OBITUARIES

Kathleen Larson Raney passed away November 19, 2015. She was born October 26, 1928 in Wamego, Kansas, daughter of Eugene and Virginia Larson. Upon graduating from high school in 1946, she attended Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg. Virginia and then the University of Kansas from which she received her baccalaureate in social work in 1950.…

Mr. Donald Lee Palmer, 73, of Eldon, Missouri passed away Tuesday October 20, 2015 at the University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, Mo. with his loving family by his side. Don was born May 7, 1942, in Lansing, Michigan, a son of Lester and Fay “Miller” Palmer. He was a 1961 graduate of Lawrence High…

Entombment for Joseph “Joe” Charles Boone III, 100, Lee’s Summit, MO will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 21st at Memorial Park Mausoleum in Lawrence. He passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit, MO. He served his country in the United States Navy from 1943 – 1946.  

  ** The memorial service to celebrate the life of Glee Smith, Jr. will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway, Lawrence Kansas on Friday, December 4th at 2 pm. Family visitation will follow in the fellowship hall. **     Glee S. Smith, Jr., age 94, former Kansas State Senator and…

Graveside services for Beverly “Boo” Gibson, 90, Jewell, KS, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS. She died Monday, November 16, 2015 at Hilltop Lodge in Beloit, KS. She was born on April 2, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Lloyd and Ethel…

Evaline Campbell, a resident of the Wellsville Retirement Community, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, KS. A graveside service will be held at the Franklin Grove Cemetery in Franklin Grove, IL. Evaline was born September 16, 1915 in Sycamore, IL, the daughter of Adam C. Cliffe and (Helen)…

Funeral services for Roger Gaylon Yarbro, Sr. 74, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 20, 2015 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. He passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at University of Kansas Medical Center. Roger was born December 6, 1940 in Chaffee, MO, the son…

Memorial services for James “Jim” Henry Flynn, Jr., 83, Lawrence will be held at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 at St. Lawrence Catholic Center in Lawrence. Inurnment was held Monday, November 16, 2015 at Holy Cross Cemetery in Schuyler, NE.

Martin Hooper Henry, “Mutt”, 87, of Lawrence, Kansas passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Sunrise of Fair Oaks in Fairfax, Virginia. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway, in Lawrence, Kansas. Private inurnment at Pioneer Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas…

Gerald “Jerry” Lee Beneventi was born to Donald and the late Carol Beneventi in Des Moines, Iowa on November 22, 1958. He was the third of five siblings—Greg (deceased), Mike, Teri, and Dan. The family resided in Granger, Iowa where they own a still thriving car dealership. Jerry was a popular student and was applauded…