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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries
Bob Highbarger
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...
Jeffery Thompson
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...
Patti Jo Odom
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...
Royal Mccaskey
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.
...Lulu J Schafer
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...
Michiko Duda
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,...
Claude D Golden
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,...
Glenda Frye
Sep 11, 2020
Wichita - Frye, Glenda Rose Elizabeth
70, passed away Friday, September 11th, 2020. She was born June 3rd, 1950 to Celestine Schneider and Mary Herbers Schneider in Nortonville, Kansas. Glenda retired from the Internal Revenue Service after 30 years of service. In her retirement, she cherished spending time with her family (including her grand doggies), playing Bingo...
Erynn N. Hanna
Sep 11, 2020
Erynn Noelle Hanna, 23, of Mulvane, KS passed away September 11, 2020. Erynn was born on December 8, 1996, in Wichita, KS to Eric and Kim Hanna. She is survived by her parents, her sister Taylor Hanna-Peterson (Dan) of Lawrence, her grandparents Ken and Jill Degenhardt of Mulvane, Greg and Sandy Purkeypile of Derby and Richard Hanna of Wichita,...
Larry Hampton
Sep 10, 2020
Larry Hampton November 27, 1955 - September 10, 2020. Retired Army and police officer for the city of Derby. Nancy Hampton April 10, 1956 - September 4, 2020. Retired administrator for McConnell AFB. Married 47 years.
Memorial will be Friday, October 9th at 10am located at Woodlawn Baptist Church in south Wichita, space will be...
Richard Ray Baughman
Sep 9, 2020
Baughman, Richard R. "Dick", of Derby, age 88, retired Planning Manager, Cessna Aircraft, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Visitation 2-8 pm Sunday, September 13, with family receiving friends 5-7 pm, Smith Mortuary 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Private family services will be held on Monday, September 14. Dick is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Elizabeth...
Anita M. Thompson
Sep 7, 2020
Anita Thompson, age 83, died on September 7, 2020 at Maria Villa in Mulvane, KS. Anita was born on February 15, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas the daughter of Harry and Irene Vance. No services are planed at this time.
Marion Kay Renner
Sep 7, 2020
Marion Renner, retired teacher, full time mother and eternal hell raiser checked out on September 7th, 2020. She was born at home in Zurich, Kansas on July 12, 1933 and often told folks she was “homemade”. From this humble beginning in the farmlands of Northwest Kansas she went on to far greater things. After spending 4 years at K...
Lee Langlois
Sep 6, 2020
Joseph “Lee” Langlois, age 41, of Belle Plaine, former supervisor, FMI. Park City, and Spirit employee, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020. Lee was born July 12, 1979 to Ray and Mona Langlois at St. Luke’s Hospital in Wellington. He grew up in the Peck/ Mulvane community and was always an avid bird hunter along with his dogs, a...
Kelly Jo Hill
Sep 6, 2020
Kelly Jo Hill, age 60 died on September 6, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center. She was born January 6, 1950 the daughter of Ken Kinkbinder and Linda (Bupp) Boradhead. There will no services at this time.
Elaine Zinn
Sep 4, 2020
Haysville – Zinn, Elaine, 77 passed away Friday September 4, 2020
A Celebration of Elaine’s Life will be held September 26th at The Point Christian Fellowship Church 514 North 3rd Street in Temple, TX at 2:00 p.m.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Zinn; stepfather, Bill Krugman; father, Roland (Sadie)...
Nancy Jean Hampton
Sep 4, 2020
Larry Hampton November 27, 1955 - September 10, 2020. Retired Army and police officer for the city of Derby. Nancy Hampton April 10, 1956 - September 4, 2020. Retired administrator for McConnell AFB. Married 47 years.
Memorial will be Friday, October 9th at 10am located at Woodlawn Baptist Church in south Wichita, space will be...
Patty Jo Ingram
Sep 4, 2020
Patty Jo Ingram was born on August 23rd 1934 in Elk City, Kansas. She was welcomed home in the arms of Jesus on September 4th 2020 in Derby Kansas. Patty was a woman of strong faith in Her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and She served Him faithfully even up to her death for 47 years. Patty was a...
Gilbert Pickenpaugh
Sep 4, 2020
Derby – Pickenpaugh, Gilbert
(January 19th, 1944 - September 4, 2020) Survived by wife Shirley Pickenpaugh, daughter Molly Nikkel, son Joshua Pickenpaugh, son-in-law Kevin Nikkel, and sister Jon Lou Votruba. Gilbert was a graduate of Wichita State University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Gilbert was a resident of Derby, KS and had worked at NCR, Boeing,...
John Fisher
Sep 3, 2020
Wichita - Fisher, John Clay, 91, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, September 3, 2020.
He was born to William LeRoy and Elsie (Devore) Fisher on May 25, 1929 in Valley Center, KS. He met his wife, Alice Snook, at Fishbacks restaurant/gas station where she was a waitress and...
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