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William L. (Bill) Musick

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A Celebration of Life for William L. (Bill) Musick, 45, Lawrence, will be 10 am, Friday, May 25, 2018, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

He died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, May 18, 2018. Bill was born December 23, 1972, in Lawrence, the son of John William Jr. and Gloria Kaye (Holladay) Musick. He graduated from Wellsville High School, Wellsville, KS in 1991. After attending KU and JCCC, he became a licensed journeyman electrician and was currently employed by the City of Lawrence for over 15 years.

Bill had a passion and drive to help his community. He was a member of the Douglas County Amateur Radio Club for several years, currently serving as its treasurer. He was also an active member of IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) for the State of Kansas, where he was a Communication Coordinator.

In his youth, Bill was a 10-year member of Franklin County 4-H, where he served in various club offices, and was named as the county’s “Mr. 4-H” during his 10th year. Bill enjoyed not only his family, but loved researching and documenting his ancestry. Bill’s passion for this caused him to spend endless hours compiling family trees not only for his immediate family, but also those of his extended family.

On June 20, 1998, Bill and Sarah A. Mount were married near Ottawa, KS.

He leaves behind his loving wife, Sarah; his parents: John W. Jr. and Gloria K. (Holladay) Musick of Wellsville, KS; sister: Annette (Musick) Johnson, husband Philip and their daughters Cora and Grace of Lenexa, KS; In-laws: Ed and Marietta Mount of Sun City Center, FL; sister-in-law: Rebecca Munjak, husband Bryan and their son Alexander of Clearwater, FL. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by maternal grandparents: Willard L. Sr. and Rebecca E. Holladay, paternal grandparents: John William Sr. and Evelyn F. Musick and paternal aunt, Cheryl Musick.

A visitation will take place on Thursday, May 24, 2018, from 5-7 pm at the funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association or Franklin County 4-H Foundation, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Dolores Ann (Dee) Holladay

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Graveside services for Dolores Ann (Dee) Holladay, 84, Rolla, Kan., formerly of Lawrence and Eudora, will be at 2 pm Thursday at Clinton Cemetery. Dolores died Wed., May 16, 2018, at her home in Rolla surrounded by family and friends.

She was born Mar. 24, 1934, in Lawrence, the daughter of Harry Leroy and Pauline Jane Urton Warmker. She graduated from Eudora High School, Class of 1952. Dolores worked as a commercial printer at Curtis 1000 for many years. She had also worked at Independent Laundry, The Congo Bar, and Joe’s Bakery. She was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, and the Veteran’s Children’s Home of Wisconsin. She enjoyed flowers and spending time with her grandkids.

She married Willie L. Holladay on June 17, 1991, in Nashville Tennessee. He survives of the home. Other survivors include two sons, Stacy R. Smith and wife Michelle, Rolla, Kan., and Darran G. Smith and wife Nicole, Portland, Tenn.; seven grandchildren, Cpl. Jacob Smith and wife Anna Marie, Brianna Smith, Jessica Smith, Jeremy Smith, Noah Smith, Jadèan Smith, and Jessie Birdwell; and one great granddaughter, Abagail.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 pm Wednesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. The casket will remain closed. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Home for Children, in care of the funeral home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Gail Summers

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Gail Summers, 45, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. She was engaged to Thomas “Mark” Ellis. They shared 18 years together.

Born in Chanute, Kansas, on March 22, 1973, she was the daughter of Katherine Watts and Donald Summers. She graduated Chanute High School in 1992.

Gail enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her 8-year-old daughter. She also enjoyed working on plastic canvas.

Gail is survived by her fiancé, Mark Ellis – Chanute; daughter, Jade Ellis – Chanute; mother, Katherine Watts – Savonburg KS; brother, David Watts – Savonburg KS; and two sisters, Juanita Bruce and Cassie Vining – both in Chanute, KS; along with several nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, and many cousins. She was predeceased by her grandparents and her father.

The memorial service will be held on June 2 at 1pm at 115 N. Forest, Chanute KS.

Memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence, KS.

Robert E. Thiry

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Graveside services with military honors for Robert E. Thiry, 81, Lawrence, will be 11:00 am, Monday, May 21, 2018, at Hubbel Hill Cemetery, Tonganoxie. Visitation will be from 3:00-5:00 pm, Sunday, May 20 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

He died Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at his home.

Robert was born August 26, 1936, in rural Lawrence, the son of Clifford Hughes and Evelyn Lola Hayden Thiry. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1955.

After High School he was drafted into the United States Army and served from 1959 to 1961. He later worked for Southwest Ornamental Iron in Bonner Springs from 1962-1968. In 1968 he became a Carpenter/Millwright and was part of the local unions 2279 and 1445. In 1978 Robert became the Director of Carpenter Apprenticeship in Topeka and Lawrence. He was named the state director in 1984. He was named to the Kansas Council on Vocational Education and State Apprenticeship Council in 1987. Robert retired in August of 1998.

