Demby Rites Set in Lawrence for 83 Year Old
Funeral services for Richard J. Demby age 83 of Lawrence will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Victory Bible Church with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died July 31 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Surviving are his wife Bertha Mae Barfield nine sons one daughter a brother and four sisters plus 27 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. The family will greet friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Warren McElwain Mortuary.
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Lawrence
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Hollandale
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DeKalb
John R
Veronica Barfield
Gary
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James E
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Linda
Jerome M. Sr
Elaine
Norman
Okla
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Ulysses G
Nancy M. Demby
Kansas City
Samuel Demby
Raymond
Lessie Mae Rhodes
Easter M. Pennington
Gladys Demby
Lincoln
Neb
Phyllis Fulton
Warren- McElwain Mortuary
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Junkee Takeo Koto Concert at Woodruff Auditorium
Lawrence listings note a traditional Japanese music concert by Junkee Takeo Koto at 6 30 p m in Woodruff Auditorium Kansas Union 1301 Jayhawk Blvd Also West Junior High School farmers market runs 4 to 6 p m at 2700 Harvard Road with local vendors and produce.
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West Junior High School Farmers’ Market
Harvard Road
Lawrence Farmers Market and County Fair Events Highlight Day
National Watermelon Day events for grades 7 to 12 at Lawrence Public Library include storytime and healthy snack activity. Douglas County Fair showcases bucket calf show dairy show and petting zoo with pony rides and a festive carnival featuring music and a renegade mini tractor pull.
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Fire destroys basement of three story Lawrence building
Emergency crews battled a basement fire in a three story Lawrence building reporting at about 6:50 p.m. on Sunday. Fire contained to the basement with no injuries, all clear issued by 7:27 p.m. A separate incident saw a 23 year old Lawrence man arrested for aggravated battery after a 7:30 p.m. knife incident on Harper Street. Douglas County District Court issued multiple marriage licenses including Jeffrey Clark and Lisa Glanzer and others from Lawrence and nearby areas.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Harper Street
Douglas County District Court
Jeffrey Clayton Clark
Hospital Births in Lawrence Welcome a Baby Boy
Jamie Engnehl and Mickey Ramsey of Lawrence welcomed a baby boy on Sunday.
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Jamie Engnehl
Mickey Ramsey
Lawrence
Journal-World offers to correct significant errors
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors upon editors' attention and provides contact options including a phone number and email for readers to report mistakes. The notice emphasizes accountability and directs readers to call 785 832 7154 or email news ljworld com.
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Deaths Mary Margaret Faulconer obituary in Lawrence
Funeral services for Mary Margaret Faulconer 78 of Lawrence will be held at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lawrence at 10 30 a m Wednesday Burial follows at Bonner Springs City Cemetery She died Saturday July 31 2010 at her daughter's home Born November 11 1931 in Carrollton Missouri She worked for Kansas University as a telephone operator and was a Cor nerstone Baptist Church member Survivors include two sons Bill and Lowell Holmes a daughter Jeannie Faulconer and husband Chet ten grandchildren and many great grandchildren Preceded in death by her husband Jack two brothers and one sister Visitation from 7 to 830 p m Tuesday at Warren McElwain Mortuary Memorials suggested to American Lung Association care of the mortuary Warren McElwain.com
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Lawrence
Cornerstone Baptist Church
Bonner Springs City
Chet
Jack
Orville
Clyde
Kenneth
Harold
Robert E
Kathy
Denver
Michael D
Janie
Seneca
S.C
Velma Weibel
Pierce City
Meredith
Mark
Laurel
First United Methodist Church
Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen
W. 13Th St
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McPherson tests hinge on ACT growth model shift
McPherson district officials pursue a shift from state tests to an ACT based growth model under the C3 plan to gauge student readiness for college and careers. Superintendent Randy Watson argues the goal is college and career success, not a single state assessment.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Randy Watson
McPherson Public Schools
Watson
Topeka
Kansas State Board of Education
DeBacker
Washington
John Erwin Thoren Memorial Service Held in Lawrence
Memorial services for John Erwin Thoren a 59 year old Eudora resident were set for 4 p.m. Tuesday at Warren McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence with private family burial later. Thoren died Friday July 30 2010 at his farm near Eudora. He was born September 11 1950 in Lawrence the son of Howard and Jane Thoren. A lifelong Eudora resident he was active in 4 H and FFA earning the 1968 FFA Future Farmer of the Year and Kansas All-State Basketball honors at Lawrence High School. He farmed raised cattle ran Thoren Trucking for 15 years and operated the family farm in western Kansas 1975 to 1980 before returning to Eudora to resume farming and start trucking. He enjoyed gardening camping animals and time with family and friends and traveled in Wyoming and Colorado. He attended his sons football games at LHS KU and Baker University and followed the Kansas Jayhawks. He married Wendy Milett in 1970 and is survived by his daughter Candi Cormaney and husband Wade Lawrence a son Jason Eudora two sisters Laura Broers and Betty Thoren both of Eudora and two granddaughters Ava and Elle Cormaney. He was preceded in death by his parents a brother Herb and nephew Jim Hazlett. Contributions may be made to the Heart Association or Lawrence Humane Society in care of the mortuary. A memorial fund will be established through Baldwin State Bank.
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Eudora
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Lawrence
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Howard
Jane Hadl Thoren
Lawrence High School
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Kansas
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Scooby
Slad Wks
Wendy Milett
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Wade
Jason
Laura Broers
Betty Thoren
Ava
Elle Cormaney
Herb
Jim Hazlett
American Heart Association
Lawrence Humane Society
W. 13Th St
Baldwin State Bank
Warrenmcelwain.com
Stevens Young
Meredith Marie Verhage
Patricia Thomasa Mayer
Charles Edwin Young
Elizabeth Marie Young
Elizabeth Cleopatra Slough
Anastasia Marie Slough
Rumsey-Yost
Janet B. Young
Ind
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Janet Belt Young Graveside Rites held for 85 in Lawrence
Janet Belt Young 85 died Saturday at Presbyterian Manor. Graveside services Wednesday at Oak Hill. Born January 29 1925 in Schenectady NY she moved to Lawrence in 1942. Survived by daughter Elizabeth Young and granddaughters Elizabeth Slough and Anastasia Slough. Memorials to Janet B Young Memorial Fund in care of Rumsey Yost Funeral Home.
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Janet Belt Young
Lawrence
Oak Hill Cemetery
Young
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
Schenectady
Thomas Alva Edison Belt
Helen Marie Short Belt
Liberty Memorial High School
Kansas University
New York
Esther Hammig, 98, Lawrence, funeral Wednesday
Funeral services for Esther Grace Hammig of Lawrence, 98, will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died July 30, 2010 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. Born November 9, 1911 in McLouth, she was a homemaker, ran Hammig Sheet Metal, member of First United Methodist Church, and volunteer for the Cancer Society while in Canada.
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Esther Grace Hammig
Lawrence
Warren- McElwain Mortuary
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hammig
Brandon Woods
Alvamar
McLouth
Ethel May Pearson Edmonds
Hammig Sheet Metal
First United Methodist Church
The
Cancer Society
Canada
Kenneth K. Hammig
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