Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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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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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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,...

May 5, 2020

Wichita - Bishop, Charles Edward

81, Minister and Pharmacist, passed away Tuesday, May 5th, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife Cloyce; daughter, Chalayne Bishop. Charles is survived by his wife, LaDora Bishop; son, Carl Bishop (Cheryl), of Atlanta, GA; daughter, Kellie O'Brien (Patrick), of Panama City, FL; brother, Nelson Bishop, (Ernestine), of Belle Plaine;...

May 5, 2020

Theresa Merceil Roeder "Terry", age 77, of Wichita, retired Derby Refinery employee, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Visitation 10 am - 4 pm Friday, May 15, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Graveside service 2 pm Monday, May 18, Sunset Lawns Cemetery, Eldorado. Terry is preceded in death by her husband, John Garry Roeder; parents, Alvin and Margaret Cook;...

May 5, 2020

Rose Hill - Linot, Thomas "Tom" M.

85, farmer and machinist, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020. He was born May 7, 1934 to Maynard and Marguerite Linot in Wichita, Kansas. Tom was an active community member; former member of, Rose Hill Lion's Club, Butler County Sheriff Reserve, Butler County Fire District #3, Rose Hill School Board...

May 4, 2020

Olga Prieto age 53, passed away peacefully on Monday May 4, 2020 at her home in Aubrey, TX. Olga was born March 15, 1967 in Chihuahua Mexico to Francisco Bustillos and Consuelo Mendoza. She graduated as Elementary School Teacher from the “Escuela Normal del Estado de Chihuahua”, where she worked for 13 years. Olga moved to the USA in...

May 4, 2020

Hull, Betty Gwynn

a retired bookkeeper passed away May 4, 2020 at age 89. Betty was born December 2, 1930 in Drumright, OK to Clyde and Otha (Gwynn) Hull. She was preceded in death by: her parents; a sister, Virginia Eileen Croft; and brothers, Lowell Neal Hull and Charles Edward Hull. She is survived by a brother,...

May 4, 2020

Dorothy Doris (Haring) Hoffman passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020 in Mulvane, Kansas after a long

struggle with health complications. Dorothy was born on January 18, 1937 on the family farm south of Glen

Ullin, ND. She was the oldest daughter of Theodore and Ella (Will) Haring. Dorothy attended high school in

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