OBITUARIES

Thelma Hemphill Evans, resident of Brandon Woods at Alvamar, passed away on October 19, 2011.  Family will greet friends from 5:30 – 7:00 pm, Friday, November 4th, at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 13th and Massachusetts Street.  Memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Pkwy, on Saturday, November 5th, at 11:00 am. …

Funeral services for Fern A. Carney, 97, Lawrence will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  Fern died October 18, 2011 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. She was born on December 15, 1913 at Walnut, the daughter of Ernest…

 Nancy Leet lost her courageous battle against cancer on Thursday October 13, 2011. Nancy was born in Binghamton, New York on February 23, 1930, daughter of Maurice Ladd and Virginia Edgecombe Ladd Ridley.She attended Cornell University. She married William “Bill” Leet June 30, 1951, who preceded her in death on April 26, 2006.   Nancy…

A Memorial Service for Ruth Weir, a 58 year resident of Lawrence, will be at the Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship, 1263 North 1100 Road, at 11:00 A.M. on November 26, 2011.  Burial is at Pioneer Cemetery. Ruth died peacefully on October 12, 2011, at her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she moved in 2008.   Ruth…

Graveside services for Timothy “Tim” J. Sylvester, 50, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Friday, October 14, 2011 at Memorial Park Cemetery.  Tim died October 11, 2011 at his home. Tim was born on September 3, 1961 in Lawrence, KS the son of Allen Edward and Anna Jo (Shirk) Sylvester.  He was self-employed in flooring. …

Funeral services for Francis L. “Sonny” Foley 70, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 15, 2011 at the Clinton Parkway Assembly of God Church (3200 W. Clinton Parkway Ct.) in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in the Hubbel Hill Cemetery west of Tonganoxie, KS.  He died on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at…

Mass of Christian Burial for Hildred Irene Daniel, 84, Lawrence will be held 11 a.m., Friday, October 14, 2011 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died October 11, 2011 at her home in Lawrence. Hildred was born on April 6, 1927 in…

Graveside services for Charles A. Crumet, 81, Oskaloosa, will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Hardy Oak Cemetery, Jefferson County. He died October 8, 2011 at his home in Oskaloosa, KS. He was born on August 20, 1930 in Lawrence, KS the son of Edward W. and Minnie M. Skinner Crumet.    He…

Funeral services for Michael Edward Smith, 64, Eudora, will be at  2 pm, Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence.  He died Saturday, October 8, 2011 at his home in Eudora. Michael was born September 22, 1947 in Columbus, Georgia, the son of John Edward and…

Cremation is planned for Michael Lewis Carnahan, 67, Lawrence.  A private inurnment will be held at Corinth Cemetery in Prairie Village, KS.  He died Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Tonganoxie Nursing Center. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Charity of Donor’s Choice and may be sent in care of the Warren-McElwain…