OBITUARIES

Funeral services for Ralph E. Holladay, 73, Lawrence, KS will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, KS.  A Burial will follow at the Clinton Cemetery in Clinton, KS. Ralph passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at his home. Ralph was born on February 14, 1950, in…

Craig Lee Marsh, 72, passed away March 28, 2023 following a short battle with lung cancer. Craig was born the eldest of three children to Robert and Juanita Marsh on October 5, 1950 in Liberal, KS. Craig graduated from Lawrence High school in 1968. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in personnel administration…

Nellie Maxine Patterson, daughter of “Papa and Mama” William Glenn and Nellie Lenore (Phillips) Shields was granted her final rest on Thursday March 30th, 2023. Born July 5, 1935, she was raised on a farm in the beautiful canyon country southwest of McCook, Nebraska, where she would return for much of her adult life for…

Celebration of life for Erica Joy Stilley, 18, Eudora will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2023, at Overlook Park at Clinton Lake, Lawrence.  She died April 1, 2023, in Baldwin City, Kansas. She was born May 17, 2004, in Lawrence, KS the daughter of Sara Whillhite Lasher and Robert Lasher and Alben…

A celebration of life for J. Kurt von Achen, 84, Eudora, KS, will be held from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Arterra Event Gallery, 2161 Quail Creek Dr, Lawrence.  Kurt died on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at his home in Eudora, KS.  We invite friends and family to share…

Memorial services for Deloris E. Butler Cheek, 78, Eudora, will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  The inurnment will be held 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2023, at Highland Park Cemetery in Pittsburg, KS.  Deloris passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2023, at Medicalodges Eudora. Deloris was…

Robert Lee (Bob) Campbell passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at LMH Health in Lawrence, Kansas. Robert was born September 15, 1940, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Willis and Laura (Anthony) Campbell.  He graduated from North Kansas City High School and Michigan State University. Bob spent his professional career in institutional advancement,…

Vern Aaron Thomas 1926-2023 Vern Aaron Thomas was born at home in Salina, Kansas on June 27, 1926.  He was the son and only child of Guy and Bessie Johnston Thomas.  Vern was a ray of light and optimism to everyone he met and genuinely loved life while always seeing it as a glass half…

Robert (Bob) Larrabee, beloved husband and father, passed away on March 25, 2023.  Bob’s final gift to his wife of 53 years, Marcella, and their children, Jessica, and Robert, was to give them four days together by his side sharing their memories and finding peace knowing that his courageous battle with cancer was over. Bob…

Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell Jean, born July 30, 1931 in Kingman, Kansas, the daughter of James Jehu Cox and Gladys E. (Long) Cox, died March 17, 2023 in Lawrence. She graduated from Kingman High School (1949) and came to K.U. where she was a member of Delta Gamma and graduated from the School of Fine…