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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 2012
Page
2
John Franklin Wolf aged 66 of Haviland Kansas died January 27 2012 at Lakewood Senior Center Pratt Kansas. Graveside funeral services at 230 pm February 1 2012 at Oakwood Cemetery Baldwin City Kansas. Condolences to family at lamb-roberts.com.
Memorial services for James Jim R. Stoner 87 of Lawrence are pending and will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary. Mr Stoner died Sunday January 29 2012 at The Arbor Brandon Woods at Alvamar. His body was donated to the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Rhea Kathryn Connelly 90 of Lawrence and formerly of McLouth died Sunday January 29 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital She was born September 8 1921 at McLouth daughter of Daniel Dan Webster and Bertie A Stigleman Jeffers A homemaker she worked in the Winchester Public Schools cafeteria and was active in PTA She was a member of the First Baptist Church of McLouth and former chair of American Baptist Women She married Marvin Thomas Connelly on May 8 1940 in Winchester Surviving are her husband son Gary Connelly daughter Marion Tommer four grandchildren two great grandchildren and several siblings She was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters Funeral services 10 30 AM Thursday Feb 2 at First Baptist Church of McLouth Burial in McLouth Cemetery Visitation 6 30 to 8 00 PM Wednesday at Barnett Family Funeral Home Oskaloosa where she will lie in state after 11 00 AM Thursday Memorials to First Baptist Church of McLouth in care of the funeral home Obituary posted at obituaries ljworld com
Esther C Seyler 92 of Lawrence died Saturday January 28 2012 at Brandon Woods. A private celebration of life will be held later per her wishes. Born April 18 1919 in rural Jefferson County Kansas she lived in Perry and Lawrence and co owned Seyler Farm Supply. Survived by son Roger Seyler daughter Carleyn Oroke four grandchildren nine great grandchildren and a step grandson. Memorials to First United Methodist Church Lawrence or Douglas County Visiting Nurses Hospice.
Ruth Arline Carey, 78, of Ottawa died Saturday January 28 2012. Born December 14 1933 in Homewood she and husband Raymond Ralph Carey owned Carey Plumbing Inc from the 1970s to 2005. Survivors include five children nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral service is 2 pm Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church with visiting hours Tuesday 1 to 9 pm and Wednesday 8:30 to 11 am at Dengel & Son Mortuary. Burial Highland Cemetery. Memorials to Calvary Baptist Youth or Sacred Heart Catholic School.
Barbara Rose Pennewell Pickens 51 of Lawrence died Sunday January 29 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a long illness She was born March 28 1960 in Kansas City Kansas She married Alvin Pickens February 7 1979 They had 34 years of marriage Survors include her mother Barbara Pennewell children Mon and Wesley Pickens wife Samantha Cady Billie Chamberlin and four brothers Funeral services a memorial gathering will be held February 2 2012 at Warren McElwain Mortuary from 2 to 4 p.m Memorials may be sent to Barbara Rose Pickens Memorial Fund online condolences at Warren McElwain's site
Lawrence area sold 1,058 homes in 2011, down from 1,240 in 2010 and 1,253 in 2009, a 14.7 percent drop. Newly built homes totaled 64 in 2011, down from 115 in 2010. Average price rose 2.6 percent to 185,095, while median held at 158,000.
University sources debate stipends for student athletes revealing a plan to pay up to 2000 dollars but only the actual attendance costs. Kansas University could offer about 1200 dollars while some schools might reach the full amount. Players like Green argue stipends aid but do not change amateur status.
Higher education desk contact notes list reporter Andy Hyland with phone number 832-6388 and his Twitter handle at LJW KU. The report notes AP credits were used.
A district committee debates closing New York and Hillcrest or consolidating with Kennedy and Sunset Hill while tracking ESL and English first language student counts. Capacity at Broken Arrow Deerfield and Sunflower influences proposals as Prairie Park boundaries shift south to pick up Broken Arrow students. Meetings continue Feb. 6 with Feb. 27 board date looming.
Consumer advocates and the elderly oppose House Bill 2512 which would allow natural gas utilities to charge requested rates 30 days after filing with the Kansas Corporation Commission. The measure would refund customers the difference if the final decision lowers the rate. Utilities argue faster regulation boosts investment, while critics say it risks unjust rates and harms affordability. House panel heard the bill but took no action.
The Lawrence Journal World lists editors including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner and Tom Keegan with phone extensions. It provides subscription and delivery contact hours and a mailing address for changes, plus USPS and circulation affiliations.
A Monday poll asks if the Cairn Terrier, Toto’s breed, should be Kansas’s official state dog. It also asks if readers support a $2,000 annual stipend for student athletes, reporting 56 percent No and 43 percent Yes with a prompt to visit LJWorld.com for more responses.
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