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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Wilma Jean Dehay

Wilma Jean Dehay

May 15, 2015

Wilma J. DeHay, age 74, of Wichita, formerly of Liberty, MO, retired secretary, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015. No visitation. Memorial Graveside service 2 PM Thursday, Resurrection Cemetery, 1640 N. Maize Rd., Wichita. Wilma is preceded in death by her husband, R. Dee DeHay; parents, John & Teresa Welsh; and sister, Kathy Welsh. Survivors: son, Rodger (Laura “Annie”),...

Karl E. Hartman

Karl E. Hartman

May 15, 2015

Karl E. “Lucky” Hartman, WWII Navy Veteran, age 89, passed away May 15, 2015. Lucky was a member of the Mulvane UMC, Lions Club, American Legion Post #136, and a past Master for the Mulvane Masonic Lodge #201. Visitation 1-8pm Tuesday, May 19th, family greet 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary- Mulvane, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd. Funeral 2pm Wednesday at Mulvane...

Maynard M. Haldeman

Maynard M. Haldeman

May 15, 2015

Haldeman, Maynard M., age 94, of Derby, formerly of Abilene, World War II US Army veteran and retired Operations Manager for American National Resources, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015. Visitation 1-8 Tuesday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral services 1 PM Wednesday, May 20, First Christian Church, 612 N. Buckeye...

Dawn A. Volbrecht

Dawn A. Volbrecht

May 14, 2015

Volbrecht, Dawn A., 84, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015. Memorial service 10 a.m. Monday, May 18, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. She was preceded in death by her son, Bradley Volbrecht. Survived by husband of 68 years, Laverne “Chuck” Volbrecht; daughter Vicky (Craig) Coppage of Rose Hill; grandchildren Kimberly Coppage-Taylor of Derby, and Corey...

Cecilia L. Miller

Cecilia L. Miller

May 14, 2015

Miller, Cecilia L., 68, retired office manager for Integrity Auto, died Thursday, May 14, 2015. Born August 26, 1947, in Kansas City, KS. She was preceded in death by her beloved mother Bonnie Palmer. Survivors include husband Tom Miller; children Lynnette Walker of Overland Park, KS, Charla (Mark Bybee) Ruiz, Carrie (Jeff) Caudell, Imad Tabarani, Ryan (Ginger) Miller of...

Ronald Floyd Page

Ronald Floyd Page

May 13, 2015

Ronald F.Page. age 64, passed away May 13, 2015. Visitation 1-8pm, Monday, family present 6-8pm and Funeral service 11am Tuesday, May 19th both at Smith Mortuary – Mulvane, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd. Mulvane, KS. He is preceded in death by his parents, Junior and Mary Sue Page. Ronald is survived by his son, Christopher (Sara) Page; 4 grandchildren; sisters,...

Izora S. Knabe

Izora S. Knabe

May 13, 2015

Knabe, Izora S., 92, retired school teacher and librarian, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Visitation 1-8 p.m. (family present 6-8) Friday, May 15; funeral service 10:00 a.m. Saturday, both at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Izora was a loving mother that made sure all her children were educated. She was a longtime member of the...

Hazel Jean Walton

Hazel Jean Walton

May 12, 2015

Hazel Jean Walton., age 67, passed away May 12, 2015. Memorial service will be held 10AM Monday, May 18. 2015, at Rose Hill Christian Church, 314 N Rose Hill Rd, Rose Hill, KS 67133. Hazel is preceded in death by her parents, Francis and Lucile Walton. She is survived by her husband, Donald Dean-Walton; son, James (Jeannine) Dean; grandchildren,...

Bonnie May Calvin

Bonnie May Calvin

May 12, 2015

Bonnie M.Calvin, 84, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Funeral service 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 15, at Midway Baptist Church, 5135 S. Broadway. Bonnie and her husband, Harold were the founding members of the Farmers’ Market at 21st and Ridge in Wichita. Harold preceded Bonnie in death in 2006. She is survived by her children Hal Calvin, Ann Williams,...

Merle O. Herrick

Merle O. Herrick

May 11, 2015

Herrick, Merle O., 92, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015. He was born March 29, 1923 to Claude and Rosa (Sypher) Herrick in Iola, KS. Merle served in the Navy during WWII and Korea. He retired from Cessna after 35 years of service. Merle’s main priority in life was his family. He was preceded in death by his parents;...

