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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2012
Page
2
Alta Jane Duncan died at her home on Sunday December 2. Services are Thursday December 6 at 6 PM at Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church. Burial details or additional arrangements not provided. Information available at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home website.
Funeral service for Ezra Shepherd Sweat infant at Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church at 10 a.m. Saturday December 8 conducted for parents Steven Sweat and Emma Markley Sweat with other family attending.
Bernice Moss er Mosser 91 longtime Lawrence Eudora resident died Saturday December 1 2012 at Brandon Woods Nursing Home Lawrence KS Funeral 11:00 a.m. Friday December 7 at Alden Harrington Funeral Home with burial in Eudora Cemetery Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home Born May 12 1921 in Passover Missouri to Zeb and Vernie Shivers Married Paul Lakey in 1936 in Camden Missouri later lived in several states before settling in Lawrence Paul preceded her in death She married Percy Mosser in 1979 lived in De Soto and Eudora with farming and travel common to many western states She enjoyed reading sewing traveling and time with family Surviving nieces Josey Jones Cindy Ramay and families great nieces and nephews reside in North Texas Burial in Eudora Cemetery Alden Harrington Funeral Home 913-422-4074 Sign guestbook at Obituaries LJWorld.com
Funeral services for Jerry Coonrod 83 of Lawrence Kansas will be at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence. Interment at National Cemetery Fort Scott. Survived by wife Barbara son Brett and extended family. Memorials may go to church or scholarship fund.
William Kenneth Roberts 61 of Lecompton KS died July 19 2012 at home. He was born August 2 1950 in Littleton CO son of Kenneth and Lena Jane Roberts. He served in the Air Force National Guard during Vietnam and worked 41 years at Hallmark Cards. He is survived by companion Victoria Bahnmaier sisters Donna Ricci and Mary Jane Rubano. Memorials may be sent to the Pride Committee Lecompton KS for high school preservation. Cremation conducted with a spring 2013 memorial service to be announced.
Kansas lawmakers debate adopting Common Core standards while resisting federal influence through Race to the Top. Governor Brownback resists Obamacare exchange and Medicaid expansion. Topeka district misses RTT grant amid national application twists. Local voices urge audit before endorsement and stress rural challenges.
The gift honors Jason and Brooke and funds graduate students pursuing mental health careers. Anderson, on the school advisory board, notes the donation helps future therapists and administrators. Her husband, Kinsley Country Club superintendent, backs the gift and the aim of sustaining the siblings’ memory. Jason enjoyed music and planned to DJ a school dance before the accident.
The Douglas County Democratic Party has elected new leaders. Marge Wakefield was elected chairwoman, Da kota Loomis vice chairman, Abbie Hodgson secretary, and Elizabeth Keever treasurer. Loomis is communications director for the Kansas Democratic Party. Hodgson is a doctoral student at Kansas University and owner of a political consulting firm, and Keever works for MD Langley & Associates. The party aims to support policies advancing education, taxation fairness, job growth, social services and arts funding.
Education reporter Peter Hancock notes health authorities urge mothers and primary caregivers to get the Thap tetanus diphtheria and pertussis vaccine before hospital discharge. Pertussis cases require five days of antibiotics or three weeks isolation, with household contacts treated to limit spread. daycare exposure leads to exclusion until diagnosis.
Vergie Anderson recalls a protective brother and a close sisterly bond while praising the School of Social Welfare. He notes its impact on social problems and highlights how Jason and Brooke will shape the school’s future through continued dedication and work.
Kansas University reporter Matt Erickson can be reached at 832-6388 and can be followed on Twitter at Twitter com LJW KU for updates.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports the News Center at 645 N.H. in Lawrence outlines a community outreach plan aimed at increasing reader engagement and expanding coverage across Kansas. The initiative emphasizes timely updates, accessibility, and collaboration with local organizations.
Subscription and billing details for the Lawrence Journal World are listed with hours for calls, published address, and post office box. It includes main phone 843 1000 and toll free 800 578 8748, plus social links for Facebook and Twitter.
A Wednesday poll asks if Kansas legislators should have backed Topeka school district in seeking a $40 million federal education grant. It also reports Christmas cookie habits with percentages for yes, occasional, buy, and dislike.
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