Bob Story
Jun 12, 2021
Winfield - Story, William Robert, 91, died Saturday, June 12, 2021.
He retired as Master Sergeant from the United States Army.
Funeral Service: 10:00 am, Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 North Rock Road, Derby. Interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, Rose Hill Kansas
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Michael Allen Knotts
Jun 11, 2021
Michael A. Knotts, 73 of Peck KS. passed away in Wichita, Kansas at Wesley Medical Center on June 11, 2021. He was born September 30, 1947 in Evansville, Indiana. He leaves behind his loving wife of 53 years, Carol Knotts; Children Jeff Digman, Michelle Daniel, Nicole Wiebe and spouses; Grandchildren Dezerae, Joshua, Heather, Lisa, Zach, Garrett, Taylor, Katie; Great-Grandchildren...
Connie Jo Gilbert
Jun 10, 2021
Connie Jo Gilbert, 75, died June 10, 2021. Born January 12, 1946 in Blackwell, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Harold and Betty (Jones) Robinson. Connie is survived by Don, her husband of 55 years; her mother Betty Robinson, granddaughter Crystal Kurtz, sister Sherry Elmore. She was preceded in death by her two sons Tony and Buddy.
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Cynthia Rene Jones Smith
Jun 10, 2021
Derby – Cynthia Rene Smith 62, died, Thursday, June 10, 2021. She was born August 12, 1958 to Marquis and Leslie Jones in Stuttgart, Arkansas.
Cynthia was a traditional Christian, southern woman whom loved her family, friends, and students. She was fun, loving, and
adventurous. She saw the potential in all of us and in...
Christopher Moore
Jun 8, 2021
Christopher Bryan Moore, age 68, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021. No visitation. Memorial service 10 am Monday, June 14, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Chris was born the third child of James and Beverly Jo Moore. He was born in Alva, OK, November 25, 1952, raised in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. He graduated high school from...
Melvin Hartley
Jun 6, 2021
Loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Melvin Lee Hartley passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021, at age 61. The viewing will take place Friday, June 11th from 1pm to 8 pm at Smith Mortuary in Mulvane, Kansas. There will be a graveside Memorial Service at Saint Boniface Cemetery in Sharon, Kansas, Saturday, June 12th at 2 pm.
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Curt Poole
Jun 6, 2021
Edward Curtis “Curt” Poole slipped peacefully from this world to the next on June 6, 2021, with the love of his life by his side after a short battle with cancer.
Born October 18, 1954, to Marian and Eugene Poole, Curt likely came into this world with a guitar in his hands. He spent the next 66...
Babette Lynn Barley
Jun 5, 2021
Babette Lynn Barley, age 75, retired Wichita Police Department word processor, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021. Visitation with family present 3-5 pm Wednesday, June 9, memorial service 10 am Friday June 11, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Babette is preceded in death by her husband, John Parker and her parents Lester and Berniece Rathke. Surviving is...
Rosalie Elston
Jun 2, 2021
Rosalie Ann Hopkins Elston, born April 13, 1932, passed peacefully surrounded by her family June 1,
2021. Rosalie was born in Aberdeen, Maryland, to William D. and Ethel Belle Holloway Hopkins. She
graduated from Havre de Grace High School in 1949. She married Raymond LaVerne Elston in Aberdeen
July 24, 1954.
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Josephine Mary Queen
Jun 2, 2021
Josephine Mary Queen, age 72, of Belle Plaine, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Visitation 1-8 pm Monday, June 7, with family greeting friends 6-8 pm, Hatfield – Smith Funeral Home, 219 W. 2nd, Belle Plaine. Funeral service 10 am Tuesday, June 8, Heritage Evangelical Free Church, 113 N. Church St., Udall.
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Bobby D, Martinez
Jun 1, 2021
Bobby Martinez, 75 died in Wichita, Kansas at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice via St. Francis Hospital on June 1, 2021. He was born on August 24, 1945 in Des Moines, New Mexico.
Bobby leaves behind his loving wife of 51 years, Tina Martinez; daughter, Bobbie Martinez-Smith; son in law, Alex; step sons, Tom and Ken Wiebe...
Wesley "Paul" Read
May 31, 2021
Wichita - Read, Wesley Paul
67, passed away Monday, May 31, 2021. He was born October 14, 1953 to Gordon and Agnes Read in Wynne, Arkansas.
Paul was a loving and devoted father, grandfather, brother and friend. He loved riding his motorcycle and working out on the farm.
He...
Ann Young
May 31, 2021
Ann (Daniels) Young passed away Monday, May 31, 2021 at age 83. She was born August 14, 1937 in Winfield, Kansas to Thomas Corwin and Jessie Beryl (Morgan) Daniels. Memorial Service will be graveside at Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill, KS, Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 11:00 am. Service will be officiated by Karl Magnusson. Rev. Ray Young will read...
Linda L. "Cindy" Michau
May 30, 2021
Linda Lou Michau, AKA “Cindy”, age 76, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday May 30, 2021. She was born December 11, 1944, in Three Rivers, Michigan, the daughter and second child of Jannette Mary Moyer and Peter Franklin Lammon. She had one brother, David Lammon. She was preceded in death by her brother and both parents.
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Alon Douglas Booker
May 30, 2021
Derby - Alon D. (Douglas) Booker, 84, died Sunday, May 30th, 2021. He was born July 29th, 1936 to Roland and Easter Booker in McKenzie, Alabama.
After graduation he joined the Air Force where his first assignment was in Fairbanks, Alaska. He came home on leave to marry his high school sweetheart, Bonnie, on August...
Shirley Jean Haldeman
May 29, 2021
Shirley Jean (Sanders) Haldeman age 86, of Derby, formerly of Abilene, passed away Saturday, May 29th, 2021. She was born on a farm near Abilene, KS to George and Laura (Garten) Sanders.
Shirley was married to Ronald Houtz and with that union, she had a son, Phillip Houtz. She later divorced. She then married Maynard Haldeman, the...
Alma Kling
May 29, 2021
Alma June Kling, 80, died Saturday, May 29, 2021.
She was a Registered Nurse, having worked at nursing homes and doing home health.
A gathering to celebrate her life will be from 5-7 pm Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 at Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
She was preceded in death...
Rita Kay Hawkins
May 29, 2021
Rita Kay Hawkins, age 74, went home to be with our Lord May 29, 2021. She was special needs, loving, kind, caring, and just beautiful inside and out. She was a graduate of South High School Class of 1967.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Toney L. and Huleta I. Dowell; two brothers,...
Renee Rogers
May 28, 2021
Renee Rogers, 55, died Friday, May 28, 2021.
Memorial Service: 10:00 am, Friday, June 4, 2021, at Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Renee was taken from this earth way to soon and will be missed by all who knew her. She had a love for life, family, and friends.
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Jeff Luzer
May 27, 2021
Haysville - Luzer, Jeffrey, 59, died Thursday, May 27, 2021 following a long illness.
Memorial Service: 2:00 pm, Friday, June 4, 2021 at Smith Mortuary, Haysville.
Jeff was born in Canonsburg, PA and attended Canon-McMillan High School. He moved to the Wichita area, ultimately settling in Haysville, to work in the...
