Dean Cook
Nov 1, 2020
Haysville - Cook, Larry "Dean", 73, died Sunday, November 1, 2020.
He retired as foreman from Rainbow Bakery after 47 years. He was an avid Wichita State University Fan.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Peggy Ann Wessels
Nov 1, 2020
Peggy Ann Wessels, age 68, loving wife, mother and foster care provider, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020. Visitation 1-8 pm Thursday, November 5, with family greeting friends 5 - 7 pm, Hatfield Smith Funeral Home, 219 W. 2nd, Belle Plaine. A private family graveside will be held. Peggy is preceded in death by her parents and 3 brothers....
Flossie Gray
Oct 31, 2020
Wichita, Kansas - Flossie Mae Smith…Pippin, Glaser, Gray was born February 20, 1930 ("When everything was dirty) to Robert Frederick and Oda Viola Smith. She was one of 8 children born in Fredonia, KS. As a young child her brother had a favorite walnut tree he liked to climb. He would tell her that "Girls can't climb trees". Well...
Gary E. Townson
Oct 29, 2020
Gary Eugene Townson, born September 8, 1940 in Coffeyville, Kansas, died October 29, 2020
Visitation will be Thursday, November 5, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm with the family to receive friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Funeral Service will be at 11:00 A.M. on November 6, 2020 at...
Mattie Brown
Oct 28, 2020
Wichita - Brown, Mattie Belle, 90, died Wednesday, October 28, 2020.
Visitation will be 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm, with the family to receive friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Graveside Service: 2:00 pm, Friday, November 6, 2020 at Greenwood Cemetery 6231 W. 47th St. S....
Gloria Mcelroy
Oct 27, 2020
Gloria Ann (Briney) McElroy was born October 29, 1935 in Beloit, KS. The only child of Lyle Noel Briney and Melva Leone Sherbondy Briney. She attended Rodgers Grade School; Beloit Jr. High and graduated in 1953 from Beloit High School. On January 1, 1956, she married Robert Dale McElroy at the Methodist Church in Beloit, KS. They lived in...
Frances Vaughn
Oct 26, 2020
Rose Hill - Vaughn, Frances Joesephine, 96, died Monday, October 26, 2020.
She was a Registered Nurse in Arkansas and Kansas.
Visitation: Thursday, October 29, 2020, from 5:00 am to 7:00 pm with Recitation of the Rosary to follow, at Smith Mortuary, 1415 North Rock Road, Derby. Mass of Christian Burial:...
Kenneth Eugene Courtney
Oct 26, 2020
Kenneth Eugene Courtney, age 87, retired USAF MSgt, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020. Visitation 1-8 Friday, October 30, funeral service 2 PM Saturday, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. He is preceded in death by his parents and 2 brothers. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Joy; daughters, Debbie Wills (Nigel), Tammy Schwarz (Carl), Linda Bauman...
Patsy Delores Kolbe
Oct 26, 2020
Patsy Koble age 66 died October 16, 2020 at her residence in Mulvane. She was born February 26, 1954 in Wichita, KS the daughter of Bobby G. and Mary Lee (Sims) McDonald.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Friday October 30, 2020 at the Mulvane Cemetery.
Visitation will be held...
Ronald Adrian Bannon
Oct 25, 2020
After a long battle with Parkinsons, Ronald A. Bannon passed away on October 25, 2020 at the age of 77. He was born on July 31, 1943 in Winfield, Kansas. He was a farmer, rancher, and business owner. He is survived by wife, Helen, and children Ronda Lemke (David), Daren Bannon (Mary), Donna Bates (Jake), Twyla Herrick (Terry), Darwin...
John Robert Robinson
Oct 22, 2020
John Robert Robinson, age 73, loving husband, father and grandfather, brother and friend, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020. John is a retired city Fire Captain. Visitation 1-8 pm Monday, October 26, with family greeting friends 5 - 7 pm, funeral service 1 pm Tuesday, October 27, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. John is preceded in death...
Carl Joseph Schultz
Oct 22, 2020
Derby - Schultz, Carl Joseph
74, was born on July 6, 1946, Louisville, Kentucky. He died on October 22, 2020 in Derby, Kansas. He was raised in a military family. By the time he finished high school, he had attended eighteen schools, seven years in England and Germany. In the summer of 1962 he received Jesus Christ...
Jason Hughbanks
Oct 22, 2020
Andover - Hughbanks, Jason Avery
56, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020. Jason was a former aerospace mechanic at Bombardier LearJet. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lori Hughbanks; and parents, Louis and Betty Hughbanks. Jason is survived by his sister, Carie (Daniel) Kanngiesser; brother, Joel (Marie) Hughbanks; nieces and nephews, Cassie (Robert) Willett, Dustin...
Delbert Orlando Landes
Oct 21, 2020
Mulvane - Landes, Delbert Orlando
94, died Wednesday, October 21, 2020. He was born on October 17, 1926 to parents, Fred and Nancy (Chance) Landes in Rose Hill, KS. Visitation: Sunday, October 25, 2020, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Smith Mortuary - Mulvane, 501 SE Louis Blvd., Mulvane, KS 67110. A small indoor service will...
Judy Burnham
Oct 21, 2020
Judith Ann Burnham
Judy Burnham, age 80, of Rose Hill, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. While we grieve for the loss of her presence, smile, generosity, and feisty spirit, we celebrate her reunion with family in Heaven. Judy lived a truly beautiful life and is beloved by many relatives and friends. She loved...
Joseph A. De Jesus
Oct 21, 2020
Jose Angel De Jesus, also known as Joseph or Joe, was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on July 31, 1932 to parents Baldamero and Mercedes De Jesus. He and his parents and 2 sisters, Lillian and Lydia lived in Puerto Rico until Joe was 10 years old. His father wanted to find more opportunity for his family and so...
George Allen Vansteenburg
Oct 21, 2020
George Allen VanSteenburg Jr. age 74, died October 21, 2020 at his residence. He was born September 25, 1946 in Schenectady, New York the son of George Allen and Loretta (Oldorff) VanSteenburg. George was raised in Schenectady New York and graduated from Shenendehowa high school. George joined the US Air Force after high school. He retired from the Kansas...
Dennis Franklin Gilbert
Oct 20, 2020
Dennis Franklin Gilbert, age 78, retired, former owner of Ledford Gage Lab, Inc., passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Dennis was born in Wichita, KS on January 6, 1942 to Franklin O. Gilbert and Eileen C. Cragan. He was the oldest of four children. Dennis’ family moved to Derby where he graduated from Derby High School in 1960....
Thomas R. Simonsen
Oct 20, 2020
Mulvane – Thomas Simonsen was called Home by the Lord Tuesday October 20, 2020. He is reunited with his parents, Svend and Lillian Simonsen, brother, Gary Simonsen, son, Darell Spoon, daughter in law, Franny Campbell, and granddaughter, Carmen Campbell.
Tom is survived by his wife, Pearl Fitzwater Simonsen, of Mulvane, Kansas.
Sister, Jeanne Sabatie, of...
Evelyn "Mary" Davison
Oct 20, 2020
Evelyn "Mary" Davison, born in Pocatello, Idaho to Andrew and Clarice Newsom on December 27, 1946, gained her wings and went to heaven on October 20, 2020.
Evelyn was a loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother and friend.
She is preceded in death by her parents, three brothers,...
