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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Ralph S. Noland

Ralph S. Noland

Nov 1, 2024

Noland, Ralph Stanley, 94, passed away Friday, November 1st, 2024. He was born June 7th, 1930 to William and Vada Noland, in Cushing, Oklahoma.

Preceded in death by his parents; wife, Donna; brothers, Kelly and Glenn; sisters, Willella and Hazel.

Survivors include his sister, Ruby Nell Osborn; children, Michael (Pam) Noland and Teresa...

Matthew David Abrams

Matthew David Abrams

Oct 31, 2024

Abrams, Matthew David, 46, passed away Thursday, October 31st, 2024. He was born October 6th, 1978 to Dennis and Elizabeth Abrams, in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Matthew graduated Derby High School in 1997 then went on to be in the United States Marine Reserves from 1997 to 2002. He also graduated from the University of Phoenix...

Don William Mason

Don William Mason

Oct 31, 2024

Don William Mason, age 65 years, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024. Funeral service 2:00 pm Thursday, November 7, 2024, Greenwood Cemetery Chapel. Don was born March 29, 1959, in Wichita, KS, to Darrell W. and Mary Alice (Zimmerman) Mason. They preceded him in death. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by his brother,...

Thomas P. Huston

Thomas P. Huston

Oct 31, 2024

Huston, Thomas Page, 78, passed away Thursday, October 31st, 2024. He was born January 16th, 1946 to William and Mildred Huston, in Wichita, Kansas.

Tom was a loving Father, brother, uncle and man to everyone he came in contact with. He made fast friends with anyone who he meet. He was a volunteer at st....

Tricia Diane (Turner) Brown

Tricia Diane (Turner) Brown

Oct 31, 2024

Tricia Diane Brown, 51, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, passed away on October 31, 2024, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Arkansas. Born on September 22, 1973, she was the daughter of the late Larry Dean Turner and Lilly Sue Humbolt Turner. On July 19, 2001, Tricia married Thomas Edward Brown in Rogers, Arkansas. She had been a resident of...

Thomas Brosius

Thomas Brosius

Oct 29, 2024

Thomas (Tom) Bradford Brosius

May 24, 1943 – October 29, 2024

Derby, Kansas – Thomas (Tom) Bradford Brosius, aged 81, passed away on Tuesday October 29, 2024. Preceded by parents, James and Mary Brosius. Survived by his wife, Rhonda, daughters Ashlee (Ben) Wire and Kim (Ron) Stocking, and son Stephen (Selena) Brosius. Siblings Linda Quinn,...

Perry L. Martin

Perry L. Martin

Oct 27, 2024

Martin, Perry L., 65, passed away Sunday, October 27th, 2024. He was born January 7th, 1959 to Ernest and Wordna Martin, in Bakersville, CA.

Preceded in death by his parents and brother. Survivors include his wife, Christy; honorary parents Mary and Mike Lasiter, children, Mary, Elizabeth, Joshua Martin, Lathena Vogel, Tahlo & Marie Moore, William...

Bessie Evelyn Smith

Bessie Evelyn Smith

Oct 27, 2024

Allen, Bessie, 92, passed away Sunday, October 27th, 2024. She was born April 12th, 1932 to Ernest and Ruby Allen in Loyal, Oklahoma.

Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dr. Jack Allen, DVM; sons, Jack Curtis Allen, Jr., Dr. Steven Allen. Survivors include her daughter, Diane (Douglas) Johnson; daughter-in-law, Anne Allen; grandchildren; Lauren (Jesse)...

Mary E Crabtree

Mary E Crabtree

Oct 27, 2024

Mulvane - Crabtree, Mary 89, died, Sunday, October 27th, 2024 at her residence. Mary was born November 17th, 1934 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to William Kie and Grace Gurle.

Visitation: 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Friday, November 1st, 2024 at Smith Family Mortuary Mulvane Chapel 501 SE Louis Blvd. Mulvane, Kansas 67110.

Graveside service...

Amanda Gallagher

Amanda Gallagher

Oct 26, 2024

Amanda Lee Gallagher, 37, passed away Saturday, October 26th, 2024. She was born June 27th, 1987 to Phillip Gallagher and Teresa Reinolds (Doerflinger) in Wichita, Kansas.

