OBITUARIES

The Mass of Christian Burial for Juanita June Riley, 85, Lawrence, KS will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in the Lapeer Community in SW Douglas County, KS. Burial will follow the mass in the Rochester Cemetery in North Topeka, KS. A Parish Rosary is scheduled…

Funeral services for J. LaVaughn Miller, 84, Lawrence, KS will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Warren McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence. She died on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.  She was born on March 28, 1925 in Andover, Illinois, the daughter…

A memorial service for Richard E. Folks, Jr, 65, will be Monday, January 25, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Warren-McElwain Mortuary Eudora Chapel. Inurnment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence.  He died Friday, January 15, 2010 at his home in Wright City, MO. Richard was born December 10, 1944 in Lawrence, KS, the son…

Elizabeth Seddon Fagan, 83, formerly of Hot Springs, Virginia, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, KS. She was born December 19, 1926 in San Francisco, where she watched the Golden Gate Bridge rise. She was the second daughter of the late Samuel Venable and Margaret Cameron Seddon. While she was still a little girl,…

Funeral service for Eugene “Gene” E. Johnson, 74, Lawrence, will be held 11 a.m. Friday, January 15, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.  He died at Medicalodges Eudora.  Mr. Johnson moved to Lawrence in 1954 from Clinton, MO. He was born June 6, 1935, in Osceola, MO, the son of…

Mass of Christian Burial for James Herbert Easter, 56, Lawrence will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2010 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Lawrence.  Cremation will follow.  He passed away January 12, 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born July 26, 1953 in Wichita, KS the son of James William…

Private Family Inurnment Services for Doris Jean Bryant, 81, Lawrence will be held at a later date in Fairview Cemetery in Coffeyville, KS.  She died on January 10, 2010 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Center. She was born on February 5, 1928 in Coffeyville, KS the daughter of Eugene Stanley and Ruby Viola Matlock Dienst.    She…

Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph C. Shultz, 61, Oskaloosa, will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.  Burial with Military Honors will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.  He died January 10, 2010 at Stormont- Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka.  Joe was injured in a car accident…

Memorial services for Florence L. Gallagher, 80, will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont Street.  She was a resident of Lawrence, KS and died January 9, 2010 at Tonganoxie Nursing Center.  She was born on March 10, 1929 in McLouth, KS the daughter of Harry and…

Funeral services for Robert Davis, 63, Lawrence will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, January 16, 2010.  Interment will be held at. 9 a.m. Monday, January 18, 2010 at Leavenworth National Cemetery.  He died January 9, 2009 at his home. He was born on March 5, 1946 in Belle, Tennessee the son of Pauline Davis.  He…