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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 2015
Page
2
Journal-World outlines obituary policy instructing readers to contact 832 7151 for information on running obituaries. It states obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or families of the deceased.
No public funeral services are planned for Scott B. Jackson 54 of Lawrence who died Sunday December 27 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Rumsey Yost Funeral Home notes the arrangements.
Charles Robert Thornton son of 16 children born December 12 1928 in Connecticut served in the Army in Korea and Vietnam earning the Purple Heart reached Sergeant Major then worked for the USDA as a senior special agent investigator until 1991 He married Nobuko Otsuki in Kobe Japan and raised four children in duty stations across Panama Okinawa and the U S He enjoyed golf Patriots Celtics Jayhawks and singing He is survived by his children two grandchildren and a great grandchild A memorial service was held December 31 2015 at Rose Hill Funeral Home Rocky Hill Connecticut Memorial gifts to Alzheimer’s Association or Wounded Warrior Project.
Claude Kent Reeves 67 of Melvern Kansas, born July 23 1948 in Lawrence, died December 23 2015. He served in Vietnam earning a bronze star and Army Commendation. active in Pointman Ministries and local service. survived by wife Bobbie, son Ryan, stepchildren, siblings and grandchildren. funeral December 30 Baldwin City First United Methodist Church with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials to Pointman Ministries.
Charles A Mestagh 81 of Kansas City born March 26 1934 to Julius and Catherine Mestagh died December 24 2015 He owned McLouth Excavating worked in construction all his life He enjoyed coin collecting bowling hunting fishing pinochle and travel to Estes Park Colorado He is survived by children Colette Karen Charles and Margaret and 17 grandchildren and many relatives A visitation is set for December 29 at Chapel Hill Butler Funeral Home with funeral December 30 interment Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Memorials to Wayside Waifs or First Congregational Church in Tonganoxie Kansas.
The 1999 murder case near Oskaloosa centers on Floyd Bledsoe and his brother Tom. New DNA testing linked Tom to the crime, Tom then killed himself leaving anti Floyd notes, and Floyd awaits possible exoneration as prosecutors consider recharging if new evidence surfaces. Alice Craig questions the initial investigation and calls for further inquiry, while noting Vanderbilt’s troubled legal history.
Bankruptcy notices list pairs from Lawrence and nearby areas including Daina Frencher Shannon McCawley Brent Durr Mary Durr William Wilkerson Bahman Pakravan and Mitra Pakravan James Kemerling with addresses at 2511 W 31st St 1141 New York St 710 E 10th St P O Box 567 606 W 28th Place 3439 Aldrich 937 Illinois St April 112 and other entries. The record shows multiple couples and individuals filed under bankruptcy filings.
Datebook entry lists multiple activities for Lawrence and nearby towns. Lawrence Public Library book van visits Prairie Commons, Presbyterian Manor, and Vermont Towers with times. an 80 plus Christmas Trees display at Territorial Capital Museum in Lecompton. TOPS meeting in Lawrence. Ripping Yarns at Library. Lawrence Board of Education and Eudora City Commission meetings. concert by Lily Pryor Iris Hyde and Kawehi at The Raven Book Store.
Lawrence events list for Tuesday includes Red Dog's Dog Days at Allen Fieldhouse at 6 a.m. and a Lawrence City Commission meeting at City Hall 9 a.m. Also on offer are a children’s art books program at the Spencer Museum with Saralyn Reece Hardy at 10 a.m. and an indoor Farmers Market at Cottin's Hardware 4-6 p.m. plus a Tech Drop-In at the Lawrence Public Library 5-6 p.m.
Readers are invited to submit items for publication in the calendar by emailing datebook at ljworld.com at least 48 hours before the event. The newspaper provides directions to find more listings at ljworld.com events.
Lawrence Journal World requests readers to send address changes to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 This brief notice informs subscribers of the correct channel for updating records to ensure mail delivery remains uninterrupted.
In Leavenworth Ryan Finch and Courtney Craft welcomed a girl on Friday. In Lawrence Shawn and Aubrey Sparks welcomed a girl while Natalie and Jason Moore welcomed a boy on Sunday.
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