Obituaries | VIEW ALL

Mary McDonald

Mary Caroline 'Carrie' Kellogg McDonald, 83, died September 6th, 2025, in Lawrence, KS. She is survived by three children William (Denver, CO), Robert (Oakland, CA), and Thomas (Golden, CO) and four grandchildren: Ian, Alec, Devyn, and Kiran McDonald, and daughters–in-law Kelly McDonald, ...

Melvin Copp

Vis. for Melvin 'Bucky' Copp is set for 6-8 PM Mon Sept 15 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Graveside is set for 10 AM Wed September 17 at Oak Hill Cem. www.warrenmcelwain.com

Christopher Cross

Passed on September 6, 2025. A Celebration of Life will take place on Sunday, September 21st from 2pm - 4pm at Arterra Event Gallery. Full obituary to follow.

Juda Marrs

Funeral Services for Juda Josette Parks Marrs, age 78 of Lawrence, will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, September 14, 2025 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, preceded by a visitation from 1:00 P.M to 2:00 P.M. Rumsey-Yost.com.

Couples Announcements | VIEW ALL

Day 60th Anniversary

Larry and Chris Day celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Dec. 17. They met at Brigham Young University and were married in Manti, Utah, on Dec. 17, 1960. The couple lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a year after their wedding. They have two children, Stefani (Christopher) and David ...

Renick 50th Anniversary

John and Helen Renick will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on December 12, 2020. The couple were married in Baldwin City, KS on December 12, 1970. John, who retired from the Lawrence Fire Department and Helen, who worked both at Curtis 1000 and Lawrence Memorial Hospital have ...

Thomas 50th Anniversary

Francis and Mary Ann Thomas celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on December 27, 2019. They were married at First Baptist Church of Richland, Missouri on December 27, 1969. The couple made their home in Lawrence, Kansas, where Francis was a professor of Civil Engineering for more than 40 ...

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary

From Mr. & Mrs to Grandma and Grandpa, happy 50th wedding anniversary Mike and Mary Coppedge. You are loved by your many friends and your family. Four kids, (Tammy, Kathy, Mickie, Jason) and eight grandkids (Maria, David, Nick, Karlee, Alexis, Andrew, Piper, Weston), countless trips to ...

Marriages, Divorces and Bankruptcies | VIEW ALL

Douglas County District Court filings for Sept. 14, 2025

Editor’s note: Names in marriage and divorce listings appear as submitted by Douglas County District Court staff. Marriages Roscoe N. Bradt, 27, Arvada, Colo., and Madeleine K. Anderson, 28, Arvada, Colo. Matthew L. Coles, 37, Lawrence, and Selina D. Hunt, 37, Lawrence. Isaac P. ...

Douglas County District Court filings for Sept. 7, 2025

Editor’s note: Names in marriage and divorce listings appear as submitted by Douglas County District Court staff. Marriages Wyatt L. Hackathorn, 21, Lawrence, and Calah N. Hunt, 21, Lawrence. Sterling J. Ozark, 30, Lawrence, and Madalyn R. McCall, 35, Lawrence. Mackenzie A. ...

Douglas County District Court filings for Aug. 31, 2025

Editor’s note: Names in marriage and divorce listings appear as submitted by Douglas County District Court staff. Marriages Shawn T. Broadbear, 25, Lawrence, and Liberty L. Cavender, 22, Yates Center. Avery L. Parkhurst, 30, Lawrence, and Brenna R. Hobbs, 27, Lawrence. Kaylon N. ...

Douglas County District Court filings for Aug. 24, 2025

Editor’s note: Names in marriage and divorce listings appear as submitted by Douglas County District Court staff. Marriages Rett A. Anchors, 23, Lawrence, and Audrey R. Senger, 22, Lawrence. Matthew M. Bettencourt, 25, Lawrence, and Xiaodi Li, 29, Lawrence. Noah R. Steffen-Beach, 26, ...

Births | VIEW ALL

Hollis Dean Altman

Kayla (Huffman) and Harlan Cribbs Altman, IV (Cribb), of Dallas, TX, announce the birth of their daughter, Hollis Dean Altman, born Sept 12, 2019. Hollis was born at Texas Health Presbyterian and joins big sister, Halston, and big brother, Huntley. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Patsy ...

Baby Rose

We are proud to announce the birth of our beautiful Rose. Born 9/30/19 to Angie Neu and Joe Aldridge. Due to a change in policy by LMH Health, the hospital no longer will provide a list of births that have occurred at LMH. Without that official information, the Journal-World no longer has a ...

Roman Guthrie Combs

Roman Guthrie Combs was born on June 26, 2019 to his very proud parents, Tyson and Carrie Combs at LMH Health. He weighed 7 lbs 5 oz and was 21 in long. His maternal grandparents are Jeff and Jenn Burkhead, Lawrence; Jeannie and Mark Gross, Bullhead City, AZ. Paternal grandparents are Craig and ...

Births for July 2019

Due to a change in policy by LMH Health, the hospital no longer will provide a list of births that have occurred at LMH. Without that official information, the Journal-World no longer has a source to publish its daily listing of Lawrence births. However, parents or grandparents who want to ...

Real Estate Transfers | VIEW ALL

Douglas County real estate transfers for Aug. 26-29, 2025

Below are the real estate transfers filed at the Douglas County Clerk’s office from Aug. 26 through Aug. 29. Tuesday, Aug. 26 Mcmaster, Rosalie to Huerter, Finnegan, Wright, Teresa Elena, Huerter, Eric Alan, Huerter, Pamela Jean, 1623 W 3rd St, Lawrence. Bailey, Beth, Farber, David to ...

Douglas County real estate transfers for Aug. 19-25, 2025

Below are the real estate transfers filed at the Douglas County Clerk’s office from Aug. 19 through Aug. 25. Tuesday, Aug. 19 Vincent, Scott E., Vincent, Jenni to Claggett, Peggy A., Trustee, Peggy A. Claggett Revocable Trust, 712 Flame Way, Baldwin City. Schaeffer, Linda M. to Asher, ...

Douglas County real estate transfers for Aug. 12-18, 2025

Below are the real estate transfers filed at the Douglas County Clerk’s office from Aug. 12 through Aug. 18. Tuesday, Aug. 12 Williams, Sean D., Trustee, Todd Burton Williams Irrevocable Trust Under The Will Of Dick G. Skipper Williams to Jeremy And Rebecca Stanford Revocable Trust, 1734 ...

Douglas County real estate transfers for Aug. 5-11, 2025

Below are the real estate transfers filed at the Douglas County Clerk’s office from Aug. 5 through Aug. 11. Tuesday, Aug. 5 Main Street Development Group LLC to Paschal's Landing, L.P., 2260 N 1400 Rd, Eudora. Krejci, Jerry D., Krejci, Kelly J. to RKAK Property LLC, Vacant ...