Deaths mark a series of Lawrence area obituaries
Obituary notices list Matthew Edward Church 18 of Cincinnati died May 16 from injuries in an Indianapolis crash. Services are set for May 20 at First United Methodist Church in Lawrence with burial in Oak Hill. Also noted are Hazel Ferneau Glades 88 of Lawrence with graveside rites May 19 in Galena, Jamella M. Ice 79 of Lawrence with services pending, Allyne H. Thornton 74 of Lawrence with service May 20, and Thekla Laming Wooden 84 of Lee's Summit Mo with rites May 20 in Tonganoxie. Memorials and visitation times are included for each.
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Matthew Edward Church
Cincinnati
First United Methodist Church
Lawrence
Virgil Brady
Oak Hill
Mr. Church
Indianapolis
Edward
Sally Lockridge Church
Lawrence High School
LHS
Kansas
Church
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Ind
Campbell-Hanefeld Co
Harrison
Ohio
Purdue
Sigma Nu
Carolyn Church
Sally
Gary Bryant
Kansas City
Steve Church
Leticia
Sarah Bryant
Topeka
Steve
Almeda Church
Greensburg
Warren-McElwain
Matthew B. Church
Galena
Hazel Ferneau Glades
Hillcrest Cemetery
Edwin E. Ryan
Dorfeit Funeral Home
Warren McElwain
Jamella M. Ice
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Oak Hill Cemetery
Tee
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Robert M. Ice
Allyne H. Thornton
Rt. 3
Warren- McIilwain
Hoy
Melvin Jones
Hardy Oaks
Thornton
James and
Jeezie Bolen Holyfield
Douglas
Jefferson
Tonganoxie
Thekla Laming Wooden
Lee’s Summit
First Congregational Church
Williams Fund
Babcock residents return home after weeklong fire relief
Residents return to Babcock as power may be out four to eight hours during final repairs this week. Red Cross Salvation Army Lawrence Senior Services and LHA provided meals and support to displaced residents who mostly found lodging with friends or in motels and homes. Relatives praise relief efforts while questions linger about food loss reimbursements and LHA liability.
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The
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Lawrence Senior Services
LHA
Babcock
Valentine Fraser
Lorraine Bowling
Bowling
Red Cross
Otho Lewis
Mia McCoy
Huppee
Board of Commissioners
Babcock Place
Housing Authority
Hospital Dismissals and Birth Announcements
Magdalena Gonzales and baby boy discharged. Darren and Rita Guy of Lawrence welcomed a boy Sunday. Rebecca and Andrew Clayton of Lawrence welcomed a boy Friday.
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Magdalena Gonzales
Baby Boy
Lawrence
Darren
Rita Guy
Rebecca
Andrew Clayton
Degree outcomes differ as grads face job search
Barnes, Lawrence and Ottawa graduates spoke on employment after college. Some have jobs, like Jon Rossilion with KU’s environmental safety office, while others struggle to find positions in engineering or economics. Advisors urged patience and view growth through transition.
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Jeff Bartley
Barnes
Jon Rossilion
Lawrence
Environmental Safety and Health Office
Rossillon
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
Pll
Headquarters
Miller
Jim Parker
Shawnee
Daryl Evans
Proto
Evans
KU seniors celebrate graduation as state funds fuel campus rebuilding
Four thousand six hundred grads walk the hill as Kansas pledges eighteen million dollars for rebuilding. Sampson praises the money while KU Alumni Association president Glee Smith urges graduates to be ambassadors. Althea Vratil, who left KU in the 1940s, earns sociology degree after returning to finish. Del. Shankel lauds Class of 199% for shaping a more caring university and faces social issues, noting both best and worst times.
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Sampson
Glee Smith
KU Alumni Association
Smith
Althea Vratil
Larned
del. Shankel
District of Columbia
Virginia
Court ruling favors defendant in Louisiana insanity lawsuit
The Supreme Court ruled 5 4 that Louisiana improperly confined Terry Foucha in a mental facility after an insanity acquittal. The justices said he may not be held indefinitely for danger despite regained sanity, though immediate release was not clearly mandated. The decision narrows state power to detain acquittees and signals limited impacts elsewhere.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Terry Foucha
Feliciana
Jackson
Foucha
Byron R. White
High Court Today
Fouda
White
Sandra Day O'Connor
Louisiana Supreme Court
Auto theft reports from Lawrence police blotter
A 1986 Mazda GLC valued at 2000 was stolen between 3 p m Friday and 5 p m Sunday in the 1000 block of 0. Jewelry, a radar detector and a stereo valued at 1850 were taken between 11 30 p m Saturday and 6 a m Sunday from a 1984 Mazda and a 19 01 Ford Ranger in front of a residence in the 1500 block of East 13th. A burglar allegedly broke windows causing 200 damage. Responded to a fire alarm at 12 50 p m Sunday at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house.
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Lawrence
Priday
Gaturdey
East 13Th
Fide
Sigma Alpha Zealion
Weat
Woman in jail after head injury assault in Kansas City
A 28 year old Kansas City man was struck in the head with a roofing hatchet during a gathering on West 12th Street in Lawrence. The suspect, a 32 year old woman, was arrested and held in Douglas County Jail awaiting a 4 PM court appearance after the victim was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in fair condition.
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South Park
Bob Laing
Lawrence
Laing
Topeka
Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
West 12Th Street
Pennsylvania
12Th Street
Douglased
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Matthew E. Church
Samella M. Ice
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Abdallah Shrine
Thekla L. Wooden
Richard
Gardner
Scott Schulte
Ottawa
Denise Miller
Kan
Shankel
Jayhawks
Regents
Douglas County
Mike Malone
Dist. Atty
Jerry Wells
Brewer
Shelley Bock
Eric
Donald &. Bruce
Bruce
Nevada
David L. Riggins
House Bank
Henry B. Gonzales
D-Tex
Malcolm Wilkey
Law Enforcement
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