Obituaries

Arly Allen

Arly Harrison Allen died peacefully on January 7, 2026, surrounded by family. He was 87 years old. Born in Lawrence, August 23, 1938, Arly was the eldest of seven siblings (Arly, Diane, Elaine, Dede, Rand, Lenore, and Barbara) born to Harold E. Allen and Barbara Jane Allen.Arly attended Pinkney ...

Gary Bartlett

Gary Wayne Bartlett, 75, Lawrence, passed away Friday, January 9, 2026, at Aldersgate Care Facility in Topeka. Celebration will happen in Spring. rumsey-yost.com

Blossom Laing

Blossom Marie Frakes Swanson Laing, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2026. Honoring Blossom's wishes, a funeral service will be held at Penwell Gabel Funeral Home in Topeka, KS at 11:00am on Saturday, January 24, 2026. To view her full obituary, please visit ...

Madalon Vann

Services for Madalon Rebecca Vann (Scott), 70, of Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Sat., Jan. 24, 2026, at Lawrence First Church of the Nazarene. Arrangements are with Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home of Lawrence.

Kaye Moeser

A Celebration of Life for Kaye will take place on January 25th, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Arterra Event Gallery; 2161 Quail Creek Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047

Johnny Salisbury

Celebration of Life Services will be 11 am, Saturday, January 24, 2025, at Lecompton United Methodist Church. Jack passed away peacefully in Midland, Texas, on November 8 at the age of 89. rumsey-yost.com