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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 2014
Page
2
Information on running obituaries for the Journal-World includes contact number 832-7151 and states obituaries are published as submitted by funeral homes or families, outlining policy for submission and publication.
John O Beery Jr of De Soto died May 29 2014 at age 83. Services are June 7 at 12 00 pm with visitation from 10 00 am to 5 00 pm at De Soto Methodist Church 8760 Kill Creek Rd.
Edwin Bill Fenstemaker will have visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.
Judith (Grant) Johnson Thompson, 75, private graveside service June 6 at Pioneer Cemetery. Died June 1 from Multiple Sclerosis. Born February 18, 1939 in New Britain CT. Lived in Lawrence since 1965 with husband Peter Gage Thompson. Taught English at KU 1975-1987. led Great Books group until 2007. scholar of Tennessee Williams. Survived by husband, two daughters, and four granddaughters. Memorial fund suggested to National MS Society.
Lillian Mae Swann of Barboursville and Milton WV died May 29 in Lawrence KS. She taught kindergarten and special needs students, enjoyed cakes crafts gardens and genealogy. Visitation June 5 and Celebration of Life June 6 at Wallace Funeral Home with burial at White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
Lawrence city commissioners plan study for moving the downtown bus hub to near KU, a change that may require reworking all routes. The NE corner of 21st and Iowa is the proposed site to better serve riders and potentially increase ridership while reducing CO2 emissions. Officials will review traffic signals and safety along 21st Street and consider a bicycle friendly redesign. If approved, construction could take about a year with service starting after completion. Also approved incentives totaling about 270000 for an East Lawrence apartment project and granted Downtown Lawrence Inc. authority for annual sidewalk sale permits.
Lawrence commissioners study four potential sites for a police facility including the McDonald Drive acreage near Free State High School and Venture Park. Treanor Architects to prepare reports due July 15, with price, floodplain, and infrastructure costs shaping decisions. no front runner named.
Gonzalez testified that he acted to stop a beating after a brawl with Sardina ending in Sardina’s death hours later. A forensic pathologist linked death to blunt force trauma from the fight as the retrial resumes after a hung jury last December. Gonzalez, a college student and restaurant worker, disputes excessive force and asserts self defense amid cross examination focusing on memory and prior knowledge of Sardina.
Storms moved through northeast Kansas Nebraska and Iowa bringing baseball sized hail and damaging winds. Omaha saw floods that stranded drivers and forced evacuations while Norfolk Blair and Fullerton reported shattered windows. Tornado warnings were issued in Brown County Kansas with a funnel cloud tracked toward Atchison County.
Notice from The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire streets in Lawrence Kansas provides phone numbers 843-1000 and toll free 1 800 578 8748 for delivery and billing inquiries plus address changes to Lawrence Journal World P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 0888 Postage paid at Lawrence Kansas and AP and ABC affiliations.
The Dow rose 21.29 points to 16 722.34 while the Nasdaq gained 3.12 to 4 234.08 and the S&P 500 moved up 13 to 1 924.24. Bond yields edged higher as oil, gold and grains fluctuated with corn and soybeans sliding and wheat steady.
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