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Lawrence Arthur Sherr

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Lawrence Arthur Sherr died September 20, 2015 at his home. He was born March 23, 1941 in Queens, New York, the son of Elliott and Evelyn Wise Sherr.

He received his AA from The College of San Mateo and his BBA, MBA and PHD from The University of Michigan.

Larry was an award winning teacher and mentor to many.

In the Lawrence community, he was active in the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation, 3 terms as president, and Theatre Lawrence, on the Board and as a Thespian.

He leaves behind his wife Suzanne, son Jeff (Kim), daughter Rebecca (Nils), grandson Noah and granddaughters Abby and Helvi, sister Nancy Edlin (Don), step-brother Al Gruber (Linda), step sister-in-law Betty Gruber and nieces and nephews.

Graveside service will be 2 pm. Thursday, September 24, at B’nai Israel Cemetery, Eudora, KS. A reception will follow the service at Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation, 9th and Highland Dr., Lawrence.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation, Theatre Lawrence, or the KU School of Business in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com.

Annabelle Kerby

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Funeral services for Annabelle Kerby, 93, Lawrence, will be at 2 pm Monday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, with Minister Gaylin Anderson officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Kerby died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.

She was born July 23, 1922, in Saddle, Ark., the daughter of Enos Edgar and Sara Elsie Williams Frazier. She grew up and attended schools in Mammoth Springs, Ark. She was a homemaker, and enjoyed quilting and gardening. She was a member of Southside Church of Christ.

Annabelle married James Millard Kerby Sr. on May 15, 1940 in Salem, Ark. He preceded her in death Feb. 10, 1991. She was also preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Dorothy Weaver. Survivors include a son, James Kerby Jr. and wife Maria, Eudora; a daughter, Millie Beers and husband Norman, Lawrence; three grandsons, Aaron Kerby, El Paso, Tex., Norman Dale Beers, Excelsior Springs, Mo., and Daron Lee Beers, Olathe; one granddaughter, Marcia Bradley, Gardner; a sister, Donna Hoover, Lawrence; eleven great grandchildren, eight nieces, and six nephews.

Friends may call from 9 am to 8 pm Saturday and Sunday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 pm Sunday. Memorial contributions are suggested to Grace Hospice, or the Lawrence Humane Society, in care of the funeral home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Lee Jackson “Jack” Clevenger Jr.

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A memorial service for Lee Jackson “Jack” Clevenger Jr., 86, Lawrence, will be 2 pm, Saturday, September 19, 2015, at Lawrence Baptist Temple, Pastor Gary Myer officiating. Inurnment will take place following service at Memorial Park Cemetery.

He died Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.

Jack was born June 4, 1929, in Kansas City, KS, the son of Lee Jackson Sr. and Charlotte Sarah Marie Francis Clevenger. He graduated from Wyandotte High School, Kansas City in 1948. Later he attended University of Kansas in Lawrence Kansas.

He was a United States Navy Corpsman in the 1950’s and worked as a Navy Medic. He received a medical discharge. After his years of service Jack worked as an Accountant for Kansas University, TV Repairman, and later he became a Salesman.

Jack married Minnie Mae Kilgore, in 1954. They divorced in 1974. He married Elizabeth Schmidt in 1974. They divorced in 1985.

Survivors include his brother David Clevenger, wife Hiroko, Spokane,Washington; sister Willie Pearl Meier; daughter Vicki Taylor, husband Glen,Lawrence; son Stephen Clevenger,wife Robin, Lawrence; daughter Melody Kreisman, husband John,Prairie Village,KS; daughter Angeleena Blackburn, husband Timothy; 2 stepsons Mathew Schmidt, Chris Schmidt, and step-daughter Susan Sprague; grandchildren and great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his father, Lee Jackson Clevenger Sr., His Mother Charlotte Sarah Teresa Francis, and His sister Jo-Ann Marshall.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Marquita (Mark) Christy

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Funeral services for Marquita (Mark) Christy, 89, Lecompton, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lecompton United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Billie Blair officiating. A visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Interment will follow the service at Maple Grove Cemetery, Lecompton. Mark died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at her home.

