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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 2012
Page
2
Jack Huckabay 83 of Meriden died March 5 2012 at home Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 AM Saturday at St Aloysius Church Meriden Visitation 5:00 to 7:30 PM Friday at St Aloysius Church Meriden
Judith Lacey 69 of Lawrence died March 6 2012 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City Missouri. A Celebration of Life service is pending and will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.
Funeral services for Les Butch Rollins 63 Lawrence will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Morning Star Church with Pastor Rick Mullen officiating. Burial with full military honors follows at Oakwood Cemetery Baldwin City. Rollins died March 5 2012 after a cancer battle. He served over 20 years in the U S Air Force attaining Master Sergeant rank and worked at the University of Kansas in the instrumentation shop before retiring this year after 22 years. He kept KU basketball football communications gear working for over 900 basketball games never missing a football game and was honored by KU this year. He was a life member of VFW Post 852 and a member of American Legion Post 14. He attended Morning Star Church and was active in the Patriot Guard. He enjoyed hunting fishing and motorcycles. Survivors include half brother Darrell Charlott and wife Jesusa Washington state two sisters LaVerna Lee Gray and Bill Pleasant Hill Iowa Susie Hackathorn and John Lecompton two nephews four nieces and four great nephews and two great nieces. Friends may call 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home with family receiving 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Memorials to Lawrence Humane Society may be sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences at rumsey-yost.com. Sign guest book at obituaries ljworld com.
Winnie Harold Abbott 95 of Lawrence died March 6 2012 his 95th birthday. Funeral service 10 a.m. March 10 2012 at Warren McElwain Mortuary with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. He served in the U S Army during World War II and worked 28 years at Hercules Powder Plant. Survivors include daughters Jeanne Torneden and Shirley Varney plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was married to Lorena Shoup from 1948 to 2005. Burial and memorial details provided by Warren McElwain Mortuary with a visitation March 9 2012.
Delores Jane Bittle nee Schwellensattl, 84, died March 4 2012 at her daughter's home in Illinois after a long illness. She was born September 26 1927 on a Belleville area farm, worked in retail until 1981 and was a skilled seamstress and masterful baker. Survived by daughters Jean Waeltz and Joan Harvey, three granddaughters, three great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Cremation followed by interment at Valhalla Gardens of Memory. Memorials to the American Diabetes Association or the Alzheimer’s Society.
June Teeple Rawlings died March 5, 2012 at Kansas City Hospice House. Born June 30, 1921 in Superior, Wisconsin, she lived in Pontiac and Overland Park, worked at JC Penney and in Mission, served as Stephens Minister and Congregational Care Coordinator, and traveled broadly. She is survived by four children, 13 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and memorials suggested to City Union Mission or Kansas City Hospice House. Memorial services were set for March 25, 2012 at Amos Family Funeral Home.
County Counselor Evan Ice oversaw a chaotic auction where about a dozen bids produced 3.6 acres sold for 1000 dollars and a suburban ranch at 1212 E 27th St fetched 36000. Four of eight parcels covered taxes. bidders lacked research, with Helena Delk lamenting wasted opportunities and vowing to return. A narrow half acre near Heatherwood Drive drew two bidders and a nameless winner, who cited price and location.
Baker University selects Brian Poster as executive vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The outgoing associate provost at the University of Southern Indiana will assume the role on July 1, after visiting Baker's Baldwin City campus in February. The new post combines academic officer duties with arts and sciences deanship to drive long term growth and innovation.
Liquor lawmakers debate the 1985 happy hour ban and its failure to curb overconsumption as lobbyist Philip Bradley notes perpetual drink specials undercut the rule. Rep John Rubin defends the measure while new bills seek tastings, in-store sales shifts, and barring convicted servers. The push to full strength beer and wine in groceries faces opposition from liquor stores and retail chains.
The Lawrence Journal-World lists editors and contact numbers for news and advertising, notes local offices in Lawrence Kansas, and provides subscription hours, delivery guarantees, postal information, and bureau affiliations. It includes phone lines for circulation inquiries and references to online and social media presence.
Saturday Powerball numbers were 29 30 45 47 49 with 35 as the Powerball. Tuesday Mega Millions closed with 20 24 31 33 36 and 44 as the Mega Ball. Saturday Hot Lotto Sizzler offered 18 20 30 35 with 10 as the prize ball. Monday Super Kansas Cash listed 12 13 14 20 31 with 3 as the bonus. Kansas 2by2 red 4 11 white 8 14. Tuesday Kansas Pick 3 3 13.
Tuesday poll asks if residents would change numbers after moving to a new area code. The poll cites 73 percent No and 26 percent Yes for the question about renovating the 140 year old cabin linked to Brewster Higley and Home on the Range. More responses available at LJWorld.com.
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