OBITUARIES

A Celebration of Life for Deborah “Debbie” Kay Spaulding Nelson, 69, Lawrence will be held from 12:00 – 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Empire Bar & Billiards, 925 Iowa Street, Lawrence, KS, 66044.  Deborah passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at her home. Deborah was born on August 2, 1953, in Rock Island,…

There are no formal services scheduled at this time for Andrew Lee Robertson, 57, Richmond Hill, GA. Andrew passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at his brother’s home in Lawrence, KS. Andrew was born on March 14, 1966, in Memphis, TN, the son of John C. and Diana Robertson. Survivors include his wife, Michele…

Cole Walker passed suddenly from this world into heaven on Thursday, April 20, 2023. He was a loving son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, friend and devoted boyfriend whose death has forever changed the lives of those who loved him. He was 21 years old. Named Timothy Cole Morris Walker, in honor of his maternal grandfather,…

Carl Mac Baise, 89, Eudora, passed away April 21, 2023, at Rock Creek in Ottawa. He was born May 31,1933 in North Kenova, Ohio to Charlie and Ora (Money) Baise. Military Honor Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Eudora, KS.  Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery.…

Bernard “Berney” Orion Williams, 75, Lawrence, KS passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023, at Tanglewood Health and Rehab in Topeka, KS. Bernard was born on February 4, 1948, in Topeka, KS, the son of Orion “Bud” and Beth Eileen (Housh) Williams. He married Carla (Denny) Young on October 22, 2011in McClouth, KS.  She resides…

John Michael “Mike” Purdon, 81, passed away at his home in Ozawkie, KS on Monday, April 17, 2023. Mike was the quintessential family man, wildly proud of and active in the lives of his children and grandchildren. A kind, gentle, generous man, Mike had a positive attitude and infectious optimism about life. Those qualities made…

Rick Prosser (80) of Lawrence passed away at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Monday April 17.  He was born In Springfield, Missouri December 18, 1942. Rick Graduated from Drury University, in Springfield and went on to have a 20-year career with AT&T.  In retirement he enjoyed Painting and Needlepoint.  He was an annual blue-ribbon winner at the…

Graveside services for Margaret M. Wingert, 99, Lawrence, KS will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 24, 2023, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Grove, KS. Margaret passed away on April 14, 2023, at Plaza West Health and Rehab in Topeka, KS.  Margaret was born on January 31, 1924, in Richland, KS, the daughter…

Suzanne (Sue) Padgett of Lawrence, Kansas passed away Sunday, April 16th, 2023. She was born March 7, 1934, in Kansas City, Kansas. She was the first child born to Florence J. Summerville and Ward W. Summerville. In 1952, Sue graduated from Shawnee Mission (North) in Merriam, Kansas and in 1956 received her undergraduate degree from…

Memorial services for Mary Lyn Farwell, 91, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at The Lawrence Bible Chapel, 505 Monterey Way, Lawrence, KS.  Mary passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at her home in Lawrence with loving family nearby.  Mary was born in Kansas City, MO on October 16,…