Obituaries

Richard Brown

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Wilbur Rothwell

Wilbur Rothwell

Apr 22, 2008

Funeral service for Wilbur Rothwell, 86, Lawrence, will be 2 p.m. Monday, April 27, 2009, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  He died April 22, 2008, at his home.

He was born July 19, 1922, in Jefferson County, KS, the son of Thurman Allen and Mable Florence Carr Rothwell.  He was raised in...

Arthur W. “Bill” Keefer

Arthur W. “Bill” Keefer

2008

Graveside services for Arthur W. “Bill” Keefer, 93, Lawrence, will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Clinton Cemetery in Clinton, KS.  The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. – 12:00 noon on Thursday, prior to the graveside service at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Bill was born August 11, 1928 in Ottawa,...

Janet Jean O’Connor

Janet Jean O’Connor

Oct 5, 2006

Janet J. (Jensen) O’Connor was born in Minden, Nebraska on August 12, 1941 to Glenville (“Dynie”) Wayne Jensen and Lily Marian (Christensen) Jensen. She attended the Minden Pubic Schools, graduating in 1959. She then received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Nebraska-Kearney and a Master’s degree and postgraduate work at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

She taught...

Barbara Ewing Crews

Barbara Ewing Crews

Mar 30, 2005

Celebration of life for Barbara Ewing Crews will take place 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. The family will greet friends from 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 19, 2019 also at the mortuary.

Barbara was a life-long Lawrence native, born February 28, 1926, the daughter of A.B. and Sally (Winsby) Ewing....

Mary Ellen (Horton) Comeau

Mary Ellen (Horton) Comeau

2005

Mary Ellen (Horton) Comeau was born to Lewis and Cecelia Schneider Horton on January 2nd, 1932 in Smackover, Arkansas. She moved to El Dorado, AR in 1936 where she spent her childhood. She attended St. Mary’s Dominican College in New Orleans, graduating with a BS in Business Administration. She worked for Pan Am Southern Corporation in New Orleans for...

Frances “Fran” Elizabeth Morrison

Frances “Fran” Elizabeth Morrison

Feb 17, 2004

Frances Elizabeth Morrison passed peacefully in her sleep Monday, February 8, 2016, at Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility. Frances was born April 30, 1924 and enjoyed her life, putting God and her family first.

She was united in marriage January 1, 1946 to Max W. Morrison 58 years before his preceding her in death on February 17, 2004....

Mary Jo Bryan

Mary Jo Bryan

2003

Funeral services for Mary Jo Bryan, 80, Elgin, SC formerly of Lawrence were held on Thursday at Faith Church of the Nazarene in Camden, S.C. Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2016 in Eudora Cemetery, Eudora, Kansas.

Mary Jo was born in upstate New York, raised in Ohio and New York in the...

Mary Jordan Carlson

Mary Jordan Carlson

2003

Mary Jordan Carlson, 90, formerly of Prospect Heights, and Glenview, IL passed away at Neuvant House in Lawrence, Kansas. Mary, daughter of Leslie and Ruth Jordan; born December 29, 1925 in rural Bristow, OK; skipped a grade in Junior high school; completed high school in three years as valedictorian; graduated at age 20 with a BS in Home Economics...

Stanley Newmyer Shumway

Stanley Newmyer Shumway

2000

STANLEY NEWMYER SHUMWAY was born in Omaha, Nebraska on February 19, 1932, and was raised and educated in the small town of Lyons, Burt County, Nebraska. His parents were Lorin L. and Helen Newmyer Shumway. He worked on the family farm and enjoyed the security of growing up in a happy and secure environment, surrounded by his parents, grandparents,...

Patricia J. Black

Patricia J. Black

Jul 23, 1997

Patricia J. Black, 89, formerly of Eudora, KS peacefully passed away Friday, April 5th at Hillside Village of DeSoto Skilled Nursing Center. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 12th from noon to 1:00 pm at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Eudora Chapel, Eudora, KS, with funeral following. Private graveside services will be held later at Hubbel Hill Cemetery, Tonganoxie, KS.

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Mary Lucretia Vannicola

Mary Lucretia Vannicola

Jul 4, 1997

Mary Lucretia Vannicola was the third child born to Alva and Maxine (Wolf) Goff on April 16, 1932, on her grandparents farm in Graham County, KS. She graduated from Hoxie, High School in 1950. She worked at Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Colby for six years. While working at the bank, she met Louis Vannicola. They married on...

Velma Mignot

Velma Mignot

1995

Mass of Christian Burial for Velma E. Mignot, 97, of Lawrence, Kansas will be 10 a.m., Thursday, July 7, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.

Velma was born December 17, 1913 in Walnut, Kansas the daughter of Sylvester and Jennie (Osburn) Van Ness.

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