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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries
Marie Black
May 15, 2020
Derby - Black, Marie Josephine
83, loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 after a two and a half year battle with mesothelioma. She was born January 27, 1937 to Frederick and Lillian Inman Langdon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Marie was married to Donald Black in 1957. She was in food service and...
Melvin Devale Archer
May 15, 2020
Loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Melvin Devale Archer, 88, passed away peacefully with family by his side May 15th, 2020 in Derby, KS.
Melvin was born in northwest Kansas in Norton county near Densmore on January 9th, 1932. Following the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, in 1939 at the age of seven, his mother and...
Robert J. "Andy" Andrews, Sr.
May 14, 2020
Robert J. "Andy" Andrews, Sr., 83, dedicated husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020. He was born May 18, 1936 to Corwin and Crystal (Williams) Andrews in Wichita, KS.
Robert previously worked for Fleming Foods and was also sometimes a truck driver hauling grain. He retired from Boeing and was very proud...
Charlene Cook
May 13, 2020
Charlene Nadine Cook, age 75, of Wichita, loving mother, grandmother, sister and retired Larksfield Place CMA, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Visitation 1-8 pm Sunday, a family service will be held Monday, May 18, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Charlene is preceded in death by her husband, Gerald; parents, Ralph and Juanita Brashear; son, Donald Cook;...
Sandra Lynn Antle
May 13, 2020
Mulvane - Antle, Sandra Lynn
Age 68, homemaker, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Visitation 1- 8:00 pm, Monday, May 18, 2020 at Smith Mortuary, Derby 1415 North Rock Road Derby, Kansas 67037. Graveside Service 2 pm, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Waco Cemetery 500 W. 95th St. S. Haysville, Kansas 67060. Sandra is preceded in death...
Virginia Lee Misak
May 12, 2020
Virginia Lee Misak, 82, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed away Tuesday May 12, 2020. She was born November 22, 1937 in Burden, KS, the daughter of Alonzo and Leota Bolte. The family moved to Caldwell, KS, where she attended Caldwell High School, where she participated in many high school activities and was a cheerleader and twirler...
Frank Bible
May 12, 2020
Derby - Bible, Frank
96, retired Boeing Mail Room supervisor, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020. He was born July 1, 1923 to Frank and Mary in Belle Plaine, KS. He was a member of the Derby Masonic Lodge for 65 years and Midian Shirne for over 60 years. Frank was an avid bowler. He and Maxine...
Betsy Wright
May 12, 2020
Mary Alice “Betsy” Taylor Wright was born on January 4, 1940 to Jim and Julia Taylor in Douglass KS. After two girls, the Taylors were hoping for a boy and she picked up the nickname “Betsy Pete” from her dad. “Betsy” stuck and that is how she was known by family and friends her entire life. At a young...
John Duane Hammans
May 11, 2020
John Duane Hammans, age 80, of Augusta, was born August 9, 1939, in De Ridder, LA, to John Milford and Ethel Louise Hammans. He died Monday, May 11, 2020. John was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Paul Hammans. He is survived by his wife, Linda; stepchildren, Gail Teague (John Merck), of Augusta, Gay Lynn Strong...
Betty Evelyn Overbey
May 11, 2020
Douglas - Overbey, Betty Evelyn
86, died, Monday, May 11, 2020. at her residence in Douglass, KS She was born November 19, 1934 in Fredonia, KS the daughter of Harold and Levada (Schweda) Schneider. On Jan. 22, 1951 she married Thomas (Tom) Overbey and he survives. Tom and Betty owned a dairy farm for many years, Betty...
Mark Nunnery
May 11, 2020
Mark Alan Nunnery, 56, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020. He was born January 31, 1964 to Donald and Patricia (Waller) Nunnery in Granite City, Illinois. Mark is survived by his wife of 36 years, Pam; sons, Lance (Abbey) Nunnery of Winterville, NC, Jordan (Ashlee) Nunnery of Derby, KS; brother, Barry (Kathy) Nunnery of Derby, KS; sister, Susan Nunnery...
Joy Meyer
May 11, 2020
Derby - Meyer, Joy Diane
80, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020.
Visitation: Friday, May 15, 2020, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Joy is survived by LeRoy Meyer, her husband of 49 years; daughter, Robin Ruenheck-Faber and granddaughter Jade Faber, of Ormond Beach, Florida....
Kylie Love
May 9, 2020
Kylie Morgan Love
18, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020.
Visitation: Saturday, May 16, 2020, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Smith Mortuary, Derby 1415 North Rock Road Derby, Kansas 67037.
She was preceded in death by her grandmothers, Ruth Poteete and Peggy Love.
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James Leroy Wolfe
May 9, 2020
James (Jim) Leroy Wolfe, Sr., age 73, passed away on May 9, 2020 at his home in Haysville after battling a long illness. He was surrounded by family in his final hours. Jim was born on September 23, 1946, in Neptune, New Jersey, the son of Herbert Bostelman Wolfe and Mamie Marie Steinruck.
Jim was...
Debra Lynn Frost
May 8, 2020
Wichita - Frost, Debra Lynn
62, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020. She was born September 18, 1957 to Lee and Dallas Frost in Smyrna ,TN on Sewart Air Force Base. Debra enjoyed playing computer games, especially Bingo. Debra is survived by her son, Kyle Frost; parents, Lee and Dallas Frost; brothers, Ricky (Cathy) Frost, Allan Frost,...
Kathleen Sue Deloney
May 7, 2020
Kathy “Gigi” Deloney passed away on the evening of May 7th, 2020 at the age of 80 in her Mulvane, Kansas home. Kathleen was born in Wichita, Kansas at the beginning of World War II, where she would meet her husband Joe, whom she married in Newton, Kansas on January 21st, 1961. She would go on to become a...
Donesther Francis Mckay
May 7, 2020
Wichita - McKay, Donesther "Donna" Francis
77, died,Thursday, May 7, 2020. a retired USD 259 bus driver. Survivors include spouse, Bob McKay; daughters, Toni Box (Randy), Ruby Rose (Dean), Roberta Letterman (Mike), Regina Letterman; son, Jerome Sodowsky; 12 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by son, Ben Cuevas; and grandson, Justin Box.
Visitation: Tuesday,...
Kristen Michelle Nguyen
May 6, 2020
Kristen Michelle Nguyen, age 42, of Wichita, loving mother & daughter, passed away Wed, May 6, 2020. Kristen was a Computer Genius & a Master @ Restaurant management.She loved cooking & serving others. She had a wicked sense of humor & was a straight shooter. Kristen is preceded in death by her father, Jim Knapp & brother, Paul Knapp,...
Mildred Ellen White
May 6, 2020
White, Mildred (Millie) Ellen, 74, of Derby passed away on May 6, 2020. Millie was born January 30, 1946 to John Mark and Flora Ellen Dill in Winchester, KS. She graduated from Winchester High School in 1964 and Emporia State University in 1969 with a degree in Accounting. She started her career as an accountant and then was recruited...
Cecil Ingold
May 5, 2020
ROSE HILL - Ingold, Henry Cecil, 99, passed away May 5, 2020. Cecil was a farmer and cabinet maker. Visitation: 2 to 8 pm Thursday, May 7 at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Graveside: 10 am Friday, May 8 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Rose Hill. Preceded in death by his wife, Martha, his parents and siblings. Survivors: children, Kathy Stephen,...
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