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Elizabeth E. Underwood

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Memorial services for Elizabeth E. Underwood, 83, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory, with the Rev. Daniel Norwood officiating.

Mrs. Underwood died Monday, June 13, 2011, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.

She was born July 25, 1927, in Galesburg, Kan., the daughter of Homer N. and Estella Eccles Shaw.

Mrs. Underwood was the administrative assistant to the plant manager at Farmland Industries for over 40 years. She also volunteered with physical therapy for 20 years, and for the American Red Cross for over 30 years. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church, and was a Paul Harris fellow with Rotary International.

She married Bill Underwood, and together they shared 42 years of marriage. He preceded her in death.

Survivors include two sons, Steve Kesler, Austin, Tex., and James R. Shreve, Lawrence; and two daughters, Karen Goforth-Walker, Tampa, Fla., and Estreya Kesler, Napa Valley, Calif.

The family will receive friends following the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to Boy Scout Troop #53, in care of the funeral home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Carol D. Parker Bevens

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Memorial services for Carol D. Parker Bevens, 78, Gardner, formerly of Lawrence and Pomona, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory. Inurnment will follow at Eudora City Cemetery.

Mrs. Bevens died Saturday, June 11, 2011, at Medicalodges Gardner.

She was born Mar. 15, 1933, in Lawrence, the daughter of Charles R. and Bessie Meadows Parker. She attended Liberty Memorial High School.

Mrs. Bevens was a nursing assistant at Valley View Nursing Home. She enjoyed art and sketching.

She married Zelma Eugene “Gene” “Beve” Bevens. He preceded her in death in 1993. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Jean Bevens in 1969, and a grandson, Guy Edwards III.

Survivors include three children, Guy Edwards Jr., Pomona, Nancy Asher and husband Garry, Lawrence, and Charles W. Bevens, Harris, Kan.; a brother, Charles R. Parker Jr., Oskaloosa; a sister, Janet K. Girnius, McLouth; 13 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Carol Bevens Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

James Lee Tucker

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No public services are planned for James Lee Tucker, 73, Anderson, Calif.

Mr. Tucker died Saturday, June 11, 2011, at the home of his mother-in-law, Mildred Bernice Leffler, in rural Douglas County.

Survivors include his wife, Carole S. Beadnell-Tucker, of the home.

Doris J. (Huffman) Sanderson

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Inurnment services for Doris J. (Huffman) Sanderson, 88, Lawrence will be 1:00pm Tuesday, June 14, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Sedalia, MO. She died Thursday June 9, 2011 at Pioneer Ridge Health Care. She was born May 17, 1923 in Ozawkie, KS. the daughter of William and Opal Cunning Metzger.

Mrs. Sanderson attended Southern Missouri College and received her Registered Nursing degree. She worked Bothwell Hospital in Sedalia for many years retiring in 1985 as a nursing supervisor.

She married Robert “Bob” Sanderson, who survives of the home, and Norman C. Huffman who preceded her in death.

She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Cheryl Huffman, granddaughter Lori Devorss, brothers Kenneth, Doren, and Delbert Metzer, sisters Hazel Felt, Evelyn Phillipi, Patricia Coyle, Lois Blankenship, and Sue Ellen Metzger.

Survivors will include daughters Carol Smith of Sedalia, Patty Thomas of Belton, MO, and Carol Cheek of Lawrence, a brother Marvin Metzger of Lawrence, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana, Lawrence, KS is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Elizabeth Stephens

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Memorial services for Mary Elizabeth Stephens, 83, Lawrence, will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Trinity Episcopal Church, with the Reverend Robert Baldwin presiding. Inurnment will be in the Trinity Episcopal Church Columbarium.

Mrs. Stephens died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born August 20, 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Walter E. and Minnie Mae Peyton Durett. She graduated from Central High School in Memphis, Tennessee. She studied at the Juilliard Institute of Music in New York, under Virgil Fox. She received a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of North Texas, where she studied under Silvio Scionti. She also earned a masters degree in music at the University of Kansas. She moved with her family to Lawrence in 1968 from Victoria, Texas.

