Obituaries

Timothy (Tim) Lance Easum

1965~2023
Service: Sat, Apr 29 5:00 pm
Tim (aka “Toad”) Easum, 57, died in the early hours of April 20, 2023, at Overland Park Hospital following a moped accident injury sustained the morning of April 11, 2023, while driving in Lawrence,... continue reading

Helen A. Fisher

1927~2023
Service: Sat, Apr 29 2:00 pm
Memorial Service for Helen A. Fisher, age 95 years of Lawrence, Kansas will be on Saturday April 29th at 2pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence. Burial Services will be immediately following at Oak... continue reading

Kevin Philip Slocum

1984~2022
Service: Sat, Apr 29 11:00 am
It is with great sorrow we announce the loss of our precious son Kevin Philip Slocum, age 37. Kevin is survived by his parents Terry and Arlene Slocum of Fairbanks, Alaska, brother Danny Slocum... continue reading

Archie D. Jameson

1925~2023
Service: Sat, Apr 22 1:00 pm
Funeral Services for Archie Jameson, 97, Lawrence, will be 1 pm, Sat., April 22, 2023, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 12-1. Graveside to follow at Eudora City Cemetery. He died April... continue reading

Kathleen M. Daniel

1943~2023
Kathleen M. Daniel, 79, Lawrence, Left us on April 17, 2023.  She is survived by her two children, three grand children and five great grandchildren. No services are planned at this time. continue reading

Pamela Sue Lewis

1953~2023
Service: Tue, Apr 25 2:00 pm
Memorial services for Pamela Sue Lewis, 70, Lawrence, will be 2 pm, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She passed away on April 14, 2023, at Midland Hospice in Topeka. Pamela was... continue reading

Margaret Florence Cheek

1921~2023
Service: Wed, Apr 19 11:00 am
Margaret Florence Cheek, 101, passed away Friday April 14th at Pioneer Ridge, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 3rd, 1921. She married Earl Cheek on March 23rd, 1938 in Missouri and... continue reading

Saundra Louise Scott

1937~2023
Celebration of Life services for Saundra Louise Scott, 85, Lawrence, will take place at a later date. She died April 11, 2023, at Medicalodges Eudora. More information will be announced later. continue reading

Julie Ann Martin

1954~2023
Julie Ann Martin, 68, of Lawrence, Kansas passed away on Monday, April 10th, 2023 in her home after a two-and-a-half year battle with cancer. She was born July 10th, 1954 in Hiawatha, Kansas, the... continue reading

Donavan DeVaughn Edmonds

1986~2023
Service: Fri, Apr 14 3:00 pm
Visitation for Donavan DeVaughn Edmonds, 36, Lawrence, will be from 3-5 pm, Friday, April 14, 2023, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died April 10, 2023. rumsey-yost.com continue reading

Ruth Lucille Hargett

1940~2023
Service: Wed, Apr 12 2:00 pm
Graveside inurnment for Ruth Lucille Hargett, 82, Lawrence, will be 2 pm, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died April 4, 2023. rumsey-yost.com continue reading

Kevin Edward Hutton

1969~2023
No services are planned at this time for Kevin Edward Hutton, 54, Lawrence. He died March 31, 2023, at his home. continue reading

Ann North Cripe Merkel

1940 - 2023
Service: Mon, Apr 10 2:00 pm
Ann Merkel is remembered and celebrated before and after February 19, 2023 with a full life of late night horse rides and 4-wheel drive trails. Ann was born on January 18th, 1940 in Lawrence... continue reading

Christopher Claterbos

1953~2023
Service: Wed, Apr 12 6:00 pm
Christopher Claterbos died Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital of a sudden heart failure. Chris was born February 1, 1953, in Ottawa, Kansas, the second son of Henry (Hank) Louis Claterbos and... continue reading

James (Jim) Joseph Buckley

1935~2023
Service: Sat, Apr 15 1:00 pm
James (Jim) Joseph Buckley, 87, died March 29, 2023, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. He was born in Blue Island (Chicago), Illinois on December 10, 1935, to Gwendolyn H. (Moore) Buckley and Earl C. Buckley.... continue reading

Alfredo Cruz (Alfred) Hernandez

1946~2023
Service: Sun, Apr 2 2:30 pm
Alfredo Cruz “Alfred” Hernandez, age 76, of Lawrence, Kansas passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, March 27, 2023 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Alfred was born on December 7, 1946, in Selma, California... continue reading

Eugene Francis (Gene) Trybom

1947~2023
No Services are planned at this time for Eugene Francis (Gene) Trybom, 76, Lawrence. He died March 26, 2023, at his home. continue reading

Christopher Farrin Kuhn

1949~2023
Services for Christopher Farrin Kuhn, 73, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died March 24, 2023, at his home.   continue reading

Augusta (Ed) Ramey

1938~2023
Service: Fri, Apr 21 5:00 pm
Augusta Edward Ramey passed peacefully at his home on 3-24-2023 with family and friends at bedside. “ Gus Edward “, was born January 10th, 1938 Northwest of the Great Appalachians, & was raised in... continue reading

Harold Fred Torneden

1928~2023
Service: Tue, Mar 28 2:00 pm
Services for Harold Fred Torneden, 94, rural Lawrence will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 28th with a visitation at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. Graveside service will follow immediately after in Memorial Park Cemetery,... continue reading