Obituaries

Apr 22, 2021

Mass of Christian Burial for Charles “Chuck” Edward Ledom, 87, formerly of Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Chuck passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Homestead of Lenexa.

Chuck was born on October 10, 1933 in Ottawa, Kansas...

Apr 22, 2021

Graveside service for Jose “Joe” Luis Rodriguez, 83, Lawrence will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 7, 2021 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. He died April 22, 2021 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Following the service, the family will be hosting a luncheon for friends and family at the Slowride Roadhouse.

Joe was...

Apr 21, 2021

Charles James Grant Griffin, 67, of Manhattan Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 21st 2021. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his wife and daughters. Charlie was raised in Evanston, Illinois. After graduating from Northwestern University, Charlie served for 4 years in the U.S. Navy. Upon his return, he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Missouri,...

Apr 21, 2021

Funeral services for Kendall Royce Stiffler, 21, Lawrence, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. Kendall passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at LMH Health. Kendall was born December 30, 1999 and went to be with the Lord Wednesday April...

Apr 20, 2021

The family of Robyn Renee “Reese” Garcia, 50, will greet friends and family for a visitation Thursday, April 29th from 6 – 8 p.m. and funeral 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 30, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence, where she will be laid to rest...

Apr 19, 2021

Memorial services for Phyllis Marie Guthrie Tiffany, 88, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, April 26, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died Monday, April 19, 2021 in Lawrence.

Phyllis was born the second of two children in Little River, KS on July 17, 1932 to Oliver Preston and Clara (Crandall) Guthrie. After high...

Apr 19, 2021

Robert Lynn Harper was born on November 6, 1953 to Ralph Glen Harper and Doris Joanne Simons Harper in Eureka, Kansas. He passed away on April 19, 2021 in Lawrence, KS.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and infant son, Timothy Robert Harper.

In 1978 he married Diane M. Young, they later divorced....

Apr 19, 2021

World traveler, Dr. David L. Hiebert, 84, departed this earth Monday, April 19, 2021 for his next journey during an evening surrounded by music and reminiscing with his family.

Dave was born in 1936 in Kansas City, KS. with a passion for learning. The son of Peter E. and LaVerne Margaret (Haskell) Hiebert, Dave received his BA...

Apr 18, 2021

Patricia Ann Watts Granberry passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Claridge Court in Prairie Village, Kansas. Mom was born on April 27, 1929, in Greenville, Mississippi, to Richard Lewis Watts and Lora Coombe Watts. She grew up in West Point, Mississippi and excelled academically, graduating from high school at age 16. She then attended Mississippi State...

Apr 16, 2021

Arlene Florence Westerhouse Lawson, 98 passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Hillside Village Nursing Home in DeSoto, Kansas.

Arlene was born at home, the oldest of three children of Leoti Milburn Westerhouse and Amos W. Westerhouse, Jr. on April 28, 1922. Arlene grew up on the family farm SE of Eudora and attended Hopewell School...

Apr 13, 2021

Mass of Christian Burial for Josephine Ramirez, 89, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway, Lawrence, Kansas 66049. Masks required. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. She passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at her home.

Josephine was born on May 4, 1931...

Apr 11, 2021

Alta Kampschroeder Walter, 95, passed away April 11, 2021 at her home. She was born December 6, 1925 in Stull, Kansas the daughter of Ernest Kampschroeder and Rosa Lutz Kampschroeder. She attended Mound School and graduated from Lecompton Rural High School in 1943. She married Richard C. Walter on September 14, 1946. They were loving partners for 67 years...

Apr 10, 2021

Services for Phonethep Thep Souvannavong, 72, Lawrence, KS will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Cremation will follow the service. He died April 10, 2021 at his home.

He was born on March 10, 1949 in Cambodia the son of Koj Da and Boon Da Souvannavong.

He graduated...

Apr 9, 2021

Jim Everson, age 77, passed peacefully at his home on Friday, April 9th, 2021 in Lawrence, Kansas, after a long and hard-fought battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Jim was born in Nevada, Missouri on May 6th,1943. He enlisted in the Navy and served on The U.S.S. Ranger as a steamfitter. He married Vicki Clelland on April 12, 1964. They moved...

Apr 8, 2021

A visitation for Ellis Dean Whitesell, 77, Eudora, will be held from 5-8 p.m., April 12, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary Chapel, Eudora, KS. Private family inurnment will be at Hesper Cemetery in Eudora at a later date. Ellis passed away at home, surrounded by family and friends on Thursday, April 8, 2021.

Ellis was born on April...

Apr 7, 2021

Funeral services for Melva Jean Edmonds, 81, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Lawrence Heights Christian Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Melva will be lying in state on Monday, April 12, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary from 10:00 am ~ 7 pm with family present from 5:00 pm ~...

Apr 4, 2021

Funeral services for Hayleigh “The Hammer” Quinn Wempe, 15, Baldwin City, KS, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 12, 2021 at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds ~ Derby Arena in Lawrence (you will need to enter the south gate for the funeral at the fairgrounds). Services will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/events/468966484520196 . Private family burial will...

Apr 4, 2021

Private family burial for Charles “Chuck” Borgen, 83, Lawrence, KS will be held at a later date at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died April 4, 2021 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.

He was born October 25, 1937, the youngest son of Roy and Mary Jane Fritz Borgen.

As a...

Apr 3, 2021

Services are pending for June Shenk Mayer, 84, Lawrence. She passed away April 3, 2021 at Monterey Village Senior Living.

June was born on January 26, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Joe J. and Helen (Thomas) Shenk.

June married Dr. Lawrence A. Mayer on June 7, 1957 in Prairie Village, Kansas. He...

Apr 1, 2021

Floyd Wayne Preston, 98, passed away peacefully on April 1st, 2021 at home in Lawrence, Kansas surrounded by family and friends.

Floyd was born on February 11, 1923, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was the oldest son of Thomas Floyd Preston and Edna Veronica Ledwich Preston. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Los Angeles, California,...