Mrs. Stephens worked as a pianist and choir director at the First Christian Church, then as the choir director at the First English Lutheran Church, and then as the organist and choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Church, and was an instructor of piano and organ at the Victoria College, she also had a private studio for piano and organ in Victoria, TX. She was the choir director at the Vernon Texas Music Club, earned her service playing certificate and was a member of the American Guild of Organists, charter member of the Phi Tau chapter of the Mu Phi Epsilon a professional music fraternity, member of Pi Kappa Lambda a honorary music fraternity, member of Association of Anglican Musicians, Lawrence Music Club, and the Peyton Society.

She planned to retire at the end of this year as organist of Trinity Episcopal Church after 40 years of service.

She married William James Stephens November 19, 1946, they celebrated 62 years together. He died in 2008.

Survivors include sons, William James Stephens, III and wife Marilyn, Honey Grove, TX, Guy W. Stephens and wife Janet of Aurora, IL; daughters, Cecily Stephens, Pittsburg, KS, Shirley Stephens-Mock and husband Stuart, Golden, CO, Amy Monroy, Kansas City, KS; sister Mae Hoag, Orinda, CA; grandchildren, Matthew, Hannah, and Scott Stephens, Elsa Monroy; great-grandchildren, Saxon and Jagar Stephens.

The family suggests memorials to the William and Elizabeth Stephens Music Fund at Trinity Episcopal Church, sent in care of the funeral home.

Marjean Kathleen Klotz

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No public services are planned at this time for Marjean K. Klotz, 78, Lawrence.

Mrs. Klotz died Monday, May 30, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born Dec. 15, 1932, in Topeka, the daughter of Estel and Lena Owen Macey. She graduated from Topeka High School.

Mrs. Klotz worked for Lawrence Unified School District #497 at West Junior High, South Junior High, and Lawrence High School from 1973 to 1988 as a cashier and baker. She later worked for Ed Marling’s Home Furnishings from 1988 to 1995.

She married Edgar V. “Eddie” Klotz on Apr. 29, 1951, in Topeka. He survives of the home.

Other survivors include four children, Connie (Fox) Van Horne, Las Vegas, Allen Klotz, Murphy, Tex., Craig Klotz, Lawrence, and Robert Klotz, Kissimmee, Fla; a sister, Joyce Macey Feldstein Popham, Bedford, Tex.; seven grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.

Per Mrs. Klotz’s wishes, there will be a joint memorial service upon the occasion of Mr. Klotz’s death.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Lung Association, the American Heart Association, or barackobama.com, in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

David Robert “Bob” Perkins

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Graveside services for David Robert “Bob” Perkins, 89, Lawrence, will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence. The Reverend Doctor Peter Luckey will officiate.

Mr. Perkins died May 28, 2011 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. He was born June 1, 1921 in Lawrence, the son of David Sanders and Elsie Belle Watson Perkins. He graduated from Lawrence Memorial High School.

He was a farmer in the Eudora and Wellsville areas. He served on the Miami County Farm Bureau Board of Directors as well as the Miami County Committee of the United States Department of Agriculture. After retiring from farming, he moved to Lawrence. He worked as a field assistant for the USDA Service Center in Lawrence from 1989-2004.

He married Betty Jo Wilson on December 16, 1942 in Olathe. She preceded him in death on January 15, 2010.

Mr. Perkins was also preceded in death by two brothers, Paul Perkins and Malcolm Perkins, four sisters, Mildred Smith, Velma Snyder, Frances Childs, and Martha Lou Robb.

