Obituaries

A Celebration of Life visitation for Bonnie Byers, 58, Lawrence, will be from 5-7 pm Monday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory.  Mrs. Byers died Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, at LawrenceMemorialHospital. She was born... continue reading

Visitation for Norman Glen Ellis, 75, Baldwin City, will be Monday, December 23, 2013, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home from 6-7:30pm Mr. Ellis died Friday, December 20, 2013, at his home. He was born July... continue reading

 LeRoy Eugene Siscoe (“Junior”), of Lawrence, was born March 7, 1930 to Roy Eugene Siscoe and Frankie Belle Hubbard Siscoe at Linwood, Kansas, (Leavenworth County, Kansas).  He died on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at... continue reading

Services for Lori Lynn Tarwater, 53, Wellsville, will be 2 pm, January 5, 2014, at the Senior Citizens Center in Wellsville, Kansas. Mrs. Tarwater died Friday, December 13, 2013, at Olathe Medical Center. She... continue reading

A memorial visitation for Linda Lou Lassen, 65, Lawrence, will be from 6 – 7:30 pm Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory.  Linda died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She... continue reading

Joni Lisa Thompson passed away on December 9th, 2013. She was born in 1963 in Sikeston, Missouri She obtained a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Kansas. Joni was a curator and lecturer... continue reading

Dennis Eugene Bird, 73, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013. A celebration of his life will take place on Thursday, December 12, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Rumsey Yost Funeral home. Family will be... continue reading

No services are planned for Donna Mae Laushman, 87, Lawrence. Mrs. Laushman died Friday, December 6, 2013, at her home. She was born September 16, 1926, in Austin, Minn., the daughter of Harold Thomas... continue reading

In Loving Memory Samuel Elisha Logan was born March 30, 1926, in Baldwin City, Kansas, to Elmer and Effie Logan. He died Dec. 1, 2013, at the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center in... continue reading

Funeral services for Donald Ray, 85, will be held at the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 2 PM. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, with military honors. Mr. Ray died... continue reading

Graveside services for Jean Stanton Hetzel, 87, Lawrence, will be at 11 am Friday at Oak Hill Cemetery, with Chaplain Paul Reed of Douglas County VNA officiating. Mrs. Hetzel died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013,... continue reading

Lila May Self (nee Reetz), 91, passed away peacefully at the King-Bruwaert House in Burr Ridge, Illinois, on Thursday, November 28, 2013. Lila was born May 18, 1922, on the family farm north of... continue reading

Funeral services for Delores Rae Allen, 80, will be at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana, Lawrence, Ks. on Tuesday, December 3rd at 2:00 p.m. Delores died on November 27, 2013. She was born December... continue reading

Private family services for Rosemary Lawrence, 85, Lawrence, will be held at a later date. Mrs. Lawrence died Saturday November 23, 2013, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born August 29, 1928, in Brazil,... continue reading

Memorial services for Betty Lucile Lloyd, 86, Lawrence, will be 2 pm, Monday, December 2, 2013, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3655 West 10th Street Lawrence, KS 66049. She... continue reading

Graveside inurnment services for Doris Jean Wingert, 82, Lawrence, will be at 10 am Thursday at Clinton Cemetery, with the Rev. Matt Sturtevant officiating. Doris died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at Overland Park Regional... continue reading

A Celebration of Life visitation for Irma Faye Fine, 90, Baldwin City, will be from 2-4 pm Sunday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial is scheduled for 11 am Monday at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Mrs.... continue reading

Francis H. (Frank) Bissey was born October 26, 1939, in Raton, New Mexico, to Stanley O. and Nina P. Bissey, and died Monday, November 11, 2013, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Frank was an Eagle... continue reading

Funeral services for Sharon Lynn Chaney, 70, Lawrence, will be at 11 am Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dan Norwood officiating. Burial will follow in Underwood Cemetery near Williamstown. Mrs. Chaney... continue reading

Judy Ann Metcalf, 69, passed away Thursday evening, November 7th, 2013, in Lawrence, KS surrounded by her loving family. Judy was born on March 1, 1944, in Ottumwa, IA to Emery and Phyllis Humphrey.... continue reading