Geraldine Morney
Apr 24, 2015
Geraldine Morney, 85, passed away Friday, April 24 at Westview of Derby. Visitation: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from 5-8pm at Smith Mortuary, 501 E Louis Blvd, Mulvane. The family will greet friends during this time. Graveside service: 11am Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Udall (KS) Cemetery. Geraldine was born Feb 8, 1930 to Earl and Marie Gilbreath in Arpelar,...
Phillip Anderson
Apr 24, 2015
Phillip “Phil” Anderson, age 72, of Douglass, retired Beech Aircraft employee, former Butler County Commissioner and former Mayor of Douglass, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015. Visitation 1-8 PM Tuesday, Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, 507 S. Maple. Funeral service 11 AM Wednesday, April 29, First Christian Church, 303 E. Fourth St. Phil is preceded in death by his parents, Elmer...
Michelle Annette Wheeler
Apr 22, 2015
Michelle Annette “Shelly” Wheeler, age 51, of Mulvane, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday, with Recitation of the Rosary at 3:00 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM Monday, Church of the Magdalen, 12626 E. 21st St. N., Wichita. Survivors include her husband,...
Marilyn Sue Taylor
Apr 22, 2015
Marilyn Sue Taylor, 73, homemaker, entered into the presence of the Lord on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Marilyn was a kind and loving person as well as a “Mom” to everyone. Survivors include: son, Dan Taylor; daughters, Debra Taylor and Sheila Moreno; all of Wichita; grandchildren, Adrian (Lindsay) and Aaron Taylor, Ruben Jr., and Jordan Guerrero, Alivia Taylor Moreno;...
Josephine Elizabeth Mccabe Loden
Apr 20, 2015
Loden, Josephine Elizabeth McDonald McCabe, 85, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015. She was born September 29, 1929, in New Boston, Texas, to Charles and Lois McDonald. She leaves behind two sons, William McCabe, Derby, KS, and Tom McCabe, Virginia; sisters LaVerne Brown, Martha Jones, Lucille Chisum and Sandra Mixon, all of Texas; 13 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Jo...
John David Loeb
Apr 19, 2015
Loeb, John David, 76, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 19, 2015, due to heart complications. Husband to Shirley (Smith), father to Tracy and Susan, grandfather to Brandon, Gabriel, Samuel and Jacob, and father-in-law to Lisa and Eduardo. John graduated from North Eastern State University, after which, he and his wife pursued teaching careers in Wichita and...
Charles Matthew Gatson
Apr 19, 2015
Gatson, Charles Matthew, 9 months, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015. He was born June 26, 2014 in Wichita, KS. Charles was a happy baby and smiled constantly. He was a strong fighter and liver transplant recipient. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Rodolfo Gatson. Charles is survived by his parents, Robert Gatson and Apple Larin; grandparents,...
Norbert Raphael Reel
Apr 19, 2015
Norbert Raphael Reel, age 93, of Andover, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Sunday, April 19. Visitation 1-7 PM Friday, April 24, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, and the Vigil Service/Rosary starting at 7 PM, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM Saturday, April 25, St. Mary Faith Center, 2300...
Imogene Shanklin
Apr 19, 2015
Imogene Shanklin, 79, retired secretary for Winters Truck Line, died Sunday, April 19, 2015. Survivors: daughters, Beverly Binion (Gary), Darlene Morgan (Richard), all of Rose Hill; sisters, Louise McCormack of Mustang, OK., Janice Crater of Derby; 9 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and LuCretie Casey; husband, Harold Shanklin; brother, James C. Casey;...
Dolores Ramos Velez
Apr 18, 2015
Dolores Ramos Velez, age 89, passed away April 18, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 5:30pm, May 9, 2015, at United Church of God-Wichita, 901 West 63rd St. South. Haysville, Ks. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Ramonita Soto; granddaughter, Ana Angelica Soto. She is survived by her children, Carmen L. Soto Blas (Carlos), Iris...
