OBITUARIES

A Celebration of Life Service will be held for Raymond Edward Teel Dennis, age 104 3/4 of Lawrence, Kansas on September 30th, 2022 at the Christ Community Church.  A second service will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah at a later date. Ray passed on September 24th, 2022, in Lawrence, Kansas. Raymond was born…

Paul David Gray, 75, Lawrence, KS, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus from lung complications on Thursday, September 22, 2022, surrounded by family. Paul was born on March 16, 1947 in Clinton, MO, the son of Wyley Lloyd and Anna Ruth (George) Gray. He married Margaret Ellen “Kitsy” Waggoner on May 31, 1969…

Funeral services for Clifford Raymond LaFrenz, 77, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Clifford went to be with the Lord on September 21, 2022, after a brief illness.  Cliff was born on May 22, 1945, in Hendricks,…

May 29, 1963 – September 20, 2022 The family of Casey Ballard Sr. of Lawrence, Kansas, is heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Casey was vacationing with family in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, celebrating his wife’s retirement, when he died suddenly after…

Funeral services for Mark Alan Grinstead, 68, Lawrence, KS will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence with a visitation starting at 4:00 pm. Burial will take place 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS. Mark passed away on Saturday, September…

Paul Raymond Heitzman was called to his heavenly home on Sunday, September 18, 2022. He passed away in the house he built himself, on his farm near Eudora, Kansas, surrounded by his loved ones. Paul was born on February 25, 1931. He was 91 years old. Paul graduated from Wyandotte High School in Kansas City,…

Dwayne Foster Kimball, 66, passed away peacefully in the company of family on September 15, 2022, at KC Hospice House in Kansas City, MO, following injuries sustained during a long and difficult battle with Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson’s disease dementia. He was born on October 4, 1955, in Victoria, TX, the third child of George…

On Thursday, September 15, 2022, Stephen Neal Blackwell, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away. He was 67. Born to Richard and Dorothy Blackwell, Steve graduated from Concordia High School in 1973. He served in the US Army as a medic from 1976 to 1978. He was a proud veteran and continued to support…