OBITUARIES

                Nancy Loo Bjorge, age 83, of Lawrence, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at the University of Kansas Hospital following a valiant struggle against a rare, incurable JC virus brain infection. She was born on December 29, 1939, to Yung Tsung and Cecilia Loo in Shanghai, China, which at the time…

Services for Evelyn Brown will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Valley Spring Senior Apartments Club House 31605 W. 83rd Circle De Soto, KS. Memorial Contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Virginia Leaños Romero reunited with her husband, Ramon E. Romero Sr., in Heaven on Friday, January 6th.  She was born on May 21, 1926 in Rossville, Kansas to father Jose Christino Leaños and mother Maria Nicolasa Trujillo Marquez Leaños. Orphaned by the age of three, she was raised by Luis and Maria Jimenez in Williamstown, Kansas. Virginia married Ramon Sr., a WWII veteran, on…

Amanda Britt Woods, 39 years old of Eudora, KS, left on the wings of an angel and delivered in the arms of Our Savior, Jesus Christ while holding her mother, Flora Woods’, hand with husband, Lewis Griffith Sr. standing vigil on her other side. She passed away on Thursday evening at 9:33pm 12/29/2022.             Amanda…

Richard Bennett Thacker, 89, spent the last days of his life surrounded by loved ones and passed away peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 4, 2023, at his home in Lecompton, Kansas. He was born on Oct. 26, 1933, in Beloit, the son of Clinton Orville and Lillian (Bennett) Thacker. The family moved around a…

A Mass of Christian Burial for Howard Leroy Bruce, 90, Canyon Lake, TX, formerly of Lawrence, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2023 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence.  Howard passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022 peacefully at…

Visitation services for George Edward Martin, 94, Lawrence, will be held 1:00 ~ 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kansas. The burial will take place at Grand View Cemetery in Kaw City, Oklahoma.  George passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Monterey Village Assisted Living in Lawrence. Mr. Martin…

A Celebration of Life for Mary Dee Jarrett (Nance), 77, Eudora, KS will be held 1:00 ~ 4:00 p.m., Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Eudora, KS. Mary passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at The University of Kansas Medical Center from injuries sustained in a car accident. Mary was born on…

Calvin C. Rice, 92, went to be with his Savior on December 31, 2022, in Lenexa, KS. Calvin is preceded by his wife, Martha, his parents, Clarence, and Esther Rice, and his 2 brothers, Virgil, and Clyde.  He is survived by 1 daughter and 4 sons, 20 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.  Calvin was born on a dairy farm near…

Becca was born on October 29, 1977 in Lawrence, KS, the third child of Hank Booth and Sue (Shumate) Booth. Becca was a bright and vivacious woman, a strong mother, and a proud Lawrencian who was involved in her community through her business and other community boards. Becca was a witty, bold, and deeply loving…