Carl Ray Wheeler
Mar 8, 2025
Carl Ray Wheeler, 59, son of the late Carl and Mary Wheeler, was born in Wichita, KS August 31, 1965 and passed away at Homestead Health Center on March 8, 2025.
Carl was born with Down Syndrome and was expected to only live a few days. He fooled everybody clear up until the end. He...
Mary L. Freund
Mar 6, 2025
Mary L. Freund, 92, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025. Memorial Service: 10:30 am, Friday, March 14 at Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 431 S. Woodlawn Blvd., Derby. Private inurnment to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery.
She was born March 18,1932 to Thomas Jefferson Gabbert, Jr. and Ella Wiegand Gabbert in St, Louis, Mo.
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Wallace "Wally" Cooper
Mar 6, 2025
Wally Cooper, age 87, passed Thursday March 6, 2025 at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS.
Wallace (Wally) was born March 8th 1937 in Fitzgerald, Georgia to Chesley and Berta Mae (Yarbrough) Cooper. He was the 4th of 5 children.
At the age of 17 he joined the Airforce and became an airplane...
Martina Myers
Mar 5, 2025
Martina Gwendolyn (Mills) Myers, 97, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025. She was born May 2, 1927 to Jesse and Mary Mills in Anthony, Kansas.
Martina enjoyed baking bread and cinnamon rolls and her cookie jars were always full.
She loved sewing. Over the years she made her children’s clothes and...
Kathryn Louise Fiechtl
Mar 4, 2025
Kathryn Louise Fiechtl, a social worker, a daughter, a sister of two and a mother of three may she sing with angels and embrace God's love and her memory lives on with her sons and brothers: Austin Fiechtl, Zack Fiechtl, Trevor Fiechtl. Brother's Robert Barndt, Jonnathan Barndt
Ruthanne Whitely
Mar 3, 2025
Derby - Whitely, Ruthanne
95, passed away Monday, March 3, 2025. She was born March 29, 1929 to Roy and Ida Nelson in Bristow, Nebraska.
For the first 12 years of her life, Ruthanne and her two younger sisters, Luella and Margie, lived with their parents on a farm in northern Nebraska. In...
Bill Hancock
Mar 3, 2025
Derby - Bill Hancock, 75, died March 3, 2025.
Bill was born December 14th, 1949 to Richard and Dema Hancock in Wichita, KS.
Bill attended Derby and Haysville schools and was a graduate of Campus High School in 1967. He attended Hutchinson Junior College and Fort Hays State University, graduating from...
Sergio Cristiano
Mar 2, 2025
Cristiano, Sergio "Joe", 73, was born November 27, 1951.
He was the son of Luca and Irmgard Cristiano. They brought their family here to Kansas in 1956 where Joe remained until he passed on March 2, 2025.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents and by his brother-in-law, John Fortner. Survivors: Son, Nicholas Cristiano;...
Jerry Dale Cole
Feb 28, 2025
Jerry Dale Cole, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on February 28th 2025. He was born on January 10, 1944, in Winfield, Kansas, to Myrtle and George Cole. Jerry was a man of faith, dedication, and love for his family, who will always cherish his memory.
Jerry graduated from Udall High School...
Walter Glenn Kuykendall
Feb 28, 2025
Walter Glenn Kuykendall
Walter Glenn Kuykendall passed away surrounded by his wife and children on February 28, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.
Walter, known as Walt to his friends and family, was born December 23, 1948, in Iola, Kansas. He was the son of Raymond Glenn Kuykendall and...
Millie Alice Collins
Feb 26, 2025
Millie Alice Collins was born September 11, 1930 in Omaha, Illinois, the daughter of Clarence and Daisy (Williams) Henson. She passed from this life on February 26, 2025, at Dorset Place Memory Care in Oklahoma City. She was 94.
Millie lived the majority of her life in Mulvane, Kansas. She was married to Roy Standlee...
Edna Marie Mosness
Feb 25, 2025
Edna Marie Swett Mosness, 87, of Derby, Kansas, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Edna was born on March 27, 1937, in Vernal, Utah, the fifth child of Luther John Swett and Maud Alene Ellsworth. She spent her early years in Vernal and graduated from Uintah High School in...
Adele Colleen Pulliam
Feb 25, 2025
Adele Colleen Pulliam (Bernstorf), 87, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Phil Pulliam; her daughter, Karen Puetz; and one great-grandchild. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl (Chris) McGinnis of New York City, and her son, Mark (Nicole) Pulliam of Wichita. Adele was a cherished grandmother to...
Curtis Kilian
Feb 23, 2025
Derby - Kilian, Curtis Kendall
65, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025. He was born October 24, 1959, to Kenneth and Gloria Kilian in Winfield, Kansas.
Curtis was a sports enthusiast, his favorite teams include the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, and Kansas State. He loved watching his grandkids activities, and it...
Bill Wilson
Feb 21, 2025
Billy Eugene Wilson passed away at his home in Winfield KS on Feb 21, 2025. Bill was a beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.
Born Feb 22, 1954 to Cob and Helen Wilson. He graduated from Udall High School in 1972. In 1977, he began working for Kansas Gas Service and retired there...
Danny Wayne Mcdonald
Feb 19, 2025
Derby - McDonald, Danny Wayne 81, died Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 Robert J. Dole VA Hospice Unit in Wichita, KS. He was born July 15th,1943 to Clarence and Edna (Greer) McDonald in Neodesha, KS. He graduated from Newton High School in 1961, Danny served in the United States Air Force from 1961 to 1965. He later received degrees
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Ariel A. "Alex" Kelley
Feb 19, 2025
Ariel A. “Alex” Kelley, 67, of Derby Kansas died Wednesday, 19 February 2025, peacefully in his sleep. He is preceded in death by his father Elvis Kelley, mother Olga Kelley, and brother Felix Kelley. He was a 20 year retired Air Force Veteran and Wal-Mart employee (Tyndall AFB, FL and Panama City, FL). Alex traveled the world with assignments...
Mary Margaret Smith
Feb 18, 2025
Mary Margaret Smith, age 99, went to be with her Lord & Savior on February 18, 2025. She was born in Gridley, Kansas, December 4, 1925 to Russell and Carrie Johnson. When she wasn't at home, she would spend her time with her Grandpa and Grandma Povenmire, where she learned to make cakes and bouquets to give to families...
Barbara Ann (Cokely) Mcgregor
Feb 17, 2025
Barbara passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend.
Barbara was born to Charlie and Lucile (Bliss) Cokely in Watonga, Oklahoma on August 6,1935. She was a housewife/homemaker but worked for a short while as a secretary at Sears & Roebuck, and Schoen’s (a clothing boutique) in...
Rose D. Roe
Feb 16, 2025
Rose Darlene Roe, 91, went to be with the Lord on February 16th, 2025 at the Glenn Carr Memory Center, in Derby, Kansas.
Rose "Darlene" Barkman was born April 28th, 1933 in Cowley County, Kansas to Ira David Barkman and, Norma Lindsay Barkman. Rose had three brothers, Raymond, Ira Jr, Floyd and sisters, Marie and...
