Obituaries

Mary Spotts

Mary Spotts

Jun 27, 2011

Mary Jo Spotts, 78 departed this life on Monday June 27, 2011 at her home.  She was the daughter of Joseph Humphrey Marshall and Hazel McComas of Liberty, Missouri. Her parents were from the Marshall Missouri area.  She was an avid Bridge player and was a member of the University Club and several others.  She married James V. Spotts...

Alice Shank

Alice Shank

Jun 27, 2011

Alice Laverne Shank (Lewis) was born on October 3, 1922 in Okmulgee, OK.  She died in Lawrence, KS on June 27, 2011.

Alice was raised in El Dorado, KS, with her six siblings.  She alone had survived of her family to this time.  She married Charles Wilbur Shank on December 3, 1944.  Alice and Wilbur lived first...

Karen Bowman

Karen Bowman

Jun 25, 2011

Celebration of Life Services for Karen Elizabeth Bowman, 65, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 2, 2011, at University Community of Christ Church in Lawrence. She died June 25, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS.

She was born January 29, 1946, in California the daughter of Novy and Norma Maxine (Sheppard) Bowman....

James Barfield, Sr.

James Barfield, Sr.

Jun 23, 2011

Funeral services for James Barfield, Sr. 82, Lawrence will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, June 30, 2011 at St. Luke’s A.M.E. Church in Lawrence.  Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.  Mr. Barfield died June 23, 2011 at his home.

He was born on October 17, 1928 in Hollandale, MS the son of Jim & Rosie (Washington)...

Donald Fritz

Donald Fritz

Jun 23, 2011

No services will be held for Donald C. Fritz, 77, Lawrence. He was cremated.  He died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Colmery-O’Neil Veterans Medical Center in Topeka.

Don was born December 30, 1933 in Topeka, the son of Marshall V. and Goldia M. Mauck Fritz.

Don attended Topeka schools.  He served his country as...

Gary Craig

Gary Craig

Jun 21, 2011

Graveside services for Gary Rogers Craig, 59, Lawrence will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2011 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  He died June 21, 2011 at his home.

He was born December 31, 1951 in Lawrence, KS the son of George M. & Vivian E. (Patchen) Craig.

He graduated from...

Aileen Hartpence

Aileen Hartpence

Jun 20, 2011

Funeral services for Aileen Hartpence, 93, Lawrence will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 24, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery in Ottawa, Kansas.  She died June 20, 2011 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence, KS.  She lived in Baldwin, Ottawa and moved to Lawrence in 1989.

Aileen was...

Christopher A. Mcadoo

Christopher A. Mcadoo

Jun 18, 2011

A Memorial Service for Christopher A. “Chris” McAdoo, 45, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at a later date.  He died on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at his home in Lawrence of an apparent heart attack.

Chris was born on July 11,...

Mildred Ragland-Turner

Mildred Ragland-Turner

Jun 17, 2011

A graveside service for Mildred Myrtle Ragland-Turner, 96, Lawrence, KS, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2011 the Woodlawn Cemetery in Independence, Missouri.  Mrs. Turner died June 17, 2011 at her home.

She was born on May 27, 1915 in Dunlap, KS, the daughter of John (J.W.) Ragland Sr., and Rosetta Tennessee Harding-Ragland.

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Hubert Kornbrust

Hubert Kornbrust

Jun 17, 2011

Services for Hubert “Herb” V. Kornbrust, 85. Lawrence,` HAVE BEEN CHANGED…they will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence. Mr. Kornbrust died June 17, 2011 at Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka.

He was born on February 8, 1926 in Mendon,...

Gene And Barbara Burnett

Gene And Barbara Burnett

Jun 15, 2011

Gene Burnett was born in Wellsville, KS on Dec. 4, 1919 to Frank and Allene Burnett. His family eventually settled in Lawrence, where he graduated from high school in 1937. He died on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in Lawrence, KS.

While in high school he began a life-long interest in flying. He would ride his bike to...

Donald Sherman

Donald Sherman

Jun 15, 2011

Funeral services for Donald V. Sherman, 82, Lawrence will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 20, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Interment will be at 12:30 p.m. at Leavenworth National Cemetery with military honors.  Mr. Sherman died June 15, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born on December 10, 1928 in Amorita, OK the...

Vera “Lucille” Stahl

Vera “Lucille” Stahl

Jun 13, 2011

Funeral services for Vera “Lucille” Stahl, 89, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Monday, June 13, 2011 at Pioneer Ridge in Lawrence.

She was born on June 19, 1921 in Sterling, KS, the daughter...

Shirley Lawellin

Shirley Lawellin

Jun 12, 2011

Funeral services for Shirley Rose Lawellin,75, Lawrence will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Eudora United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Hesper Cemetery, Eudora, KS.  Shirley died June 12, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, KS.

Shirley was born on January 29, 1936 in Eudora, KS the daughter of Chester and Clara...

George Morris

George Morris

Jun 10, 2011

Funeral service for George Roy Morris, 85, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday June 14, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Entombment will follow at Memorial Park Mausoleum.  Mr. Morris died June 10, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 30, 1925 in Pettigrew, Arkansas the son of George N. and Zona (Hinkle) Morris. Roy...

Dr. Howard Joseph

Dr. Howard Joseph

Jun 7, 2011

Memorial services for Dr. Howard F. Joseph, 84, Lawrence, KS, will be held at a later date. He died on Tuesday, June 07, 2011 at his home.

He was born on November 14, 1926 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Donald Burdett & Florence Fuqua Joseph.

Dr. Joseph was a graduate of Whitewater High...

Franklin Borror

Franklin Borror

Jun 6, 2011

Funeral services for Franklin “Frank” D. Borror, 90, Lawrence will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Graveside services with Military Honors will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Garnett Cemetery in Garnett, KS.  He died June 6, 2011 at Baldwin Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Baldwin City, KS.

Mr. Borror...

Erna Sutton

Erna Sutton

Jun 5, 2011

A Memorial service for Erna L. Sutton, 76, Lawrence, KS,  will be held 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Mrs. Sutton died June 5, 2011 at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Baldwin City, KS.

She was born on May 24, 1935 in Winston, MO, the daughter of Ernest O. and Lucille Searcy...

Dr. Lucile Paden, Phd

Dr. Lucile Paden, Phd

Jun 4, 2011

Dr. Lucile Y. Paden PhD, 89, beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and even in-law, rejoined her husband of 65 years on Wednesday evening April 13.  Memorial services will be Sat. June 4, 2011 at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.  A celebration of her life will follow the service with a light lunch...

Elizabeth “Betty” Marzluff

Elizabeth “Betty” Marzluff

Jun 4, 2011

A Memorial Mass for Elizabeth P. “Betty” Marzluff, 90, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Inurnment will be later in the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, MD.  She died on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence, KS.

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