OBITUARIES

A Lying-in state for Ruth Olive Eagleman, 81, Lawrence, KS will be held from 10:00 ~ 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Please be aware that due to COVID-19 and safety precautions, we are asking her loved ones to please respect and comply with social distancing and must wear a…

Graveside service for Samuel W. “Sam” Stanley, 63, Eudora, KS will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Hesper Cemetery, rural Eudora, KS. Sam passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Homestead of Eudora. Sam was born on April 22, 1957 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Roger, Jr. and Norma B.…

Richard Warner Bennett, 82, Lawrence, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. He was born on August 17, 1938 in Denver, CO, the son of Otha Zeldon and Zora Eldena (Bowen) Bennett. Richard received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of Kansas and worked as a…

Private Funeral Services for the Immediate Family of Jerry (Jeremiah) Rials, 63, Topeka, KS will be held at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. There will be a link available to watch the services at warrenmcelwain.com. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Jerry will lie-in-state for public visitation on Thursday, September 17, 2020…

Beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather Lucian B. “Lou” Hammer, Jr., a six-decade resident of Lawrence, Kansas passed away September 11, 2020 due to a brief respiratory illness at 96. He was born 9/14/23 in Marion, Kansas, to Lucian, Sr. and Mary Hammer, and was raised with his sister, Yvonne, in Claflin,…

Norman Eugene Eberhart, 93, Lawrence passed away, Friday, September 4, 2020 at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab. Norman was born on May 24, 1927 in Lawrence, KS, the son of Harold and Estella (Hausman) Eberhart. Norman attended Cordley Elementary School and graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1945. He enlisted in the United States…

There are no services scheduled at this time for Doris Kay Holland, 79, Eudora. Doris passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020 at her residence. In recent years Doris was a resident of Plattsburg, MO and Lufkin, TX. Doris was born on November 13, 1940 in Burkburnett, TX the daughter of William Henry and Dora (McCulloch)…

Family graveside services for Mary E. Lentz, 103, Lawrence will be held at Cornith Cemetery in Prairie Village, Kansas. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date for family and friends. She died September 7, 2020 at Brandon Woods Retirement Community. She was born August 14, 1917 in Marshall, Missouri the daughter…

Ruth Anne Polk May 19, 1926 – September 8, 2020 After a long life dedicated to teaching piano and serving her church, Ruth Anne Polk died on September 8, 2020 at the age of 94. Born on May 19, 1926, in International Falls, Minn., Ruth Anne was the daughter of the Rev. Knud Olav Waage…