Obituaries

Nov 12, 2010

Memorial services for Selma Marie Southard, 57, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Mustard Seed Church.  Inurnment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. She died November 12, 2010 at the University of Kansas Hospital.

She was born March 8, 1953 the daughter of Theodore and Minnie Jane (Coleman) Brown....

Nov 12, 2010

A Celebration of Life for Ross Beach, 92, Lawrence, KS, will be held from 4:30 to 7 PM on Thursday, November 18 at the Douglas County Bank (9th & Kentucky St.) in Lawrence, KS.  A  Memorial Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Hays, KS at 1 PM on Tuesday, Nov. 30th.  He died on Friday,...

Nov 11, 2010

Funeral services for Joan “Jody” Woodward, 67, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 2 p.m on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.  Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence.

Mrs. Woodward was born on March...

Nov 10, 2010

Mass of Christian burial for Leo Feist, 82, Lawrence, KS will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, November 13, 2010, at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  Mr. Feist died on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence.

Mr....

Nov 10, 2010

Memorial services for Don B. Whitaker, 94, and Jean Whitaker, 93(Aug.18, 2010) both of Lawrence, KS  will be held at 3:00 p.m., November 18, 2010 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  A burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. prior to the service on Thursday at Highland Cemetery in Ottawa.   He died on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Brandon...

Nov 10, 2010

Funeral service for Theodore David “Dave” Welbourn, Jr., 37, Lawrence will be held 1 p.m. Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial be held 11 a.m. Monday,  November 15, 2010 Oak Hill Cemetery.  He died November 10, 2010 at his home.

He was born on February 16, 1973 in Ojai, California, the son of Theodore David...

Nov 8, 2010

Frances Ila Cecil, 71, Lawrence, KS,  formerly of Abilene, KS, died Monday, November 8, 2010 at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City.

She was born on September 22, 1939 in Long Beach, California the daughter of Travis Francis and Inez Ila Bell Shields.

Frances came from a military family of many generations.  She...

Nov 7, 2010

Mrs. Phoebe (Johnson) Watkins passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kansas.  Graveside service and burial will be 9AM at Maple Grove Cemetery, Lawrence on November 11, 2010.

She was born December 19, 1916 in Richland, Kansas to Charles and Henretta O’Banion Smith Johnson.

Phoebe married Franklin Luther Watkins on June...

Nov 7, 2010

Funeral services for George W. Woodyard, 75, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lawrence, KS.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born the youngest of nine children on November...

Nov 6, 2010

Henry B. "Hank" Humphrey III, 80, died on November 6, 2010. Hank was born in Mineola, NY on April 26, 1930, the son of Cathleen and Henry Humphrey.

He graduated from Friends Seminary, New York City,  in 1949.  He attended New York University.

He was a program director at the Dumont Television Network, and an...

Nov 6, 2010

A Celebration of Life to honor Dr. Sandra Jane Shaw, 69, of Lawrence, KS, will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Circle S Ranch, north of Lawrence.  The community is invited to join Sandra’s family for the celebration of her life.

Sandra died on Saturday, November 6, 2010....

Nov 5, 2010

He is and always will be himself

Memorial services for William James “BJ” Backman, 32, of Eudora will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Warren McElwain Mortuary. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

BJ died November 5, 2010 at the home of his aunt and uncle, Ruth Ann and Bill Gutierrez,...

Nov 4, 2010

Funeral services for Richard H. Oshel, 88, Lawrence, KS will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 8, 2010 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  He died on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born on June 2, 1922 in DeSoto, KS, the son of Arthur Herman and Ethel (Cleek) Oshel.

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Nov 3, 2010

A Funeral service for Albert E. “Gene” Wilson, 65, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 8, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Interment will take place at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas.

Mr. Wilson died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, KS.

Gene was born June 22,...

Nov 2, 2010

Funeral services for Rosemary Hatcher, 86, Lawrence, KS will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, November 6, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.   Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, KS.  She died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Windsor of Lawrence in Lawrence, Kansas.

She was born on September 6, 1924 in Plainville, KS, the daughter of...

Nov 2, 2010

Funeral Services for Kenneth Hatcher, beloved husband, brother and uncle; age 84 of Lawrence will be at 11:00 AM, Monday, June 24, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence with Chaplain Wilton Detweiler officiating.    Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 6:00 PM on Sunday at the mortuary. Kenneth Hatcher...

Nov 1, 2010

Funeral services for Shirley Lee Schulmeyer,78, Fall River, KS (formerly of Lawrence, KS) will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 6, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.   Private Burial will be in the Vinland Cemetery.  She died November 1, 2010 at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas.

She was born on March 5, 1932 in Lawrence, KS the daughter...

Oct 31, 2010

William J. (Bill) Peak, born October 10, 1925 to James B. & Edna M. Ryan Peak in rural Girard, died in his sleep from natural causes on October 31, 2010.

He attended schools in Kirkwood and Langdon.  He worked for Pittsburg Lumber and Bozick Tire Company while living in Pittsburg. Bill entered the Army Air Corp in...

Oct 29, 2010

Celebration of Life services for Robert Richards Bigsby, 84, Lawrence will be held at 3:30PM Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Stony Point Hall, 1514 N 600th Road Baldwin City, KS 66006.  For directions see www.stonypointhall.com.   Private inurnment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.

Mr. Bigsby died October 29, 2010 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka,...

Oct 26, 2010

Funeral service for Carol Groves, 83, Lawrence will be held 11 a.m. Friday October 29, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors.  Mr. Groves died on October 26, 2010 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

He was born on April 17, 1927 in Boise City, Oklahoma the son of Ross and...