Margaret L. Waller
Apr 16, 2015
Waller, Margaret L., 80, passed away April 16, 2015. Margaret was a retired Mulvane school bus driver and seamstress. Visitation Saturday, 12-5 pm, (family present 3-5) at Smith Mortuary- Mulvane, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd. Mulvane. Funeral 3:00 pm Sunday, at Mulvane Christian Church, 502 Highland Park Mulvane, KS 67110. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bill Waller,...
Cleda K. Devasher
Apr 16, 2015
Cleda Giltner DeVasher, age 98, died peacefully at her home on April 16, 2015. Visitation will be 1-8 with the family present from 6-8 Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N Rock Rd, Derby. Funeral service will be 10am Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Praise Assembly of God Church, 1125 S Rock Rd, Derby. Graveside service...
Mark R. Gage
Apr 16, 2015
Mark R. Gage, 60, passed away April 16, 2015 at his home. Memorial service: 3pm Monday, April 20, 2015 at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S Broadway, Haysville. Survivors: wife, Deborah Gage; children, Mark Gage Jr and Raschelle Gage; 7 grandchildren; two brothers and a sister. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother. Memorials to Cancer Center...
Evelyn Case
Apr 14, 2015
Case, Evelyn (Harvey), 79, died April 14, 2015 at home in Derby, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband, Delbert Case, two children, two grandchildren and five great grandchildren: DeElla and Craig VanFleet (Wichita), Kevin Case and John Travers (Kansas City); Amy and John Salisbury and Lindsay and Ryan VanFleet (also of Kansas City) and Joselyn,...
Donna J. Lambky Rains
Apr 13, 2015
Donna J. (Burgess) Lambky Rains, age 98, of Wichita, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Monday, April 13, 2015. Visitation 1-8 PM Wednesday, with family receiving friends 4-5 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside service 2 PM Thursday, April 16, Mulvane Cemetery. Donna is preceded in death by her husband, Ansel Woodrow Lambky; parents, Calvin &...
Velma M Moore
Apr 13, 2015
Velma M. “Mammy” Moore, 98, of Belle Plaine, retired McConnell AFB telephone operator, died Monday, April 13, 2015. Visitation 1-8 PM Wednesday, with family receiving friends 4-6 PM, Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home. Graveside 10 AM Thursday April 16, Belle Plaine Cemetery. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph; brother, “Dick” Ingle; and stepdaughter, Laura Moore. Survivors: son, William...
Margaret L. Denke
Apr 13, 2015
Denke, Margaret L., 83, passed away April 13, 2015. She was born May 31, 1931 in Wichita, KS to Ora and Anita (Hatfield) Nestelroad. Margaret loved children and was an original Do-It-Yourselfer. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eugene Denke; and siblings, Forrest H. Nestelroad, Ora L. Nestelroad, Jr., and Norma “Jean” Lobaugh. Margaret is survived...
Joseph David Lawrence
Apr 12, 2015
Joseph D. “Joe" Lawrence, Jr., 89, retired Cessna Aircraft Machinist, died April 12, 2015. Survivors: daughters, Marilyn Horner of El Dorado, Barbara Jean “Jeannie” Keith of Belle Plaine; sister, Evelyn Rayls of Brighton, MO; brothers, Dean Lawrence of Lapeer, MI, Albert Lawrence of Springfield, MO; daughter-in-law, Maggie Lawrence of Seattle, WA; 7 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren. He is...
Norma Lee High
Apr 12, 2015
Norma Lee (May) Orr High, 83, passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family on April 12, 2015. She was born in Galena, MO and the only surviving child of Homer and Audie May of Buffalo, KS. Norma was preceded in death by her husbands, Lloyd Allen "Buck" Orr and C.J. High. Survivors: children, Deborah Evanhoe (Charles) of Derby, Janet...
Terry Lee Donovan
Apr 11, 2015
Donovan, Terry, 60, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015. Terry was a service and salesman at Kansasland Tire in Park City. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Tuesday, with family present 6-8 p.m. Funeral service 10 a.m. Wednesday, at Haysville United Methodist Church, 601 E. Grand. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Roberta Donovan. Survived by wife, Anna;...
