Gerald Lewis ‘Shorty’ Silvers

Services for Gerald Lewis “Shorty” Silvers, 55, Ozawkie, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home in Lawrence. He was cremated.

Mr. Silvers died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born March 27, 1949, in Lawrence, the son of Charlie and Opal (Cobb) Silvers.

Mr. Silvers worked in construction and carpentry before becoming a solid waste loader for the city of Lawrence, where he worked for five years.

Survivors include two sons, Gerald L. Jr., Lawrence, and Christopher L., Ozawkie; two daughters, Scarlett S. Bunch, Elkland, Mo., and Kim Buarde, Olathe; two brothers, Earl “Butch,” Perry, and Charles, Yucaipa, Calif.; two sisters, Mary Silvers-Miles, Lindsay, Calif., and Hazel Silvers-Barber, Bell, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com.