Survivors include two sons, Perry Perkins and wife Joyce of Lawrence, and Jim Perkins and wife Brenda of Kansas City, MO., a sister, Jean Winters of Perry, three grandchildren, Laura Sampson and husband Cecil, Kimberly Davis and husband Jim, Mike Perkins and wife Jessie, eight great-grandchildren, brother-in-law, Lloyd Wilson and wife Colleen, and nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, where family will receive them from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday.

The family suggests memorials to Lawrence Presbyterian Manor and the Douglas County Visiting Nurses, Rehabilitation, and Hospice Care, sent in care of the funeral home.

Seth Emon’e Norwood

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Funeral services for Seth Emon’e Norwood, 42, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Leo Barbee Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Norwood died Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center.

He was born Aug. 28, 1968, in Wichita, KS. the son of Lafayette and Betty Ann White Norwood. He Attended Lawrence High School and received his associates degree from Johnson County Community College while playing basketball for his father. He received his Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology and Communications from Avila College, Kansas City, MO. He continued to play basketball through his college years and was ranked 4th in the nation in free throw percentage in Division II basketball. Later, Seth coached the Kansas 76ers in AAU circuit where his team achieved many honors including a national championship in 1999.

Mr. Norwood worked at Hallmark Cards in Lawrence, Jostens in Topeka, and HP Pehzer in Eudora. At the time of his death he was employed at Amarr Garage Door.

Survivors include two daughters, Ashlyn Rae Norwood and Janae Nicole Norwood, both of Lawrence; his father, Lafayette Norwood, Lawrence; sister, Fayetta Norwood, Nashville, TN; and a brother Cory Norwood, Lawrence; and a Host of relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Norwood, on May 11, 2010.

Friends may view from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the Norwood Children’s Educational Fund, in care of the funeral home, 601 Indiana, Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Helen Betz Kampschroeder

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Services for Helen Betz Kampschroeder, 76, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Kampschroeder died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born July 26, 1934 in Glen Elder, the daughter of Perry and Mary Spurlock Betz. She attended Kansas University.
Mrs. Kampschroeder worked as a linotype operator for the Lawrence Journal-World, read and typed braille for Audio Reader, and retired as an independent proofreader for Allen Press. She was a member of AARP and was a sponsor for the Special Olympics and MADD.

She married Walter George Kampschroeder Jr. on July 4, 1959, in Danforth Chapel at KU. He died Aug. 1, 2005.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ray and George Betz, and two sisters, Katy Betz and Enza Betz.

Survivors include two sons, Karlin Kampschroeder, Lawrence, and Daryl Kampschroeder, Overland Park; a brother, Perry Betz Jr., Glen Elder; two sisters, Mary Duroche, Minneapolis, Minn., and Martha Butel, Overbrook; and two grandchildren, Maddison and Emma Kampschroeder.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The family suggests memorials to Caregivers Home Health, sent in care of the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS 66044.

Edith Iona Wilson

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Funeral services for Edith Iona Wilson, 91, Lawrence will be at 1pm. Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, burial will follow at the Buster Cemetery.

She died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at her home.

She was born July 21, 1919 at Hoyt, KS, the daughter of Dave Walter and Orpha May Thomson Blevins.

She owned and operated Edith’s Place in downtown Lawrence in the 60’s and 70’s, after it closed she went to work at Johnny’s for over 20 years retiring in 2001. She enjoyed garage sales and her family.

She was a member of the VFW and Eagles Lodge, Lawrence.

She is preceded in death by a son, David E. Beers in 1997, grandson Casey Anzek in 2008, brothers George, Jim, Harold Blevins and a sister Clara Schlick.

She is survived by two sons, Ernest Allen Beers, Lawrence, Thomas “Tom” Wilson, Perry, a Daughter, Sandra J. Anzek, Lawrence, a Brother, Bob Blevins, AR., 14 Grandchildren, 16 Great-Grandchildren and 5 Great-Great-Grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Douglas County VNA, Rehabilitation and Hospice in care of the funeral home, 601 Indiana, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Friends may call until service time at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.