OBITUARIES

***A Memorial Service will be held for John Mack McCoin (next week) 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 14, 2021 at the American Legion, 3408 W. 6th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66049. John Mack McCoin, 89, Lawrence. A military graveside service will be held at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. John passed away…

Services for Rhetta Jo Noever, 84, Lawrence, will be held at a later date. Rhetta passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Brandon Woods. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. Rhetta was born on January 4, 1937 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Kenneth B. and…

Services for Vincent Henry “Bill” Vermooten, 82, of Lawrence, Kansas, and previously of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, will be held at a later date. He passed away on January 3, 2021, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Bill was born on February 9, 1938, in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Vincent and Esther DeBerdt (Robins) Vermooten. He…

    Memorial services for Richard Pedigo, 75, Lawrence will be private. He died December 26, 2020 at LMH Health. Inurnment will be at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery. Richard was born on September 9, 1945 in Seattle, Washington the son of Cleon and Clara (Hoffman) Pedigo. Before retiring he was a piece…

Memorial services for Katherine “Kay” Lee Patterson, 35, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 15, 2021 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Kay passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at her home. Please be aware that due to COVID-19 and safety precautions, we are asking her loved ones to please respect and…

Memorial services for Stephen B. Davis, 63 of Lawrence, KS will be held on January 15, 2021 at 11:00 am at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Steve passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021 at his home surrounded by his wife of 38 years and his children. Steve was born on January 28, 1957 in Neenah,…

Bonnie Jean Chapman was born May 11, 1928 in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence C Chapman and Lois J. (Creviston) Chapman. She moved to Lawrence when she was three years old and attended Lawrence schools and the University of Kansas. During World War II she married Charles “Okie” E. Snedeger in Vallejo, California on…

Robert G. Hilt, 96, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at LMH Health. A family graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. Robert was born on February 1, 1924 in Kansas City, Kansas to Alfred and Amphy Hilt. When Robert was…

Dr. Christina Yates Parr (Retired) Dr. Christina Yates Parr (retired) of Eudora, Kansas, formerly of Columbia, South Carolina, died on January 1, 2021. Christina was the daughter of Dr. Theodore M. Yates and Jean K. Yates who were both medical missionaries in China when Christina was born. Christina was born on October 20, 1926, in…