Cleon Gale Musgrave, 93, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed peacefully on September 12, 2025, surrounded by family. Born on March 1, 1932, in a snow-covered chicken coop in Oberlin, Kansas, Cleon was the youngest of three children welcomed by Mildred Mae and Kenneth Clair Musgrave. Legend has it that ...

Martha Jane (Mings) Kukuk, lovingly known as MJ, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2025, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with her daughter Nan by her side.Born on June 2, 1932, in Burlingame, Kansas, she was raised on land homesteaded by her great-grandparents, John and Sarah Mings, in ...

Christopher P. Cross was born on October 25, 1951, in Lawrence, Kansas to Phyllis Green Cross and Phillip T. Cross. He weighed 9 pounds at birth thus his Gramps (B.A. Green) called him 'Champ.'He spent his early childhood in Lawrence, as an only child for nearly a decade, happy and carefree, ...

Memorial Services for Myrle Marie Leavitt, 95, Linwood, will be 10 am, Friday, September 19, 2025, at Tonganoxie Christian Church. rumsey-yost.com

Rod Barnes was born on November 19, 1949. He thoroughly enjoyed 40 years of being a Family Practice Doctor here in Lawrence.His life was full, and he lived each day with intention and great energy. We will gather as friends informally at Venue 1235 (1235 N 3rd Street, Lawrence, KS 66044) on ...

Deborah Jean Elser, was born August 3, 1954 to Betty Mulliken. She married Albert 'Skip' Elser on December 4, 1971 Debbie and Skip spend their marred life in Oklahoma and Kansas, including 33 years in Wakefield, Kansas where Skip taught Social Studies. During their 54 years of marriage Debbie ...