Obituaries

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...

Sep 3, 2011

Memorial services for Don Preston Fambrough, 88, Lawrence, KS will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, September 9, 2011 at First Christian Church in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at Pioneer Cemetery in Lawrence.  Coach Fambrough died September 3, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born on October 19, 1922 in Longview, TX, the son of...

Sep 2, 2011

Funeral Services for Willie J. Thrasher, 75, of De Soto will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at theDe Soto Baptist Church (8655 Church Street) in De Soto, KS.   Burial will follow in Eudora Cemetery, Eudora, KS.  He died September 2, 2011 at his home.

He was born February 14, 1936 in Love County,...

Sep 2, 2011

No services are planned for Elizabeth L. Ellsworth, 83, of Lawrence. She died September 2, 2011 at her home. Betty was born March 5, 1928, in Lawrence, the daughter of Carl D. and Nona Iona (Bracken) Smith. She was a 1945 graduate of Liberty Memorial High School, Lawrence, KS. She attended the Wright School of Business in Kansas City,...

Aug 31, 2011

Memorial services for Darrell Bradley “Brad” Hime, 54 of Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel.  He died at his home on August 31, 2011 due to a medical heart condition.

He was born March 24, 1957 in Fredonia, Kansas the son of Lawrence “Larry” D....

Aug 31, 2011

The funeral service for Sandara Kay Meyer, 69, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Mustard Seed.  Mrs. Meyer died August 31, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on April 22, 1942 in Coudersport, PA the daughter of Richard Brown and Mary Genevieve Clinton.

Sandara owned and operated Meyer...

Aug 29, 2011

Funeral Services for Irma Maxine Dark, 88, Lecompton, will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Lecompton United Methodist Church.  Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery in Lecompton.  She died August 29, 2011 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence.

She was born February 2, 1923 in Lecompton, Kansas the daughter of Starr and...

Aug 28, 2011

Memorial services for Dorothy D. Anderson, 103, Lawrence will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Trinity Episcopal Church.  She died August 28, 2011 at Brandon Woods.

Dorothy was born on January 23, 1908 in Humboldt, Kansas the daughter of Albert I. and Lavonia (Hickey) Decker.

Dorothy graduated from the University of Kansas...

Aug 27, 2011

Funeral services for Lillian Marie Olson, 86, Lawrence, KS will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS.  Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum in Lawrence.  She died on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on February 11, 1925 in Kansas...

Aug 26, 2011

Funeral services for George E. Tennyson, 84, formerly of Lawrence, KS, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Military graveside services will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. He died Friday, August 26, 2011 at Aldersgate Village in Topeka, KS.

He was born on December 20, 1926 in...

Aug 25, 2011

George Arthur Moyer, 59, Baldwin City, Kansas, passed from this life on Thursday, August 25, 2011, of heart disease. George was born August 23, 1952, in Denver, Colorado, the son of Edward and Marion (Martin) Moyer. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Edward Moyer, and his sister Beverly Van Lake, both of Denver.

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Aug 24, 2011

Memorial services for Dianna Lynn Martin, 56, Gardner, KS, will be held 11 a.m. Monday, August 29, 2011 at First Christian Church in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at a later date.  She died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at her home.

She was born on July 25, 1955 in Emporia, KS, the daughter of Donald E. and...

Aug 20, 2011

Mass of Christian Burial for Frances Edna Wempe, 92, Lawrence will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  She died August 20, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born January 1, 1919 at Centralia, KS the daughter of Louis F. and...

Aug 20, 2011

Melville W. Gray, 85, died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on August 20, 2011 after a brief illness. He was born on March 23, 1926 in Salina, KS, to Frank and Sarah E. (Fender) Gray. Mel was in the US Navy, serving from 1944-1946. He graduated from the University of Denver with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and earned...

Aug 19, 2011

Memorial services for Betty Carol Williams, 65, Lawrence will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, August, 24, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  She died August 19, 2011 at her home.

She was born on August 8, 1946 in Lawrence the daughter of William R and Olive (Keefer) Meairs.

She worked as an assistant to several local...

Aug 19, 2011

Memorial services for Adriane Marie Luis, 31, Lawrence will be held 1:00  pm  Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  She died August 19, 2011 at her home. She was born on February 23, 1980 in Anaheim, CA the daughter of Margaret (Luis) Cameron and Lyle Cameron. Adriane received a degree in Bookkeeping.  She later became disabled.  She was...

Aug 14, 2011

Funeral services for Pauline Marley, 76, Lawrence will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS.  She died August 14, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born on December 30, 1934 in Augusta, AR...