Obituaries

Lila Layton

Feb 1, 2009

Lila Mae Layton, 94, Lawrence, died February 1, 2009, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.  No services are planned.

She was born on February 10, 1914 in Ottomwa, IA, the daughter of Lesley Fry and Love M. (Gudgell) Copeland.

She owned and operated two bars, the Purple Pig and Pink Elephant.

She married John Miller....

Evelyne Christian

Jan 30, 2009

Funeral service for Evelyne G. Christian, 90, will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at Lawrence Free Methodist Church.  Interment will follow at Clinton Cemetery.  She died January 30, 2009, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.  She was a lifelong resident of Douglas County.

She was born May 25, 1918, at Richland, KS, the daughter of James Phillip...

Robert Miller Sr.

Jan 30, 2009

Mass of Christian burial for Robert Eugene Miller, Sr., 83, of Eudora, Kansas will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora.  Burial will be in Holy Family Catholic Cemetery.

He died Friday, January 30, 2009 at Medicalodges Eudora.

He was born October 31, 1925 in Eudora the son of...

Alan “Al” Hack Jr.

Jan 27, 2009

Memorial Services for Alan G. Hack, Jr., 85, Lawrence, KS will be at 11 a.m. Monday, February 2, 2009 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at a later date.  He died on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence following complications from Parkinson’s Disease.

He was born on October...

Margaret “Peggy” Rainwater

Jan 24, 2009

Memorial service for Margaret “Peggy” E. Rainwater, 80, Lawrence will be held 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Centenary United Methodist Church.   Mrs. Rainwater died on January 24, 2009 at Brandon Woods Retirement Community. She has donated her body to the University of Kansas Hospital Willed Body Program.

She was born on April 21, 1928...

Erma Strunk

Jan 23, 2009

Services for Erma Myrtle Strunk, 76, Lawrence will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2009 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will be in the Clinton Cemetery, Clinton, Kansas.

She died Friday, January 23, 2009 in Eudora, Kansas.

She was born November 12, 1932 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of George and Katherine...

Marjorie Eder

Jan 20, 2009

Mass of Christian Burial for Marjorie Ann Eder, 72, Eudora will be at Holy Family

Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Friday, January 23, 2009.  Interment will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Eudora.

She died Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at Baldwin Health Care and Rehabilitation Center.

She moved to Eudora in 1987...

Dimple Avey

Jan 18, 2009

Funeral services for Dimple Avey, 86, of Eudora, Kansas will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 23, 2009 at the Roller-Crouch Funeral Home in Mt. View, Arkansas.  Burial will be in the Levisy Flat Cemetery in Mt. View, Arkansas.

Mrs. Avey died Sunday, January 18, 2009 at her daughters home in Eudora, Kansas.

She was born...

Richard Keegen

Jan 17, 2009

Private family services for Richard Garrett Keegan, 83, Lawrence will be held at

a later date.

He died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Richard was born May 8, 1925 at Denver, CO, the son of William Garrett and

Emily Marie Perkins Keegan.

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Hazel Bryan

Jan 16, 2009

Funeral service for Hazel A. Bryan, 83, Lawrence, will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Friday, January 16, 2009, in her home that she grew up in.

She was born on January 24, 1925, in Lawrence, Kansas,...

Mary Ruth Petefish

Jan 15, 2009

Memorial Services for Mary Ruth Petefish, 96, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced later by Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Private inurnment will be held at a later date in Pioneer Cemetery.  She died Thursday, January 15, 2009, at Brandon Woods Retirement Community.

She was born on June 5, 1912, in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Gustave A....

Charles Laskowski

Jan 14, 2009

Mass of Christian Burial for Charles Joseph Laskowski, 92, Lawrence, will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2009, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Kansas City, KS.  Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, KS.  He died Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born April 14, 1916, in Kansas...

Richard Brown

Jan 13, 2009

Memorial service for Richard Arlyn Brown, 81, Lawrence, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 16, 2009, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Private burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.  He died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born on October 19, 1927, in Jacksonville, Illinois, the son of Irwin A. and Edna L....

Keller Smith

Jan 13, 2009

Keller Joe Smith, infant son of Dustin and Sarah Smith died Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Survivors include his parents; sister, Johanna Layne Smith, of the home; maternal grandparents, Rashid & Gabriele Taghizadeh, Olathe, KS; paternal grandparents, Roland & LaRene Jackson, Jetmore, KS and Gary & Cris Smith, Hoxie, KS; Great Grandparents Zahra Taghizadeh,...

Justyn Brown

Jan 13, 2009

Memorial service for Justyn E. Brown, 78, Lawrence, will be 2 p.m., Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Private burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence.

She was born July 30, 1930, in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Ural B. and Arla Wyatt Elliott.

She attended Lawrence Public schools, graduating from...

Mary Joann Male

Jan 10, 2009

Mass of Christian Burial for Mary JoAnn Male, 81, Eudora will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 12, 2009 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Graveside Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Monday in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Scranton, KS.

She died January 10, 2009 at Brandon Woods Retirement Community....

Caden White

Jan 9, 2009

A Celebration of the Life of Caden Michael White, 5, son of Darin and Shannon Wentz White, will be at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church.  Burial will follow in the Prairie Center Cemetery, SE of Eudora, Kansas.  He died on Friday, January 9, 2009 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

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Robert Davis

Jan 9, 2009

Funeral services for Robert Davis, 63, Lawrence will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, January 16, 2010.  Interment will be held at. 9 a.m. Monday, January 18, 2010 at Leavenworth National Cemetery.  He died January 9, 2009 at his home.

He was born on March 5, 1946 in Belle, Tennessee the son of Pauline Davis.

He...

Jesse “Jay” Turnbull

Jan 7, 2009

Funeral services for Jay Turnbull, 41, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at Pioneer Cemetery on the West Campus of the University of Kansas. He died suddenly of natural cause at his home at 1617 Alabama Street, Lawrence, on Wednesday, January 7, 2009....

Edna Baker

Jan 1, 2009

Funeral services for Edna V. Baker, 102, Omaha will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

She died January 1, 2009 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Steven Spears, Omaha,...