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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 2016
Page
2
Brandy Lynn Sneegas-Searles, 35, of Lawrence dies. A service will be held at 11 am on Saturday April 23 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. For more information visit warrenmcelwain.com.
A celebration of life for Wilfred D Willie Hadl 77 of Lawrence will be at 2 pm Saturday at Centenary United Methodist Church with Pastor Dan Norwood officiating. He died April 18 2016 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community. He was born October 22 1938 in Lawrence. He served in the US Navy 1959 to 1963 aboard the USS Kearsarge aiding in Apollo recovery. He worked as a maintenance electrician for Westar Energy retiring in 1995 after 32 years. He was active in Boy Scouts troop 59 Kanwaka 4H club and was the first Eudora 4-H club president. He married Connie Tevis on September 5 1964 in Topeka. Surviving are his wife two sons Darren and Cory and a sister Velma Jane Hadl. Memorials may be made to Centenary United Methodist Church or Westar Energy Retirees Board.
Leo Keller Smith 92 of Lawrence died at home Private visitation 6 to 7 pm today at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home Interment was at Memorial Park Cemetery He was born January 4 1924 in Lawrence son of Dan and Anna May Keller Smith A KU education degree holder he served in the US Army Air Force during World War II Later worked as purchasing agent for Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant and Callery Chemical Company He was a farmer and cattle rancher member of Perry American Legion and an avid KU sports fan He married Margo L Pierce on August 29 1948 They are survived by a daughter Bobbi Reichart husband Neill Alma Kan son David A Smith wife Ramona Willits Lawrence four grandchildren and ten great grandchildren Memorials suggested to Perry American Legion or Lawrence Humane Society.
Robert M. Cheek known as Cheeko will receive a memorial visitation Saturday from 11 am to 12 30 pm at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home with interment to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Full obituary available at rumsey yost dot com.
James Dee Craig 76 of Baldwin City Kansas died April 18 2016 at home surrounded by family He served in the Kansas National Guard and worked 35 years as a U S Geological Survey hydrologic technician with assignments in Puerto Rico St Croix St Thomas St John and Denver He was married to Janet George for 56 years and survived by three daughters and a grandson Funeral services were held April 22 2016 at Baldwin First United Methodist Church Interment at Oakwood Cemetery Memorials suggested to Cathy Roberts Memorial Scholarship Fund or Douglas County VNA Hospice.
Funeral for Emil Trybom will be held Friday April 22 at Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church. He died Tuesday at LMH. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 7 pm at Rumsey-Yost. rumsey-yost.com
Loren A. Brouhard 82 of Lawrence died Tuesday April 19. Services are pending with Warren McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. More information is available at warrenmcelwain.com.
Officials welcomed higher property valuations as a revenue boost but warned figures may shrink after appeals. June updates will refine numbers for county city and township budgets. New construction contributed about 1 percent of 2016 assessments, with Lawrence driving much of the county's rise.
Douglas County Appraiser reports 2016 totals at 1.12 trillion up from 2015 by 4.6 percent. Baldwin City 29.4 million, Eudora 39 million, Lawrence 896.6 million, Lecompton 2.79 million. Eudora and Baldwin City contribute 2.8 and 0.4 percent respectively. agricultural land value dips while farmland value rises due to reduced production. Local CFO Brad Smith notes Baldwin City gain and best June update anticipated.
The World Company plans to remove the press room warehouse and related offices as the structures hinder sale. The 1.5 acre site along Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets would be redeveloped with a hotel retail space conference center and apartments, though plans have not been filed. The demolition requires a Historic Resources Commission and City Commission vote.
The managing editor Chad Lawhorn can be reached at 832-6362 or via email clawhorn ljworld.com for newsroom inquiries and assignments.
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