Obituaries

Memorial services for Elizabeth Ruth Wilks, 75, Lawrence, will be 10:00a.m. Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Mrs. Wilks died July 27, 2019, at Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab in Baldwin City, Kansas. She was born... continue reading

Lawrence (“Larry”) Samuel Wrightsman, Jr., was born in Houston, Texas on Halloween of 1931, son of a schoolteacher and a petroleum engineer, and was raised in the River Oaks neighborhood. At Southern Methodist University,... continue reading

Services for Barbara Sue Ireland, 68, Ozawkie, will be 2pm Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. A visitation will be from 1-2pm Thursday at the funeral home. Mrs. Ireland died July 27, 2019 at the... continue reading

“Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” for the life of Harry Dean Neufeld (84) 9-13-34 to 7-24-2019, born in a farm house in the Sand Hills near Inman, KS to Abe and Agnes (Doerksen)... continue reading

Services for Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Bunce, 90, will be on Thursday, July 25th at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence, Kansas with family visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. and memorial service at 2:00 p.m. Betty... continue reading

Funeral services for Jayion Christian Harris-Jordan, 13, Lawrence, will be 10 am Thurs. July 25, 2019, at Christ Community Church, 1100 Kasold Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049. A visitation will be Wednesday from 6-8 pm... continue reading

Services for William “Bill” Huckabey will be held at 12pm on July 23, 2019, at First Pentecostal Church of Kansas City. A visitation will be from 10 am to service time. Bill went on... continue reading

No public services are planned for Kenneth Alan ‘Kenny’ Owens Jr., 35, Lawrence, who passed away Friday, July 19, 2019, at his home. He was born March 5, 1984, in Camp Lejeune, N.C., the... continue reading

A memorial visitation for Robert J. ‘Bob’ Mowery, 79, rural Lawrence, will be held Thursday July 25, 2019, from 4 to 6 pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Bob died Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at... continue reading

A Celebration of Life for Benjamin J. ‘BJ’ Manspeaker, 44, Lawrence, will be at 2:00 pm Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory, with Chad Manspeaker officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date... continue reading

Phyllis Jean Williams died July 15, 2019 in her home. She was born June 24, 1941 the daughter of Ray and Ora Allen. Phyllis was a registered nurse for forty years in various hospitals... continue reading

Private family services for Suzette Ann Kugler, 72, Lawrence, will take place at a later date. She died unexpectedly at her home on July 10, 2019. Suzette was born July 14, 1946, in Halstead,... continue reading

Conrad (Connie) J. Braun, Jr. passed away unexpectedly at the KU Medical Center on July 12, 2019. He was born on January 8, 1932, in Kansas City, Kansas, as the son of Conrad and... continue reading

Anna (Turko) Slemmer of Lawrence, Kansas passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019 in her home with family by her side. Anna was born on April 16, 1937 in Poland to Peter and Julia... continue reading

Willard Lynn Watney, 71, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at home in the loving arms of his wife. For almost three years, Lynn retained his “zest for life” in spite of the... continue reading

Jamie Leigh Bennett, 29, of Lawrence passed away on July 7, 2019. She is survived by her parents Mike and Salena (Patterson) Gillam and Marl Lynn Bennett, sisters Kayla Bennett and Danielle Gillam, maternal... continue reading

Patricia A. (Pollock) Young was born 12/6/1920 in Oakland CA but lived her life in KS. She passed away July 8, 2019 at Brookside Retirement Community in Overbrook KS. Pat was preceded in death... continue reading

J. Robert “Bob” Harper died peacefully at home with his family at his side on July 4, 2019. Bob was born on February 19, 1943 in Mineral Wells TX to Marguerite and James G.... continue reading

Carolyn went to be with her heavenly father Wednesday July 3, 2019. She was born to the late John Foster and Iola Miller Foster on March 29, 1948 in Lawrence, Kansas. She was the... continue reading

Orval Howell (Jr), age 63, went to be with his Lord on July 2, 2019. He died peacefully at his home with his wife by his side. Orval is survived by his wife, Dee... continue reading