Services for Rylan Hammack will be held at 10 am on Mon. July 27, 2026, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. warrenmcelwain.com

Services for Julie Ann Thompson, 68, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. She died July 20, 2026, at her home. rumsey-yost.com

Patricia Ann Shirk, age 73 of Lawrence, passed away June 20, 2026. Arrangements are pending with Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home of Lawrence. Visit Rumsey-Yost.com to sign the online register book.

A Celebration of Life for Jackie Creel, 76 of Lawrence, will be from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Holcom Park in the Bly Room in Lawrence. Visit Rumsey-Yost.com.

Funeral Services for Michelle Kay Elston 65, Lawrence, will be 2 pm, Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.  A Visitation will be from 1-2 pm. rumsey-yost.com

Barbara Jean (Lesch) Butell, a lifelong resident of Lawrence KS, passed away peacefully in her home on July 17, 2026, after being surrounded by the love of her family.Barbara was born on February 6, 1938, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, to Joseph and Mary Axline Lesch. She grew up with a deep ...