OBITUARIES

Patricia Ann Watts Granberry passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Claridge Court in Prairie Village, Kansas. Mom was born on April 27, 1929, in Greenville, Mississippi, to Richard Lewis Watts and Lora Coombe Watts. She grew up in West Point, Mississippi and excelled academically, graduating from high school at age 16. She…

Charles James Grant Griffin, 67, of Manhattan Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 21st 2021. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his wife and daughters. Charlie was raised in Evanston, Illinois. After graduating from Northwestern University, Charlie served for 4 years in the U.S. Navy. Upon his return, he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from…

Memorial services for Phyllis Marie Guthrie Tiffany, 88, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, April 26, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died Monday, April 19, 2021 in Lawrence. Phyllis was born the second of two children in Little River, KS on July 17, 1932 to Oliver Preston and Clara (Crandall) Guthrie.…

Robert Lynn Harper was born on November 6, 1953 to Ralph Glen Harper and Doris Joanne Simons Harper in Eureka, Kansas. He passed away on April 19, 2021 in Lawrence, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents, and infant son, Timothy Robert Harper. In 1978 he married Diane M. Young, they later divorced.…

Arlene Florence Westerhouse Lawson, 98 passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Hillside Village Nursing Home in DeSoto, Kansas. Arlene was born at home, the oldest of three children of Leoti Milburn Westerhouse and Amos W. Westerhouse, Jr. on April 28, 1922. Arlene grew up on the family farm SE of Eudora and attended…

Joseph Poracsky found peace on April 8th, when he passed away comfortably at Bridge Haven in Lawrence due to complications from Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s. Joseph was born on June 21, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Andrew and Mary (Anzalone) Poracsky. He attended Waterford High School in Waterford, Connecticut. He then…

Mass of Christian Burial for Josephine Ramirez, 89, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway, Lawrence, Kansas 66049. Masks required. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. She passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at her home. Josephine was born on May…

Services for Phonethep Thep Souvannavong, 72, Lawrence, KS will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Cremation will follow the service. He died April 10, 2021 at his home. He was born on March 10, 1949 in Cambodia the son of Koj Da and Boon Da Souvannavong. He graduated…

Alta Kampschroeder Walter, 95, passed away April 11, 2021 at her home. She was born December 6, 1925 in Stull, Kansas the daughter of Ernest Kampschroeder and Rosa Lutz Kampschroeder. She attended Mound School and graduated from Lecompton Rural High School in 1943. She married Richard C. Walter on September 14, 1946. They were loving…