OBITUARIES

Carolyn Ray Wiley, 82, loving mother of two boys, grandmother of two girls, neighbor and friend, was born March 4, 1939, in Neodesha, Kansas and passed peacefully October 27, 2021, in Lawrence, Kansas. After graduating from Neodesha High School, Carolyn attended the University of Kansas where she studied the Spanish language. She later worked for…

Dr. Jacob Walter Kipp, 79, died peacefully in his home on October 27th, 2021. He was an internationally recognized scholar of Russian and Soviet military history and analysis. He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Maia; his sons Alex and Mick; and his four grandchildren Oskar, Darius, Meile, and Niklas. The family…

Dolores Anderson Waugh “Gam”, 92, loving wife, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, neighbor and friend, was born on September 27, 1929 and passed peacefully October 13, 2021, surrounded by family. Dolores attended the University of Kansas and was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She was active in her community and a…

Ardis Arlene Miller Jones, 92, of Lawrence, KS passed away Thursday morning at her home, Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living, surrounded by the love of her family, friends, and caring staff. Ardis was born December 23, 1928, on the family farm near Downs, KS. She was born to Callie Hulett Miller and Rudolph Carl Miller. She…

James A Stokes Jr. 98, of Lawrence, Kansas passed away Monday, October 25, 2021 at the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. He was born in Charlotte. NC on August 11, 1923, the son of James A. and Myrtle P. Stokes. On June 29, 1946, he married Jean E. Strout of Concord, MA. She survives him at the…

Glenda Gallaway, 74 passed away on October 22 in her home in Eudora, Kansas holding her daughter’s hand. Glenda was born to parents Robert and Ethel Gallaway, in Texas City, Texas on January 6, 1947. She graduated from Texas City High School and attended business school before working for Nasa. She married Jimmie Soileau and…

Bret Alan Timmons, 56 of Topeka, KS. Bret passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS. He was born February 8, 1965, in Bellingham, WA, the son of Clifford Marvin and Frances Marie (Barrager) Timmons. Bret graduated from Washburn Rural High School and from college at National Career College…

Mass of Christian Burial for Georgina “Jean” L. Hegeman, 80, Lawrence will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Annunciation Catholic Church, 740 North 6th Street, Baldwin City, KS 66006. Interment will follow at Rock Creek Cemetery in Rural Douglas County. A reception will be held following the burial at St. Francis…

After a 4-year journey with pancreatic cancer, Smokey McKinney (Nanimnukshkuk), 62, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at his Kansas homeplace surrounded by loved ones. Smokey was born on April 1, 1959 in Tampa, Florida the son of James Noonan and Olive Agnes (Viers) McKinney. He married his “one,” Kristy Louise Scott on…