She was born Friday, Oct. 30, 1925, in Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Earl Franklin and Nettie Elizabeth Terrill Pickel. She was raised and attended schools in the Fort Scott area. Mark was a supervisor at Hallmark Cards, Inc., and retired after 28 years of service. She was a board member of AARP Chapter 1696, lifelong member of Lecompton Historical Society, member of Lecompton United Methodist Church, past president of The Sunshine Club, and a member of Goldenrods. She enjoyed traveling much of the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Europe, playing cards, and doing puzzles. She volunteered for many community service events sponsored by the church. She was an inspiration to everyone she met, and was known for her strong, loving hugs.

She married Joe D. Christy in 1935, a marriage that spanned more than 52 years. He preceded her in death in 1993. Survivors include a son, Dean Christy and wife Jackie, Lecompton; a sister, Violet Brynds, Lawrence; a brother, Jim Pickel and wife Vicki, Lawrence; two grandsons, Aaron Kaser and wife Jennie, Lecompton, and Rob Kaser and wife Aamyie, Blue Ridge, Ga.; three great grandchildren, Christjen, Hunter, and Parker Schmidt; and the extended family she dearly loved, including daughter Linda Ricks and husband Steve, Blanchard, Okla., son Dan Pollman, Lecompton, five grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and one great-great grandson.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Lecompton United Methodist Church Food Pantry, or Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association/Hospice, in care of the funeral home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044. Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com

Richard J. Murphy Jr.

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No Services for Richard J. Murphy Jr., 77, Linwood, are planned at this time.

Mr. Richard J. Murphy Jr passed over last night at approx 5:30 pm, Sept 12th, 2015. Richard was born in Wichita, Ks, Nov 10, 1937, the only child of Richard J. Murphy Sr. and Maxine J Schoen Murphy. After leaving his General M.D. practice in Tipton, KS, the family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where Richard Sr. resumed his practice. Father was from Erie, PA, and mother from Cawker City, KS. The family resided in Royal Oak, Michigan, for the better part of three decades, while Richard Sr. pursued a successful medical practice in urban Detroit of his own. Richard Jr attended the University of Michigan where he received his BA and MA in Business Administration. Jr was attending U.M Law School in the 196O’s when he was injured by a speeding car while he was a pedestrian. Medical Assistance has followed the near-fatal accident. Assisted Living has been needed in Michigan and Kansas until his passing this year at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, KS. His first cousin, Douglas H. Dean, was his Guardian. A devout Catholic, Richard will be cremated at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence and sent to be with his parents in Boca Raton, Florida. He was a man of God. May he rest in Peace.

Elizabeth June Weatherwax

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Funeral service for June Weatherwax, 94, Lawrence, will be 10 am. Thursday, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Rob Baldwin will officiate.

She was born June 26, 1921, the daughter of William Stevens and Esther Evans Griesa.
June attended Pinckney Grade School, St. Mary’s Academy for 3 years in Leavenworth and graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1939. She attended Kansas University and was a member of Pi Beta Phi, KU Alumni Association, 20th Century Club, and on the Board of Directors for The Boys Achievement Place. She was a avid golfer coming very close to a hole in one by less than 2 inches. She played bridge weekly in several clubs, was a great cook, loved flowers, in fact everything growing, her red barn at Mount Hope Nursery, Kansas University campus, and antiques.

Her family owned and operated Mount Hope Nursery established in 1861 by A.C. Griesa. This company planted trees all over Lawrence including the beautiful redbuds on the KU campus. The final job before selling the nursery in 1972, they planted Massachusetts St in downtown Lawrence considered a “Tree City USA”.

June had an extended family! At any time, you could find her in the kitchen cooking for her family or talking to someone looking for a great listener and some direction in life. She volunteered at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Lawrence Public Library.

She married John Thomas Weatherwax on December 4, 1940. He preceded Her in death on August 29, 2008. She was also preceded in death by 2 sons John Thomas Jr. in 1949 and William Steven in 1960, and a daughter Joy Weatherwax Jerrick Pattin on July 17, 2009.

Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com.

Oren C. Jones

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Oren C. Jones, 89, Lawrence, died Friday, September 11, 2015, at Medicalodges Eudora. He was born Oct. 16, 1925 in Sparkman, Ark., the son of Clinton B. & Connie Essie Green Jones.

Mr. Jones was a World War II Navy Veteran and retired after many years from FMC. He enjoyed woodworking, photography, and painting.

