Jul 17, 2019

Funeral services for Waymon D. Blackburn, 80, Eudora, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel, Eudora, KS. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. Waymon passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at his home.

Waymon was born August 10, 1939, in Brady, TX, the son of Richard...

Jul 17, 2019

Doris J. Ziegler – Longabach was born March 30, 1939, in Olpe, Kansas. She was the daughter of John and Leona (Schmidt) Hagemann. She spent her active childhood involved in school and farm chores in Olpe, Kansas. After marriage, she and her late husband DeWayne Ziegler resided in El Dorado, Kansas, then later moved to and called Lawrence, Kansas...

Jul 16, 2019

Over the years, Ken has entertained us with his jokes and stories. Now he has moved on to entertaining everyone in heaven. His “people” personality has followed him thru life. Selling his metal as “metal man” and different organizations he was a member of completed his life.

He is survived by many family members and friends who...

Jul 16, 2019

Memorial Mass for Marjorie Jean (Nadeau) Holzmeister, 80, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. Rosary will be said at 10:00 a.m. preceding the Mass. Inurnment will be at the Corpus Christi Columbarium. Jean passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a long...

Jul 15, 2019

Funeral service for Coleen F. Lewis, 72, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 19, 2019, at Worden United Methodist Church in Baldwin City, KS. Burial will follow at Worden Cemetery in Baldwin City. Coleen passed away Monday, July 15, 2019, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Coleen was born July 27, 1946, in Lawrence, KS, the...

Jul 15, 2019

A Mass of Christian burial for Agnes Elizabeth Rinke, 83, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, July 22, 2019 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. Burial will immediately follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. Agnes passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019 at her home.

Agnes was born on...

Jul 13, 2019

Dr. Carol Andrea Moddrell, 73, of Lawrence passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019, at KU Medical Center.

Carol was born on December 7, 1945 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Helmer T. and Nellie V. (Scott) Anderson.

Carol graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School and continued her undergraduate studies at the University of...

Jul 9, 2019

Funeral services for James W. Cooper, 95, of Lawrence, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, July15, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. He passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at his Lawrence home, two days shy of his 96th birthday.

Jim was born July 11, 1923 in Kansas City,...

Jul 6, 2019

Graveside services for Ruth Marie Kite, 85, Lawrence, will be held at Noon on Monday, July 15, 2019, at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. Ruth passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Brandon Woods in Lawrence.

Ruth was born November 14, 1933 in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Charles A. and Edna (Lindley) Kite.

She...

Jul 5, 2019

Mass of Christian Burial for Vivian Madl Clark, 98, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Annunciation Catholic Church in Baldwin City, KS. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Baldwin City. Vivian passed away Friday, July 5, 2019, at Brandon Woods.

Vivian was born March 7, 1921, in Baldwin City,...

Jul 5, 2019

Private family services will be scheduled at a later date for Cherrie Jane Saile, 65, Lawrence. Cherrie passed away Friday, July 5, 2019, at her home.

Cherrie was born November 29, 1953, in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Jack and Donna (King) Saile.

Cherrie graduated with Bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and History from the University...

Jul 3, 2019

Gerald W. Vidan, D.D.S., 50, of Eudora passed away on July 3, 2019 at his home.

Gerald was born May 22, 1969 in Granite City, IL, the son of Walter Charles and Janet Kay (Line) Vidan. He was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas and Overland Park, Kansas.

He completed his Bachelor’s degree and Doctor of...

Jul 2, 2019

Dr. Gary L. Joyce, 80, formerly of Lawrence, KS, passed away on July 2, 2019. Born to Roger and Alma Marie (Bear) Joyce on May 21, 1939. Proceeded in death by his beloved wife Pamela J. (Resler) Joyce. Gary is survived by his sisters Dee and Vicky, his four children Patrick, Jeffrey, Megan, and Erin (Joyce), and his four...

Jul 2, 2019

Memorial services for Donnis Graham, 77, Lawrence, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 12, 2019, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Donnis, a long-time Lawrence resident, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO.

Donnis was born September 3, 1941, in Independence, MO, the daughter of Kenneth and Hazel (Brace)...

Jun 30, 2019

Edith Black died on June 30, 2019 in her home in Lawrence. Born in Lawrence on Bastille Day 1928, Edith was the daughter of William Edwin Elam and Edith Mae Tobler. She graduated from Lawrence Liberty Memorial High School (1946), the University of Kansas (1950) and earned a Masters in Public Administration from KU (1974).

She began...

Jun 25, 2019

Margaret Powell Akins, 80, of Lawrence, KS passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on June 25th, 2019 in Irvine, CA after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Shreveport, LA to Sally and Mastern Powell, and had an older sister Sally Ann who predeceased her. She spent her childhood in Minden, LA,...

Jun 22, 2019

Memorial service for Russell Lowell Best, 68, Lawrence, will be held June 29, 2019 at 10:00am at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. He was called to rest June 22, 2019.

He was born on June 11, 1951 in Kearney, Nebraska, the son of Fred Henry Sr. and Marjorie Helen (Welch) Best.

Russell was a High School teacher. He...

Jun 21, 2019

There are no formal services for Joyce Bowen Chamberlin.

Joyce passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the age of 69 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

She was born on October 28, 1949 in Lawrence, KS to Ben Bowen and Helen Farley Bowen. Joyce attended Lawrence Schools.

After working for several years...

Jun 20, 2019

Kenneth J. “Bud” Jennings died peacefully June 20, 2019 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar at the age of 89. Bud was a lifelong resident of Lawrence. He married his high school sweetheart, Ruby Bechtold, on November 8, 1949 and they walked hand-in-hand through this world until her death in 2006.

Bud was a proud, decorated veteran of...

Jun 20, 2019

Dr. Robert (“Bob”) Procter, age 91, died peacefully at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, Kansas on June 20, 2019, with his beloved dog, Zach, at his side.

Bob was born March 26, 1928 in Washington, D.C., the son of Basil N. Procter and Ruth M. Procter. The family lived near various Naval bases and later settled in rural...