Robert loved classic cars, could fix just about anything, and was always the first to volunteer his time or expertise. He enjoyed being in the senior bowling league and was a member of the Oldsmobile Club of America.

Robert married Shirley Ann Willits on September 10, 1961, in McLouth, Kansas, she survives of the home.

Other survivors include his son, Michael Thiry, Lawrence; daughter Lori White, Lawrence; sister Neva Leo, Lee’s Summit, MO; grandchildren Madeline White, Waylon Banks(Alison), Ashley Flaskerud.

He is preceded in death by his sister, Alwilna Stoltenberg, brothers, Willard, Herbert and Donald Thiry.

Memorial contributions may be made to Douglas County Visiting Nurses/Hospice, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Diane Allen Bannen

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Diane “Bebe” Allen Bannen died Friday, May 11, 2018 after a sudden illness, at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

She was born February 19, 1940, in Lawrence, the daughter of Harold and Barbara Jane Allen. She graduated from Sunset Hill School in Kansas City in 1958. She attended the University of Kansas, where she was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, and later graduated from Georgia State University with a degree in psychology.

Diane led an adventurous life, holding many jobs and living in a wide variety of places including San Francisco, Atlanta, Yosemite National Park, Virginia, Alabama, Indiana, and Los Angeles. She was active in local and national politics and enjoyed genealogical research. She was a member of Mensa, the Red Hat Society, and Daughters of the American Revolution. She was also active in her church.

She was previously married to Grant Bannen on January 18th, 1969 in Reno, NV. He lives in Orlando, Florida.

Diane was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, Elaine Forman. She is survived by two sons, Mike, Overland Park (wife Megan); Grant, Fort Worth, Texas (wife Stacy); three sisters, Dede Dresser, Lawrence, Kansas (husband Guy), Lenore Allen, Bayfield, Colorado (husband A.J.), Barbara Wasson, New York City (husband Doug); two brothers, Arly Allen, Oxford, Ohio, Rand Allen, Lawrence, Kansas (wife Gail); four grandchildren, Gus and Hank, Overland Park, Kansas, Lane and Emma Jane, Fort Worth, Texas, nineteen nieces and nephews, and her beloved dog Edie.

Visitation will be at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, followed by funeral service at 10:00. Private burial at Oak Hill Cemetery following the service.

The family suggests memorial donations to the American Liver Foundation.

Frances M. Shuck

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Frances Minnie Heck Shuck, was born in Westphalia, KS, on February 18, 1929. The daughter of William Peter Heck and Verna Mae Hirt Heck. She passed away on May 11, 2018, at the age of 89 years old. She was baptized on May 5, 1945, into the Old German Baptist Church. On September 28, 1957, she was united in marriage to Darrell C. Shuck, they shared over 60 years together.

She was a homemaker, all her married life. Mom, loved to be outside. She loved her garden and canning the produce she raised, it was rewarding to her. Flowers were her greatest passion. She loved planting them, and watching them grow and bloom. To her, they were God’s miracle, beautiful and full of life. She loved being with her family and spending time with her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death, by her parents; a sister, Ruby Flora; a brother, Owen Heck; and a sister-in-law, Wanda Heck.

Survivors include her husband, Darrell; three sons, David William (wife Laurie) of Overbrook, Douglas Charles (wife Dotti), Daniel Darrell (wife Bonnie) all of Lawrence; daughter Donita Jo DeMersseman (husband Randy) of Baldwin City; five grandchildren, Dawn Huddleston, Dara Wilson, Savanna, Dustin, and Charlie Shuck; two great grandsons, Bryce Huddleston and Arthur Wilson; sister, Florence Heck of Pratt; brother, Raymond Heck of Westphalia; two sister-in-laws, Thelma Heck of Westphalia, Barbara Knaus of Georgia; brother-in-law, Duane Shuck (wife Lois)of Overbrook; many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

A visitation will be held at the Willow Springs Old German Baptist Church, Wednesday, May 16th, from 5-7 PM.  Funeral services will be Thursday, May 17th, at 10 AM, at the Church.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Assoc., or to the Willow Springs Old German Baptist Church, sent in care of the funeral home, PO Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 66044.

 

Mischelene Erika Tackett Mathe

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Visitation for Mischelene Erika Tackett Mathe, 39, Lawrence, will be from 4-5 pm Saturday, May 12, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

She died Monday, May 7, 2018, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Mischelene was born on September 29, 1978, in Harvey, IL, the daughter of David Albert and Shelly Lee Tackett Wentler.

She graduated from Washburn Rural High School in 1997.

Mischelene worked for Olan Mills Portrait Studios, while she was there some of her work made the company award winning.

