Private family services for Marilyn Louise Mayne, 80, Baldwin City, will happen at a later date.
She died Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehab.
Author: RumseyYost
Mischell Nicole Seetin Warner
Memorial services for Mischell Nicole Seetin Warner, 26, Lawrence, will be 3 pm, Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at Centenary United Methodist Church.
She passed on October 9, 2017, at her home.
Raymond Gene Moore
Private family services for Raymond Gene Moore, 65, Lawson, MO, will take place at a later date.
He died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at North Kansas City Hospital.
Sandra Lee “Sandy” Wellman
Funeral service for Sandra Lee “Sandy” Wellman, 70, Lawrence will be 2 pm Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Saturday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born August 22, 1947 in North Dakota the daughter of George Kenneth and Harriet Lucille Hanson Stapleton.
She grew up in California and moved to Lawrence in 1984. She worked for a veterinary clinic for several years.
She met and married the love of her life Michael J. Wellman on November 28, 1984 at Cupids Chapel of Love in Reno, Nevada. He survives of the home. Other survivors include sons Jason and Justin Haskell, daughter Georgette Yost, brothers Brent and wife Patty Stapleton as well as Brad and wife Dana Stapleton of Santa Rosa, California, 7 grandchildren Josh Wilks, Jessica Haskell, Kristin Haskell, Nicollette Haskell, Hailey Haskell, Reagan Haskell, and Taylor Yost. 4 great-grandchildren Jay, Kymariana, Liam and Leila.
Friends may sign the register Wednesday from noon to 8 pm and Thursday from 9 am to service time at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Meals-On-Wheels in care of the funeral home, 601 Indiana, Lawrence KS 66044.
Dennis Kim Glasco
Private family services for Dennis Kim Glasco, 61, Lawrence, will take place at a later date.
He died peacefully October 2, 2017 at his home in Lawrence.
Dennis was born August 3, 1956, in Moses Lake, Washington, the son of Charles Eldon Glasco and Donna Jean Willson.
He graduated from Daleville High School in Daleville, Alabama. He subsequently earned his Master’s Degree in Economics at Kansas University.
Dennis enjoyed teaching math to young people. He began his professional career tutoring basketball players for the the KU athletic department. He remained an avid fan and season ticket holder of Jayhawks basketball for the rest of his life. He subsequently joined the faculty of Haskell Indian Nations University where he taught calculus, statistics and economics for over 25 years. He spent most of his school breaks in the Caribbean and Central America exploring Indian ruins and snorkeling.
Dennis is survived by his mother Donna Glasco Springfield in Pharr, Texas and brother Donald Glasco in Monterey, California.
Memorial contributions may be made to hospice or charity of your choice.
Betty Sue McKinley
Services for Betty Sue McKinley, 75, Lawrence, will be at a later date in Dardanelle, Ark. Betty died Saturday, September 30, 2017, at her home, surrounded by family.
She was born Nov. 19, 1941, in Pope County, Arkansas, the daughter of Carl L. and Mammie Carlisle Freeman. She graduated from high school, and was an owner/operator of daycare facilities in Rogers, Ark. and Lawrence for many years.
She married James A. McKinley on Mar. 22, 1975, in Russellville. He survives of the home. Other survivors include a daughter, Debbie Moudy and husband Jimmy, Dardanelle, Ark.; a son, Kevin McKinley and wife Rachael, Navarre, Fla.; a sister, Ruby Braudrick, Russellville; a brother, Eutah Freeman, Pottsville, Ark.; a sister in law, Carolyn Lane and husband Mike, Georgetown, Tex.; four grandchildren, Misty Dickson (Thomas), Sean Moudy (Holly), Conor McKinley, and Jaret McKinley; and five great grandchildren, Ellijah and James Moudy, Ryen Olivia, and Londan and Blakeley Dickson.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Betty’s name to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Helen Bernice Smith
Graveside services for Helen B. Smith, 100, Lawrence, will be 3 pm, Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at Memorial Park Cemetery.
She died Saturday, September 31, 2017, in Lawrence, surrounded by family.
Helen was born July 10, 1917, in Lawrence, the daughter of George L. and Gertrude Transue Miller. She attended Lawrence schools and graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1935.
She married Howard L. Smith on June 15, 1941. He preceded her in death November 29, 2003.
Helen worked for the University of Kansas in the Watson Library as a Bookbinder and retired in June 1982.
Survivors include a daughter Carol Smith of Gainesville Florida, four sisters Frances Wales, Lawrence, Margaret Roark, Bridger, Montana, Arlene Poe, Fort Mohave, Arizona, Dorothy Cox , Sacramento, California; a sister in law Margie Wiseman, Lawrence; many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Robert Miller and Richard Miller, sisters Beatrice Miller, Mildred Haas, Josephine Downing and Edith Wilcox.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Douglas County, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.
