Obituaries

Sep 30, 2011

Margaret Carlile (Trudy) Travis, 90, of Lawrence, KS, passed away in Lawrence on September 30, 2011. A service of remembrance will be held 2 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Unitarian Fellowship,1263 North 1100 Road, Lawrence, KS 66047.

Born in Collinsville, OK, on June 27, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Robert O. and Betty...

Sep 28, 2011

Graveside service for Robert Bruce Blevins, 90, Hot Springs, Arkansas will be held 1 pm Monday, October 3, 2011 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  He died September 28, 2011 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Robert was born on August 21, 1921 in Topeka, Kansas to the late David and Orpha Thompson Blevins. He served in the U.S. Army...

Sep 28, 2011

Funeral services for Jo Ann Salyer, 75, Lawrence will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 3, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died September 28, 2011 at her home.

She was born on February 20, 1936 in Stafford County, KS the daughter of C.C. and Mildred...

Sep 27, 2011

Funeral services for Jeffery Dean “Jeff” Timmons, 44, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  He died September 27, 2011 at his home.

He was born on April 5, 1967 in Bellingham, WA the son of Clifford Marvin and Frances Marie Barrager Timmons.

He graduated from Washburn...

Sep 26, 2011

Funeral services for Mildred Martha Rood, 90, will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died September 26, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on September 29, 1920 in Berlin, OK the daughter of Roslin and Mattie Seetin Skinner....

Sep 24, 2011

A Mass of Christian Burial for Ann Catherine Wagner Shobe, 82, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 29, 2011 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

She was born on April...

Sep 22, 2011

Pauline “Polly” Rankin Reed, 88, died September 22, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. A celebration of her life is planned for 11 am on Monday, 17 Oct 2011 at Plymouth Congregational Church. Inurnment will be private and held at Pioneer Cemetery on the KU campus.

Polly was born on January 14, 1923, in Lawrence,...

Sep 22, 2011

No formal services are planned for Sandra Lynn McManness, 60, Lawrence.  She died, September 22, 2011 at her home.

She was born on November 16, 1950 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Donald and Dorris (Wible) Andrew.

She worked for Douglas County Visiting Nurses and later worked as a daycare provider for 16 years until...

Sep 21, 2011

Graveside services for Eugene C. “Red” Sims, 43, Lawrence will be held Friday, September 30, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery.  He died September 21, 2011 at Select Specialty Hospital of Kansas City, KS.

He was born on November 30, 1967 in Topeka, Kansas the son of Eugene Jacob Carter and Ruby Sims Redrick.

Sep 20, 2011

Funeral service for Winnie Lee Langston, 85, Tonganoxie will be held 11 a.m. Friday, September 23, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary- Eudora Chapel.  Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery.  She died September 20, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 24, 1926 in Newark, Arkansas the daughter of Neal and Violet (Porter) Pipkins. Winnie was a self-employed...

Sep 19, 2011

Private graveside services were held for Eliza Jackson Shepard, 70, Lawrence, 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died September 19, 2011 at her home.

She was born on July 3, 1941 in Grady, AR, to proud parents Polk and Ethyl Griffin-(Austin).

Eliza moved to Topeka, KS.  She married...

Sep 18, 2011

Funeral services for Amos B. Birdcreek, 80, Lawrence,KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Military graveside honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence.

He was born August 28, 1931 in Weleetka, Oklahoma,...

Sep 18, 2011

Memorial services for Mary W. Tefft, 86 of Lawrence, will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Private inurnment will be at a later date.  She died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born December 4, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Sigwald Morris and Bertha Iris (Dunlap)...

Sep 16, 2011

Military graveside services for John P. Peters, 90, Lawrence will be held 11 a.m. Monday, September 19, 2011 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died September 16, 2011 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence.

He was born on December 19, 1920 in Liberty, MO, the son of John Fredrick and Ruth Elma (Watkins) Peters.

Sep 15, 2011

The Mass of Christian Burial for William W. “Doc” Wempe, 94, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery.  Father John Schmeidler will be the celebrant.  He died on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at The Windsor in Lawrence....

Sep 15, 2011

Memorial Mass for Fernande M.  "Fern" DeGeorge, 79, Lawrence, will be at 10:00 a.m.,  Monday, September 19, at St. Lawrence Catholic Center in Lawrence.

Fern DeGeorge died Thursday, September 15,  2011 at her home in Lawrence.

She was born December 17, 1931, in Rumford, Maine, the daughter of Albert and Bertha Melanson.  She attended Stevens...

Sep 11, 2011

Funeral services for Elvira Pearl (Emry) Rice, 92, Tonganoxie will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Hubble Hill Cemetery in Tonganoxie, KS.  She died September 11, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on November 25, 1918 in Independence, Kansas the second of two...

Sep 10, 2011

Mass of Christian Burial for John William Scanlan, 86, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.    He died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born April 30, 1925 in St. Louis, MO the...

Sep 7, 2011

Memorial services for James Lee Mace, 68, of Lawrence, Kansas, will be held 3 p.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Mr. Mace died Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at his home in Lawrence. He was born April 19, 1943 in Rolla, Missouri. He moved to Lawrence in the late 1950’s. James worked as a  bartender for...

Sep 4, 2011

Funeral services for Florence M. McGuire, 84, Lawrence will be held 9 a.m. Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.   Burial will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, September 11, 2011 at High Point Cemetery in High Point, MO.   She died September 4, 2011 in the Arbor  at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

She was born April 17, 1927...