Obituaries

Funeral services for Les ‘Butch’ Rollins, 63, Lawrence, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Morning Star Church, 998 N. 1771 Rd., with Pastor Rick Mullen officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow... continue reading

Corwin Everett Sperry, age 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Emory University Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Kansas, he and his first wife Irene moved to Decatur,... continue reading

A Celebration of Life for Marie Wilson, 82, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, with Chaplain Paul Reed officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Wilson died... continue reading

A Celebration of Life for Elizabeth L. ‘Betty’ Egan, 74, Lawrence, will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Unity Church of Lawrence. Mrs. Egan died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at her home. She was... continue reading

Graveside inurnment services with military honors for John W. A. Murphy, 90, rural Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Oak Hill Cemetery. Mr. Murphy died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial... continue reading

Memorial services for Martha Ann Harper, 79, Lawrence, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Harper died Monday, February 20, 2012, at Brandon... continue reading

Vonda Louise (Kershner) Mears, 70, Lawrence, passed away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at her home leaving a legacy of compassion, love and an enjoyment for life. Her words of wisdom and supportive guidance will... continue reading

Friends are invited to visit with the family of Chet Thomas, 89, Lawrence, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at the Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. A private graveside inurnment will... continue reading

Graveside services for Susan K. Haigh, 60, Baldwin City, will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery in Baldwin City, with Pastor Tom Swafford officiating. Mrs. Haigh died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at... continue reading

Private inurnment services for William R. “Bill” Barker, 59, Lawrence, will be held at a later date. Mr. Barker died Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born April 5, 1942... continue reading

Celebration of life service for Gerhart (Gary) Walter Hoffman of Lawrence Ks. will be held at 2p.m. February 16th at First United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Gary passed away... continue reading

ALPHA ELIZABETH “BETTY” KENNEDY, 93, FORMERLY OF LAWRENCE, DIED FEBRUARY 5, 2012 AT THE KANSAS CITY HOSPICE HOUSE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. BETTY WAS BORN MAY 3, 1918 IN CHANUTE, KANSAS TO CLIFFORD S. BLACKBURN... continue reading

Funeral services for Rebecca (Becky) Jane Wisdom, 69, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Clinton Parkway Assembly of God 360 Church, with the Rev. Rick Burwick officiating. Interment will follow at Oak... continue reading

Bill Laundy,77, Tonganoxie, Kansas was promoted to glory, at his home, on February 1, 2012. Bill was a retired disabled army veteran and was widely known as “Kansas Citys own” Bill Laundy during his... continue reading

Services for Carl A. Spray, 90, Lawrence, will be 1:00 p.m. Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Spray died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.... continue reading

Inurnment graveside services for Pearl I.B. Halderman Dillon Harman, 82, Lawrence, will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Oak Hill Cemetery, in Lawrence. Ms. Harman died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Brookside... continue reading

Memorial services for Robert H. “Bob” Blank, 83, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at Plymouth Congregational Church, with the Rev. Dr. Peter A. Luckey officiating. The family will receive... continue reading

Inurnment services for Jay Marshall Fleer Jr., 63, Ottawa, will be 11 a.m. Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence. Mr. Fleer died Friday, January 20th, 2012, at Ottawa Retirement Village. He... continue reading

Services for Dorothy L. Goodrich, 69, Lawrence, will be 2:30 p.m. Friday, January 27, 2011 at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas. Mrs. Goodrich died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Topeka. The family will recieve... continue reading

Memorial services for Lois D. Rockhold Doane, 78, Eudora, formerly of Lawrence, will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Christ Community Church, (11th. & Kasold, Lawrence) with the Rev. Deana Perdue officiating. A graveside... continue reading