Feb 1, 2012

A Memorial gathering for Maud Gonne Humphrey, 51, Lawrence will be held from 2 – 4 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 1301 Rhode Island Street in Lawrence.  Maud died February 1, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Maud was born on November 21st, 1960 in Norwalk, Connecticut, the daughter of Henry B. Humphrey and Deirdre O’Meara Humphrey. She went...

Jan 31, 2012

A Celebration of Life for Timothy Lee Baxter, 56, Lawrence will be held 4 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 at First Church of the Nazarene south of Lawrence.  He died January 31, 2012 in Lawrence surrounded by his friends and family, following a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Timothy was born on February 26, 1955 in...

Jan 30, 2012

Funeral services for Daytona Devyn Kent-Treat, Infant, will be held 11 a.m. Friday, February 3, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in 120 W. 13th St. Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died January 30, 2012 at North Kansas City Hospital. She was born January 1, 2012 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of Jesse Hans Kent...

Jan 29, 2012

The family will be receiving friends in celebration of the life of James “Jim” Roger Stoner, 87, between 2:00 – 4:00pm on Friday February 3, 2012 at the Smith Center, 4730 Brandon Woods Terrace, Lawrence, KS.  He died January 29, 2012. Jim was born on June 20, 1924 on the family farm near Talmage, the son of Andrew K....

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...

Jan 3, 2012

Martha E. Hensley died on January 3 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born April 1, 1928 in Dodge City, Kansas.

Martha graduated from Dodge City High School and later received Masters Degrees in Economics, Theater and Film, and Fine Arts in Painting from the University of Kansas.  She was one of the founders of...

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...

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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,...

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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,...