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Barbara L. Murphy

Barbara L. Murphy

Oct 3, 2018

Funeral services for Barbara L. Murphy, 79, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 8, 2018 at Connect Church in Lawrence. Graveside service will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, KS.

Barbara was born November 21, 1938 in Burlingame, CA the daughter of...

Rosalie A. (Weigel) Burkhead

Rosalie A. (Weigel) Burkhead

Oct 2, 2018

Rosalie A. (Weigel) Burkhead (December 30, 1933-October 2, 2018)

A Mass of Christian Burial for Rosalie Anna (Weigel) Burkhead, 84, Lawrence, Kansas will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 8, 2018 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. A private family burial will follow at a later date. Rosalie passed away unexpectedly on October 2nd surrounded...

Linda Diane Pearce

Linda Diane Pearce

Sep 30, 2018

Graveside services for Linda Diane Pearce, 59, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 5, 2018 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. Linda passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Linda was born November 29, 1958 in Biloxi, MS the daughter of Ray and Grace (Gibson) Pearce. She was raised by Grace...

Betty L. Leslie

Betty L. Leslie

Sep 25, 2018

Memorial services for Betty L. Leslie, 90, Lecompton will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Lecompton United Methodist Church in Lecompton. Betty passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

Betty was born December 4, 1927 in Independence, KS the daughter of Harold and Beryl (Wilson) Webber.

She...

Thomas Lynn Peters

Thomas Lynn Peters

Sep 24, 2018

No formal services will be held for Thomas “Tom” Lynn Peters, 67, Lawrence. He died September 24, 2018 at the Olathe Medical Center.

He was born on August 22, 1951 in Lawrence, Kansas the son of William O. and Tillie (Zahradnik) Peters.

He worked as a custodian.

Tom married Opal B. Ratcliff on...

Reada Ann Green

Reada Ann Green

Sep 22, 2018

Reada Ann Green died peacefully at home in Lawrence, KS at the age of 77.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Lawrence VFW, 1801 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Readann is survived by children, Michael (Sandy) of Great Bend, Ks, David Green of Hutchinson, Ks,...

Jenee Lyn Anderson

Jenee Lyn Anderson

Sep 22, 2018

Jenee Lyn Anderson, 48, Fulton, Missouri passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at The University of Kansas Health System. A celebration of life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2018 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence.

Jenee was born June 12, 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Dana and Nancy Sue...

Virginia May Kurata

Virginia May Kurata

Sep 21, 2018

Virginia May Kurata, aged 96 to near perfection, caught her comet to eternal life in Heaven on September 21, 2018. Surrounded at her bedside by close family members, Virginia departed peacefully with her eyes closed and her heart full of love and compassion for all of humanity.

She was the first born to Milton “Pap” and Elizabeth...

Michael Jennings Conner

Michael Jennings Conner

Sep 21, 2018

A Celebration of Life Service for Michael Jennings Conner, 73, Lawrence KS, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence. Inurnment will be held at a later date at Maple Hill Cemetery in Kirksville, Missouri. He passed away Friday, September 21, 2018 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Michael was born...

Bonnie Irene Redding

Bonnie Irene Redding

Sep 21, 2018

Funeral Services for Bonnie Irene Redding will be held Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas. She passed away peacefully on Friday, September 21, 2018 at Pioneer Ridge.

Bonnie was born on January 7, 1933 to Oscar and Letha Mae (Patterson) Cheuvront in Maple Hill, Kansas. She graduated from Harveyville High...

Elbert “Boo” Davis, Jr.

Elbert “Boo” Davis, Jr.

Sep 21, 2018

Funeral services for Elbert “Boo” Davis, Jr., 28, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 21, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.

The family will greet friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Elbert “Boo” Davis,...

Richard “Dick” Lee Monson

Richard “Dick” Lee Monson

Sep 21, 2018

There will be private services held by his family for Richard Lee Monson, 75 of Lawrence, KS. He was called back to the presence of his Creator on September 21 st , 2018. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his family.

Dick was born on September 28 th , 1942 in Kewanee, IL and raised by...

Kenneth E. Mitchell

Kenneth E. Mitchell

Sep 20, 2018

Kenneth E. Mitchell, 91, died September 20, 2018 at his home. Services will be held October 6th at 1:00pm at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas.

He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Mitchell and his son Steven Mitchell. He is survived by 3 of his children, Sheri Mull (husband Jim Mull), Michael (wife Carol) and...

Kenneth Wayne Snyder

Kenneth Wayne Snyder

Sep 19, 2018

Kenneth Wayne Snyder, 52, passed away September 19 2018 at his home in Lawrence, KS. He was born February 18, 1966 in Eureka, KS. He leaves his son, Michael Dominic Snyder and his ex-wife, Susan Taylor, of Park City, KS. Wife, Carolyn Mae Jones of the home. Parents, Gerald and Joan (Winzer) Snyder of Augusta, KS. Sister, Cynthia Snyder...

Harry James Knoche

Harry James Knoche

Sep 16, 2018

Memorial services for Harry James Knoche, 67, Lawrence will be held 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 28, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. A celebration of life will be held following the service at Clinton Lake Overview Park. Harry died September 16, 2018 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri after a month-long struggle to recover from an aortic dissection.

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Rhian Michael Dey

Rhian Michael Dey

Sep 15, 2018

Rhian Michael Dey, age 41 Baldwin City, Kansas was called home on Saturday September 15, 2018.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Visitation will be held before the service from 9-10 AM.

Rhian was born on August 16, 1977, in Lawrence KS. He attended Sunset...

Buddy Lee Rowland

Buddy Lee Rowland

Sep 15, 2018

Memorial services for Buddy Rowland, 73, Eudora, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora. He passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at his home.

Buddy was born July 4, 1945 in Muskogee, OK the son of Troy William and Juanita (Royse) Rowland.

He was...

Cora Edith Cowan

Cora Edith Cowan

Sep 15, 2018

Cora was born and raised in Kingman County, Kansas. She graduated from Kingman High School and attended Bethel College.

Cora was one of nine children born to Peter Daniel Schrag and Katie Schrag and is preceded in death by her brothers, Milton, Marvin, Ralph, and Elmer; sister Olga, Bertha, Edna, Vera, and her daughter Annetta Kay Day....

Eleanor Callahan

Eleanor Callahan

Sep 13, 2018

Graveside services for Eleanor Alberta Callahan, 94, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. She passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Manor Care in Topeka.

Eleanor was born March 1, 1924 in Coyville, KS, the daughter of Francis and Mattie (Stout) Williams.

She was...

Virgil Perry Williams

Virgil Perry Williams

Sep 13, 2018

Beloved Grampy, Virgil Perry Williams, peacefully passed away on September 13, 2018 at home in Lawrence, Kansas. He was twenty-two days from his 103rd birthday.

Perry was born on October 5, 1915 in Milton, New York to George and Edith (Mead) Williams. The eighth of nine brothers and sisters, Perry grew up on a dairy farm outside...