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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 2013
Page
2
Journal World outlines obituary submission policy noting that obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or families, and provides a contact number for information on running obituaries.
Clyde Woods Jr 91 of Lawrence died January 17 2013. Funeral services will be held January 22 2013 at First United Methodist Church Lawrence with military honors at Memorial Park Cemetery. He served in the US Navy in WWII and was a civil engineer with KDOT retiring in 1984. He was survived by his wife Louise, a daughter Nancy Larsen and two grandchildren with four great grandchildren. Memorials may go to the church or Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Barbara A. Granny Wiggins 76 of Lawrence died January 16 2013 at home. Funeral planned 2 pm Tuesday January 22 2013 at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home with Reverend Rod Henkle officiating. Burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. She was born March 6 1936 in Lawrence daughter of Richard and Theda L Oaks Higgins. Survivors include sons James R Wiggins Jr Dianna Roger A Wiggins Linda Debra L Muncy Dirk Nancy J Osher Earnie Elizabeth A Cross all of Lawrence. siblings Donald Red Higgins David Higgins Darrell Higgins Betty Roberts Shirley Freeman Sylvia Bigsby. eight grandchildren nine great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband James R Wiggins Sr son Michael George Wiggins and brother Charles Higgins. Memorials suggested to American Cancer Society or American Diabetes Association care of the funeral home.
Deborah Sue Debbie Boehle aged 60 of Baldwin City died Friday at her home. Rumsey Yost Funeral Home announced arrangements and provided memorial details on rumsey-yost.com.
Services for Alice Elizabeth Beth Gettinger Cain formerly of Louisburg KS will be at 2 p.m. Sunday January 20 at Warren McElwain Mortuary Eudora Chapel in Eudora.
George Corkins died January 18, 2013. Visitation is 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Quisenberry Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the George Corkins Funeral Fund care of the funeral home.
Bliss Sports will own the Rock Chalk Park complex for 50 years while Kansas Athletics pays $1.3 million annually for 30 years totaling $39 million. The arrangement, likened to Allen Fieldhouse management, transfers ownership to KU Endowment or KU Athletics after 50 years with the land held by KU Endowment. A city recreation center funding and property tax abatement are debated.
City commissioners will consider issuing up to 40 million in industrial revenue bonds to aid the Rock Chalk Park development. The bonds, backed by park revenues and lease payments, would not pledge full city faith and credit. A tax abatement review and project ownership by RCP LLC are part of the plan. Meeting set for 6 35 p m at City Hall.
Sixth graders plan a simulated march to honor Martin Luther King Jr Day while seventh graders paint murals and eighth graders write essays. Principal Jeff Harkin notes integrating King’s legacy into social studies, hoping the marches become an annual activity and viewing citizenship education as vital.
City reporter Chad Lawhorn can be reached at 832-6362 and is available on Twitter at clawhorn Ijw for updates and inquiries.
The Journal World listing for the Lawrence Kansas News Center provides contact numbers and editor names including Mark Potts managing content, Caroline Trowbridge editorial page editor, Ann Gardner editorial page editor, and Tom Keegan sports editor with direct lines for story ideas and general inquiries.
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