OBITUARIES

Funeral services for Ruth Norman, 82, of Eudora, Kansas will be held 2 p.m., Friday, February 20, 2009 at the First Southern Baptist Church in Eudora.  Burial will be in the Eudora Cemetery.  Mrs. Norman died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at her home in Eudora, Kansas.   She was born March 12, 1926 in Newnada, Arkansas,…

Private graveside services for Betty Miller Schulte, 89, Lawrence, KS, will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.  She died on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence.   Mrs. Schulte was born on February 8, 1920 in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of Albin Hjalmar & Viola Gerhard Miller.  …

Memorial Mass for Larry J. Schmitz, 64, Lawrence, KS will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 14, 2009, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.  A reception will follow in the Church basement.  He died February 12, 2009, Lawrence, KS. He was born October 30, 1944, in Marytown, WI, the son of Leo, Sr. and LaBella…

Funeral services for Jennifer Iron Whiteman, 32, Lawrence, will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 16, 2009, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.  Cremation will take place following the service.  She died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at her home. She was born August 20, 1976, in Lawrence, KS, the daughter of Brad Campbell and Brenda Brown.   She graduated…

Funeral services for William J. Whitehead, Jr. 87, Savannah, MO (formerly of Lawrence) will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 13, 2009.   Military honors will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  He died February 10, 2009 at La Verna Village Nursing Home in Savannah, Missouri. He was born July 28, 1921 in Ft.…