OBITUARIES

Joyce Carol Emerson, age 81, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, June 15, 2023, after spending the last three years in memory care at Brandon Woods at Alvamar, in Lawrence, KS. Born on February 22, 1942, to Arthur and Carrie Longhofer, Joyce grew up an only child in Wichita,…

V. Jeanne Purcell-Littell Jeanne was born at the Epworth Hospital in Liberal, KS to Forrest and Frances Holland-Purcell.  She was the older sister to Larry and Gary.  Jeanne started her education at the Voorhees country school south of Hugoton with eight grades and on teacher.  She graduated from Hugoton Rural High School in 1955. She…

Ralph Gilbert Osburn passed away on June 12, 2023, at age 85, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center near his home in Lawrence, Kansas.  Gilbert, the eldest son of William Dessie “Buster” Osburn and Macie Marie Eslinger (Osburn), was born on October 1, 1937, at the Indian Hospital in Claremore, Oklahoma. He attended elementary schools…

Marilene Alford (nee Workman) is happy to be pain free and reunited with her greatest love, Dan, in heaven. Born in Lawrence on February 2, 1936, Marilene graduated in the first class in the new Lawrence High School in 1954.  In 1957 she graduated from St. Luke’s School of Nursing and served as a Registered…

A Celebration of Life for David Ashley Vaughn, 55, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sunday, June 25th, 2023 at 6 Mile Tavern in Lawrence, KS. Burial Services will be held at 10:00 AM at Oak Hill Cemetery on Monday, June 26th, 2023. David passed away on Wednesday, June 14,…

Dave Drummond passed away on Friday, June 15th, peacefully at home in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife Rheva by his side. Dave was born on August 20th, 1948, in St. Joseph, Missouri to James Bagwell Drummond and Frances May Shelton. Dave graduated from Central High School in St. Joseph, Missouri and attended St. Joseph Lutheran…

Thomas E. “Tom” Gleason, 74, died June 15, 2023, at his home in Lawrence. A celebration of his life is planned for 3 p.m., July 20 in the Pavilion at the Lied Center of Kansas. He was born Nov. 15, 1948, in Topeka to Thomas E. Gleason and Carolyn Carey Gleason. The family moved soon…

Marion Otto Temple, 90, Lawrence, KS, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Falls Church, VA where he had recently moved to be near his daughter and her family. He will be laid to rest in a private family service at the Union cemetery in Douglas County, KS Marion was born on April 11, 1933,…

A Celebration for Chris Allen Iden, 63, Lawrence, KS, will be held from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the VFW, 1801 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, KS, 66044. Chris passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at his home. Chris was born on January 1, 1960, in Zanesville, OH, the son of Harold and Sandra…

A remembrance service will be held on Saturday July 8th 1-3pm. at Johnny’s Tavern in north Lawrence for Bryant C. Philgreen, 81, Lawrence.  Private family burial will be at Clinton Cemetery. Bryant passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Bryant was born on November 17, 1941, in Westport, MO, the son of Clarence Henry and…