Obituaries

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...

Aug 13, 2011

Entombment services for Deborah D. Guy, 85, Lawrence, KS, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Kansas City, KS.  She died on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.

She was born on May 4, 1926 in Union, NE, the daughter of...

Aug 12, 2011

Funeral services for Napoleon “Charles” Parks, 69, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence, KS.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  Pastor Leo Barbee, Jr. will be the officiant.  He died on Friday, August 12, 2011 at his home in Lawrence.

He...

Aug 12, 2011

Deborah Lynn “Debbie” Toms, 58, passed into the arms of Jesus on Friday, August 12, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church with a luncheon to follow.  Burial will be in the Grantville Cemetery, Grantville, KS.

Debbie was born...

Aug 11, 2011

Funeral services for Thomas H. Swearingen, 74, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in the Clinton Cemetery in Clinton, KS.  He died on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.

He was born on September 14,...

Aug 10, 2011

Funeral services for William C. “Bill” Brubaker, 59, Lawrence, KS will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2011 at Lawrence Free Methodist Church.  Burial with full honors will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died August 10, 2011 in St. Joseph, MO.

He was born on November 30, 1951 in Lawrence, KS, the...

Aug 7, 2011

Geraldine “Geri” Patterson Tyler, 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 7, 2011 at 6:45 a.m. at her residence. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Inurnment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Prince; four brothers;...

Aug 7, 2011

Memorial services for Richard R. Starr, 85, Lawrence will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, August 11, 2011 at Trinity Episcopal Church Chapel, Lawrence.  Mr. Starr died on August 7, 2011 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. Richard was born on March 2, 1926 in Lincoln, Nebraska the son of Ira and Lois (Jackson) Starr.  He grew up in Great Bend,...

Aug 6, 2011

Funeral service for Walter Henry Reed, Sr., 81, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  He died August 6, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born on May 4, 1930 in Clarksville, Arkansas the son of Willy David and Helen (Hogan) Reed.

Aug 2, 2011

Sidney Ashton Garrett, 65, of Lawrence, Kansas, a respected community leader and business executive, died at home on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 5, 2011 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence. Private burial will be at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.

She was born on July...

Aug 2, 2011

Private services will be at a later date for Barton Ward, 60, Lawrence.  He died August 2, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.  He was an organ donor and was cremated.

He was born on March 11, 1951 in Kansas City, KS the son of Buford L. and Marcia J. (Wade) Ward.

He graduated from Lawrence...

Jul 31, 2011

Ethel Lorraine Weidman, 90, of Lawrence, Kansas died Sunday, July 31, 2011.  A graveside inurnment will be held on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, KS.

She is survived by her five children, Leslie Massopust of San Marco, CA, Gilbert “Buddy” Weidman of Topeka, Tacy Edwards of Charleston, SC, Durand “Randy”...

Jul 29, 2011

Memorial services for Russell B. Mesler, 83, Lawrence, KS will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 4, 2011 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence, KS.  Private inurnment will be in the Pioneer Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died on Friday, July 29, 2011 at his home.

He was born on August 24, 1927 in Kansas City,...

Jul 28, 2011

Funeral services for Edna Mae Schmidt, 103, Hamilton, KS, formerly of Lawrence, will be held 10 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died July 28, 2011 at Holiday Resort in Emporia.

Edna was born on May 17, 1908 South of Eudora, KS the daughter of...

Jul 24, 2011

Memorial service for James David “Dave” Crabb, 81, Lawrence will be held 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2001 at Pioneer Ridge-Health Center.  Mr. Crabb died July 24, 2011 at Pioneer Ridge. He was born on December 10, 1929 in Garden City, KS the son of Archie Edward and Genevive (Bishop) Crabb. Dave was a long time Resident of Garden...

Jul 24, 2011

Funeral services for Anna Ruth Gray, 92, of Windsor, MO, will be held at the First Christian Church in Windsor on Friday, July 29, 2011.  Burial will follow at the Englewood Cemetery in Clinton, MO.  She died on Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Lawrence, KS.

She was born on April 30, 1919 in rural Clinton, MO to...

Jul 23, 2011

Private family graveside services for Charles M. Scouten, 76, Utica, NY formerly of Eudora will be held at a later date at the Eudora Cemetery.  Mr. Scouten died July 23, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, NY.   The family suggests memorials in his name to American Heart Association and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary....