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Herman Wesley Cox

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Visitation services for Herman Wesley Cox, 89, of rural Lawrence, will be held on Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home from 4 pm to 6 pm. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Monday, May 1, 2017, at 2:00 pm with graveside committal services to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Herman was born August 23, 1927 at home in Pleasanton, Kansas to Wesley William Cox and Florence Westhoff Cox. He was the eldest of nine children: Willard (deceased), Fred (deceased), J.C., Verl, Loren, Loretta (deceased) Jeannette (Searl) and Bill. He married the love of his life, Bettie June Weems, on September 26, 1947. She preceded him in death on November 3, 2001. They had two sons, Terry (wife Helen) and Gayle; two grandsons, Logan and Dalton and one great grandson, Caleb.

He joined the Merchant Marines September 26, 1944 and served on a fuel tanker in the South Pacific. He returned home to Pleasanton on March 21, 1947 and was later married on September 26, 1947. In 1951 he went to work for Hercules Power Company and lived in Sunflower Village until 1953 when the family moved to rural Lawrence. Shortly after that, he was employed by Norris Brothers Mechanical Contractors as a union pipefitter and HVAC service technician. After Norris Brothers closed in 1984, he worked for his son’s company, Superior Refrigeration and Heating, until he retired. After his house burned down in July of 2012, he came to live with his son and daughter-in-law until his death, caused by asbestosis.

Memorial contributions can be made in his name to Audio Reader or Visiting Nurses Association, in care of the funeral home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044. Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com

 

Virginia Carter Weldon

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Virginia Carter Weldon, 67, died early Saturday morning, April 15, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Virginia was a distinguished member of the first student body to attend Nova High School in Davie, FL, which was then known as the Nova Educational Experiment, a joint project between the Broward County Public Schools and the Ford Foundation. Students were required to pass an entrance exam for acceptance and the school year consisted of eleven months of instruction, with a one-month summer break.

Working briefly as a dental hygienist’s assistant, Virginia split her time in the early ‘70s between Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Walker’s Cay, Bahamas. There, Virginia met and fell in love with her second husband, Truston Adrian Jacobs. They spent their early years raising their boys in Monroe and Shreveport, LA. In the ‘90s the Jacobs family moved to Salina, KS. Eventually all three boys settled in Lawrence, KS and in 2006 Virginia joined them.

Virginia will be remembered for her intelligence, her love of cats, and for being a sweetheart.  She was defined by her generosity and her resiliency. She was unconditionally gentle, kind, and good. The motto of her alma mater, Nova High School, was “We do the right thing.” That sentiment describes Virginia perfectly. She always tried her best to do the right thing.

Virginia was a woman of strong faith. She enjoyed daily devotionals and took comfort in reading the bible.

Virginia was preceded in death by her younger sister, Peggy Weldon, who died in 1974, her mother Blanche Virginia Shaw Weldon in 1999, her first husband Ed Haxby in 1999, and her father John Carter Weldon in 2002.

She is survived by her three sons, Truston Adrian Jacobs (TAJ), John Kevin Jacobs, Matthew Raymond Jacobs of Lawrence, two grandchildren, Isaac F. Jacobs and Jack G. Jacobs, honorary grandchildren Tristen Chenoweth and Brie Ann Tate, honorary immediate family Kim Matchette, Mindy Tate, Maggie Bornholdt, Tammy Bonham and Addie Dahl, and also her second husband Truston Adrian Jacobs, and her Aunt Anna Jean Shaw of Henderson, KY as well as her cousins and other family who reside in or near Henderson, KY. Virginia is also survived by her closest non-human companion, her beloved cat Baby.

Services in Lawrence will be held on Saturday, April 29 at 11:00 AM at Christ Community Church 1100 Kasold Drive, Lawrence KS with Pastor Dr. Jeffry L. Barclay officiating. An additional service will be held later this year in Henderson, KY to lay Virginia to rest in her family plot at Fairmont Cemetery.

Friends and Family are welcome to attend the service and to call afterwards at the church for remembrances and fellowship.

Instructions for sending condolences, cards of sympathy and other information may be found on the website www.VirginiaWeldon.squarespace.com. The family requests memorial donations be made through the site in lieu of flowers.

 

George M. (Sonny) Faler

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Graveside services for George M. (Sonny) Faler, 84, Lawrence, will be 11 am, Monday, at Oak Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be Sunday from 5-6 pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

He died Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Windsor of Lawrence.

Sonny was born April 9, 1933, in Lawrence, KS, the son of George Thomas and Frances Litz Faler and was raised by George and Connie Faler. He graduated from Lawrence High School.

He worked for the Sunflower Ammunition Plant, De Soto, KS. Later he became co-owner of Kaw Motors/Salvage for many years. He was a member of the Army National Guard and was honorably discharged in 1960 with the rank of Sergeant.

Sonny married Betty Ann Larson on July 22, 1951, in Lawrence, KS. She preceded him in death in 1998. He later married Florence Campbell in 2002, she survives of the home.

Other survivors include his sister, Audrey Hahn, half sister Sharon Snavely, half brother Steve Snavely, daughter Deborah Lundmark, step children Ralph & Sheila Campbell, Nancy and Tom Wilk, Keith and Audry Campbell, Gary and Sarah Campbell, Bryce and Laleigh Campbell, Randy and Debbie Campbell, Scott and Connie Campbell, six grandchildren, four great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents, first wife Betty and son George (Mike) Faler.

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

Kathy Elaine Perkins

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Funeral services for Kathy Elaine Perkins, 77, Kansas City, MO, will be 2 pm, Thursday April 20, 2017, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St. Lawrence, KS 66044. Burial will be Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Steep Hill Cemetery, Ft. Smith Arkansas.

She died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospice House.

Kathy was born February 14, 1940, in Pocola, OK, the daughter of Buddy and Millie Phillips Perkins.

She graduated from Pocola High School in 1958. Kathy was always an excellent student ranking at the top of her class. She later received her Associate’s degree from Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wiburton, OK in 1960. Kathy received her Bachelor’s degree in math and teacher’s education from Northeastern Oklahoma, Tahlequah, OK in 1962. Later she went on to get her Master’s degree from Southeastern State, Durant, OK. She was the first generation college student in her family.

Kathy taught high school math in Alma and Fort Smith, Arkansas, until moving to Kansas City, MO in 1968. She taught for almost 40 years at Western Missouri Mental Health, working with hundreds of troubled Kansas City High School students and was very instrumental in many returning successfully to the public school system. In the summer of 2014 Kathy’s accomplishments as a teacher was recognized by the KC Royals by sitting in the Buck O’Neil Seat at Kauffman Stadium.

She loved her parents, siblings, and nieces and nephews very much. She married Oliver Patters in 1982 and remained his loving and supportive companion for 29 years until his death in 2011.

Survivors include two sisters Odessa Baxter, Pocola, OK, Lorene Williams, Galdstone, MO; many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Oliver, brother Leonard Perkins, sister Linda Bly.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Nebe Smart

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Funeral services for Nebe B. Smart, 87, Lawrence, will be 3 pm, Friday, April 21, 2017, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill cemetery.

He died Monday, April 17, 2017, at Tonganoxie Nursing and Rehab.

Nebe was born on August 19, 1929, in Mt. Grove, MO, the son of William Jasper and Marvellia Viola Curtner Smart.

He worked for many years at the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, De Soto, KS. After the plant closed he became a Heavy Machine Operator at the Lawrence Paper Company until he retired. When he wasn’t working he was tinkering in his workshop on different projects or working in his flower gardens. He also enjoyed fishing, watching westerns and any wrestling programs he could find on TV.

Nebe married Betty Joleen Flory on May 6, 1947, in Kansas City, MO, she preceded him in death in 2006.

Survivors include four sons , Gary, Tom (Marcia), Joe (Robin), all of Lawrence, Randy(Des), California; three daughters Jeri Long (Jim), Lawrence, Neba Coble, Perry, and Sherlina Barnes (Roy), Indiana; 20 grandchildren and 25 great grand children and 1 great great grandchild.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Betty, daughter Donna, son Leroy, and a grandson David.

Friends may call from noon to 8 pm Thursday, at the funeral home, the family will greet them from 7-8 pm.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Douglas County VNA or the Alzheimer’s association, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Dorothy May Davis

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Funeral services for Dorothy May Davis, 76, rural Lawrence, will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, with Pastor Scott Berry officiating. Graveside services will be held on Friday at 2 pm at Udall Cemetery in Udall, Mo. Mrs. Davis died Monday, Apr. 17, 2017, at her home.

She was born May 15, 1940, in Bakersfield, Mo., the daughter of Alf Thomas and Agnes Clara Kirkland Climer. She graduated from high school in Bakersfield in 1959. Dorothy was a homemaker, and worked as a property manager. She was a member of JCEEU, and attended First Baptist Church of McLouth.

She married Burl Dean Davis on Mar. 27, 1960, in Mt. Pleasant, Mo. He survives of the home. Other survivors include a son, Larry Todd Davis, Lawrence; a brother, Ed Climer, Lawrence; a sister Anna Climer Liberty, Santa Barbara, Calif.; and one granddaughter, Chantelle Amanda Davis. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Charlie Climer.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the First Baptist Church of McLouth, in care of the funeral home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044. Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com

Elroy Washington

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Funeral services with military honors for Elroy Washington, 101, Lawrence will be 9 am, Friday, April 21, 2017, at St. Luke A.M.E. Church, 900 New York Street, Lawrence, KS 66044. Burial will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery.

