Obituaries

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...

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...