Obituaries

Janet Lue (Fischer) DeMaranville, 88, died peacefully in the early morning hours of January 4, 2024 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, which she has called home for the last eight and a half years. She... continue reading

Services for Rebecca Mae Tingle-Watts, 81, of Lawrence have been changed to Friday, January 12 at 2:00pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She will lie in state from 8:00am-8:00pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home on Thursday,... continue reading

Memorial Services for Marie K. Robinson, 86, Eudora, will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She passed away Monday, January 1, 2024, at Hillside Village in DeSoto, Kansas.... continue reading

Dale Allison Young, 73, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on January 1, 2024. She was born on June 12, 1950, in Omaha, Nebraska. Dale was a kind and funny woman who was known for... continue reading

Services for Doreta Boyd will be held at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at 2pm. Visitation will be from 1pm till service time on Tuesday, also at the funeral home. Burial... continue reading

Martin Fan Cheng, 92, Lawrence, Kansas, died December 15, 2023 at LMH Health. He was born May 4, 1931 in Anhui province China. His family then fled to Chongqing, Sichuan province during the Sino-Japanese... continue reading

In the early hours of Christmas Eve, 2023, the Williams family lost their beloved patriarch, Thomas Baker Williams. Tom was born on January 7, 1951, to Harold and Elizabeth Williams in Indiana. The proud... continue reading

Private family services will happen at a later date for Carl W. McMechan, 62, of Lawrence. He died Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at his home. continue reading

Funeral Services for Darlene Myrtle (Votaw) Naff, 92, Lawrence, will be 10 am, Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Southside Church of Christ, 1105 W. 25th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66046, officiated by son-in-law Powell Pendergraft.... continue reading

Memorial services for Babak Pakravan, 32, Lawrence, will be 10 am, Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Southside Church of Christ, 1105 W 25th St, Lawrence, KS 66046. Babak Pakravan, age 32, died in his... continue reading

Graveside services for Loretta Morales, 58, of Lawrence, will be Friday, December 22, 2023 at Oak Hill Cemetery at 11 am. She died December 17, 2023 at her home. continue reading

Steven Curtis Kline, 81, passed away in Lawrence, Kansas, on December 17, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Melburn Curtis Kline and Emma Lavera Leeburg Kline. He is survived by his... continue reading

Mrs. Jo Nell Proctor passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2023 at LMH Health. She was born November 29, 1951 in Sayre, Oklahoma to Lovelle and Bill Dunsworth. She graduated from Wilson High School in... continue reading

Born: January 17, 1928 in Lawrence, Kansas Passed away peacefully on: December 14, 2023 in Lawrence, Kansas Graduated: Kansas University in 1952, and New York University Graduate School in 1958 where he earned his MBA... continue reading

Richard Howard, proud Air Force veteran, died peacefully on December 17, 2023, surrounded by his daughters, Laura and Larraine and his grandson David at Neuvant House in Lawrence, Kansas. He was Born December 18,... continue reading

Lucinda Lee Tyler-Nez, known to her loved ones as Lucy, passed away on December 13, 2023, at her home, in Lawrence, Kansas, at the age of 43. She was born January 4, 1980, in... continue reading

Funeral Services for Duane Leon Sawyer, 74, Lawrence, will be 2:30 pm, Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3615 W 10th St, Lawrence, KS 66049. A Visitation... continue reading

Services for Lorene Margaret Proctor, will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be in Washington Creek Cemetery, in southwest Douglas County. Lorene passed away Wednesday, December... continue reading

Funeral services for Flossie Bea Shorter, 78, will be Friday, December 22nd at 11:00AM, with a visitation beginning at 10:00AM at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street Lawrence, KS 66044. A burial will follow... continue reading

Nancy Jean Aduddell, age 92 of Lawrence, died December 4, 2023 at Star Living in Lawrence. Nancy was born to Leo and Esther (Moriarty) Nicolaus on September 20, 1931 in Muscatine, Iowa and spent... continue reading