Obituaries

Arthur Queen

Arthur Lee 'Doc' Queen, 92, passed away on January 29, 2026, at Baldwin Healthcare in Baldwin City, Kansas. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 6, 2026, ...

Ellen Hess

Graveside Services for Ellen Hess, 87, Lawrence, will be 10 am, Fri, Feb, 6, 2026, at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Humboldt, KS. Visitation and Rosary 5-7 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. rumsey-yost.com

Philip McKnight

Philip Charles McKnight Jr. passed away on January 25, 2026, in Lawrence, Kansas, at the age of 84.Phil was born on May 20, 1941, in Newton, Kansas, the son of Philip Charles McKnight and Margaret Catherine McClymonds McKnight. While his father served in the South Pacific during World War II, ...

Walter O'Brien

Walter James O'Brien, 91, passed away on Jan. 8, 2026. He was born on Dec. 24, 1934, in Santa Rita, NM, to Edward 'Ted' O'Brien and Louise Sherman. Walter earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from New Mexico State University, where he met the love of his life, ...

Khamkhane Anonthysen

Funeral Services for Khamkahane Anonthysen, 88, Lawrence, will be Noon, February 7, 2026, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died January 25, 2026, at LMH Health. rumsey-yost.com

Bill Bump

Memorial Services for Bill Joe Bump, 80, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died January 27, 2026, at his home. rumsey-yost.com