Deaths James Services for Clifton James Sr. 96
Services for Clifton Charles James Sr. 96 of Baldwin will be at Trinity Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial at Vinland Cemetery. He died July 10 2003 at Baldwin Care Center and was born September 3 1906 in Baldwin. He worked as a carpenter in the Lawrence area and was an honorary member of Local Carpenter's Union No 1445 for 61 years. He was married to Maude Elizabeth Allen in 1932 in Bolivar Missouri and survived by a daughter Carol Bremmer two sons Clifton Jr and Glen Wayne eight grandchildren and many great and great great grandchildren. A memorial may be sent to Trinity Lutheran Church through Warren McElwain Mortuary.
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Clifton Charles James Sr
Baldwin
Trinity Lutheran Church
Vinland Cemetery
James
Baldwin Care Center
Allen Charles
Emma Jennet (Harris) James
Vinland High School
Lawrence
Beth Allen
Bolivar
Carol Joanne Bremmer
Tulsa
Okla
Clifton C. Jr
Austin
Texas
Glen Wayne
Wichita
Geneva McTaggert
Flora Mae Road
Littleton
Colo
Mary Sue Fabb
Warren- McElwain Mortuary
Help Wanted for Reading Kit Donations and Volunteer Roles
The Roger Hill Volunteer Center seeks individuals or small groups to shop for items to complete Success by 6 Read On literacy kits. Kits include a book and story objects for children up to age six. Ballard Center houses kits. 17 complete now, 40 more to finish.
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Roger Hill Volunteer Center
Ridge Court
Room
Mary Thompson
Ballard Center
Obituary of Sheila Ann Soetaert Lenexa Kansas
Sheila Ann Soetaert 38 of Lenexa died Saturday July 12 2003 at home after breast cancer. Services 7 p.m. Tuesday at Southwoods Christian Church Overland Park with visitation 5:30 7 p.m. and 11 a.m. Wednesday burial at Hubble Cemetery Tonganoxie. Survived by husband Wyatt daughter Chloe mother Patricia Hirsch siblings Jill Wiebke Amanda Hirsch Shane Walker. Memorials to Chloe Ellen Soetaert Education Fund American Cancer Society or church building fund.
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Lenexa
Sheila Ann Soetaert
Southwoods Christian Church
Metcalf Ave
Overland Park
Hubble Cemetery
Tonganoxie
Soetaert
Ellsworth
Robert and
Patricia Walker
Chloe Soetaert
Patricia Hirsch
Glasco
Jill Wiebke
Lincoln
Amanda Hirsch
Shane Walker
Hutchinson
Chloe Ellen Soetaert
American Cancer Society
Church Building
Dianna Meek rites set in Springfield for 80 year old
Services for Dianna Neal Meek 80 of Springfield are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Thieme Shadel Hicks Funeral Service. Burial follows at Eastlawn Cemetery. She died Friday July 2003 at home. Born August 5, 1922 in Jefferson City, she moved to Springfield in 1931. Survivors include two sons Samuel and Thomas Lee Meek, five grandchildren and a great grandchild. The family receives friends 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to The Blind Center of Springfield.
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Springfield
Dianna Neal Meek
Thieme-Shadel- Hicks
Midtown
Eastlawn
Meek
Jefferson City
Samuel Owen
Olive C. Woods
Robert L. Meek
Forsyth
Activists drive Topeka bid to ban housing bias over sodomy stance
Activists press to pass a Topeka ordinance protecting gays and lesbians from housing and employment discrimination. They cite Supreme Court ruling as undermining anti gay protections, while opponents argue broader risks. Pastor Fred Phelps and the Westboro group rally as a broader national context fuels local efforts.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Topeka
Kansas
Foreman
Walker
County weighs mill levy as budget battles loom
County officials aim to hold taxes steady by limiting a 3.4 mill jump and offsetting a 1.8 mill drop in school and city funding. A $1.8 million state funds shortfall prompts plans to limit raises, cut costs, and require agencies to raise fees, with 2005 as a tighter planning year.
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Douglas County
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Independence Inc
Chess Team Grows as Young Players Train in Summer
Katie Conard leads a summer chess program with six beginners ages kindergarten through third grade and two older groups. The team, formed eight years ago, competes in 10 to 15 tournaments annually and has earned top national finishes. Players praise increased brain power, problem solving, and thinking ahead, comparing chess to war but noting life lessons.
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Bobby Fischer
Conard
Paige Kallenberger
Andrei Elliott
Kansas University Chess Club
Paige
Katie
Gage
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Salvation Army
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Cody Howard
Clinton Parkway
N.H
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Dole Institute
Janice Smith
Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen
Deb Engstrom
March of Dimes
Nicole Huey al
Roger Hill
United Way
Rhve
Dianna Meek
Samuel Meek
California
Thomas Lee Meek
Lawrence, Kan
Boonville Ave
Phelps
Harold Lane
Bill Beachy
Concerned Citizens of
Phelps Factor
Fred Phelps
Westboro Baptist Church
Hustler Magazine
Bob Johnson
Commission
U.S
Johnson
Douglas County Extension Service
Douglas County Senior Services
Jessie Ann Lusher
Katie Conard
Andrei
Mneeg
Massa
Ihusa
Cailin Wilson
Centerville
Center
Abby Hargett
Kirkland
Wash
Tisha MacConnell
San Jose
Calif
Linville
N.C
Josh Garber
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