Obituaries

Mar 3, 2015

Peter A. Starling, 34, died March 3, 2015. Visitation will be 1-5pm Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N Rock Rd, Derby. No services are planned. Survivors include: mother, Julia A. Starling; brothers, James Starling (Dee) and Paul Starling (Kara); and nephew, J.J. Starling. He was preceded in death by his father, Martin Starling; grandparents, Ruth and...

Mar 3, 2015

Clark Denney, 61, died March 3, 2015 in Wichita. He was born April 12, 1953, in Wichita to Lyle and Dawna (Stack) Denney. Memorial service will be 2pm Friday, March 6, 2015 at Rose Hill Christian Church, 314 N Rose Hill Rd. Survivors include: his children, Samantha and Cody Denney; mother, Dawna Denney; two grandchildren; two sisters, and a...

Mar 2, 2015

Gordon George Ellis, age 83, Las Vegas Athletic Club employee, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015. Visitation 1-8 PM Friday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca, Trisagion 10:30 AM Saturday, followed by the funeral service at 11 AM Saturday, St. Mary Orthodox Christian Church, 344 S. Martinson. Gordon is preceded in death by his parents, Mike & Mamie Ellis; brother,...

Mar 1, 2015

Conway, Robert “Bob”, 67, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015.

He was born May 22, 1947 in Scranton, PA to Patrick and Cecilia (Boland) Conway.

Bob worked for the Marshall’s Office and Sheriff’s Department before retiring as a Special Investigator for SRS. He enjoyed the outdoors and fishing. Bob loved his dogs.

He...

Mar 1, 2015

Mobley, Preston MacKenzie, 21, died tragically, Sunday, March 1, 2015. Preston was born January 14, 1994, to Mike and Carol (Allen) Mobley. He was a student at Hutchinson Community College, where he studied Fire Science. He was actively pursuing careers in both firefighting and law enforcement. He was a member of Wichita Fire Explorers Post 881, and volunteered at...

Feb 27, 2015

Yvonne Smith,72, retired school bus driver, died Friday, February 27, 2015. Survivors include her children, Randy Smith (Paula) of Wichita, Jenny Howard (Curtis) and Shane Smith (Amy), all of Derby; sister, June Parks; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jairl. Viewing: 2-8 Tuesday at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service:...

Feb 27, 2015

Mamie, Anna Shaw, age 63, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015. Visitation 1-8 PM Wednesday, March 4, with family present 5-7 PM, Funeral Service 2 PM Thursday, March 5, both at Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Mamie was born July 26, 1951 in Bartlesville, OK, to Walter& Anna Ropp, Jr. She is...

Feb 26, 2015

Joan K. Hallowell, age 70, of Haysville, retired co-owner Hallowell Painting, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015. Funeral service 2 PM Thursday, March 5, with visitation beginning at Noon, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Joan is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth. Survivors: sons, Terry, Kenny and Jimmy; daughters, Melissa Fulkerson and Michelle Hallowell; brothers, Joe,...

Feb 25, 2015

Clyde Russell Morton, age 87, of Udall, retired La Mesa/Spring Valley, CA, School District, Administrator and Educator, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Clyde was awarded the WHO Award in 1968, an award given by his fellow educators. No Visitation. Recitation of the Rosary 7 PM Monday, March 2, Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM Tuesday, March 3, both...

Feb 25, 2015

Emily Ruth Gann, 84, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. No visitation. Private services at a later date. Emily was an amazing cook and baker and enjoyed sharing her gift with others. She also enjoyed crocheting and sewing. She was very proud to have helped care for all of her grandchildren. She will be...

Feb 25, 2015

Ward, Theresa A., 81, retired Boeing Expeditor, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Friday, March 6, followed by recitation of the Rosary at 7; memorial service 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 7, all at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Theresa served as president of the VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary for six consecutive years. She was...

Feb 24, 2015

Johnson, Loren Jerome, 76, former owner of Johnson Insurance Agency, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, February 27, at Pleasantview Baptist Church, 1335 N. Buckner, Derby. Loren was instrumental in forming the Derby Jr. Football League and American Legion Baseball teams. He was a member of Pleasantview Baptist Church, Derby Jaycees, American Legion Post...

Feb 24, 2015

Kenneth L. Payne, 89, retired aircraft mechanic, died February 24, 2015 in Kansas City, MO. He was born August 24, 1925 in Dewey County, Oklahoma. Survivors include: James and Dayna Payne, Dr. David Payne and Dr. Elizabeth Bell, Dr. Mark Payne and Dr. Kim Payne, and Don Payne; nine grandchildren. Kenneth was preceded in death by his wife Virginia...

Feb 24, 2015

Randall Matthew Bannon, 44 passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Visitation 1-8pm Tuesday, family present 5-7pm; 2pm Funeral Wednesday, March 4th, both at Smith Mortuary-Haysville, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville, KS 67060. He was born on August 24, 1970 to Michael and Caroline Bannon in Wichita, KS. He attended school in Haysville. Randall was a singer, songwriter, musician who performed...

Feb 23, 2015

Ella Maxine Zehr, 86, died Monday, February 23, 2015. Ella was retired from Dillard’s and she did volunteer work at St. Joseph Hospital. She was born May 2, 1928 in Oxford, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy P. Zehr. Survivors include two sons, David Zehr and wife Diana and Roger Zehr; two daughters, Beth Downey...

Feb 23, 2015

Jarel Crawford, age 82, passed away February 23, 2015. Visitation 12:30-2pm with Funeral at 2pm both Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Haysville Christian Church, 1306 W. Grand, Haysville. Jarel is preceded in death by his parents, Orville and Ethel; brother, Ronnie; half-brother, Kent. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie; children, Jerry (Cindy) Crawford, Kay (Stephen) Butts, Jeff (Debbie)...

Feb 22, 2015

Ward A. Appleby, 45, accountant, died February 22, 2015. Funeral service: 10:30am Wednesday, March 4, 2015, Belle Plaine United Methodist Church. Survivors: mother, Kay Hatfield of Belle Plaine; father, Dennis Appleby (Judy) of Wichita Falls, TX; sister, Gwinn Appleby of San Francisco; brother, Vance Appleby of Mulvane; step-sisters, Stacey Sanchez (Brad) and Melissa Gound (Chris) of Wichita Falls, TX....

Feb 22, 2015

Jerry Cunningham 80, died February 22, 2015 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother John, sister Jayne, and niece Terri. Survivors include: two daughters, Karen Mann (Rick) and Lisa Nixon (Larry); and four grandchildren, Megan Carpenter (Tim Lane), Matthew Carpenter (Lindsay), Ashley Kay, and Audrey Kay, nieces Vicki, Sandi, Patti, Suzy, Toni, and Debi...

Feb 20, 2015

Ejnar “Burl” Middendorf, age 82, retired Air Force Sergeant, passed away February 20, 2015. Visitation 1-8pm Sunday; family greeting 4-6pm at Smith Mortuary-Mulvane, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd. Mulvane. Funeral 10am Monday at Mulvane Christian Church, 502 Highland Park Drive, Mulvane, KS 67110. He is preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Flora Middendorf; sons, Ejnar II and Russell;...

Feb 20, 2015

Anderson, Michael V., 40, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015. He graduated from Wichita State University and was a member of Kappa Sigma. Michael worked as a Semi Golf Pro at Crestview Country Club. He was a devoted father, brother, uncle, and son. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Vince Massions and Linda Kline. Michael is survived...