Jerrie Ann Fletcher
Mar 6, 2014
Jerrie Ann Fletcher, age 50, of Kansas City, formerly of Mulvane, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014. No visitation. Memorial service 2 PM Friday, March 14, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Jerrie is survived by her son, Derek, of Derby; daughter, Brittany McQueen, of Wichita; father and mother, Jerry & Joan Fletcher, of Mulvane; brothers, Richard “R.C.”...
Bert Jay Garvin
Mar 6, 2014
Garvin, Bert Jay, 45, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 in Yakima, WA. He was born December 2, 1968 in Wichita, Kansas to Sylvia Kurtz and Dave Rumley. While traveling with his mother, an active duty nurse for the United States Army and his adopted father William Garvin, they finally resided in Security, Colorado where he graduated from Palmer...
Rosemary A. Mattox
Mar 5, 2014
Mattox, Rosemary A., 83, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014. She was born January 3, 1931, on the family farm in Neosho County, Kansas to Raymond and Ruth (Hunt) Sharp. Rosemary married Harold James Mattox on November 3, 1950 in Erie, KS. They moved to Derby in 1956 where she was an original member of First Christian Church. Rosemary...
Ira Sylvester Dietrich
Mar 3, 2014
PECK – Dietrich, Ira S., age 98, retired carpenter, farmer and welder, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014. Rosary 8 PM Wednesday, March 5, Funeral Mass 10 AM Thursday, March 6, both at St. Michael Catholic Church, 545 E. Main, Mulvane. Entombment will follow at Resurrection Mausoleum, Wichita. Ira is preceded in death by his wife, Bertha; son, Michael;...
David H. Roberts
Mar 2, 2014
David H. Roberts, Sr. 97, beloved brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Dave was born July 29, 1916 to George and Nina Roberts of Wichita, KS. He was the eldest of four children. Dave attended McCormick School and Allison Intermediate before graduating from East High in 1935. Once...
Gerald S. Janzen
Mar 2, 2014
Janzen, Gerald S., 86, was born in Peabody, KS to Otto and Martha (Delk) Janzen on February 14, 1928 and died March 2, 2014. He served during WWII in the Navy and was employed by Boeing Aircraft for 42 years. Gerald was a Sunday school teacher, music director and treasurer at Grace Baptist Church for many years. He is...
Adam M. Swaney
Mar 1, 2014
Swaney, Adam M., 26, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014. He was born August 26, 1987 in Denton, TX. Adam is survived by his parents, Royce and Leslie Swaney; and brothers, Aaron Swaney and Chris Swaney. Memorial Service: 2 pm, Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Prairie Trail Cowboy Church, 8552 S. Broadway St., Haysville, KS 67060. In lieu of...
James David Thresher
Mar 1, 2014
Thresher, James David, Sr., 50, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014. Memorial service 2 pm Thursday, March 6, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. James was preceded in death by his father, Devon. Survived by his wife, Linda; children James, Jr., Mindy, and Jonathan Thresher; mother and step-father Ernestine and Wayne Mallernee; siblings Bill (Debbie) Thresher...
Bill Stuhlsatz
Mar 1, 2014
Bill Stuhlsatz, 85, retired Independent Insurance Agent owner-operator, died Saturday, March 1, 2014. Bill was very active in the Knights of Columbus, was a 4th Degree Knight and served as State Deputy from 1982-1984. Viewing: 1-6pm Wednesday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby, with family greeting friends from 4-6pm. Rosary: 8:30pm Wednesday with Funeral Mass 10am Thursday, March...
Scott Andrew Shook
Mar 1, 2014
Scott Andrew, age 39, of Mulvane, Sutherland Lumber Company employee, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014. Memorial service 2 PM Friday, March 7, 2014, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Survivors include his wife, Amber; son, John, of Hutchinson; daughter, Avery, of the home; parents, Steve & Linda Shook, of Hutchinson; brothers, Mike (Jennie), of Wichita, and Mark...
