Margie May Jones Deerfield
Sep 15, 2014
Deerfield, Margie Jones, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014, at Medicalodges in Goddard, Kan. Memorial celebration will be held 2 p.m. Friday, at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. She was born June 1, 1932, in Valley Falls, Kan., to Neil and Isabel Newman. After her husband Dale died, she moved her family to Haysville. She spent 25 years...
June Claar
Sep 15, 2014
Claar, June, 89, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014. She was born June 18, 1925 to Kenneth and Zelma (Young) Thomas in Logan, KS. June was known for her delightfulness. She was a porcelain artist and teacher. June was a dedicated member of Emporia Avenue Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 59...
Emmalyne Faith Black
Sep 14, 2014
DOUGLASS- Black, Emmalyne Faith, 6 weeks, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2014. Graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday, at Richland Cemetery. Preceded in death by great grandmother Kathleen Yager; great-grandmother Betty Simon, great-great-grandfather Lawrence Cash. Survived by her mommy and daddy, Chyan Gannon and Cassidy Black; grandparents Casey and Katrina Black; Lesley and Troy Bailey; great-grandparents Allen Simon, Don and...
John Frederick Holt
Sep 14, 2014
John Frederick Holt, age 77, retired truck driver, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2014. No visitation. Private family services will be held at a later date. John is preceded in death by his wife, Linda; parents, Ola & William H. Holt, Sr.; brothers, Sam and Milton Holt; and a sister, Mildred Sultzer. Survivors include his daughters, Tracy Sanders (Carl),...
Shirley Ann Ryan
Sep 13, 2014
Shirley Ann Ryan, age 77, of Mulvane, retired Dispatcher, Mulvane Police Department, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014. No visitation. Memorial graveside service 2 PM Thursday, September 18th, Mulvane Cemetery. Shirley Ann is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene; parents, Shearly Hugh & Fleeta Lucile Cotton; brothers, James, Richard and John Cotton; sister, Betty Brown; brother-in-law, Richard Brown;...
Barbara Lynn Basinger
Sep 13, 2014
DERBY – Basinger, Barbara Lynn, 55, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014. She was born July 24, 1959 in Wayne, NE. Barbara was a dedicated member of Faith Lutheran Church and an active alumnae of the Alpha Phi Sorority. Barbara is survived by her husband, Brian Basinger; daughter, Christina (Brian) Ward of Overland Park, KS; parents, Paul and Lorene...
Judy Arlene Slimp
Sep 12, 2014
Judy Arlene Slimp, age 68, Fruhauf Uniforms employee, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014. Visitation 1-8 PM Monday, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Funeral Service 2 PM Tuesday, September 16th, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Interment will follow at El Paso Cemetery. Judy is preceded in death by her husband, Marvin; parents, Leonard and...
Lena F. Pryor
Sep 12, 2014
Lena (Delk) Parrish Pryor, 92, retired K-Mart East food manager and former Derby Public School cafeteria worker, died Friday, September 12, 2014. Lena was a member of Pleasantview Baptist Church and a resident of Derby for 60 years. She will be missed by her family, numerous friends and neighbors. Lena is preceded in death by her first husband, Robert...
Laurence Edward Brockway
Sep 12, 2014
Laurence Edward “Brock” Brockway, passed away at home in Belle Plaine, Friday, September 12, 2014, surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma, November 20, 1933. After graduation from Cleo Springs High School he served in the United States Air Force Security Service, 6913th Radio Squadron Mobile where he was stationed in Germany during the...
Ronald Lee Walker
Sep 12, 2014
Ronald Lee Walker “Ron”, age 62, of Derby, retired Raytheon employee, went to walk with his Lord and Savior, Friday, September 12, 2014. Visitation 1-8 PM Tuesday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 AM Wednesday, Damascus Road Ministry, 621 N. Derby, Derby. Survivors: sons, Lyle, Simonton, TX, and Kevin...
Terry Lee Giddeon
Sep 12, 2014
Terry Lee Giddeon, 54, Chance Rides Manufacturing Product Manager, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014. His loving wife, Cecilia and mother, Barbara Giddeon precede him in death. Survivors: father, Tommie Giddeon; daughters, Krystin Schmidtberger (Clay), Katie Giddeon (Brent Ottaway), Kara Giddeon (Jared Stevens); sisters, Wendy Ann Alexander, Billie Jo Wendland; 2 grandchildren. Viewing: 2-8pm Monday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N....
Frank E. Hamell
Sep 12, 2014
Hamell IV, Frank E. "Frankie", 33, passed away September 12, 2014. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 19, 2014 at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 1550 N. Chapel Hill St., Wichita. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Frankie was born July 20, 1981, in Wichita. On September 10, 2011 he married Erin Carr at the Bartlett...
Linda C. Hughes
Sep 11, 2014
Linda Carol (Lynch) Hughes, was born December 13, 1950 and passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014 at the age of 63. Visitation 1-8 PM Saturday, September 13th, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside services will be private. Linda retired after working over 25 years for the Department of Agriculture, recently splitting...
John W. Neice
Sep 11, 2014
John W. Neice Sr., 84, retired Wheat State Baptist Church minister and retired Learjet Tool and Die Inspector, passed away Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. He is preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Nellie Neice. Survivors: children, Deborah Harvey of Wichita, John Neice, Jr. of Ft. Myers, Fla., James Neice of Wichita; sister, Janice Backer of Jacksonville, Fla.;...
Patsy Beth Armstrong
Sep 11, 2014
Patsy B. Armstrong, age 75, retired Farmers Insurance Company employee, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014. Visitation 1-8 PM Monday, Funeral Service 10 AM Tuesday, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Patsy is preceded in death by her husband, James; parents, Ira & Mary Cooper; brothers, Jim and Curtis Cooper; and sisters, Joan Vanhaverbek and Mary...
Lorraine Van Dolah
Sep 7, 2014
Van Dolah, Lorraine (Blomgren), died on September 7, 2014 at the age of 89. She was born in Boone County, Iowa on May 15, 1925 to Lloyd and Mabel (Hull) Blomgren. She grew up on the family farm and, following graduation from Luther High School, attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1946, she moved to Wichita, Kansas...
Irma Lucille Engle
Sep 7, 2014
Irma Lucille Engle, age 89, of Wichita, homemaker, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014. Memorial service 4 PM Friday, September 12th, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. She was born November 26, 1924 at Udall, KS to Cecil E. & Stella (Thoman) Misner. Irma is preceded in death by her husband, Walter; her parents; a grandson, Kevin Hale;...
Debora A. Killen
Sep 6, 2014
Killen, Debora A., 57, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014. She was born June 13, 1957 to Paul William and Bettye Jean (Jackson) Langston in El Paso, TX. Debbie touched countless lives as a cheerleading coach, gymnastics instructor, and a member of her church in Derby. She was preceded in death by her father. Debbie is survived by her...
Bobby Ray Allen
Sep 6, 2014
Allen, Bobby Ray, 79, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014. Bobby was an Air Force veteran and retired owner of Little Giant Muffler Shop and Allen’s Car Care, as well as a proud member of the Chickasaw Nation. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, September 27, at Asbury United Methodist Church, 2801 W. 15th St., Wichita. Bobby was preceded in...
Marilyn Schwabauer
Sep 5, 2014
Schwabauer, Marilyn “Sue” (Pierce), 64, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, September 5, 2014, at her home in Belle Plaine. Sue was born November 15, 1949, in Belle Plaine. The youngest child of Gaylord and Flossie Pierce. Her parents, two brothers and a sister preceded her in death. She is survived by her children Melissa Jantz...
