OBITUARIES

Bee Matthews, 82, Lawrence, Kansas, died on Friday, July 7, 2017. Bee was born on Aug 10, 1934, to John Paschall and Evelyn Ames Davis in New York, NY. Later she was joined by three younger siblings: Johnny, Evie, and Ames. Bee Bee, as her husband Rev. Robert Matthews called her, was a minister’s wife…

* Memorial service for L. Martin Jones will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August, 12, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence. * A memorial service will be held at a later date for L. Martin Jones, 94, Lawrence, KS, who died April 3, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He donated his body to KU…

Woodward, Elizabeth Smoak,   70, succumbed in the predawn of June 23, 2017, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital to a life-taking cancer with her youngest daughter by her side. Her absence will be profoundly felt by her family and friends. She spent most of her youthful life in the deep South and was no stranger to…

Mike Ducey of Lawrence passed away on June 27, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was born December 4th, 1937, the son of Jean Sparks Ducey and John Edward Ducey. After growing up in Niles, Michigan and on the original homestead of his mother’s family in Berrien County, Michigan,…

A memorial service for William Eugene Hundley, 88, Lawrence will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died June 24, 2017 at his home. William was born on July 27, 1928 in Fairview, Kansas the son of Ernest and Gladys (Spicer)…

Alice Ladene Walton (Lee), 58, of Parkville, MO, passed away on June 23rd, 2017. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday June 27th, 2017 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the VFW Post 852 located at 1801 Massachusetts St., Lawrence Kansas. Alice was born in Kansas City on March 9th 1959. She graduated from…

Funeral service for Duane Eugene Wyatt, Sr. 81, Lawrence, Kansas will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 26, 2017 at Connect Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. He was born on July 27, 1935 in Delia, Kansas the son of John R. and Flossie Mable (Graham) Wyatt. Duane…

Funeral services for Robert E. “Bob” Redick, 89, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the De Soto Baptist Church. Burial will follow in De Soto Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6- 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at the De Soto Baptist Church. He died June…

Funeral service for Judy C. Harris-Welsh, 73, Eudora, KS will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Leavenworth National Cemetery. She passed away June 23, 2017 at her home. Judy was born on September 24, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas the daughter of…