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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Tom Tuttle

Tom Tuttle

Mar 30, 2015

Tuttle, Tom, 59, devoted husband, father, and loving “Papa” to his grandchildren, passed from this life to live on in eternity on Monday, March 30, 2015. He was born April 29, 1955 to Richard and Jacqueline (Crowdus) Tuttle in Wichita, KS. Tom was well known in Wichita from his 30-year career in Real Estate. He worked as a Real...

Velma Elaine Haynes

Velma Elaine Haynes

Mar 29, 2015

Haynes, Velma E., formerly of Mulvane, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015. Visitation 1-8 Thursday, (family present 6 to 8) April 2, at Smith Mortuary Mulvane; funeral service 10 a.m. Friday, at Mulvane United Methodist Church, 107 S. Central. Velma was preceded in death by her husband Robert and son Jerry Ray Haynes. Survived by daughter Beva (Jerry Shockey)...

Kenneth Merle Wolf

Kenneth Merle Wolf

Mar 28, 2015

Dr. Kenneth Merle Wolf, age 87, of Kansas City, formerly of Derby, retired Elementary School Principal, USD 259, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015. No visitation, private graveside service. He was born March 27, 1928 on a farm near Humboldt, KS, to Mable A. and Lee Harold Wolf. He was a 1946 graduate of the Humboldt High School and...

Dwayne Eugene Chambers

Dwayne Eugene Chambers

Mar 27, 2015

Dwayne, E. Chambers, age 78, of Wichita, formerly of Haysville, retired Raytheon employee, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015. Visitation 1-8 PM Tuesday, March 31, Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Funeral service 1:00 PM Wednesday, April 1, First Baptist Church, 125 S. Delos, Haysville. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Dwayne is preceded in death by his wife,...

Dixie Lee Everist

Dixie Lee Everist

Mar 27, 2015

Dixie L. Everist, 74, retired minister, passed away March 27, 2015. Survivors: husband, Reverend Carroll Everist; children, Wanda Magers (Sonny) of Terry, MS, Mary Peverill (Tim) of Waterloo, IA, Pam Hayden (John) of Yellville, AR, Chuck Everist of Derby; siblings, Garth Brown, Larry Brown (Sharon); 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Marvin and...

Anna Louise Reynolds

Anna Louise Reynolds

Mar 26, 2015

Anna Louise (Gregory) Reynolds, age 80, of Derby, retired Sedgwick County Tag Office employee, Derby office, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015, after a prolonged illness. Visitation 1-8 PM Tuesday, March 31, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Funeral Service 10 AM Wednesday, April 1, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N Rock Rd., Derby. Interment will follow at El...

Lynn Douglas Waymire

Lynn Douglas Waymire

Mar 26, 2015

Lynn Douglas Waymire, 61, passed away March 26, 2015. There will be a memorial gathering at a later date. He is preceded in death by his Grandma Katie. Lynn is survived by his parents, Leslie and Doris Waymire; wife, Lisa; children, Elisha and Cole; grandchildren, Makenna, Colten, Calvin, Donavan, Mattie; siblings, Kenneth (Ramona) Waymire, Sharon (Luke) Capps; close friends,...

Neva May Nixon

Neva May Nixon

Mar 25, 2015

Neva May (Mahoney)Nixon, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the age of 103. She was born in Argentine, KS in 1912. Her family moved to Emporia, KS where she graduated from high school. She then moved to Wichita for her career in the business world. In 1940, she and Joseph Merlin Nixon were united in marriage. They remained in...

Bill D. Phipps

Bill D. Phipps

Mar 25, 2015

Bill D.Phipps, age 90, of Wichita, retired Santa Fe Railroad employee, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Funeral service 10 AM Monday, March 30, with visitation one hour prior, Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Interment will follow at Belle Plaine Cemetery. Bill is preceded in death by his parents, Hoy & Willie Phipps; brother, Harold and a...

Ruby Angela Camp

Ruby Angela Camp

Mar 24, 2015

Ruby Angela Camp, 44, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Tuesday, with family present 6-8 p.m. Funeral service 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Survived by husband Michael Camp; children Joshua (Ashley) Ghumm, Jessica Camp, Jeremiah (Regan) Logan, Joshua Camp, and Dakota Camp; parents, Melvin and Fleta Heinrich; siblings Mona...

Jeannitta Ann Wattenbarger

Jeannitta Ann Wattenbarger

Mar 24, 2015

Jeannitta Ann Wattenbarger, age 70, of Wichita, antiques and collectibles dealer, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Private family service. Jeannitta is preceded in death by her parents, Cecil & Anita Carrell, and a brother, Johnny Carrell. Survivors include her daughters, Kathrine Wynn (Jeff), Mulvane, and Karen Pauly, Palm Bay FL; brothers, Danny Carrell (Peggy), Houston, TX, and Wesley...