Amanda was passionate about photography and capturing the beauty in everything. She enjoyed traveling to new places and meeting new people. She loved music and often worked to help...

Margaret L. Cox

Margaret L. Cox

Oct 25, 2024

Margaret L. Cox, 79, also known as Marge or Margie, was born in Wichita KS, March 5,1945 and passed away October 25, 2024.

Marge was preceded in death by son Gary Smith, father Arthur Frank Clark and mother Dorilda M (Belisle) Clark, sisters Betty Smith, Nancy Caldwell, and Wanda Highland along with husband Lee Roy...

Mary Lynn Ormiston

Mary Lynn Ormiston

Oct 24, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mary Lynn Ormiston of Goddard, Kansas. She was born on November 27, 1946, in Pueblo, Colorado. Mary Lynn passed away on October 24, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.

After graduating from East High School in Pueblo, Colorado in 1964, Mary Lynn...

Charlotte Shaw Gribble

Charlotte Shaw Gribble

Oct 24, 2024

Charlotte Shaw-Gribble passed away on October 24, 2024, at age 89.

She was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Sylvia (Killingsworth) Pappan, brother Walter “Bud” Pappan and sister Donna Wilson. She is survived by sons Bill (Marilyn) Shaw of Scottsdale, Arizona, Don (Rhonda) Gribble and Stuart Gribble of Wichita and daughter Robbin (Grant)...

Jesse Ybarra

Jesse Ybarra

Oct 21, 2024

Ybarra, Jesus "Jesse" Age 92, retired Master Sergeant, United States Air Force, passed away Monday October 21, 2024.

Visitation 5pm - 7pm Monday, October 28, 2024 Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd, Mulvane, KS. Recitation of the Rosary 9:30am, Mass of Christian Burial 10am, both on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at St Michael's Catholic Church, 545 E...

Patricia Lee Ray

Patricia Lee Ray

Oct 19, 2024

Mulvane - Ray, Patricia Lee

84, passed away Saturday, October 19th, 2024. She was born March 17th, 1940 to Raymond Truett and Irene Schick Truett.

Patricia was born in Canon City, Colorado, where she met her high school Sweetheart. They married young and had 67 years together. She raised four children in Mulvane,...

Randy Morris

Randy Morris

Oct 18, 2024

Morris, Randall Jack “RJ”

Born August 11, 1952, in Wichita, Kansas. He passed on October 18, 2024, at home with family at the age of 72, in Derby, Kansas.

He was born to parents, Jack and Wanda (Stanberry) Morris. Later they resided in Scottsdale, Arizona, where they lived for many years due to...

Misty Busch

Misty Busch

Oct 18, 2024

Misty Busch 58, died Friday, October 18th, 2024 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center.

Misty was born April 29th, 1966 in Wichita, Kansas to Charles and Debra Lamb. She was an identical twin.

She enjoyed playing softball when she was younger. She loved everything Disney and absolutely adored being a Mimi...

Trudi Evans-Henderson

Trudi Evans-Henderson

Oct 17, 2024

Trudi Diane Evans was born May 11, 1953 in McAlester, Oklahoma to parents Phillip and Norma Willard. She later became big sister to Terry, who she lovingly referred to as the baby who always got his way. While there was a natural sibling rivalry between the two, she deeply loved her brother and cherished the title of big sister....

Sigrid Krkosska

Sigrid Krkosska

Oct 16, 2024

Rose Hill - Krkosska, Sigrid Charlotte

87, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2024. She was born December 13, 1936 to Fritz and Ann Steinert in Breslau, Germany.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Edward Krkosska.

Sigrid is survived by her son, Udo Michael Krkosska; daughter, Janet Adams; grandchildren, Alex, Katie,...

Louise E. Zollinger

Louise E. Zollinger

Oct 15, 2024

Louise E. Zollinger, 89, passed away on October 15, 2024. Born October 7, 1935 in Wichita, the daughter of Ervin and Neita Parker.

Louise was married to the love of her life, Edward F. "Ted" Zollinger, on September 27, 1952. In 1955, they moved to Derby (population 450) and built their home with love and...

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