Obituaries

Sep 26, 2020

Mulvane - Ralstin, Kay

71, passed away Saturday, September 26th, 2020. She was born April 1st, 1949 to Gerald and Ruth Taylor Wiseman. Kay grew up in Douglass, graduating from Douglass High School in 1967. She enjoyed watching the Wichita Wings, Kansas City Royals and the Wichita State Shockers play.

She was preceded in death...

Sep 25, 2020

Hanson, Steven Troy

56, passed away on September 25, 2020. Steve enjoyed fishing, golf, camping and football - especially K-State and Chiefs. After graduating from Manhattan Vo-Tech he worked as a lineman then changed to masonry construction. His last job was with Atlas Aerospace. Steve lived simple and laughed often.. He is preceded by his father, Larry...

Sep 24, 2020

Francis “Frank” Devine (88) Meade, Kansas passed away September 24, 2020. Frank was born January 21, 1932 in Galesburg, Kansas. He was raised in Southeast Kansas and graduated from Walnut High School, Walnut, Kansas. He served in the United States Army and was a life member of the American Legion and Knights of Columbus. In 1955, Frank married Dorothy...

Sep 24, 2020

Wichita - Pelkey, Ralph

89, passed away Thursday, September 24th, 2020. He was born February 17th, 1931 to Ralph Pelkey and Eunice Mitchell Pelkey in Burlington, Vermont.

He attended vo-tech in wood crafting. He could build anything. Ralph could cut a rug to any kind of music....especially polka music. If anyone wanted to...

Sep 23, 2020

Dale Kent Hearn (61), surrounded by family, left pain and suffering behind on September 23. Kent is preceded in death by mother, Judith (Platts) Hearn. Survivors include wife, Susan; daughter, Sarah (Jordan) Frazier-Oxborough and grandson, Ryder Oxborough (Minneapolis, MN); father, Ross (Marie); brother, Steve (Theresa); sister, Beth (Larry) Lankford (all of Derby); his beloved “girls”, Libby and Luna; many...

Sep 23, 2020

Max Dale Phipps, age 19, of Mulvane, employee of Faneuil and 2019 graduate of Mulvane High School, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020. No visitation. A celebration of Max’s life will be held at 3 pm on Monday, September 28 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road., Derby. Max is preceded in death by his grandfather, Robert Phipps. Survivors...

Sep 23, 2020

Justin A. Williams, 40, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020. He was born August 29, 1980 in Fort Worth, TX. Justin was the Manager at Hog Wild in Derby. He was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. Justin is survived by his mother, Dawn (Garth) Kellenbarger; father, Richard Williams; significant other, Ashley Sanders and her children, Trinity and Ethan Sacket;...

Sep 22, 2020

Mulvane - Bradfield, Betty

93, passed away Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020. Betty was born March 29th, 1927 to Robert and Helen Mayfield on a farm east of Mulvane, Kansas. She was the youngest of fraternal twins. She retired after 40 years of farming, ranching and as an aside, Mulvane Schools Cook.

Betty loved children, supported...

Sep 21, 2020

Rose Hill, Kansas - Elva Blanche (Dill) Webster, 107, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away September 21, 2020. A private family service has been held. Elva was born in Butler County, KS. She attended Rose Country School from 1st through 8th grade and graduated from Rose Hill High School in 1931. Elva married Thelmo Lorraine “Rainey” Webster on...

Sep 21, 2020

Derby - Langdon, Tony E.

67, passed away Monday, September 21st, 2020.

Memorial Service: 1:00 pm, Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 North Rock Road Derby, Kansas 67037.

Sep 20, 2020

Cynthia Gay Bean, age 63, retired real estate agent, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020. Visitation 1-8 pm Thursday, September 24, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Graveside service 2 pm Friday, September 25, White Chapel Memorial Gardens, 1806 N. Oliver. Cynthia is preceded in death by her parents, Daryl and Maureen Bastion; and her sister, Theresa Graham. Survivors include...

Sep 20, 2020

Topeka - Betty Jean King, 85, died Sunday, September 20, 2020 after a brief illness, she was surrounded by family who loved her dearly. She was a retired travel agent from AAA Travel. In retirement Betty spent several fulfilling years volunteering at the Topeka Civic Theatre.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband, MSgt...

Sep 18, 2020

Derby - Lewis, Angela Dawn, 41, died Friday, September 18, 2020.

Celebration of Life: 11:00 am, Thursday, October 1, 2020 at NewSpring Church - North Auditorium, 12200 E 21st St N Wichita, Kansas 67206.

Angela is survived by her husband, Jim Lewis; two daughters, Lena and Lauren Lewis; parents, Paul and...

Sep 16, 2020

Towanda - Highbarger, Robert Lynn, 73, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

Visitation: Sunday, September 20, 2020, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Funeral Service: 2:00 pm, Monday, September 21, 2020 at Central Christian Church, 2900 N Rock Rd, Wichita. Interment to follow at Towanda Cemetery, Towanda Kansas.

He was preceded in...

Sep 15, 2020

Jeffery A. Thompson, age 57, of Haysville, Spirit employee, passed away, September 15, 2020. No service. Jeffery is preceded in death by his father, Jack and brother, Scott. Survivors: his wife Julie; children Brandy and Bryce; his mother, Rocxy Thompson. He will be deeply missed by his aunts and uncles, wife, Julie’s family, her parents, Don & Marijo Bland...

Sep 15, 2020

Patti Jo Odom was born on September 23, 1943 in Wichita, KS at the Wichita Hospital to Joseph Brown and Patti (Hendrix) Brown. She was the oldest of three children including her younger brother Jim and younger sister Susie. Patti loved music and was able to play several woodwind instruments including the clarinet. She attended Friends University where she...

Sep 14, 2020

Mulvane - McCaskey, Royal Louie, 82, died Monday, September 14, 2020.

Other than his family, his two loves were farming and music. He helped run the farm since he was a kid and eventually took over the family business. He was the lead singer and guitar player for the Wildwood Band since September 1981.

Sep 12, 2020

Schafer, Lulu Jean (Hutson), 94 was born September 17, 1925 in Turpin, Oklahoma and died September 12,2020 in Wichita, Kansas. She was the fourth of six children, an older brother, two older sisters and two younger brothers. She spent most of her growing up years in southeast Colorado, and recounted the stories of surviving the Dust Bowl with her...

Sep 12, 2020

Derby - Duda, Michiko 87, died Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph in Wichita. She was born on January 29, 1933 in Nagasaki, Japan to Iroku Somekawa and Chieno (Fukushima) Somekawa. She met her love, Joseph Duda, while he was stationed in Japan. The family moved to Derby in 1966.

Michiko enjoyed bowling,...

Sep 11, 2020

Claude Daniel Golden, age 72, of Wichita, retired Truck Driver for the State of Kansas, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020. Visitation 1-8 pm Tuesday, September 15, with family receiving friends 5-7 pm, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 10 am Wednesday, Riverview Baptist Church, 844 W. 53rd St. N. Claude is preceded in death by his parents,...