OBITUARIES

Barbara Millar Bishop, 88, Lawrence, KS, passed away at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, two years following a debilitating stroke. Barbara was born on September 15, 1935, in Hinsdale, IL, the daughter of Neal and Isabel (Naab) Millar. She is survived by her husband Ken Bishop. Barbara and Ken married on September…

Tyson Jon Dent known for his kindness, sweetness, and vast knowledge of history, math, and puns. He left us way too soon on July 1, 2024.  He was born in Redlands, California on September 15, 2000.  He lived most of his life in Lawrence, Kansas and graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Free State…

A Mass of Christian Burial for Bertha (Bert) Bermudez 91, will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at St John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence, Kansas. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary in Lawrence. Bertha passed away on July 3, 2024 at LMH Health. She was born on September 30 1932 in Topeka KS,…

Jami Lynn (Tainpeah) Cully, 61, was born on December 1, 1962, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jami was an enrolled member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma and a descendant of the Wichita, Seminole and Creek tribal nations. Jami passed away on July 2, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.   Jami grew up in…

Leslie Lynn Hedrick, age 45, of Eudora, KS, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at The University of Kansas Health System. Leslie was born on January 25, 1979, in Bossier, LA, the beloved daughter of Robert Lewis and Connie Lynn (Garton) Hamm. On June 14, 2008, she married Bryan Gene Hedrick in Eudora, KS,…

Memorial services for Terry C. Wells, 77, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas.  Reverend Randy Weinkauf will officiate.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  A private inurnment will be held at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas, at a later…

A Celebration of Life for Lanny R. Tate, 90, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Lone Star Church of the Brethren. A private family inurnment will follow the luncheon at Washington Creek Cemetery. Lanny passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Lanny was born on June 1, 1934,…

Graveside services for Lila Rose Peters, 85, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 28, 2024, at Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.      It is with great sadness that the family of Lila Rose Peters…

Brenda Kay Bennett-Pike 02/26/1955 – 06/20/2024 Lawrence, KS Brenda was born February 26th, 1955, to Shirley Lee Hetrick and Charles Lloyd Bennett in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She had two younger siblings, Brent and Kendra, and attended school in both Beaver, OK, and Liberal, KS. She left for Manhattan, KS to attend Kansas State University and received…

Our beloved Ruthi Rapp left us on June 20th, 2024, after a sudden illness.  Memorial services will be held at Woodlawn Elementary School at 10:30am on Friday, June 28th, 2024.  Ruth Ann Clark was born on July 4, 1945, to Ben and Ruth (Dowell) Clark and was raised in Prairie Village, KS.  She graduated with…