OBITUARIES

 CAROL KENDALL, WRITER (1917–2012) Siggy Kendall was born September 13, 1917.  It was the end of World War I; it was the beginning of the Spanish Flu Pandemic; it was a time when the Russian Revolution shook the world. She married Paul Murray Kendall, English Professor, historian and biographer in 1939 on the eve of…

Michael C. Noble, 62, died July 25, 2012 at his home.  Private family services and burial will be held at a later date. Mike was born July 13, 1950, the son of Charles Noble and Mary Boyce Noble, in Des Moines, Iowa.  He graduated from North High School in 1969.  As a high school student,…

A Memorial Gathering for J. Earl Wilson, 87, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Private inurnment will be at a later date.   He died on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the Topeka Community Healthcare Center, in Topeka, KS. Earl was born on September 12,…

Norma Jean Woolard, 93, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community.  She was surrounded by her family and a network of supportive caregivers.  She will always be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, golfer, librarian, and friend. Visitation will be on Friday, July 27, 2012 from 5:30 – 7…

A memorial gathering for Paul W. Sollars, Sr., 73, Eudora, KS, will be held from 10 a.m – 12 p.m. Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Eudora Church of Christ in Eudora, KS.  Private inurnment will be at a later date.  He died on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at his home. Paul was born on…

Private inurnment for Violet E. Jones, 92, Lawrence, KS, will be held at a later date at the Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, NY. She died on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Pioneer Ridge Health Center in Lawrence. Violet was born on November 4, 1919 in Brocton, NY, the daughter of Mervin and Ruth Neeve Cornell.…

Funeral services for Juanita M. Church, 96, Eudora will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Inurnment will follow at a later date in Charleston, West Virginia. She died Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Medicaloges in Eudora, KS She was born April 8, 1916 in Charleston, West…

Funeral services for Robert R. “Bob” Patterson, 78, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  He died on Friday, July 20, 2012 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. Bob was born on November 2, 1933 in…

Charles Milton Paden passed peacefully at home on July 20, 2012 with his loving family by his side.  Services will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vermont in Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday August 4, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.  He was born on March 13, 1936 in Stark City, MO the son of John and…

William T. “Bill” Cavanaugh, Sr. of Leawood, Kansas passed away on Thursday July 19, 2012 at KU Medical Center after a long, courageous battle with cancer.  Bill had a magnificent life and was a role model and father figure to many people in his 85 years.  He was born January 13, 1927 in Topeka, Kansas…