Robert Fleming

Robert Fleming

May 10, 2015

Robert “Bob” Fleming, 89 of Derby, formerly Mulvane, passed away May 10, 2015 at Derby Health and Rehabilitation. Preceded in death by parents, Fred and Wilma (Bair) Fleming; sisters, Corrine Childs and Doris Belden. Bob is survived by his wife of 63 years Martha (Shoup) Fleming, son, Mark (Deborah) Fleming; daughter, Julie (John) Hoppock; grandchildren, Chase (Jennifer) Hoppock of...

Michael R. Lack

Michael R. Lack

May 9, 2015

Michael “Mike” R. Lack, 67, retired Boeing Facilities Planner, died Saturday, May 9, 2015. Survivors include his wife, Lyn; son, Adam Unrein, both of Wichita; mother, Margaret “Kitty” Lack; brother, Greg Lack (Linda), all of Dallas, TX; grandchildren, Allie, Gavin, Jaxon and Payton He is preceded in death by his father, Charles Jennings Lack. Celebration of Life service: 10am,...

Myrel Albert Howard

Myrel Albert Howard

May 8, 2015

Myrel Albert HOWARD, 97, of Richmond, Virginia, died Friday, 8 May 2015. Born on Thursday, 4 April 1918, in Mulvane, Kansas, he was the oldest child of Ada Lenora MICKLE and Harry Lee HOWARD. On Thursday, 2 January 2014 he was preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Donalda Jean “Donnie” MacDONALD.

Myrel lived his...

Deborah Ann Cardwell

Deborah Ann Cardwell

May 7, 2015

Deborah Ann Cardwell, 52, accountant, died Thursday, May 7, 2015. Survivors include her daughters, Danielle Phan (Viet), and Melissa Neff (Josh), all of Derby; father and step-mother, Ken and Jeanne Cardwell of Mulvane; brothers, Kevin Cardwell (Cheryl) and Bruce Cardwell (Brenda) all of Mulvane; best friend, Juanita Christians of Derby. She is preceded in death by her mother, Shirley...

Russell Hurd

Russell Hurd

May 7, 2015

Russell Hurd, age 89, of Mulvane, retired Boeing Company employee, passed in peace, Thursday, May 7, 2015. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday with family receiving friends 3:30 PM – 5 PM, Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd, Mulvane. Funeral service 11 AM Monday, May 11, Our Saviour Lutheran Church. Russell was born May 17, 1925 in Burdick, KS, to Fred...

Mary E. Fanello

Mary E. Fanello

May 5, 2015

Fanello, Mary E., 93, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 5, 2015. She was born and raised in Pittsburg, KS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Fanello; parents, John and Jennie (Gavin) Forshay; and sisters, Dorothy Segat and Shirley Palmer. Mary is survived by her sons, John Fanello, Pat (Lana)...

Joyce F. Hamilton

Joyce F. Hamilton

May 4, 2015

Joyce Faye Hamilton passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, Kansas. Joyce was born near Belle Plaine on December 31, 1932 to Walter and Ruth (Griste) Duvall. She married D. Glenn Hamilton on July 7, 1951 in Claremore, Oklahoma. To this union, four children were born.

Joyce grew up on a...

Clarence Van Fleet

Clarence Van Fleet

May 3, 2015

Van Fleet, Clarence E., 83, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015. He was born September 26, 1931 to Daniel and Gladys Mae (Barnes) Van Fleet in El Dorado, KS. Clarence was an Army veteran and Boeing retiree. He was an avid outdoorsman and received 3 degrees from Wichita State University. Clarence loved using his building and woodworking abilities to...

George J. Jameson

George J. Jameson

May 1, 2015

George J. "Buddy" Jameson, Jr., 70, was called home on Friday, May 1, 2015 to be with the Lord. He was born September 3, 1944 to George J. and Lorene (McDaniel) Jameson in Pittsburg, KS. George graduated from High School in Cherokee, KS and later attended college at Wichita State University. He moved to the Mulvane area in 1963....

Jerome Richard Anderson

Jerome Richard Anderson

May 1, 2015

Anderson, Jerome Richard “Jerry,” 58, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015. Jerry was a devoted Christian and has joined his Father in Heaven. A celebration of Jerry’s life will be held May 16 at The Sage Farm, west of Conway Springs (contact Debra for more details). Second to his love for Debra was Jerry’s love for the blues. He...

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