Paul Wayne Findley

Paul W. Findley, 84, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at his home in Lawrence, Kansas. Paul, son of the late William R and Ruth Courtney (Gilmore) Findley, was born August 8, 1939, in Lawrence, Kansas, and was the youngest of seven children.

Paul lived in Lawrence all of his life. He attended Pinckney Elementary School, Lawrence Junior High, and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1957. He married Virginia Lee Coffman on November 18, 1962, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Paul joined the Lawrence Fire Department on December 1, 1960, and served for thirty years, rising to the rank of Major, and retiring in December of 1990. He also worked at the City of Lawrence Street Department as a mechanic, and as a Gas Meter Reader for the Lawrence Gas Company, later Black Hills Energy. Paul enjoyed Model Railroading and was also a past member of the Elks Lodge of Lawrence.

Survivors include his wife Virginia; and two sons: Troy R (Jennifer) Findley of Topeka, Kansas; Kyle W Findley of Lawrence, Kansas; and one grandson, Zachary. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Catherine (Findley) Crowl and Dorothy (Findley) Koger; and four brothers, Bill Findley, James Findley, Frank Findley, and David Findley.

A graveside service with inurnment will be Friday, April 12, 2024 at 11am at Hubbel Hill Cemetery in Tonganoxie. The family requests no flowers, and that memorial contributions be made in Paul’s name to Visiting Nurses Hospice (VNA) in the care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1260 Lawrence, Kansas 66044.

Dennis Findley

Graveside services for Dennis W. Findley Sr., 79, Lawrence, will be 10am Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at Washington Creek Cemetery, Douglas County, Lawrence, Kansas 66047.

Mr. Findley died March 21, 2024, in hospice care at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa.

He was born July 22, 1944, in Overbrook KS. His family moved to Lawrence when he was a child. He lived in Lawrence for the rest of his life.

The youngest of Samuel V. Findley Sr. and Florence “Mowder” Findley’s children. He served in the USN as an underwater welder during the Korean conflict until he was injured in an underwater accident and became 100% disabled. He was preceded in death by his parents, his 2 brothers and 2 sisters, and his oldest son Dennis Jr. who passed away in infancy January 31, 1966.

He is survived by his sons Kelly and Christopher/Roxy.

He was a lifetime member of the American Legion.

The family would like to thank Ashley with the Visiting Nurses Association of Lawrence for all her wonderful care. And Ted Boyle his childhood friend for always watching out for him.