OBITUARIES

Funeral services for Marilyn Jean Lynch, 78, Wichita, formerly of Lawrence will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence. Entombment will follow at Memorial Park Mausoleum in Lawrence. Marilyn passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita surrounded by her family. Marilyn was…

A celebration of life for John Thomas Leasure, 76, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Arterra Event Gallery, 2161 Quail Creek Drive, in Lawrence. Private family inurnment will be held at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka. Tom passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015 at The Windsor of Lawrence.…

Memorial gathering for Linda Kay Merchant, 66, Lecompton will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2015 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Linda passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at her home. Linda was born October 22, 1948 in Lawrence, Kansas to Melvin William Icks and Anna Margarite Burns Icks Simmons. She was…

Graveside services for Dorothy Darlene Cassity, 83, Lawrence will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. She passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Dorothy was born August 17, 1932 in Atchison, KS the daughter of Henry Watts and Mae McNemee Watts. She attended…

Memorial services for Howard Earl Sanford, 86, Lecompton will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Lecompton United Methodist Church. Private family burial will be at a later date at Maple Grove Cemetery. Earl passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at his home. Earl was born June 26, 1929 in Lecompton, KS…

Memorial services for Bridget Fae Hedman, 31, Lawrence will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Bridget passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Bridget was born June 5, 1984 in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Gordon F. Hedman and Marjorie “Chloe” A. Mason. She…

Memorial service for Carl Eugene Ryan, 77, Lawrence will be held 6:00 pm Monday, July 20, 2015 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. He died July 18, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Carl was born in 1937 in Lawrence, Kansas the son of Timothy…

Tribute service for Sonia Lynn (Cook) Stielow, 37, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015 at First Christian Church. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Sonia passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Sonia was born December 27, 1977 in Lawrence the daughter…