Obituaries

Apr 14, 2014

Barkley, Anna Mae, 94, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014. She was born February 20, 1920 to Claude Henry and Georgie (Headley) Mott in Medford, OK. Anna worked at Haysville State Bank and enjoyed gardening. She was an active member of West Haysville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Marvin Bergen; daughters, Patricia Ann...

Apr 14, 2014

Martha M. Wood, 70, died April 14,2014. Survivors include: daughter, Sandra Lawyer; son, Scot Coyle (Tammy); sister, Glenna Ragon (Richard); many grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, 2 husbands, 9 siblings. Viewing: 2-8pm today. Service: 10am, Thursday, April 17, 2014, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca, Wichita.

Apr 14, 2014

Terry, Wilma Fern (Fletcher), age 94, retired Defense Contracts Agency employee, passed away April 14, 2014. A visitation with the family will be on Friday, April 25, from 6:30 to 8 pm at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca St., Wichita. Funeral service, 10 am, Saturday, April 26, at West Side Baptist Church, with private interment to follow at White...

Apr 13, 2014

Howard, William C. “Skeets,” 73, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014. Memorial service 2:00 p.m. Friday, at Prairie Trail Cowboy Church, 8552 S. Broadway. Skeets was preceded in death by his parents William N. and Madeline Howard. Survived by his wife, Alice; son W.C. (Jenny) Howard; grandchildren Justin (Jessica) Howard and Amber (Michael) Price; sister LouAnn (D) Gregg; great-grandchildren...

Apr 10, 2014

Joe Swisher of Haysville, Kansas, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the age of 77 years. Graveside services will be held on Monday, April 14, 2014 at Longton Cemetery, Longton, Kansas at 1:00pm. He is survived by his wife, Diana; children, Sandy Lawyer, Scot Coyle (Tammy), David Porter (Tonya Love), Charles Swisher, Georgia Bailey, Jesse Porter (Rebecca), Philip Swisher...

Apr 10, 2014

James R. Newell, 71, passed away April 10, 2014. Memorial service 1 p.m. Friday, April 18,2014 at Smith Mortuary, Derby. James is preceded in death by his parents, Harry Newell and Stella Patton; brother, Don Newell of Wichita. He is survived by his daughters, Lenora (Dan) Fairbank of Wichita, Laura Lynn Champlin of North Carolina; brothers, Rex (Carol) Newell...

Apr 10, 2014

Roy Floyd Clevenger, of Wichita, age 100, retired aircraft maintenance mechanic, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014. Memorial service 2 PM Saturday, April 26, 2014, Prairie Homestead, 1605 May. Roy is preceded in death by his parents, John & Lillie Anne Clevenger; first wife, Lillie May; second wife, Ada; brothers, Cecil and Claude; and sisters, Marguerite Stockton and Ines...

Apr 8, 2014

Nellie Louise Graham, age 88, of Derby, retired cook for USD 260, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Funeral service 2 PM Friday, with visitation one hour prior to service, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Nellie is preceded in death by her parents, 5 brothers, 4 sisters and 2 grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Fred; sons, Elder...

Apr 7, 2014

Apr 5, 2014

Sweat, Ron, 70, Soldier, Corporate leasing agent, Card selling, Donut making, Sandwich Selling, Horse Running, Dog Trading, Horse Training, Dog Training, Chicken Ranching, Golf Store Owning, Mule Riding, Hunt Guiding, Car Flipping, Mule Trading, Pet Containment Specialist brave enough to try what he loved and not afraid to make a mistake. Ron passed away April 5, 2014. Visitation will...

Apr 4, 2014

Fulkerson, Sharon Kay, 68, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014. Memorial service 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Sharon was preceded in death by her husband Manley. Survived by two sons, Kenneth (Melissa) of Haysville, and Ricky (Ronna) of Wichita; grandchildren Andrew, Michael, Stephanie, Christopher, James, Jennifer, Jacquelyn, and Jerry; brothers Phil Ballou...

Apr 4, 2014

Eleanor Freitas McDonald, 94, formerly of Honolulu, Kalihi Valley, Hawaii, passed away April 4, 2014. She was a retired civil engineer administrative supervisor for McConnell AFB. Eleanor is preceded in death by her husband, Joe; son, John; grandson, Warren; 8 siblings. She is survived by her daughter, Pamela (Larry) Mayfield of Lawrence, KS; granddaughter, Jennifer (Michael) Boxberger, great-grandchildren, Gabriel...

Apr 3, 2014

Dorsey, Delbert Leo, 62, was promoted to Heaven on Thursday, April 3, 2014. He was born March 11, 1952 to Donald and Dolores (Schoenfelder) Dorsey in St. Joseph, MO. Delbert was an Army veteran and retried from Boeing after 21 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Donna Moore. Delbert is survived by his wife...

Apr 1, 2014

Robert Cleo Murrow, Jr., 60, passed away April 1, 2014. Bob graduated from Rose Hill High and was a WSU alumni. He worked at Spirit Aerosystems as a Raw Material Buyer since 1996. Visitation: Thursday, 1-8 p.m, Rosary 7 p.m. Funeral: 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 4, 2014; all at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. He was...

Mar 31, 2014

Ronald John Sickmann, attorney, age 64, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014. Celebration of Life service will be held at GracePoint, (9035 W. Central) Saturday, April 5, at 3:00 p.m. R.J. was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ruth Sickmann. Survived by wife Diane; children Michelle (Forest) Early and Heather (Dale) Anthony of Edmond, Okla.; Trevor (Andrea)...

Mar 31, 2014

Lambky, Katherine Imogene, 88, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014.

Mar 30, 2014

William E. “Bill” Harrington, age 83, of Haysville, former Graybar employee and retired Sunflower Electric Company salesman, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014. No visitation. Memorial service 10 AM Thursday, April 3, 2014, Haysville United Methodist Church. Bill is preceded in death by his parents, Edwin & Mary Harrington, and a sister, Doris McClain. Survivors include his wife, Lois;...

Mar 30, 2014

Donald R. Frederick, age 67, of Loveland Colorado, passed away at his home on March 30, 2014. Don was born November 5, 1946 in Winfield Kansas to Richard and Phyllis Frederick. He graduated from Mulvane High School in 1964. While growing up Don could always be found helping out around the family owned grocery store. When he was 13...

Mar 30, 2014

Patrick Thomas Roberts Jr.,75, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014. He was born November 10, 1938 to Lola Faye and Patrick Thomas Roberts, Sr. in Alma, MI. He was preceded in death by his parents; and daughter, Kimberly Allen-Harper. Patrick is survived by his wife, Carolyn; children, Trisha (Tim) Leibold, Kristin (Dan) McKinney, and Scott (Sarah) Roberts; grandchildren, Victoria,...

Mar 28, 2014

Margaret Estelle Offield, 78, retired Para-educator with Haysville School District, died Friday, March 28, 2014. Survivors: children, Chanell Carlson (James Gubitz), Denice Drinnen (Kyle), Chris Offield, Joe Offield, all of Haysville, Bill Offield II (Mindy) of Valley Center; sister, Darlene Dice of Clinton, MO; brother, Allen Boone of Allen TX; 11 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death...