OBITUARIES

Mary Ellen (Horton) Comeau was born to Lewis and Cecelia Schneider Horton on January 2nd, 1932 in Smackover, Arkansas. She moved to El Dorado, AR in 1936 where she spent her childhood. She attended St. Mary’s Dominican College in New Orleans, graduating with a BS in Business Administration. She worked for Pan Am Southern Corporation…

Graveside services for Ermal Jean Shepard, 85, of Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 29, 2022, at Oak Hill Cemetery. Funeral procession will begin at 10:30 am from Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Ermal passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at North Care Hospice House in N. Kansas City, MO. Ermal…

In Loving Memory of Georgia (Ellen) Carnagie a faithful servant of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ entered into Paradise at 90 years of age on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at her home with her loved ones around her. Wife of Earl J. Carnagie who preceded her to Paradise on July 18, 1998. Mother, Mom,…

Private family services will take place at a later date for Mary Rose Tuven, 83, who passed away peacefully on July 19, 2022. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of more than 50 years, Charles Kelso Hoag. Survivors include her daughter, Andrea Hoag, Lawrence, step-daughter, Isabelle Hoag, Shoreview, Minn., granddaughter Alana Briggs…

Graveside services for Ruth Ann Murphy Buller, 90, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022 at Clinton Cemetery in Clinton, KS.  Ruth passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at her home. Ruth was born on December 25, 1931 in Belvoir, KS, the daughter of Harry L. and Nina R.…

Robert M. Thomas Jr. passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021, in New York City after a year-long illness. He was 80 years old. Bob spent his long and interesting career at the New York-based law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, traveling far and wide and serving clients and his firm on almost every continent. But…

Joanne Banks Coffeen, age 92, passed away July 17, 2022, in Lawrence, KS.  Joanne was born on June 5, 1930, in Tulsa, OK, to Curt R. and Norma Kindley Banks.  She was an only child, much beloved by her parents. Around 1933, Curt’s work with Crown Drug Company led the family to Kansas City, Missouri. …

James Eldon Sneegas died July 12, 2022.  Jim was born on October 21, 1955, to Eldon Carl Sneegas and Mary Lou (Elliott) Sneegas in Olathe, Kansas where he grew up with five siblings. He was a proud Jayhawk, earning a BS in Psychology and MS in Electronic Media from the University of Kansas.  Jim also…

Mass of Christian Burial for Isabella Severina del Campo (Eagle Woman Kenukiw), 20, Lawrence will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Lawrence.  Isabella died Friday, July 15, 2022, at her home. She was…

Funeral service for William L. Crowe, 59, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 22, 2022, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary – Eudora Chapel in Eudora, KS. The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Eudora Cemetery. William passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022,…