OBITUARIES

Leah G. Puckett Leah G. Ashe McBride Puckett passed away peacefully April 10, 2016 at the age of 91. She was born January 20, 1925 in Belmont, North Carolina, the daughter of James William Gibby and Florence Laney Gibby. She attended elementary and high school in Belmont, and Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Spring, NC. In…

Funeral Services for Arlyne McGaugh, 73, Lawrence, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. She passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, KS. Arlyne was born December 14, 1942 in Kansas City, KS the…

No formal services are planned.

Family services for Mary Ruth Burton Denney, 89, Lawrence will be held at a later date. Inurnment will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016 at her home. Mary was born February 6, 1927 in Columbia, MO the daughter of Oscar and Mae Dell (Colvin) Cunningham. She was a…

Funeral services for Ethel M. Stewart, 91, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 11, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at her home. She was born December 17, 1924 in Hays, KS, the daughter of Franklin N.…

Pauline Gill, 93, died peacefully at her home on April 3, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Pauline was born March 7, 1923, at Midian, Kansas. She was the daughter of R.S. Wright and Winona Wright. She married Jimmie Gill on February 17, 1943. They enjoyed 73 wonderful years together. From this union two sons…

Val Houston Smith, professor at the University of Kansas for 23 years, passed away April 2 at his home in Lawrence. He was 65. Memorial visitation for Dr. Smith will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. April 9, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Val was born in 1950 in Lubbock, Texas, the son…

Graveside service for Harlan Lill, 91, Lawrence, will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Garfield Cemetery in Garfield, Kansas. He died April 1, 2016 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence. He was born on May 11, 1924 in St. John, Kansas the son of John and Alice (Kennedy) Lill. During WW2…

Memorial services for Virginia M. Hadl, 87, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2016 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at Washington Creek Cemetery in Southwest Lawrence. She passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Virginia was born to Everett and Mary (Sanders) Kingery on April…

Memorial services for Maxine Bowman, 91, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 3, 2016 at University Community of Christ 1900 University Dr. Lawrence, KS 66044. She passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Bridge Haven at Alvamar. Maxine was born October 10, 1924 in Tulsa, OK the daughter of Charles Thomas and…