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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 2013
Page
2
Journal-World outlines obituary policy with guidance to call 832-7151 for running obituaries. It states obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or the deceased’s families, and provides procedural notes for submission.
Wanda Jeanne Vann Homes-Syed, 76, of Lawrence, died Wednesday at her home. Services are pending at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Further details are available at rumsey-yost.com.
Funeral services for 80 year old Rev Ernest Swanson of Eudora will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rumsey Yost. Visitation will be 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Rumsey Yost. Obituary available at rumsey yost dot com.
Carolyn Darrach Norton Brushwood died April 16, 2013 in Houston at 91. Born July 2, 1921 in Philadelphia she lived in Blacksburg, Mary Baldwin College and Columbia University before marrying John S. Brushwood in 1945. The couple settled in Columbia and Lawrence, KU professor emeritus, later moved to Houston area in 2009. Survivors include two sons, six grandchildren, three great grandchildren. A memorial service May 18 at Trinity Episcopal Church. Memorials to KU Endowment Association or charity of choice.
Douglas County emergency management staff and a local committee coordinate with businesses using hazardous materials to review plans and conduct drills. Participants include Hallmark, ICL Performance Products, Westar Energy and Proso co. A 2010 MagnaGro incident and past plant exercises shape current response strategies.
Dianne Huggins leads Good Dog! a program within a shelter that bakes all natural dog treats. It has expanded from a $11 first day to multiple weekly sales across Kansas and Missouri markets with 16 vendors including The Merc and Pawsh Wash.
KU students led by Laura Thayer and Perry Perry organize Hawks for Boston, raising about 2100 dollars for victims as the Red Cross redirects donations to The One Fund. The campus fundraiser runs Friday from 10 am to 2 pm at the Kansas Union, with 20 volunteers assisting.
Kansas University reporter Matt Erickson can be reached at 832-6388 and on twitter at LJW KU. He invites readers to his next KU office hours from 9 a.m. to noon on April 24 in the Media Crossroads on the Kansas Union's fourth floor. Images of possible suspects from surveillance videos were released. Page 6A.
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