Phyllis Bessie Espinoza

DERBY – Espinoza, Phyllis Bessie, age 76, homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away Friday, October 5, 2012. Visitation 5-7pm Monday, October 8, at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Rosary at 10am, Liturgy of the Word at 10:30am both Tuesday, October 9, at St. Mary Faith Center, 2300E. Meadowlark, Derby. Phyllis loved camping, was very involved in her grandchildren’s lives and was always there when you needed her. She is preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Stella Babstock; sisters, Daphne Fetteketter and Sandra Gunn. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Cosmo Espinoza; children, Debra (John) Null of Tulsa, OK, Sharon (Tom) Fowler of Derby and Cosmo Jr., (Judy) Espinoza of Derby; grandchildren, Sounya (Houston) Cornwell, Joshua (Traci) Fowler, James Null, Shannon Fowler, Tayler Espinoza and Brett Espinoza; great-grandchildren, Samantha, Duane, Remyngton and Tatum; sister, Ruth Babstock. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 8630 E. 32nd Ct. N. Wichita, KS 67226 or the American Lung Association, 2024 N Woodlawn St, Wichita, Kansas, 67208.