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,...

Mar 29, 2021

Harriet C. Bregman, 97, Lawrence, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021, at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community. Harriet moved into Pioneer Ridge Independent Living in 2017. She told her family that she was so grateful and happy to be living there and that she loved her life there.

Harriet was born on March 3, 1924, in Norfolk,...

Mar 28, 2021

Gorgeous girl, beautiful soul. Jamie Lynne Skinner peacefully left her body on Sunday, March 28, 2021. Born July 5, 1990, in Lawrence, Kansas, Jamie attended St. John Catholic School, South Jr. High, graduated from Lawrence High School, and attended the University of Kansas.

Jamie, fearlessly chose to be herself. She loved acting & film, animals, beauty &...

Mar 28, 2021

Robert M. Thomas Jr. passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021, in New York City after a year-long illness. He was 80 years old.

Bob spent his long and interesting career at the New York-based law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, traveling far and wide and serving clients and his firm on almost every continent. But Bob retained...

Mar 27, 2021

Funeral service for Willie Dotson III, 48, Lawrence will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Morning Star Church 998 N 1771 Road in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

He was born on October 7, 1972 in Lawrence, KS the son of Willie Dotson, Jr. and Gloria Jean Brown.

Willie...

Mar 26, 2021

Victor D. Johnson, age 81, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 26 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Victor will be lying in state on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 from 10:00 am ~ 7:30 pm, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary with a Rosary Recitation starting at 5:00 pm. Family will be present from 5:00 pm ~...

Mar 24, 2021

On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, Bernice Arlene Owen King, a dedicated, strong woman, passed away in her home in Lawrence, KS at the impressive age of 92.

She was born on September 22, 1928 in Emporia, KS, the daughter of Howard W. and Grace Ater Owen.

Bernice was a smart, hardworking woman, a graduate of...