OBITUARIES

Memorial services for Don B. Whitaker, 94, and Jean Whitaker, 93(Aug.18, 2010) both of Lawrence, KS  will be held at 3:00 p.m., November 18, 2010 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  A burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. prior to the service on Thursday at Highland Cemetery in Ottawa.   He died on Wednesday, November…

Frances Ila Cecil, 71, Lawrence, KS,  formerly of Abilene, KS, died Monday, November 8, 2010 at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City.  She was born on September 22, 1939 in Long Beach, California the daughter of Travis Francis and Inez Ila Bell Shields. Frances came from a military family of many generations.  She…

Mrs. Phoebe (Johnson) Watkins passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kansas.  Graveside service and burial will be 9AM at Maple Grove Cemetery, Lawrence on November 11, 2010. She was born December 19, 1916 in Richland, Kansas to Charles and Henretta O’Banion Smith Johnson.  Phoebe married Franklin Luther Watkins on June…

Funeral services for George W. Woodyard, 75, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lawrence, KS.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born the youngest of nine children…

Henry B. "Hank" Humphrey III, 80, died on November 6, 2010. Hank was born in Mineola, NY on April 26, 1930, the son of Cathleen and Henry Humphrey.     He graduated from Friends Seminary, New York City,  in 1949.  He attended New York University.  He was a program director at the Dumont Television Network, and…

A Celebration of Life to honor Dr. Sandra Jane Shaw, 69, of Lawrence, KS, will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Circle S Ranch, north of Lawrence.  The community is invited to join Sandra’s family for the celebration of her life. Sandra died on Saturday, November…

He is and always will be himself Memorial services for William James “BJ” Backman, 32, of Eudora will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Warren McElwain Mortuary. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. BJ died November 5, 2010 at the home of his aunt and uncle, Ruth Ann and Bill Gutierrez,…

Funeral services for Richard H. Oshel, 88, Lawrence, KS will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 8, 2010 at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  He died on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 2, 1922 in DeSoto, KS, the son of Arthur Herman and Ethel (Cleek) Oshel.…

A Funeral service for Albert E. “Gene” Wilson, 65, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 8, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Interment will take place at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas. Mr. Wilson died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, KS.  Gene was born June 22,…

Funeral services for Rosemary Hatcher, 86, Lawrence, KS will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, November 6, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.   Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, KS.  She died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Windsor of Lawrence in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on September 6, 1924 in Plainville, KS, the…