Betty Jo Lyerla
Feb 28, 2014
Betty Jo Lyerla, of Derby, age 79, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and retired USD 259 employee, passed away in God’s loving care, Friday, February 28, 2014, after a short illness. Visitation 1-8 PM Saturday, March 1, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Rosary 3 PM Sunday, March 2, Funeral Mass 10 AM Monday, March 3, both at...
Catherine Ann Drosselmeyer
Feb 27, 2014
Catherine Ann (Bevington)Drosselmeyer, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, went to be with the Lord on February 27, 2014. She was born July 4, 1928 in Anthony, Kansas to Glen Day Bevington, Sr and Mary E. Bevington. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Clement Lee Drosselmeyer; brothers, Harold Seifert, Elmer Bevington; sister, Mary Neil. Survivors: longtime companion Collie...
Juanita J. Powers
Feb 25, 2014
Powers, Juanita J., 86, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014. She was born September 25, 1927 in Hallowell, KS. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph “Joe” Holt and Edith (Carver) Holt; husband, Donnie Powers in 2003; son, Jimmy Powers; and sisters, Florine Lewman, Lucille Jones, and Geraldine Howard. Juanita is survived...
Mark A. Throckmorton
Feb 25, 2014
Mark A. Throckmorton, age 58, passed away February 25, 2014. Visitation 1-8pm Friday, February 28; Celebration of Life Service 2pm Saturday, March 1, 2014, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Mark was preceded in death by his father, William Throckmorton; sister in-law, Mary Ann Throckmorton. He is survived by his wife, Charla Throckmorton; daughter, Shellie (Jeff)...
Eugene Searcy
Feb 23, 2014
Searcy, Eugene “Gene”, 91, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014. He was born May 26, 1922 to Herbert and Hattie Belle (Pierce) Searcy in Commerce, OK. He retired from Boeing after 35 years of service as a Flight Line Electrician. Gene graduated from the Wichita Business College with a degree in Business and attained a Master’s License in Heating...
John L. Simbeck
Feb 23, 2014
ELLSWORTH, MAINE – John Louis Simbeck died February 23, 2014. He was born July 23, 1931, in DuBois, Pennsylvania, the son of Norbert Henry and Catherine Lois (Hart) Simbeck. John graduated from St. Catherine’s High School in DuBois, PA and Newman University, Wichita, KS earning a BS Degree in Industrial Management. John was a veteran of the US Army...
Lucille Alice Klassen
Feb 23, 2014
Lucille Alice Kennard Klassen was born November 1, 1932 to Albert Levi and Ola Jesse Kennard near Peabody, Kansas. She had one sister, Ola Francis Kennard Kottwitz and one brother, Albert Keith Kennard. At age 9, her father was killed in a farming accident. She spent her childhood in the Peabody and Florence area, moving to Mulvane, Kansas with...
Arden William Bloedel
Feb 22, 2014
Bloedel, Arden William Henry (Bill), 89, beloved husband, father, uncle and grandfather, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014. His wife of 68 years, Sue, and family were at his bedside. Rosary Service, 7 p.m., Monday at St. Mary Faith Center, 2300 E. Meadowlark, Derby; Funeral Mass, 10 a.m., Tuesday at St. Mary Faith Center, Derby; burial at Calvary Cemetery,...
Derrell Ronald Clark
Feb 22, 2014
Clark, Derrell R., Sr., 63, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014, his wife of 46 years, Carol, and sons and family were at his bedside. Memorial service 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 26, at Pawnee Church of God, 2611 E. Pawnee, Wichita. Survived by wife Carol; sons Derrell, Jr. (Tonja), Danny (Aaron); seven grandchildren, and...
Bonnie B. Armstrong
Feb 22, 2014
Armstrong, Bonnie B. (Croney), 80, loving mother and grandmother passed away peacefully at her home in Belle Plaine, KS on Saturday, February 22, 2014. Formerly of Wichita, she was born in Dana, IA on July 8, 1933, the eldest child of LE and Edna (Powell) Croney. Bonnie was a talented quilter and gardener and loved reading and bowling with...
