William James "Jim" Atherton, Jr.

September 26, 1948 — June 1, 2023

Atherton, William James "Jim", Jr., 74, passed away Thursday, June 1st, 2023. He was born September 26th, 1948 to William and Maxine Atherton, in Wichita.

Preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Chris and Paul and step-son, Zac Blurton. Survivors include his wife, Candie; children; Deanna Froehlich, David (Michelle) Atherton, Jamie (Mark) Guzman; siblings, Gary (Diane) Atherton, Lynda (Rex) Matlack; grandchildren, Joshua, Joseph, Jason, Caitlin, Tyler, Emmi, Alex, Alexus, Shelby, Nolan, Ember, Zoie, Ethan and seven, great-grandchildren.

Visitation is Tuesday, June 6th, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm both at Smith Mortuary and funeral Service is 1:00 pm, Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S Broadway, Haysville, KS 67060.

Memorial contributions may be made to Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 East 29th St N UNIT 2200, Wichita, KS 67220.

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