Kirk Joseph Patrick

Kirk Joseph Patrick

Mar 24, 2015

Kirk Joseph Patrick., 46, Front Service Clerk at Dillon’s Market Place in Derby, died March 24, 2015. Kirk loved helping people and enjoyed riding around on his red scooter. Survivors: parents, Max and Perrine Patrick; sister, Angela Patrick all of Derby; brother, Jason Patrick (Kim) of Orlando, FL., niece and nephew, Shae and Cole Patrick; many aunts, uncles, cousins....

Wyola May Patton

Wyola May Patton

Mar 24, 2015

Wyola M. Patton, age 73, of Mulvane, formerly of Winslow, AR, homemaker, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Private service. She is preceded in death by her parents, Matt & Waneta Lane; stepdaughter, Patti Ely; siblings, Nicky and Army Lane; granddaughter, Shanna Bunch. Survivors: husband, Carl; son, Bob Wallace (Becky); daughters, Lorri Sprague, Threasa Easley, Shelly Ramey (Albert), Curleen Stewart;...

Delora Mae Donovan

Delora Mae Donovan

Mar 24, 2015

Donovan, Delora Mae, who helped advance the Kansas Association of Nurse Anesthetists in the 1970s, died on March 24th, 2015. A vigorous volunteer, social activist and an opera supporter, she was born at the country-home of Jerome and Lenora Donovan at the end of the dustbowl days in 1936 in Hoisington, Kansas. Delora grew up with her siblings Marvin,...

Sophia Marie Bowen

Sophia Marie Bowen

Mar 23, 2015

Sophia Marie Bowen, of Mulvane, 5 year old daughter of single father, Shad Bowen and birth mother, Amanda Boyd, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015. No visitation. Funeral service 2:30 PM Friday, March 27, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Sophia is preceded in death by her best friend and aunt, Shelle Bowen, and by her great-grandfather, OG...

Charles R. Lessor

Charles R. Lessor

Mar 23, 2015

Lessor, Charles, “Chuck” R., 76, retired USAF SMSGT and Boeing mechanic, died Monday, March 23, 2015. Survived by wife, Elisabeth; son, Mark Lessor (Jean) of Southlake, TX; daughter, Karola Scherer (Helmut) of Höheinöd, Germany; brothers, Laverne Lessor (Anna), Robert Lessor, all of Great Bend, Delbert Lessor (Phiyen) of Richland, WA; 3 grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his...

Paul Eugene Mahoney

Paul Eugene Mahoney

Mar 23, 2015

Paul Eugene Mahoney, 94, retired Postal Carrier, died Monday, March 23, 2015. Survivors include his sister, Neva Nixon of Mulvane; brother, Howard Mahoney of Branford, CT; step-children, Frank Hancock (Ludwina), Mary Kay Mitchell (Jim), and Bill Hancock (Kathy); numerous nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Dema Hancock Mahoney. Viewing: 2-8pm, Friday with family...

Perry Glen Lacey

Perry Glen Lacey

Mar 23, 2015

Perry Glen Lacey age 83, passed away March 23, 2015. Funeral 2:30pm Friday, March 27th at Smith Mortuary-Mulvane, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd, Mulvane. He is preceded in death by his parents, Byrel and Ersa Lacey. Perry is survived by his wife, Winnie; children, Linda (Jon) Giddens, Bob (Cheryl) Lacey, Brenda (Ralph Jr.) Peterson; grandchildren, Amity (Benn), Jenny, Galen (Ashly),...

Elizabeth Schwartz

Elizabeth Schwartz

Mar 22, 2015

Schwartz, Elizabeth “Betty”, 89, loving mother and grandmother, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015. She was born May 10, 1925 to Melvin and Mary (Colburn) Brace in Rose Hill, KS. Elizabeth retired as a cosmetologist. She was loved by many. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Garold Schwartz; grandson, Michael Todd Morris; and brothers, Earl, Rex,...

Kathryn Nell Maxton

Kathryn Nell Maxton

Mar 22, 2015

Kathryn “Katie” Nell Maxton, 58, passed away on March 22, 2015. Katie was born on May 4, 1956 to Robert E. and Patricia K. (Gleeson) Maxton in Wichita, KS. Her positive nature, love of music, and talent for playing the guitar made her a wonderful first grade, and later on, reading teacher. Her students enjoyed her creative lessons during...

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