OBITUARIES

Graveside services will be held for Robert Gene Simmermon, 84, Lawrence, at 11 a.m. Friday, February 3, 2023 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence.  Robert passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at his home. Robert was born on January 30, 1938 in Shawnee, KS, the son of Eugene C. and Imogene (Andrews) Simmermon. He…

Chybon Daimon Cully, 28, was born on February 23, 1994 in Lawrence, Kansas. Chybon was an enrolled member of the Wichita Tribe of Oklahoma. He was also of Kiowa, Apache, Comanche, Seminole, and Muscogee Creek descent. Chybon passed away on January 27, 2023 at his home in Lawrence, Kansas. Chybon grew up and lived his…

Roger Lawrence Dannevik, 90 years old. Born May 17, 1932, in Nemaha County KS.  Roger passed peacefully on January 23, 2023.  Roger was the son to late Ruth & Hank Johnson, Vermillion, KS. Graduated from Vermillion High School in 1952. Married to late Bettie Dannevik, 1953. Preceded in death by loving wife Bettie Dannevik, and…

Stacy Jane Massey passed away January 24, 2023, at the age of 62.  Stacy was born on August 4, 1960, in Lawrence, KS, to Jane (Armstrong) and Leland Massey.  She graduated from Eudora High School in 1978.  Stacy started working at Hallmark Cards Lawrence Production Center on August 4, 1978.  She loved her Hallmark co-workers…

We celebrate the life of Fred Roger Quartlebaum, Sr., affectionately known as “Freddy Q” and “Pop Pop”, who fought cancer with unwavering courage and grace until his peaceful passing at home on January 23, 2023. Fred was born in Harlem, NY on November 24, 1943, to the late Gladys Quartlebaum. He was raised on West…

Gail Hughes of Lawrence, Kansas, previously of California, Missouri passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 21, 2023. Gail Hughes was born June 10, 1931, in Versailles, Missouri the son of Met and Lorene Hughes. He has a younger sister, Karen Hughes Hall who survives. He was married on November 11, 1949, to Dorothy…

Harlan Lee Miller, 83, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away at his home January 19th, 2023, after a 2-year battle against Parkinson’s disease. He is survived by his sister Jean Pavela and her two children and their families, his daughter Diane A. Miller and his son Warren L. Miller and his wife Noelle. Additionally, he is…

Dr. Liam Riggs, 64, passed away at his home on January 22, 2023, after a short illness.  He was an Assistant Professor in the Tech Division at Kansas City Kansas Community College.  He was born in Kansas City, grew up in southern California and attended high school in Lincoln, Nebraska.  He moved to Lawrence, Kansas,…

** A Celebration of Life for Austin Turney will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28 2023 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence.  Music by Trinity Choir and KU Classical Music Department Ensemble. ** Austin Henry Turney died in hospice care in Lawrence, Kansas on July 13, 2022. Austin was born in Lawrence,…