Obituaries

Mark Allen Besser

Mark Allen Besser

Mar 24, 2021

Graveside services for Mark Allen Besser, 62, Oskaloosa, KS, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 2, 2021 at the Eudora Cemetery in Eudora. The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary-Eudora Chapel in Eudora, KS. Mark passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at his home.

Mark was...

Loni Laine Lacour

Loni Laine Lacour

Mar 23, 2021

Funeral services for Loni Laine LaCour, 26, Lawrence, will be held at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Indian United Methodist Church in Lawrence. Loni will be lying in state for a wake, Friday, March 26, 2021 from 8:00 pm ~ 8:00 am at the Indian United Methodist Church.

Loni passed away on Monday, March 23,...

Dane Greyson Hill

Dane Greyson Hill

Mar 23, 2021

Dane Greyson Hill transitioned into his eternal life unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Dane was born on Saturday, October 1, 1988 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS. Dane was the seventh born child to Dr. John H. Hill II and Debra “Lee” Wastell Hill.

Dane attended Lawrence public schools. He completed a General Studies Associate’s...

Ralph “Linn” Fitch

Ralph “Linn” Fitch

Mar 22, 2021

The Grumpy Old Man that everyone loved. Graveside services for Ralph L. Fitch, 70, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. Ralph passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2021 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, KS.

Ralph was born on August 11, 1950 in Kansas City, Kansas,...

Doris Hockenberger

Doris Hockenberger

Mar 20, 2021

Doris Hockenberger of Lawrence, Kansas, died on March 20, 2021 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. She was born on May 6, 1920, to Floyd and Rosina (Pauff) Dill in Custar, Ohio. She had three siblings and often talked about their happy childhood on the farm. Following high school graduation, she moved to Toledo, Ohio, and worked at American Propeller, as...

Pearl Luceile Houk Schneider

Pearl Luceile Houk Schneider

Mar 20, 2021

Services for Pearl Luceile Houk Schneider, 99 of Lawrence, will be held 1:00 pm March 27 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Stull Cemetery in Stull, Kansas. She passed March 20, 2021 at her home. A light meal will be served at the Stull United Methodist Church after the burial.

Pearl was born April...

Robert B. Simpson

Robert B. Simpson

Mar 17, 2021

No formal services are planned for Robert B. Simpson, 94, Lawrence at this time. A family gathering and memorial is planned for this summer. Robert passed away quietly on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at his home.

Robert was born on February 25, 1927 in Wichita, KS, the son of Joseph Harold and Anne Lou (Witbeck) Simpson.

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Dalton James Ragsdale

Dalton James Ragsdale

Mar 15, 2021

Graveside services for Dalton James Ragsdale, 25, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 26, 2021 at Clinton Cemetery in Clinton, KS. Dalton died March 15, 2021 at his home in Topeka, KS. The visitation will be from 6 -8 p.m. Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Dalton was born September 17,...

Ethel Garcia

Ethel Garcia

Mar 11, 2021

Memorial service and inurnment for Ethel Garcia will be held at a later date at Mt Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. Ethel passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 surrounded by her family at Arbor Court Retirement Community at Alvamar in Lawrence, Kansas.

She was born on June 30, 1928, the daughter of Adrian and Isabel Espinosa in Wellsville,...

Eloise Caldwell

Eloise Caldwell

Mar 10, 2021

Eloise Caldwell passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at LMH Health.

James (Jim) Wesley Robinson

James (Jim) Wesley Robinson

Mar 9, 2021

James (Jim) Wesley Robinson passed away on March 9, 2021. Jim was the son of Paul E. Robinson and Mildred Joan Harris. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, four half-brothers and his half-sister. Jim served in the United States Army from 1966 – 1968. He was a 32nd Degree Mason. Jim was a mechanical genius, a talented...

Deborah “Debbie” Burrous

Deborah “Debbie” Burrous

Mar 6, 2021

Memorial services for Deborah “Debbie” Burrous, 58, De Soto, KS will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. Debbie passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, KS.

Debbie was born...

Terry Wayne Schaplowsky

Terry Wayne Schaplowsky

Mar 5, 2021

Graveside memorial services for Terry Wayne Schaplowsky, 63, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery, Cherryvale, Kansas. Terry passed away March 5, 2021. All are welcome to attend. (The family requests all guests wear face masks and practice social distancing.)

Terry was born April 25, 1957,...

Bob Lee Phillips

Bob Lee Phillips

Mar 4, 2021

No formal services are scheduled at this time for Bob Lee Phillips, 85, Lawrence, formerly of Kearney, Missouri. Bob passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at LMH Health.

Bob was born on October 20, 1935 in Cameron, Missouri, the son of Bartley and Mary Verne (Keesman) Phillips.

He married Maredith Gilliland on June 23,...

Robert F. Rison

Robert F. Rison

Mar 2, 2021

There are no services scheduled at this time for Robert F. Rison, 96, Olathe, KS, but possibly at a future date. Robert moved into the great beyond on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Villa St. Francis in Olathe, KS. He contracted COVID-19 in December and while he survived the initial illness, the effects were lasting and he was not...

Colleen Ann Sullivan-Mcneive

Colleen Ann Sullivan-Mcneive

Mar 2, 2021

On Tuesday, March 2nd 2021, Colleen Ann Sullivan-McNeive was born into eternal life at the age of 65.

Colleen was born on November 26, 1955 to Michael B. and Vivian Sullivan. Colleen would go on to graduate from Blue Valley High School and Emporia State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Colleen would marry Dan McNeive...

Victor Lee Fuller

Victor Lee Fuller

Mar 1, 2021

Graveside service with Military Honors for Victor Lee Fuller, 66, Eudora, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 5, 2021 at Oak Hill Cemetery. Please be aware that due to COVID-19 and safety precautions, we are asking people to respect and comply with social distancing and must wear a mask. Victor passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021...

Frances Jean Girty

Frances Jean Girty

Feb 28, 2021

Frances Jean Girty (Scott), 83, will lie in state from 10:00 a.m. ~ 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Memorial Services for Frances Jean Girty (Scott), 83, will be held Wednesday, March 03, at the Lawrence Indian United Methodist Church, Viewing will be from 3:00 – 5:00 pm, with dinner from...

Phillip John Searight

Phillip John Searight

Feb 28, 2021

Memorial service for Phillip John Searight, 22, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel, 1003 John L. Williams Dr. Eudora, KS 66025. Phillip passed away on February 28, 2021 in Lawrence.

Phillip was born on November 14, 1998 in Pratt, Kansas the son of Jennifer Diane...

Harold Edward Williams

Harold Edward Williams

Feb 28, 2021

Private graveside services for Harold E. Williams, 82, Lawrence, will be held at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. Harold passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence.

Harold was born on October 10, 1938 in Dresden, Ohio the son of Harley and Tonnie Cecil (Mosholder) Williams.

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