OBITUARIES

Barbara Rose Pennewell Pickens, 51, Lawrence passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. She was born March 28, 1960 in Kansas City, KS. She attended school in Lawrence. Barb ran a home daycare for a time and always enjoyed children. She was passionate about her grandchildren and in…

Funeral services for F. JoAnn Coffman Elliott, 72, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS.  Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  Rev. Rod Hinkle will be the officiant.  She died on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. JoAnn…

A private family service for Ann Tams, 77, Eudora, KS, will be held at a later date.  Ann died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at her home. Ann was born on November 6, 1934 in Lowry City, MO, the daughter of Herbert and Bertha (Irvin) Armstrong. She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Kansas…

A Memorial service for Susan A. Beers, 65, Lawrence will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lawrence.  Following the service a celebration of Sue’s life will take place at 6 p.m. at El Mezcal 804 Iowa in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will take place at Clinton Cemetery.  She died…

Funeral services for Wallace Eugene Kraft, 96, Lawrence, KS will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Graveside services will follow at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Paola Cemetery in Paola, KS.  He died January 23, 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Wallace was born on April 26, 1915 in…

Theresa B. Garrett Wilson passed away at the age of 105 years at The Windsor of Lawrence, Lawrence, Kansas on January 23, 2012.  She was born on April 11, 1906 in Laclede County, Missouri the eldest daughter of Ollie M. Cavan and Richard Shelby Garrett.  Her siblings were Clyde and Harvey Garrett and Veda Garrett…

Memorial services for Arno F. Knapper, 86, Lawrence, will be held at a later date.  He died January 19, 2012 at the Adams Alumni Center in Lawrence.  He was born March 23, 1925 in Greene Co., Iowa the son of Jesse and Leota (Swann) Knapper. He served his country in the United Sates Navy.   …

A memorial service for Roberta M. Lesh, 100, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, January 23, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church Chapel in Lawrence. Private entombment will be at the mausoleum at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka, Ks. Mrs. Lesh died Monday, January 16, 2012, at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. Mrs.…

Funeral services for Bill Mondi, 61, Lawrence, KS, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Mustard Seed Church in Lawrence, KS.  Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died early Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka, KS. Bill was born on January…

Memorial services for William K. “Pappy” Byington, MSgt, USAF Ret., 66, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow at 1:30p.m. at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort. Leavenworth, KS. He died peacefully in his home on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 after a year-long fight with…