OBITUARIES

Memorial services for Thomas “Tom” Gartner, 70, Lawrence will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013, in the First Christian Church located at 1000 Kentucky Street in Lawrence, KS.  He passed away at his home on Monday, January 21, 2013. Born in Lincoln, NE on September 29, 1942, he attended high school at…

Graveside services for Alva Dewey Davidson, 95, Topeka will be held at 12:30 p.m., January 23, 2013, at Penwell-Gabel Cemetery in Topeka.  He died on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Clare Bridge of Topeka. Alva was born on May 28, 1917 in Richland Parrish, LA, the son of John & Estha (Thompson) Davidson. He served…

Billy Lee Moore, 77, Lawrence, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on January 19, 2013. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. He was born on March 31, 1935 in Shattuck, Oklahoma the son of Robert Lee and Wilma Rozella (Moberly) Moore of May, Oklahoma. Billy was a…

A Service of Celebration for Alice Elizabeth “Beth” Gettinger Cain, 101, formerly of Louisburg, KS, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 2013 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary- Eudora Chapel (1003 John L. Williams Drive, Eudora, KS).  Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery, west of Ottawa, KS.  She passed away on Thursday, January…

Private family memorial services for Mildred “Frances” Nitsch, 89, Lawrence will be held at a later date. She died on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Baldwin Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Frances was born on July 2, 1923 in Homewood, KS, the daughter of Egbert and Leta (Wilcox) Holloway. She was the manager of a KOA…

Funeral services for Clyde Woods, Jr., 91, Lawrence will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.  Burial with Military Honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.  He died on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor. Clyde was born on August 23, 1921 in Kansas…

Mass of Christian Burial for Melva Jean “Tudy” Sneed, 81, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. on Friday, January 18, 2013, at St. Anthony / St. Rose Catholic Community, 210 North B Street, Wellington, KS 67512.  Burial will follow at Sumner Memorial Gardens in Wellington.  She died on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial…

Memorial services for Frances Jean Typer, 77, Lawrence will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2013, at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence.  Private family burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence.  She died on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor. Frances was born on December 15, 1935 in Ft. Scott, KS the…

No services for Alvin H. Schild, 96, of Lawrence are planned.  Inurnment will take place at Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence at a later date.  He died of pneumonia and the flu on Monday, January 14, 2013, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, in the company of his family. Al was born on July 10, 1916, in Quincy, WA,…

Graveside service for Steven Craig Hoskins 54 and 9 months, Monaca, PA, will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Eudora Cemetery, Eudora, KS.  He passed away January 13, 2013. Steven was born on April 4, 1958 the son of Lloyd and Leanna Hoskins, Wichita, KS.  Steve was married in 1979 and helped raise…