Arliss Marie Holdeman
Arliss Marie Holdeman was born on September 20, 1924 in Fall River, KS, the daughter of Charles Roy and Marie Donart.
She died on Friday, September 29, 2017, nine days after her 93rd birthday. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Samuel Holdeman (2001) and son, Arthur Samuel Holdeman, Jr. (2000). She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Holdeman (Linda Powell) of Lawrence and brother C.R. Donart (Barbara) of Ottawa.
After living in Fall River until Arliss entered High School, her family moved to Franklin County and she graduated from Lane High School in 1942. Arliss lived a fiercely independent life starting with employment after high school to support the WWII war effort in the fall of 1942. After completing training as both a welder and a riveter, she relocated, found an apartment and worked for a Kansas City area glider company, Rearwin Aircraft Company. Her eye sensitivity increased due to the work in the welding environment which caused her to end her employment there.
With the rising demand for skilled aircraft employees, Arliss moved to Wichita in the spring of 1943 and spent the remaining years of the war working at Aero Parts Manufacturing Company, Boeing Aircraft Company, and Beechcraft. Boeing needed riveters for the B-29 SuperFortress. Arliss was very proud of her service as a “Rosie the Riveter” and her work on the plane that “won the war”. Her 4’ 11” frame was ideal for the small spaces in the frame of the aircraft. “One of the biggest thrills of my life was stepping off a bus one evening hearing the newsboys shouting the successes of the B-29 in the Pacific theater”.
After three years, with many months of 10 hour workdays/seven days a week, Arliss returned home and prepared to enter Kansas State Teacher’s College in Emporia. She taught Second Grade in Cottonwood Falls, KS for a year prior to her marriage to Arthur S. Holdeman in 1947. She and her husband continued to live in Cottonwood Falls for the remainder of their married life, celebrating their golden wedding anniversary in 1997.
Arliss moved to Lawrence in 2003 and returned to apartment living close to her daughter, Margaret. She enjoyed listening to KU Basketball games which were a nice diversion from her Library of Congress books on tape. With limited vision due to Macular Degeneration, Arliss was never far from a radio or her book recordings. She was up to date on all news due to BBC Radio, NPR and her favorite program, “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!”.
Apartment life continued until a hospitalization in May 2017. For many weeks she vowed to maintain her independence at Babcock residence but finally settled in to Assisted Living at Windsor Place where she passed away listening to a Frank Sinatra CD.
Private family graveside services will be held at a later date at Prairie Grove cemetery in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas Public Radio Broadcasting (KPR), sent in Care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.
Michael Gene & Ann Lucile Francis-Oliver
A joint Memorial service for Michael Gene & Ann Lucile Francis-Oliver, Lawrence, will be 1 pm, Saturday, September 30, 2017, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
Michael Gene Oliver was born August 4th 1954, in Hutchinson, Ks. to Walter Oliver and Reba Naomi Oliver (Watt). Michael grew up in El Dorado, Ks where he attended elementary school up until high school where he attended El Dorado Circle High school and graduated in 1972. Michael excelled on the wrestling team, and at karate where he became a competitive black belt martial artist, and even went all the way to New York City for tournaments! He had a very wicked spinning heel kick, and could kick high over the head of a 6′ man! Michael loved old muscle cars, and in the 70s designed, and built 2 cars with his brother Mark, the Challenger and the Chevelle. Michael was the 1st person ever to put blowers on the outside of street machines, and was featured in different carcrafting magazines. Michael worked at Iowa Beef while he attended college at Emporia State University to get his degree in histo chemistry. While attending University he went to a party one fateful night, and met the love of his life. They hit it off that 1st night that they had met, fate intervened, and Annie became his tutor in the chemistry department at the University. It wasn’t too long after that they fell in love, and got married, and Michael happily became the father to 2 beautiful children that were Annie’s from the previous marriage. In his eyes these children were his own blood children. Tiffanie and David. A couple years after they were married they had a child together, Rachel Oliver. In 1987 Michael began work as a histo chemist at the VA hospital in Kansas City Missouri, and the family lived in Lawrence, Ks. A few years later he began his own business, and was quite successful in Amway, And took many interesting trips around the United States with his family, friends, and business associates. After he had finished with the Amway business he started working for UPS in Lenexa, Ks and KUMed in Kansas City, Ks. After 20 years he retired from UPS. Michael loved to take vacations to Florida and often would take his family with him where they would enjoy the beach, water, and family time together! Michael also loved being a prankster and would often prank Annie’s father with different gags over the years! Michael’s dream was to build his dream car, a 23 model t Ford named “Mystique” or “MS.T” As he would sometimes call her. His spare time was spent working on this dream and trying to finish her. Michael unexpectedly passed away at his home August 29th 2017 from a sudden heart attack. His wife Annie Francis died 23 days later. Michael is survived by his 3 children Tiffanie Lynne Ceynar, David Michael Francis, and Rachel Irene Oliver-El Abbady. 2 son in laws Brian Ceynar, and Mostafa Samir El Abbady, and 1 daughter-in-law Barbara Francis. His 3 grandchildren Ashlyn Renae McGee, Madison Britany McGee, and Abigail Lynne McGee. 1 younger brother Mark Oliver, and 1 younger sister Michelle Oliver-Lewis. As well as many nieces, nephews, and friends. Michael Gene Oliver will be truly missed by anyone who had ever met him. He really was a genius, and lived by his motto “give me a lever big enough, and I will move the world!”