He died Sunday April 16, 2017, at Ottawa Retirement Village, Ottawa, KS.

Elroy was born December 13, 1915, in Clinton, KS, the son of Lewis and Belle M. Washington. He graduated from Lawrence High School.

He enlisted in the United States Army in 1943. During his service he lived in various states Colorado, Georgia, California and Missouri. He retired from the army in 1969 and settled back in Kansas. He then worked for Kenworth for 12 years before retiring.

Elroy enjoyed spending his time fishing, working with model trains and transferring his records and cassette tapes to cds.

He married Cora Mae Todd on November 17, 1979, she preceded him in death in 2002.

Survivors include a son Freddie Todd; four daughters, Vanesta Todd, Melrene Todd, Anna Acker, Tomiacener Todd.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Cora

A visitation will take place Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

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

William Berry “Bill” Commings

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A viewing for William Berry “Uncle Bill” Commings, 73, will be held from 4-6PM, Saturday April 22, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be on Sunday at the family cemetery on Prairie Lovesong Farm in Linwood, KS., beside his sister.

Bill passed peacefully away at the Kaw River Nursing Home in Edwardsville, Ks on April 12, 2017, three years to the day after his sister, surrounded by her daughters Bonnie and Maryam, his great nephew Tim, and his many friends and caregivers there.

Bill was born in Fort Worth,TX, August 3, 1943 was the youngest of 5 adopted children of William Lendrum Commings and Anna Beatrice Mauldin. He attended Oak Lawn and Glen Park Elementary, and Forest Park Jr. High. His mother passed away when he was 6 and his father re-married to Doris Tarbox in 1953, and in 1955 he moved with his parents and step sister Patricia to Banning, CA., where he was a member of the St. Andrews Episcopal Church and graduated from Beaumont high in 1960. He studied one year at The College of the Desert. He then moved to Palm Springs and worked at the Riviera Club. His made his career at Southwestern Bell working 20 years for them as an operator and party and event planner, in St. Louis, Kansas City, MO, and Dallas, TX.

He lived many years with his best friend Stephen Gebhart and his sister Mary Ellen. After an early retirement at 62 he did volunteer work at homeless shelters, and received an award for most valued volunteer from the United Way, he then moved to Kansas to be near his sister Mary Ellen, and lived with his nieces Maryam and Bonnie, and their children Tim Hjersted and David Barnes, and he made many friends here. He loved to entertain, play Uno, loved fine food and wine, Native American art, and especially wolves. He never met a stranger, could talk to anyone and remember the name of anyone he ever met. He was generous and kind, he entertained with stories, loved to shop, loved to eat, wear Flashy shirts, and occasionally get a rise out of people with off- color jokes. He was our “Mr. Bill.”- sweet and tart!

He is preceded in death by his parents, four sisters Francis Bradley, June Meyer, Mary Ellen Graham, and Linda Ray Villarreal, and by his step sister Ercell Tarbox Wood, and step brothers Franklin C. and Fred W. Tarbox Jr., his nephews Forest Wood and Charles Hines, and niece Becky Konradi.

He is survived by his sister, Patricia Tarbox Hines of Bradford Vermont and her sons Greg Hines and Jimmy Hines and daughter Kimberly Patton of North Haverhill, NH; his beloved nieces, Bonnie Graham Henning and her son David Barnes of Kansas City, MO, Maryam Carol Hjersted of Linwood, KS, and her son Tim Hjersted of Lawrence, KS; nephew, Donald Lloyd Graham and his sons Eric Graham, Jason Graham, and Ryan Graham of Texas; niece, Ann Marie Meyer of California; and many grand nieces and nephews in Vermont and California.

Elizabeth (Bette) M. Lukens

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Elizabeth (Bette) Lukens was born Jan. 19, 1922, in Valley Falls, KS. Her parents were Bess Edmonds McLeod and Fred McLeod. She had two sisters, Martha Shultz and Mary Poole. She met the love of her life, Bud Lukens, in high school. After attending KU, Bette joined Bud in CA and they were married in 1942. Bud was drafted and sent to Manila, but luckily he returned unharmed and their marriage lasted 67 years before he died six years ago. They had two daughters, Kathleen Mellor and Cindi Miller; 4 grandchildren Molly Nespor, Betsy Mellor, Brandon Hopkins and Holly Renbarger; eight great-grandchildren; and many close nieces and nephews. Besides family, Bette loved Lawrence, bridge, KU basketball, philosophical discussions and Democrats. We will miss her.

No public services are planned.