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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Linda Kind

Linda Kind

Jun 12, 2019

Derby - Kind, Linda Rose

63, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Visitation: Monday, June 17, 2019, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm with the family present from 5-7 pm at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Recitation of the Rosary: 10:30 am Tuesday, June 18, 2019 with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11:00 am, St. Mary Catholic...

Susan Elaine Larsen

Susan Elaine Larsen

Jun 12, 2019

Derby - Larsen, Susan Elaine

69, passed away Wednesday, June 12th, 2019. She was born August 6th, 1949 to Russell Anderson and Virginia Harlan Anderson in Mt. Vernon, Illinois and grew up in Fairfield, Illinois. Susan was a graduate of FCHS class of 1967, before attending Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She loved painting, traveling and shopping...

Eddie Guthrie

Eddie Guthrie

Jun 11, 2019

Haysville - Guthrie, Eddie LeRoy

47, passed away Tuesday, June 11th, 2019.

Visitation: Sunday, June 16th, 2019, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Smith Mortuary, Derby and Celebration of Life: 10:00 am, Monday, June 17th, 2019, both at Smith Mortuary, Derby.

He was preceded in death by his...

Vivian Eccles

Vivian Eccles

Jun 10, 2019

Vivian Eccles, 76 retired Beechcraft Crew Chief, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019. Service will be held at 1pm Saturday, June 15 at Smith Mortuary, Haysville. She was preceded in death by her father, Forrest Lindenman, and mother ,Betty Lindenman. Survivors: son, Monty Eccles and his wife Dana; grandchildren, Curtis Eccles and his wife April, Erin, Erick, and Raymond;...

Randy Hurst

Randy Hurst

Jun 10, 2019

Randy Hurst, 62, passed away June 10, 2019.

Randy is survived by his wife, Cathy; three children, Nathan (Shaye) Hurst, Melissa (Jacob) Peters, and Matthew (Lauren) Hurst; two grandchildren, Gunner and Nora Hurst.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Dutch Hurst.

He worked...

Joy Mitchell

Joy Mitchell

Jun 8, 2019

Derby - Mitchell, Joy Ann, age 58, passed away Saturday, June 8th, 2019. Visitation 1:30 - 2:30 pm; Funeral 3pm both on Saturday, June 15th at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1409 S. Rock Rd. Derby, Kansas 67037. She is preceded in death by her Father, Mervin; Joy is survived by her husband, Jim Mitchell; children,...

Ella Louise Whitlock

Ella Louise Whitlock

Jun 8, 2019

Wichita - Whitlock, Ella Louise

99, passed away Saturday, June 8th, 2019. She was born September 16th, 1919 to Rayburn Crandall and Delia Highwood Crandall in Jasper, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack, her parents and two brothers. Ella is survived by her Sons, John Whitlock, Marshall Whitlock (Laurel); grandchildren, Sara Whitlock, Amy...

Don Reed

Don Reed

Jun 7, 2019

Donald C. Reed, born August 31, 1933 and passed peacefully June 7, 2019 at 85 years. Don Reed was a tool and die maker for 20 years at Boeing, then a middle school metal shop teacher for 20 years at Augusta Middle School. Don's third career found him buying and selling antiques at his store Good Old Days in...

Mary Jo West

Mary Jo West

Jun 6, 2019

Peck - West, Mary Joan, age 75, passed away Thursday, June 6th, 2019. A 9:30AM Rosary and 10AM Memorial Mass will be held on Wednesday, June 19th, both at St. Cecilia Catholic Parish,1830 West Grand Ave. Haysville, Kansas 67060. She is preceded in death by her Parents, Ira and Bertha Dietrich; husband, Marion; son, Alan West; grandchildren, Richard Alan...

Elizabeth Webster

Elizabeth Webster

Jun 6, 2019

Elizabeth Webster, of Wichita, formerly of Jetmore, age 90, homemaker, of Wichita, formerly of Jetmore, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2019. Visitation 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 pm, Tuesday, Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore. Graveside service 1:00 pm Tuesday, Fairmount Cemetery. Liz was born in Jetmore, December 5, 1928, to Ed and Opal Hubbell. She married Lewis Webster, March 2, 1947....

