Obituaries

Funeral services for Kent Alan House, 64, Paola, will be 11:00am, Friday, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Mr. House died Monday, November 29, 2021, at Medicalodges Paola. He was born September 21, 1957, in Lawrence,... continue reading

A private family Celebration of Life for Peyton James Whitaker, 18, Topeka, will be held at a later date. Peyton passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021, in Lawrence. Born to Shane and Amanda Rector... continue reading

Funeral services for Mary Ann Strong, 81, Baldwin City, will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Vinland Church of Christ, with Preacher Shawn Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Vinland Cemetery. A visitation will... continue reading

Stanley Lewis DeFries died November 24th at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.  He was born December 2, 1928 son of Bailey Bennett DeFries and Margaret Lucille Glendening DeFries.  He grew up in Muncie, Kansas, attended Stony Point Elementary... continue reading

No services are planned for Helen Winifred Skeates, 101, Lawrence. Ms. Skeates died Friday, November 26, 2021, at her home. Mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Strong, independent, determined, and fierce protector of those she... continue reading

Services for Thomas Michael Skrtic, 75, Lawrence, will be at 6pm Thursday December 2 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be in McKeesport, PA on December 4. Dr. Skrtic died on November 19, 2021... continue reading

Services for Eugene James “Jim” Breshears, 76, Lawrence, will be 11am Sat, Dec. 4 at Victory Bible Church, 1942 Massachusetts St. (Due to parade traffic, please use 19th or 23rd street) Mr. Breshears died... continue reading

Jill Darcene Penrod went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 23, 2021 after a brave battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She was born in Kansas City, KS to Chester R. Nelson and... continue reading

Born April 27, 1942, to Kate Edith Cameron and Frank Edward Kulp in Haddam Kansas. He was the youngest of four children, Ruth Rossell, Dr. Kathleen Kulp-Hill, and Dale Kulp, who all preceded him... continue reading

Celebration of Life services for Raymond (Craig) Beaumont, 63, Lawrence, will take place at a later date. He died November 22, 2021, at his home. continue reading

Services for Connie Jean Trowbridge, 80, formerly of Overland Park and Lawrence, KS will beheld on Saturday November 27th, 2021 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3615 w 10th street,... continue reading

Barbara Ann Mansfield Smalter, 93, departed Lawrence, KS, November 20th, 2021 Wife to Donald J, sister to Francis and Wayne, mother to five children, all current or previous residents of Lawrence- Kent, Greg, Marty,... continue reading

A celebration of life for Eleanor Joanne (Lady) Jones, 90, Lawrence, will take place at a later date. Eleanor Joanne Jones (Lady) died on November 20, 2021 with her family by her side at... continue reading

Funeral services for Randy Eugene Miller, 66, Gardner, will be 11 am, Monday, December 6, 2021, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.  A visitation will be Sunday, December 5, 2021, from 3-4 pm. Randy Eugene Miller... continue reading

Janet Elaine Pollard, 62, died Sunday, November 14, 2021, at Overland Park Memorial Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas.  Her sons, Gideon and Gabriel VanRiette, were both by her side when she passed.  A Visitation for Ms.... continue reading

Memorial services for Earline Morgan, 89, Lawrence, will be 9:30 am, Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Mother Earline (Edwards) Morgan, 89, passed away peacefully at Medicalodges Eudora, Eudora, Kansas on Thursday,... continue reading

Jeannie Kygar Eblen, who inspired generations of journalists with her boundless energy, appreciation for quality journalism and decades of volunteering for key projects across Kansas and Oklahoma, passed away Nov. 11, 2021, in Lawrence,... continue reading

Funeral services for Rebecca M. (Knight) Brinker, 39, Lawrence, will be at 11 am Wednesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kay Scarbrough officiating. A visitation will be held from 10 am until... continue reading

Patricia Creel Collinson Kelly passed away on Monday, November 8, in Lawrence at the great age of 96. A third-generation resident of Douglas County, she was born in Lawrence in 1925. During her nearly... continue reading

Services for Frances Jean Towns, 84, Lawrence, will be held at a later date in Oklahoma. Mrs. Towns died Sunday, November 7, 2021, at LMH Health. She was born September 17, 1937, in Paul’s... continue reading