OBITUARIES

On the morning of September 2nd at 9:30am Ron Eastman, Shiché Áakaisshen Daxpitchéesh, began his journey to the other camp.   Ron is a loving husband, strong father, doting grandfather and an influential paternal figure to his many nephews and nieces, grandsons and granddaughters and the many other people he has mentored throughout his life. …

Sydney Beth Nemecek, 82, passed away August 31, 2024, at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living, Lawrence, KS. She was born May 11, 1942, in Norman, OK, to Vivian Michael Stephen and Valda Vinita (Austin) Nemecek.  Sydney graduated from Pittsburg (KS) High School in 1960. She attended the University of Oklahoma and the University of Kansas. She…

Wesley H. Williams (Wes) passed away Saturday, August 31st, 2024, at his home at Brandon Woods Community Center in Lawrence KS at age 94. He was born December 31st, 1929, in Blackstone Virginia. The son of King S. Williams and Anne M. Williams (Hall). He graduated from Highland Springs High School in Virginia. He moved…

Milford Ronald Limesand (Known to most as Mel) was born August 9, 1938, in Lake Mills, Iowa, the seventh of eight children of Albert and Mabel (Halstead) Limesand. He worked hard to help support his family and to make money to go to school. He would regale his family with stories of working in a…

Memorial services for Ida Mae Sundling, 82, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence with a visitation starting at 5:00 p.m. Ida passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at her daughter’s home. Ida was born on January 4, 1942, in Belleville, KS, the…

Marietta F. Winfrey passed away on August 28, 2024, in Lawrence, Kansas. Marietta was born to Louis and Phyllis Fergerson in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on December 11, 1948. Marietta married John Winfrey in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 19, 1969. Marietta and John had known each other all their lives, having attended kindergarten together in…

A Visitation for Mary Ann Lee, 74, will be held on Friday, August 30, 2024 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. with burial to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. Mary passed on August 26, 2024 at her home. Mary was born on June 25, 1950, in Hughes, Oklahoma, the daughter…

Quay H. Smith was born January 10, 1925, in Vine Creek, Kansas to Nellie and Ray Smith at the homestead before the doctor could arrive. He was the fourth child of ten and the last of the siblings to depart this physical world. Proceeding him in death were Oren James Smith, Ray O. Smith, Samuel…

Memorial Services for Robert Grant Halbert, 86, will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. with a Visitation starting at 2:00 p.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary at 120 W 13th St, Lawrence, KS 66044. Robert passed on August 19, 2024 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Robert was born on February 3, 1938, in Mount…

Memorial service for David Miller Griffin, 90, Lawrence, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence, reception to follow. David passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at his home, surrounded by family. He was preceded in death by his parents James and Helen Griffin,…