She enjoyed going fishing, going to the casino, watching movies at the theater, painting her nails, coloring her mandalas, collecting themed playing cards, Minions, Furbies and taking pictures.

Mischelene married Kenneth Dwane Mathe on December 10, 2001, he survives of the home.

Other survivors include her Dog Petey, Sister Melissa Tunnell, Mother Shelly Wentler.

She is preceded in death by her Father David Wentler

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lawrence Humane Society sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Truman D. Dressler

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Truman Dale Dressler (Dale) (T) (Dress), 68, of Baldwin City, KS passed away at his home on Monday, May 7, 2018. He was born in Leavenworth, KS on Jan. 28, 1950, to Maurice Myers and Helen Lorene Howard Dressler. He was the youngest son of three boys, growing up in Oskaloosa and McLouth. He was raised in the Methodist Church in McLouth and the The Church of God in Valley Center, KS. During his childhood, Truman played baseball and was a very effective basketball player on several church basketball teams. His Grandpa Perl gave him a passion for fishing at a very early age. It became his favorite pastime.

His family moved to Wichita when he was in grade school. He graduated from Wichita North High School in 1968. After graduating he volunteered for the Draft in hopes that he wouldn’t have to serve as long in active duty and he could pursue his other dreams. He was randomly selected to the marine Corps because they had a shortage of men. In 1969 he went to boot camp in California at Camp Pendleton. His unit was activated and he was sent to Vietnam in 1970. He requested to be assigned to the unit he trained with in boot camp. He was a member of the A company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. His unit spent most of their time in Vietnam in the Que Son Mountains in I Corps.

After returning home from Vietnam, he enrolled in college and attended Wichita State University – taking general courses for 1.5 years. He later became and over-the-road trucker, hauling chemical waste. He also worked in El Dorado at a packing house as a meat cutter.

He spent most of his adult life in Wichita and the surrounding areas. He was an avid sports fan of baseball, basketball, golf, fishing, and shooting pool. He was never married and had no children.

In the December 1970 issue of Leatherneck Marine Magazine – and article entitled Hit Hard, Hit Fast, stated that members of his unit were “expert players in any league” and “members of the most decorated battalion in the Marine Corps”. As a result of his time spent in the service to our country as an infantryman, Truman was plagued with the devastating illness of PTSD. As a result he turned to alcohol to self-medicate. His older brother Roger summed up his life, saying, “Not everyone who lost their life in Vietnam died there”.

Survivors include two brothers, Maurice Howard “Moe” Dressler and wife Fran, Jacksonville, FL, and Roger Allen Dressler and wife Norma – “Nope” as Truman referred to her, Baldwin City, and his beloved nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his loving and faithful parents.

Graveside memorial services with United States Marine Corps military honors will be held on July 20 at 11 am at Leavenworth National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Wounded Warrior Project, in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Janice Wright

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Janice Wright passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility in Lawrence, Kansas. She was 76. Janice was born on July 1, 1941 in Leavenworth, KS, the oldest child of Thelma Walton Wright and Laurence Melvin Wright. She and her younger brothers, Craig and Rex, grew up in Platte City, MO. Janice graduated from Platte City High School. She earned her bachelor of arts degree from then Central Missouri State University and an MA from New York University. She spent the next part of her life living in Europe, first in Madrid and then in Coimbra, Portugal where she married José Joaquim Barbosa in 1968; they had three sons: Daniel, Paulo, and André. Janice and the boys returned to Columbia, MO in 1975 and Janice began studies at the University of Missouri toward her PhD in romance languages, a degree she earned in 1994. A scholar of Medieval Galician-Portuguese cantigas de amigo, she brought what others have called a radical, feminist rereading to these poems of longing. Janice taught languages at Bemidji State University, directed the basic Spanish program at the University of Kansas, and taught Spanish language and literature at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. She retired from the College of Charleston in 2008 as a tenured associate professor. Upon her retirement, she returned to live in Lawrence, KS, where she enjoyed the company of her grandson Gabriel but hated the cold winters. In 2017, a series of health issues forced her to move to Pioneer Ridge Nursing Home in Lawrence where she remained feisty and stubborn to the end. “I hate bingo. It’s a dumb game,” she would say. She is survived by younger brother Rex (Platte City, MO); her three sons, Daniel (Lawrence, KS), Paulo and daughter-in-law Emilia (Lawrence, KS), and André (Charleston, SC); nephew Reis Wright, wife Cassie, and great nephew Willis of Platte City; niece Alexa Cromwell and husband J.B. of St. Louis; two grandsons, Gabriel and Tomás, both of Lawrence, KS; her friend Susan; all of the nurses, staff, and CNAs who cared for her at Pioneer Ridge; and Tuxedo, the cat. Inurnment will occur at a later date at Graceland Cemetery in Weston, MO.