He married Areta M. Gunn on June 10, 1944, in Lawrence. She preceded him in death on Nov. 4, 2000.

Survivors include a son, Oren I. Jones of Harvest, Ala., a daughter, Lana E. Vantuyl of Lawrence, 10 grandchildren and many great and great-great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and daughter Areta M. Barnett.

Graveside inurnment service will be held at 3 pm. Tuesday, Sept. 15. at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.

Memorials may be made to Grace Hospice, and sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com.

Lawrence I. “Larry” Craig

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Mr. Lawrence I. “Larry” Craig, of Vinland, KS passed away Sept. 8th at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born on August 5, 1935, in Lawrence, KS to Everett and Elizabeth Craig.

Larry was a lifelong resident of Vinland, having attended Kansas State University before beginning a career in farming. At the time of his death he owned and operated Hagerman/Craig Farms (formerly known as Sunny Slope Farms). He was particularly pleased that his son and grandson chose to join him in the family business that he and Aubrey Hagerman began years earlier. Larry was also very grateful for the many years of friendship and labor that Junior (James) Hargett, devoted to him and the farm.

Mr. Craig was also active in several community endeavors; he served on the Vinland Fair board, was a member of the Douglas County Livestock Association, a past member of the Baldwin USD 348 school board, and lifelong member of the Vinland United Methodist church, where he also served as trustee and treasurer.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Jean Spomer, of Corvallis, OR; brothers Charles Craig, of Fort Walton Beach, FL; and Norman Craig of Seattle, WA. Larry is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Eloise; daughter, Sharon and husband Don Boyd, Cabot, AR; son, Mike and wife Julie, Vinland, KS; sister, Ruth Ellen Craig, Corvallis, OR; brother, Kenny and wife Florence, Valencia, CA; sister-in-law, Darlene Craig, Seattle, WA; 5 grandchildren, Dennis Hawley-Craig and wife Brenna, Vinland, KS; LeeAnn Reed and husband Aaron, Cabot, AR; Amy Wright and husband Cory, Baldwin, KS; Preston Boyd and wife Chelsea, Camden, AR; Callie Craig, Baldwin, KS; 1 great grandchild, Landen Wright, Baldwin, KS; and a devoted host of cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Monday, September 14, 2015, at First United Methodist Church, Baldwin, KS.

Friends may call from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Sunday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, where the family will receive them from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Sunday.

It is requested that in lieu of flowers memorial donations be made to the Vinland Cemetery Association, Vinland United Methodist Church, or the American Heart Association, sent in care of the funeral home.

Raeburn “Ray” Gale Lisher

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A memorial service for Raeburn “Ray” Gale Lisher, 79, Lawrence, will be 11 am Thursday, September 10, 2015, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Visitation will take place after the service.

He died Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehab.

Ray was born April 9, 1936, in Haddam, KS the son of Lewis Jackson and Jessie Evelyn Press Lisher. He was in the first class to graduate from Lawrence High School in 1954.

He was employed at Morgan Mac Ford in Lawrence before enlisting in the Army in January of 1955. He served for two years in Germany assigned to the 2nd Armored Division. After he served he worked for Hallmark Cards for thirty six years. It was there where he met his future wife, Corrine “Jill” Gunnels. They worked eight months for Hallmark Cards in London England.

Ray and Jill were married March 27, 1959, in Lawrence, KS.

He enjoyed spending time with friends and family, Hunting, Camping and Bicycling, playing Pickleball, watching his Purple Martins. Ray loved doing yard work, going as far as to cut grass with scissors to make sure it looked just right. For many years Ray did trials riding on a motorcycle. Ray was also a long time member of the NRA and American Legion Post # 14 of Lawrence.

Surviving of the home is his wife, Jill of 56 Years; daughter Laurie, Meridan; son Craig and wife Gina, Lawrence; daughter in law Kim, Baldwin; sister in law, Becky Lisher, Lawrence; grandchildren, Kendra, Michael, Alex, Ryan, Jacob, Andrew, Thomas and Mikayla; two great grandsons, and several nieces and nephews

He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Aaron Lee; five brothers, Paul, Walt, Dwayne, Harold and Melvin; two sisters, Maxine and Virginia.

The family suggests memorial contributions made to the Salvation Army, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St. Lawrence, KS 66044.