Aug 16, 2024

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of our beloved matriarch, Shirley Belle Harrell, who left us on Friday, August 16, 2024 after a beautifully lived life. Shirley was born on November 29th, 1929 and lived a life full of love, laughter, and depthless kindness touching the lives of everyone who knew her. Shirley lived a...

Aug 13, 2024

Memorial service for David Miller Griffin, 90, Lawrence, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence, reception to follow. David passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at his home, surrounded by family.

He was preceded in death by his parents James and Helen Griffin, brothers James...

Aug 13, 2024

Nancy Haun Dykes, Prairie Village, Kansas died August 13, 2024.  She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

She was born November 3, 1934, in Kingsport, Tennessee, the daughter of Paul B. and Beatrice Marsh Haun.  She graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport and from the University of Memphis.

She married Archie R. Dykes...

Aug 6, 2024

A Celebration of Life for Chris “Christian” Jonn Camlin, 59, Lawrence, will be held at 1:00 p.m. CST on August 27, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence, KS  2415 Clinton Parkway Lawrence, KS 66047. Christian went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at his home.

Christian was born on April 21, 1965,...

Aug 6, 2024

Katherine Ruth Gillihan passed away peacefully August 6,2024 at Cedarhurst Senior Living/Memory Care in Lawrence, Kansas with family by her side.  A celebration of her life will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Kathy was born June 1, 1934, in Buffalo, Kansas to Samuel and Rachel (Jordan) Solomon and...

Aug 4, 2024

Graveside services for Charles Harold Bowen, 82, Perry KS, will be held on Tuesday, August 13 th at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  A visitation will take place on Monday, August 12 th from 6 to 8 p.m.  at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W 13 th Street, Lawrence, KS.  Charles passed away on Sunday, August 4 th...

Aug 3, 2024

Funeral services for Heather Marie French, 36, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. A burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Heather passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at her home.

Heather was born on June 18, 1988, in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of...

Aug 3, 2024

Stanley David Roth Jr., 89, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, August 3, 2024, in Lawrence, KS, with family by his side. A memorial service will be held Monday, August 12, at 10am at the First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence. The family will receive friends from 5-7pm on Sunday, August 11, at Warren McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Aug 2, 2024

Thomas Roswell Carmody, 91, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on August 2, 2024 at LMH Health Hospital in Lawrence Kansas. He was born on May 18, 1933, in Cleveland, OH to Thomas and Mary Carmody.

Tom is survived by his wife of 67 years Grace and children Tom  (Kay), John  (Wendy), and Mike  (Dee Dee), grandchildren Tyler...

Jul 31, 2024

Memorial service for Patrick Tyler Connell, 31, Eudora, KS, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. Burial will follow at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery. A Rosary will be recited at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary–Eudora Chapel, with a visitation to follow until 7:00...

Jul 30, 2024

Deborah Anne Koons

Born Deborah Anne Glaser on February 8, 1955, in Emporia, Kansas, our Deb bid her final goodbye to the Yellow Brick Road on July 30, 2024.

As a child Deb was once labeled as feral by her sister because she spent so much time away from home on the hunt...

Jul 29, 2024

Mass of Christian Burial for Barbara Jean Evilsizor, 96, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.   Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  Barbara passed away on Monday, July 29, 2024 at Healthcare Resort of Leawood.

Barbara was born on September 5, 1927...

Jul 27, 2024

Jennifer Ann Dailey of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, July 27th, 2024.  Born at RAF Lakenheath Air Base, England, on September 5th, 1977, to Matt and Linda Dailey, Jennifer was destined to be a world-traveler.  After living in England and Germany for several years, she moved with her parents and older brother Jason to the United States.

Jul 25, 2024

George H. Gurley, Jr. died in a farm accident on July 25, 2024, at his home in Vinland, Kansas. He and his wife of 46 years, Susan Gurley, moved onto the property in 2000 and spent the last era of their shared lives restoring the native tallgrass prairie and watching it flourish. From their spot on a hill, they...

Jul 24, 2024

James Anthony Sherman was born September 1, 1938, in Corvallis, Oregon to Sylvester Frank Sherman, a Colonel in the Army, and Sophia Rosalia Zak Sherman, a homemaker.  While his father was away serving in World War II, Jim grew up in the small town of Pe Ell, Washington with his mother, paternal grandparents, and two younger sisters, Sandra and...

Jul 23, 2024

Kathryn Joan Schmutz (known to all as Joan, pronounced “Jo-Anne”) passed away on July 23, 2024. She was born on January 5, 1936, to Albert and Grace Legler of Robinson, Kansas. Joan graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Physical Therapy in 1957.

In 1957, she moved to California after meeting her...

Jul 23, 2024

Dorothy Wohlgemuth Lynch, 85, passed away July 23, 2024. She was born August 20, 1938, in Atchison, Kansas to Thelma and Edward Wohlgemuth.

After graduating from Atchison High School, Dorothy received a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1959 from the University of Kansas where she was a member of Mortar Board and honored as a Hilltopper....

Jul 22, 2024

Thomas “Tom” W. Miesse, 77, was born in 1947, in Lawrence, KS, the son of Max and Margaret (Ogden) Miesse. He passed away in Eudora, KS on July 22, 2024.

Tom spent his early adult life in California, receiving a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Whittier College in Whittier, CA in 1969, his MA from San Diego...

Jul 20, 2024

Lorena (Biz) Williamson passed away on July 20 at the age of 97 at Olathe Hospice, after a brief illness.

Lorena Jane (Biz) Bisbee Williamson was born to William Issac Bisbee and Zania Lorena Rebecca Marrs Bisbee in Plains, Kansas on April 11, 1927.  She lived on a farm and “did all the things done a farm”...

Jul 15, 2024

Steve Glass, 79, died peacefully on Monday, July 15, 2024 at Bridge Haven Memory Care in Lawrence, Kansas.  Steve was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in early 2021.  Visitation will be Wednesday, July 17, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Warren-McElwain Mortuary at 13 th and Massachusetts.  Funeral services will be Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 10:00 am at...