OBITUARIES

Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Jerry G. Elliott, 73, of Lawrence, died Monday in Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Elliott was named to serve on the Court of Appeals in 1987 by then Governor Mike Hayden to fill a newly created 8th position on the bench. At the time of his…

Mass of Christian Burial for Florene Ann McMillian, 85, DeSoto, will be Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 10 am at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora.  Burial will follow in the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery.  Mrs. McMillian died Sunday, April 4, at Shawnee Gardens Healthcare in Shawnee. Florene was born January 7, 1925 in Montrose,…

A Celebration of Life for Brandon Allen Price, 25, Lawrence will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.   He died April 1, 2010 after an industrial accident at MagnaGro International.  He was born July 22, 1984 in Hutchinson, KS the son of Chris Price and Christine Reed. He graduated from Lawrence…

Funeral services for Merle Frank Black, 77, Lawrence, will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery immediately following the service.  Mr.  Black died March 31, 2010 at the University of Kansas Hospital. Merle was born May 4, 1932 in Clinton, KS the son of Frank…

A private memorial service will be held for Douglas O. “Doug” Fleming, 46, Lawrence, KS.  Inurnment will be held at a later date in the St. James Episcopal Church Columbarium in Wichita, KS.  He died on Monday, March 30, 2010 at his home in Lawrence. He was born on July 18, 1963 in Wichita, KS,…

Bernard L.Sr., 97, died in Evergreen Colorado March 27, 2010. Born in Slater, MO. to the late Julia Ann Haley and Joseph Francis. He graduated from Greybull High School in Greybull, WY and attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie.  After World War II he graduated from The University of Kansas with a B.S. in…

Memorial services for Robert N. Sudlow, 90, Lawrence, will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence. A private family inurnment will be held prior to the service. He died Thursday, March 25, 2010 at his home. He was born February 25, 1920, in Holton, Kan., the son of Fred…

A graveside service for Harrison K. Traul, Jr., 89, Lawrence will be held 2 pm, Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Elm Grove Cemetery in Linn County.  Mr. Traul died March 25, 2010 at his home. He was born on October 13, 1920 in Parker, Kansas, the son of Harrison Knisely and Mary Margaret Thomas Traul.  He…

Funeral services for Catherine L. “Cathy” Mills, 88, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 2010 at First United Methodist Church.  Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community. She was born November 5, 1921 in Agenda, KS the daughter…

Funeral services for E. Dale Kearney, 88, Lawrence will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 26, 2010, at First Southern Baptist Church in Lawrence, KS.  Mr. Kearney died March 22, 2010 at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, KS.  Military graveside will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, in Humansville Cemetery, Humansville, MO.  He was born…