OBITUARIES

Funeral services for Jerry Coonrod, 83, Lawrence, KS will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 7, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.  Family will greet friends after the service.  Interment will be held at the Ft. Scott National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, KS at 2:30 p.m.  Jerry passed way at his…

A memorial visitation for Melvin J. Beerbower, 73, Eudora, will be held from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  He died on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at KU Medical Center. Melvin was born on September 30, 1939, in Ft. Scott, KS the son of Chester M. and…

Memorial service for Betty Olson, 88, Lawrence will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 28, 2013 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Entombment has taken place at the Memorial Park Mausoleum.  She died November 25, 2012 at Brandon Woods.   Betty was born on May 12, 1924 in Anacortes, Washington, the daughter of Joseph Carl and Ella (Gee)…

Graveside inurnment for Richard Leon Carter, 39, Lawrence will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Underwood Cemetery (east of Perry on Highway 24-59).  He died November 24, 2012 at his home. Richard was born on November 2, 1973 in Lawrence, KS the son of Janet Lee Carter.  Survivors include his mother, Janet…

Funeral service for Larry Noel Whitson, Sr., 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial with Military Honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  He died November 24, 2012 at his home. Larry was born on March 12, 1946 in Mountain Grove, Missouri the son of Velmer and Eula (Riley) Whitson. He served…

Funeral services for Robert A. Howard, 60, De Soto, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, November 30, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery with Military Honors.  He died on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at his home. Robert was born on March 20, 1952, in Lawrence, KS the…

Memorial services for Charles Lee Read, 56, Lawrence, will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Lawrence Free Methodist Church.  He died on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 in Douglas County.  Charles was born on September 15, 1956, in Girard, KS the son of John W. and Deloris J. (Puffinbarger) Read.   He was…

Private inurnment services will be held at a later date for Anna Mae Bolton, 93, of Lawrence, KS.  Inurnment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Anna was born on February 8, 1919 in Mirable, Missouri, the daughter of Isaac and Bunie Whitsett…

William J. “Bill” Richardson was born in rural Southern Oklahoma on July 31, 1926.  He was raised in Temple and Walters, Oklahoma.  His parents were Allen and Jesse (Clements) Richardson. After graduating from Walters High School, Bill enlisted in the Army for the last part of World War II.  Following the War, he attended The…

Funeral services for Martha Jeanette (Blackwood) McKinney will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Private burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery.  She died in her home November 20, 2012, with family at her side.  Martha was born in Garden City, KS on August 17, 1922 the…