Ann Lucille Francis was born January 1, 1952 in Perryton, Texas and departed this life September 21, 2017 at the age of 65. Her parents, Henry & Martha Francis moved from Texas to Eureka, Kansas when she was 9 months old and she grew up in that community attending school there until her Senior Year in High School. At that time, she transferred to Kearney High School in Nebraska and graduated in 1970. After graduation, Ann went to Los Angelos. There she met and married Jack Segal, and to this union two children were born. When this marriage dissolved, Ann returned to Kansas and enrolled at Emporia State University where she earned both a B.S. and double Master Degree in Bio-Chemistry. On October 25th, 1981 she was wed to Michael Oliver, a daughter was born to this union. At this time they lived in Lawrence, Kansas where she was employed at Kansas University as ITTC for the Bio-Chemistry Department on Campus. For many years, she also taught private piano lessons in the Lawrence area. Ann, herself was an accomplished pianist, and in her teenage years won many piano competitions. But her greatest joy was to play for Worship Services and she shared this talent with many churches for several years. Ann was baptized in the 1st United Methodist Church in Eureka and later confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church, Eureka. Her faith made her a compassionate woman who always had time to listen and offer understanding to those around her. Her loving nature, beautiful smile, and infectious laugh will be greatly missed. Her Husband, Mike, preceded her in death on August 29th, 2017. Also preceding her was her nephew, Philip. She leaves to mourn her death, her parents, her children, Tiffanie Ceynar (Brian) of El Dorado, Kansas, David Francis (Barbara) of Peteluma, California, Rachel El-Abbady (Mostafa) of Lawrence, Kansas, her grand-children, Ashlyn, Madison, and Abigail McGee of El Dorado, Kansas, Tadyn Eastman of Topeka, Kansas, two brothers, Stephen Francis (Sue) of El Dorado, Kansas and Stewart Francis of Ponca City, Oklahoma, a sister in law Michelle Oliver-Lewis (Kenton) of Topeka, Kansas, a brother in law Mark Oliver (Susan) of Fayetteville, Arkansas, a special aunt, Anita Haesemeyer (Wayne) of Billings, Montana, a favorite uncle David Francis (Berta) of Lincoln, Nebraska and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A memorial service will be held at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence, Kansas at 1:00 on Saturday, September 30th with Don Cunningham, pastor of Grace Baptist Church of Tonganoxie, Kansas officiating.
Bryce Sterling Holladay
A memorial Mass for Bryce S. Holladay, 26, Lawrence, will be 10 am, Saturday, September 30, 2017, at St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church. A visitation will be 6-7 pm, Friday, September 29, 2017, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
Bryce Sterling Holladay, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, he was 26 years old. Bryce was born on July 1, 1991 in Overland Park, Kansas, the son of Gloria Souza and Richard Walker. He attended schools in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Lawrence and Eudora, Kansas. He received his High School Diploma from Eudora High School in 2010. After receiving his diploma, Bryce extended his education at Johnson County Community College.
Bryce excelled in school sports, especially swimming, soccer, and wrestling. He practiced martial arts and loved racing motocross; a family sport.
Family and friends will miss his exuberant spirit, his wit and humor, his loving and compassionate nature, and his joie de vivre.
Bryce is survived by his daughter, Rae Lyn Stroda-Walker; his mother, Gloria Souza; his father, Richard Walker: his step-father Tony Holladay; and his sister, Noel Holladay, all of Lawrence. He is also survived by his grandfather, Alfred O. Souza Sr., of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; his aunt and uncle Bo Chaffee and Debbie Souza-Chaffee of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and uncles Alfred Souza, Jr., of Lawrence, and Grady Walker, of Topeka, Kansas.
Bryce is also survived by many cousins and his extended family; including the Cheek Family of Lawrence.
Bryce was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother Marie C. Souza, of Lawrence, and his paternal grandmother, Carol McMillin-Hacker, of Lawrence and his paternal grandfather Richard W. Walker II.
Condolences may be sent to Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Donations may be made to the Bryce Sterling Holladay Memorial Fund, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street Lawrence, KS 66044.