Joanne Wilkinson

Joanne Wilkinson

Jun 6, 2019

Joanne Wilkinson, 90, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019. She was born June 4, 1929 to Roy and Edith (Gum) Fisher in Alva, OK. Joanne enjoyed sewing, baking, reading, and knitting. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Loren Wilkinson; infant brother, Bobby Fisher; brother, Ralph Fisher; and sister, Pearl Bixler. Joanne is survived by her children,...

Joseph W. Venskus, Jr.

Joseph W. Venskus, Jr.

Jun 5, 2019

Joseph W. Venskus, Jr., 87, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019. He was born September 21, 1931 to Joseph and Josephine (Norusis) Venskus, Sr. in Elizabeth, NJ. Joseph was a U.S. Air Force, Lear Jet, and USD 263 retiree and he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and tinkering with electronics. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara...

Robert "Bob" Knudson

Robert "Bob" Knudson

Jun 5, 2019

Robert (Bob) Knudson, 69, of Wichita, Kansas was born to Iver Arnold Knudson and Vera (Phillips) Knudson on October 16, 1949 in Kelly Kansas, and passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Marquette, Kansas. Bob spent his childhood in Seneca and Washington, Kansas, graduating from Saints Peter and Paul High School, Seneca, Kansas in 1968. During high school,...

Barbara Jean Endicott

Barbara Jean Endicott

Jun 4, 2019

Barbara Jean Endicott was born June 12th, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas to Ora Maxine Cowden (Gilstrap) and Donald Earl Cowden. Barbara Jean never met a stranger. Barbara loved her family and friends dearly and loved playing cards, fishing, dancing, learning how to play the mandalin, and many other hobbies. She really knew how to have a good time and...

Doris Puckett

Doris Puckett

Jun 4, 2019

Doris M. Puckett, 90, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019. She was born May 1, 1929 to Alva and Della (Foster) Carson in Great Bend, KS. Doris graduated from Wesley Nursing School in 1950 and worked as an Operating Room Nurse at Wesley, St. Joseph Hospital, Wichita VA Hospital, and the Wichita Clinic for most of her career until...

Clara Stuart

Clara Stuart

Jun 4, 2019

Wichita - Stuart, Clara Louis, age 85, passed away Tuesday, June 4th, 2019. Visitation 1pm - 8pm, Sunday, June 9th; Funeral Service 10am Monday, June 10th, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary 115 South Seneca Wichita, KS. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Florita Harrison, husband, Joe Stuart; siblings, Helen D. Harrison, James C. Harrison. Clara is...

Gary Balman

Gary Balman

Jun 4, 2019

Haysville - Balman, Gary Alan, age 71, passed away Tuesday, June 4th, 2019. Graveside Service 1pm Friday, June 7th, 2019, at Greenwood Cemetery 6231 W. 47th St. South Wichita, KS. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Nadine Balman; wife, DeEtta Balman; daughter, Brenda Klein. Gary is survived by his children, Alan (Gaylee) Aipperspach, Terrie Parson,...

Robbin Pagels

Robbin Pagels

Jun 3, 2019

Derby – Pagels, Robbin F, age 71, passed away June 3, 2019. Visitation 6-8pm Wed. June 5th at Smith Mortuary – Derby, 1415 N. Rock Rd. Funeral 10 am Thurs. June 6th at Mulvane UMC. 107 S. Central Ave. in Mulvane. Robbin was born on May 10, 1948, to Frederick and Alice Pagels in Trenton, N.J. He was raised...

Lee "Bill" Miller

Lee "Bill" Miller

Jun 1, 2019

Douglass - Miller, Lee "Bill" William

92, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019.

Visitation: Tuesday, June 4, 2019, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Graveside Service: 11:00 am, Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Richland Cemetery, Douglass.

He was preceded in death by his wife, LeEtta...

Mary Jane Dupler

Mary Jane Dupler

May 28, 2019

Mary Jane Dupler, 67, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019.

Visitation: Tuesday, June 4, 2019, from 6-8 at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Memorial Service: 10:00 am, Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Kansas Veterans' Cemetery, 1208 N College St Winfield.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J. Dupler.

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