Obituaries

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... continue reading

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... continue reading

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... continue reading

George M. McClanahan, 52, Lawrence, died Thursday, Apr. 13, 2017, at his home. He was cremated and will be inurned at Oak Hill Cemetery. continue reading

Graveside services for Barbara Jo Willits, 76, Lawrence, will be 2:30pm Saturday, April 15th at McLouth Cemetery. Mrs. Willits died Wednesday April 12th at her home. She was born April 26, 1940, in Tonganoxie,... continue reading

Funeral services for Marion Alberta Thornton, 101, Lawrence, will be at 2 pm Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. The casket will remain closed. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Thornton died Friday,... continue reading

Services for Anna Dell Davidson, 75, of Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Anna Dell Davidson passed away on Friday, April... continue reading

Ruth Ann “Ruthie” Windheuser-Beebe of Lawrence, KS passed away April 8, 2017 at her home in Lawrence surrounded by family and with her beloved cat, My Girl, at her side. She was 62. Ruthie... continue reading

Lorenz E. Ochs, 92 of Lawrence, KS, passed away on April 6, 2017, beside his loving wife Norma of 69 years. He was born into a large German family with many aunts, uncles, and... continue reading

Graveside services for Ida Jane Newell, 90, Wellsville, will be 11 am, Monday, April 10, 2017, at Oak Lawn Cemetery, 13901 South Blackbob Rd, Olathe, KS 66062. She died Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at... continue reading

Arthur H. Thomas was born in Minneapolis, MN, on April 24, 1929 and passed away on April 4, 2017 in Lawrence, KS. He was the son of Clyde S. and Louise L. Thomas. Art... continue reading

Walter Alan Button, 77, of Lawrence, a beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 4. A tireless optimist, Alan outlived his many doctors’ prognoses by several months.... continue reading

Helen Metaxas Roof, 92, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017. Helen was born May 28, 1924, in Kansas City, Kan., the second daughter of George and Sperithoula Metaxas. She graduated from Wyandotte High School... continue reading

Minnie M. Carpino, 91, of Lawrence passed away Friday, March 31, 2017, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Minnie was born December 30, 1925, in Franklin, Kansas. Her parents were George and Minnie (Vernetti) Blue. She... continue reading

Graveside services for George Harold Holder, 89, rural Baldwin City, will be at 11 am Wednesday at Clinton Cemetery, with Pastor Don Ogden officiating. He died Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.... continue reading

Graveside services for Vernele Elaine Pipes, 69, Lawrence, will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas. Mrs. Pipes died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born... continue reading

John Denmore “Jack” Ziegler Jr., 74, Lawrence, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at The University of Kansas Hospital. He was born July 13, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of John Denmore, Sr.... continue reading

Funeral services for Van Hatch Grant, Jr, 85, Lawrence, will be 10 am Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3615 West 10th St., Lawrence. Burial will follow... continue reading

A graveside memorial service for Larry Dean Marcum, 73, Perry, will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 15th at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. Mr. Marcum passed away March 27, 2017, at his home. He... continue reading

Graveside services for Judith A. ‘Judy’ Wilkins, 74, Lawrence, will be at 10 am Friday at Hardy Oak Cemetery, rural Jefferson County, with the Rev. Patty Hatch officiating. Judy died Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2017,... continue reading