Obituaries

Sep 6, 2018

Eddie T. Tussey, age 86, of Wichita, retired 35 year Tool Builder at Cessna Aircraft, US Army, Korean War Veteran, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018. Visitation 1-8 pm Tuesday, September 11, funeral service 10:00 am Wednesday, September 12, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary. Graveside service 12:30 pm Wednesday, Marion, KS Cemetery. He is preceded in death by his wife,...

Sep 6, 2018

Ernest R. Morrison, 70, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 while vacationing in Finland. He was born December 23, 1947 to Robert "Bob" and Tad (Johnson) Morrison in Minneapolis, MN.

He was an award winning geologist who would strike up a conversation with anybody. He went into Education to spread his knowledge of geology. He enjoyed spending...

Sep 4, 2018

Haysville - Hughbanks, Betty A 77, passed away Tuesday, September 4th, 2018. She was born March 1st, 1941. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Betty enjoyed participating in the local and surrounding area Senior Center Dances. She is preceded in death by, husband, Louis Hughbanks: parents, Delbert and Maxine Seal; sister Rose, bothers Bill and Paul. Betty is...

Sep 3, 2018

Carl Martin Holmes, 88, passed away Mon. Sept. 3, 2018. Carl was preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Florence Holmes; wife Shirley (Long) Holmes; and brothers Wayne and Leroy Holmes. He is survived by his daughters, Betsy (John) Hamann, Margaret Holmes; sister, Marilyn Francis; and nieces and nephews. Carl was a lifelong Wichita west-sider who attended Franklin...

Sep 3, 2018

Pauline T. Grubb, 98, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018. She was born March 12, 1920 in Ordway, CO to Carl and Bertha (Turner) Long. She grew up in Lexington, MO and moved to Wichita in 1941. Pauline worked for The Coleman Company for 37 years. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Preston...

Sep 3, 2018

Wichita - Pool, Johnny 58, passed away Monday, September 3rd, 2018. Visitation: Saturday, September 8th, 2018, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary 115 South Seneca Wichita, Kansas 67213. Memorial Service: 2:00 pm, Monday, September 10th, 2018 at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary 115 South Seneca Wichita, Kansas 67213.

Sep 1, 2018

Vallon “Ray” Harper, age 86, Udall, Kansas, passed away at his residence on September 1, 2018. Vallon was born on July 10, 1932, to Dave Sylvane and Mary Nell White Harper. Vallon graduated from Loco Oklahoma High School in 1950. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and served his country from 1951 to 1971. Vallon loved his...

Sep 1, 2018

Aug 31, 2018

Roger Warren Lusk, age 82, of Derby, retired Pharmaceutical Representative, and Air Capital Barber Shop Chorus member, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018. Visitation 1-8 Tuesdsay, September 4, with family greeting friends from 5-7 pm, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 11 am Wednesday, September 5, Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 431 S Woodlawn Blvd, Derby. Roger...

Aug 30, 2018

WICHITA - Peterson, Don Allen

63, of Wichita, KS succumbed to cancer at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, surrounded by his family on Aug. 30, 2018. Don is survived by his wife of 37 years, Diana; daughter, Casey Peterson; son, Travis Peterson; mother, Mary Peterson; sisters, Linda Alee and Mary Robb; and his brother Ken Peterson. He was...

Aug 30, 2018

William Ray Thomas, Sr., age 76, of Mulvane, retired owner of T&J Solutions, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018. Memorial service 10 am Friday, September 7, First Baptist Church, 1020 N 2nd Ave, Mulvane, graveside service at 12 Noon, Kansas Veterans Cemetery, 1208 N College St, Winfield. Bill is preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Ruby Thomas;...

Aug 27, 2018

Wichita - Dixon, Velma L.

Age 87, passed away Monday, August 27th, 2018. She was born in Augusta, Kansas to Ivan and Ramah Hamilton on October 1, 1930. Velma worked as an administrative assistant at American Red Cross and Cessna, and was a lifelong member of Westside Church of the Nazarene. Visitation 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm,...

Aug 26, 2018

Derby - Simonsen, Betty Jean

94, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018. Visitation: Tuesday, August 28, 2018, from 1 to 8 and Funeral Service: 10:00 am, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 North Rock Road Derby. She was preceded in death by her Parents, Harold and Sadie Minson; Husband Max Simonsen; brother; and sister. Betty...

Aug 25, 2018

Emma Pauline Fees-Lawrence, 90, passed away, Aug. 25, 2018.

“Polly” attended Friends Bible College, Haviland, KS (now Barclay College). After graduating, she began teaching in a one-room schoolhouse.

In 1953, she married “Roy” Fees and became a farmer’s wife. In 1973, Polly’s family moved to Greenleaf, Idaho so their children could...

Aug 24, 2018

Peppa D. Mason, age 52, of Haysville, former Tractor Supply Co. employee, passed away Friday, August 24, 2018. A memorial service will be held 2 pm on Friday, August 31, at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Peppa is preceded in death by her parents, Bernard J. and Barbara A. Gourley. Survivors include her son, Reese Mason (Taylor), of...

Aug 24, 2018

Mulvane - Harden, Lisa Renee 37, passed away Friday, August 24th, 2018. She was born December 2nd, 1980 in Wichita, Kansas where she entered the world with bright, wide eyes. Affectionately remembered as a happy little monkey in her early childhood, Lisa loved to climb, a trait her son later inherited. Lisa started playing T-Ball in kindergarten and played...

Aug 23, 2018

Wichita - Carpenter, Mary Ann

76, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018.

Visitation: Tuesday, August 28, 2018, from 5 pm to 8 pm at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, Wichita. Funeral Service: 10:30 am, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Antioch Christian Church 3741 W. 15th St. N. Wichita. Graveside service 2pm Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at...

Aug 20, 2018

Wichita - Brooks, Sandra Raylene

74, passed away Monday, August 20th, 2018.

Visitation: Sunday, August 26, from 1pm to 8pm with the family present from 3-5 at Smith Mortuary, Haysville. Funeral Service: 11 am Monday, August 27, 2018 at Triumphant Faith Center, Wichita, where Sandy was a member.

She...

Aug 19, 2018

Derby - Dayton, Suzanne Lynne

Age 59, passed away Sunday, August 19th, 2018. She was born in Denver, Colorado to Dominic and Barbara Bettale. She was raised in Farmington, New Mexico, and joined the Air Force right out of High School. Suzanne met Mike Dayon while serving in Iceland. Together they had three children Nic, Kalynn and...

Aug 17, 2018

ANDOVER - Dudley, Patsy Marie “Pat” “Lolly”

86, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018. She was born September 18, 1931 to John and Cora Kennedy in Jay, Oklahoma. Pat married Jack Dudley August 12, 1950 in Cheyenne, WY. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and siblings, Mabel, Ruth, Opal, Jack and Vic. Patsy is...