cemetery in Clinton County, KY.

Jim was born on December 5, 1926 in Clinton County, KY, the son of...