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Frances Dennis Obituary

Frances Kaye Dennis, 72, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away on July 4th, 2025.

Kaye was born in Great Falls Montana on July 14, 1952, to Raymond and Faye Clarke. She graduated from Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona in 1971. On April 1, 1996, Kaye married the love of her life, Nick Dennis, in Glendale, Arizona. She worked as a general bookkeeper and payroll specialist for a construction company for 37 years. Kaye moved from Glendale, Arizona to Lawrence, Kansas in June of 2024.

Kaye enjoyed listening to music, playing games with friends and family as well as spending time with her children and grandchildren. Kaye was preceded in death by her husband Nick Dennis as well as parents Ray and Faye Clarke. She is survived by her son Todd Moler, daughter in-law Jill Moler, grandchildren Jonathon Moler, Hope Moler, Sarah Moler, great-grandchildren Wilder Moler, Noa Moler and siblings Dan Clarke, and Mary Taylor.

Kaye was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend and she will truly be missed. "Remember me in your heart: Your thoughts, and your memories, Of the times we loved, The times we cried, The times we fought, The times we laughed. For if you always think of me, I will never have gone."

Memorial Services will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. To leave a message for Kaye's family, please visit www.Rumsey-Yost.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Lawrence Journal-World on Jul. 20, 2025.

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