Obituaries | VIEW ALL

Sherry Bateson

Graveside services for Sherry Helen Bateson, 61, will be at 10:00 am Sat., May 2 at Hubbel Hill Cem. in Tonganoxie. Family and Friends will gather following at Centennial Park in Lawrence. Rumsey-Yost.com

Larry Baugher

Funeral Service arrangements are currently pending for Larry Lee 'Pete' Baugher, age 85 of Lawrence, who passed away April 25, 2026.   Arrangements are with Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home of Lawrence.

Connie Broers

Connie Jean Broers, 74, of Baldwin City, KS died on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at home in Baldwin City, Kansas surrounded by her loving family. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her, and remembered as a kind and joyful soul who loved animals and all growing things, a voracious reader ...

Leslie Conder

Leslie Wayne 'Les' Conder, age 78 of Lawrence, passed away April 26, 2026. At Les's request, no services will be held. Arrangements are with Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home of Lawrence.

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 Court Filings for April 19, 2026

Editor’s note: Names in marriage and divorce listings appear as submitted by Douglas County District Court staff. Marriages Raiden A. McGrew, 22, Topeka, and Taiya M. Smart, 22 Billy M. Smith, 41, Lawrence, and April M. Reynolds, 42, Lawrence Seward A. Horner, 83, Lawrence, and ...

Douglas County Court Filings for April 12, 2026

Editor’s note: Names in marriage and divorce listings appear as submitted by Douglas County District Court staff. Marriages Matthew J. Etzel, 40, Lawrence, and Emily L. Downard, 33, Lawrence Clayton R. Faircloth, 27, Eudora, and Emma G. Campbell, 25, Eudora Bojiang Xu, 28, Lawrence, ...

Douglas County Court Filings for April 5, 2026

Editor’s note: Names in marriage and divorce listings appear as submitted by Douglas County District Court staff. Marriages Eric Herb, 43, Baldwin City, and Mylisa S. Millerd, 48, Baldwin City Santiago Moralez, 25, Lawrence, and Kailey M. Billett, 20, Lawrence Michael C. Dubbert, 62, ...

Douglas County Court Filings for March 8, 2026

Note: Names in marriage and divorce listings appear as submitted by Douglas County District Court staff. Marriages Joseph W. Liggett, 28, De Soto, and Lindee N. Ellison, 27, De Soto Noah D. Lara, 21 Lawrence, and Junyuan Zhou, 23, Lawrence Divorces Erica Zabusky, 64, Pittsburgh, ...

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 March 24-30

Below are the real estate transfers filed at the Douglas County Clerk’s office from March 24 through March 30. Tuesday, March 24 Higgins, Darrell E. to Mullins, Katina, Byrom, Jamie, 1006 Pine St, Eudora. Wednesday, March 25 Abraham, Karen Jeanne, Stanley, Richard G. to HH2 LLC, 726 ...

Douglas County Real Estate Transfers for March 17-23

Below are the real estate transfers filed at the Douglas County Clerk’s office from March 17 through March 23. Tuesday, March 17 Romero, Peter, Romero, Anna Marie, Harrison, Johnna K. to Harrison, Johnna K., 1310 N 968 Rd, Lawrence. Thursday, March 19 Minnis Building & Design Co., ...

Douglas County Real Estate Transfers for March 10-16

Below are the real estate transfers filed at the Douglas County Clerk’s office from March 10 through March 16. Tuesday, March 10 Sally Jamie E. to Williams, Todd D., Williams, Kristine N., 3712 Trail Rd, Lawrence. Merritt, Kris to Brown, Derek L, 420 N Winnie Way, Lawrence. Hickory ...

Douglas County Real Estate Transfers for Feb. 10-23

Below are the real estate transfers filed at the Douglas County Clerk’s office from Feb. 10 through Feb. 23. Tuesday, Feb. 10 Atlantis Trust, Sarlo, Michael, Trustee, Sarlo, Lory, Trustee to TLS KFC658, LLC, 658 W 23rd St, Lawrence. Klaus, David, Klaus, Jennifer to Agbevor, Kosi, Bakou, ...