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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Bob Highbarger

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

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

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

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.

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Lulu J Schafer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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