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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 2012
Page
2
Journal World obituary policy directs readers to call 832 7151 for running obituaries. It states obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or families of the deceased.
Charles Eugene Summerville 69 of Ozawkie Kansas died October 29 2012 at home Memorial services set for 1 a m Saturday at Ozawkie United Methodist Church He was born August 23 1943 in Jefferson County son of Claude Glendale Summerville and Martha Summerville He worked on farms for Norris Bros Hercules Plant Perry Corp of Engineers and owned a construction business since 1985 He married Rosie Courter in 1964 She and two sons Bill and Brian Summerville and their wives Meridee Genie LeRoux Debbie Giffin and husbands Mike mother Martha Summerville brothers Sam John sisters Linda Duane Claudia Betta Beth grandkids John Chas Jamie great grandchildren Samantha Mya Quinci Mulan survive He was preceded in death by his father Claude and son David Memorials to Jefferson County Home Health Care or American Heart Association in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home Obits LJWorld.com
Funeral service for Shirley Ann Thornton Gifford Shockley 81 of Lawrence will be held Saturday November 3 2012 at Warren McElwain Mortuary Lawrence. Burial will follow at McLouth Cemetery. She died October 30 2012 at Pioneer Ridge born April 2 1931 in McLouth KS.
Mitchell James Landreth 53 of Lawrence died Thursday October 25 2012 at his home. He is survived by a son Sean Landreth and arrangements are with Rumsey Yost Funeral Home.
Vernon W. Erskin, 54, of Eudora, died Tuesday at Providence Hospital in Kansas City. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
Pittsburg State University invites the public to a free 4 30 p m Wednesday lecture in Grubbs Hall titled Lets Talk Monsters. Assistant English professor Jamie McDaniel will trace monster culture origins from Dracula and voodoo zombies to Twilight and The Walking Dead, aiming to launch a lecture series.
KU biographers and curators revisit the life of Lewis Lindsay Dyche, 57, a pioneer conservationist and curator whose panorama of North American mammals drew 20,000 visitors daily at the 1893 World's Fair. A November program at Spooner Hall will feature actor Chris Ready portraying Dyche alongside talks by Krishtalka, Sharp, and Shrack as the museum works to restore the diorama and seeks a $50,000 grant.
The Dyche program The Adventures of Lewis Lindsay Dyche and the Advent of Kansas Conservation begins at 7 p.m. on November 4 in The Commons at Spooner Hall to mark the opening of The Magic Lantern Revisited. The exhibit runs through 2013 with photos from Dyche's career. A 6 to 7 p.m. reception offers a preview. RSVP by calling 864-4450 or emailing naturalhistory ku.edu. Appetizers and wine served. Sponsored by KU History, KU Memorial Unions and KUhistory.com.
McKinley said Routt, an offender missing since Monday, is being moved from Virginia to Colorado by Security Transport Services. Routt, convicted in 2011 for a juvenile sex offense, was arrested on a Colorado warrant. at least two STS employees were present during the escape, details about shackling remain unclear. The Journal-World did not reach STS for comment.
Tuesday's poll shows 63 percent of respondents saying no to decorating their houses for Halloween while 36 percent vote yes, with LJWorld.com offering more responses and a chance to cast a vote.
The article notes reporter Shaun Hittle can be reached at 832-7173 and invites readers to follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/shaunhittle.
Lawrence Journal World advertises contact details for classified and print online ads. It lists address at 645 North H Street News Center Lawrence Kansas 66044 and phone numbers for general inquiries and advertising supervisor Susan Cantrell plus contact emails.
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