OBITUARIES

Memorial services for Malena Garcia, 37, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. The family will greet friends before and after the service. She passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 at Olathe Hospice House. Malena was born February 2, 1979 in Lawrence, Kansas the daughter of…

Joseph Neil Baker was born on May 16, 1925, in Osawatomie, Kansas. He was the third child born to Harry and Doris (Williams) Baker. Joe’s mother died shortly after his birth necessitating that he be raised by his maternal grandparents, Pleasant Garrett (PG) and Annie Williams. His older brother and sister, David and Patricia, were…

MELANIE ANN CROMWELL Melanie passed away on December 2, 2016, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born April 29, 1946 in Ottawa, Kansas to Earl Harold and Jean (Cook) Phares. After graduating from Ottawa High School, she attended Pittsburgh State University. Melanie met Richard W. Cromwell in 1968 and they married May 31, 1969. They…

Funeral services for Cleda E. Dalton, 95, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. She died December 2, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Cleda was born December 31, 1920 in Paola, Kansas the daughter of Samuel Holmes and…

Memorial services for Delores “Dee” Elizabeth Guy, 71, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Private Inurnment will be held at a later date. She passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at her home. Dee was born April 14, 1945 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of…

Mass of Christian Burial for William “Bill” Truitt Harris, 90, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS. Bill passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. William was…

Graveside services for Florence (Flo) Esther Black, 74 of Seneca, MO will be held at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at McLouth Cemetery in McLouth, Kansas. She passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in Grove, Oklahoma. Florence was born June 6, 1942 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She married Jerry Black, January 18, 1959 in…

Memorial services for Ralph M. Tanner, 89, Baldwin City, will be held at 1:00 p.m. December 22, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Baldwin City. He passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Ralph was born December 10, 1926 in Jefferson County, Alabama the son of Claude Melvis and Alma Louise…

Memorial service for Robert Francis Stewart, 92, Lawrence will be held at 3pm, Friday, December 2, 2016 at Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, Kansas. He died November 24, 2016 at Bridge Haven Memory Care in Lawrence, KS. Robert was born on September 8, 1924 in West Point, Nebraska the son of Charles Verne and…

No formal services are planned for Harma F. Krape, 79, Lawrence. She passed away Saturday, November 19th, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Harma was born April 13, 1937 in Los Angeles, CA the daughter of Lester Emanual and Lorna (Hulstrom) Frank. She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Los Angeles, CA. and worked for American…