Ella Leona Cotton
Dec 1, 2013
Ella Leona Cotton, 79, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013. Visitation 1-8 pm Tuesday (family present 6-8); funeral service 2 pm Wednesday, both at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Preceded in death by Eddie Ray Biffle; son Jerry Biffle; and sister Wilma Biffle. Survived by children Sharon Biffle, Eddie Biffle, Tina (Marty) Couey, and Cynthia (Glen)...
Marvin Paul Loper
Dec 1, 2013
Marvin P. Loper, 85, retired Loper drywall owner, passed away December 1, 2013. Marvin loved the outdoors and fishing with his sons. A loving husband and father, he loved all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren very much. He was a Kansas City Chiefs fan. Survivors: wife, Joyce; sons, Bruce Loper of Haysville, Brad Loper (Denise) of Augusta, Clay Loper of...
Robert Byron Kinkead
Dec 1, 2013
Derby – Kinkead, Robert Byron “Barney”, age 82, retired Chief Master Sergeant Kansas Air National Guard, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013. Visitation 5-7pm Thursday, December 5, 2013; memorial service 11am Friday, December 6th, both at St. Andrew Episcopal Church, 1602 E. Chet Smith Ave., Derby. Byron is preceded in death by his parents, Roy and May Kinkead; brothers,...
Harriet Adkins
Nov 30, 2013
Goddard – Adkins, Harriet “Connie”, age 88, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013. Visitation 1-8pm Tuesday, December 3, with family present 6-8pm; funeral service 10am Wednesday, December 4, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Connie is preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Dora Elgin; husband, Kenny Adkins; 4 siblings. She is survived by her children, Jim...
Flava Rosanna Woods
Nov 29, 2013
Flava R.Woods, 99, retired school teacher, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013. Visitation 1-8 pm Monday (family present 5-7) at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 am Tuesday, December 3, at Mulvane United Methodist Church, 107 S. Central, Mulvane. Survived by son Leon (Florianne) Woods, Jr. and daughter Patricia Woods Delcamp; grandchildren Mark (Denise)...
Daniel Eugene Bond
Nov 29, 2013
Daniel Eugene Bond, age 52, of Fredericksburg, VA, formerly of Rose Hill, Executive Chef, Hotel Court Yard Marriott, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013. Visitation 1-8 PM Friday, December 6 with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Funeral Service 2 PM Saturday, December 7, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Interment will follow at Latham, KS Cemetery....
Barbara Ann Dasis
Nov 29, 2013
Haysville - Dasis, Barbara A., age 45, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013. Visitation 1-8pm Monday, December 2, 2013 with family present 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Funeral service 1pm Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Harmony Southern Baptist Church, 4907 S. Hydraulic, Wichita. Barb is preceded in death by her mother, Carol Turner; son, Baby Don;...
Mildred Elizabeth Luce
Nov 27, 2013
Luce, Mildred E., age 94, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Visitation 1-8pm Sunday, December 1, 2013 with family present 5-7pm; funeral service 9am Monday, December 2, 2013, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Beulah Belew; brothers, Charles, Robert and Everett Belew; niece, Pam Russ. She is survived...
Jack Oliver Walton
Nov 26, 2013
Jack Oliver Walton, 77, retired Master Sergeant for the US Air Force, passed away Tuesday, November, 26, 2013. Memorial service 2:30 pm Sunday, December 1, at First Presbyterian Church, 324 N. Baltimore, Derby. Jack and Vicki were married on February 3, 1986. At this time Vicki’s children, Lora and Sheridan, were honored to become part of Jack’s life. Jack...
Kathryn L. Cott
Nov 26, 2013
DERBY - Cott, Kathryn L. “Katie”, age 91, passed away November 26, 2013. Memorial service 3pm Friday, December 6th, 2013 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Kathryn was born February 17, 1922 in Wellsville, KS to Heman E. and Norma E. Jewell. She married Hoover Cott March 13, 1944 in Wichita, KS. Kathryn was a member of...
Rickey L. Smith
Nov 26, 2013
Rickey L. Smith, 62, retired construction worker, passed away at home in Wichita, KS, on Tuesday, November 26, 2013. He was born in Salina, Kansas to Mary Ann and Thomas Harlan Smith and raised in Newton, KS. Rickey liked to fish, dance, travel and make sand cast candles. Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Shirley; step-father, Don Biggerstaff;...
Betty June Carlson
Nov 25, 2013
Betty J. Carlson, 86, passed away November 25, 2013. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday at Smith Mortuary, Derby, KS. She is preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Grace Carlson, great-great nephew, Cody Sean Blue, Betty is survived by her sister, Dorothy (Leland) Shields; nephew and nieces, Mike (Carolyn) Shields, Diane (Curtis) Roberts, Debra (Mike) Garnett, Christine (Mark)...
Victor W. Mclean
Nov 24, 2013
Victor W. McLean, 86, died November 24, 2013 at 5:30am. He was born October 8, 1927 near Blue Rapids, Kansas to Louis McLean and Eva Fishback. He and Melvina L. Roeder married in 1952. Victor was a former employee with Wesley Hospital in maintenance. He also worked for General Tire and Central Bag both in Kansas City, MO. Survivors:...
Charles Newton Kirkland
Nov 24, 2013
Haysville – Charles N. Kirkland, age 58, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013. Memorial service 1pm Saturday, November 30th at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Charles is preceded in death by his mother, Sarah Kirkland; siblings, Earl Dean Kirkland, Suzanne Fielder, Hank Brusso and Katherine Bell. He is survived by his father, Earl Kirkland; daughter, Amy (Darick) Parson;...
Danny J. Bakker
Nov 22, 2013
Danny J.Bakker, 58, Kansas Turnpike Toll Collector and retired USAF TSGT, died Friday, November 22, 2013. Service: 10am Wednesday, November 27, 2013, Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Viewing prior to service. Survivors: wife, Trudy; daughters, Michelle Crocker of Haysville, Kelley Ryan (Marc) of Wichita; grandson, Matthew Crocker; mother, Cecile Bakker of Gulfport, MS; brother, Johnny Bakker (Susan) of...
Ruth Marie Bliss
Nov 20, 2013
Ruth Marie Bliss was born August 7, 1925 in Newport, Arkansas, the daughter of Albert and Edna Belveal. She passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 88 years. Her husband Casper "Bud" Bliss preceded her in death in 1984. Survivors include her brothers, Al Belveal, Jr and his wife Pat, Loyd Belveal and...
Mark Lynn Cash
Nov 17, 2013
Mark Lynn, age 57, of Douglass, craftsman and carpenter, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013. Memorial service 2 PM Wednesday, November 27, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Inurnment will follow at Douglass Cemetery. Mark is preceded in death by his father, Thomas Cash, Sr., and a sister, Claudia Cash. Survivors: mother, Judy Cash, Douglass; brothers, Wayne (Dena),...
John Raymond Truex
Nov 17, 2013
Truex, John Raymond III, 62, retired postman, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013. Visitation 1-5 pm Thursday, at Smith Mortuary 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Recitation of the Rosary 7 pm Thursday, at St. Mary Faith Center, 2300 E. Meadowlark, Derby. Funeral service 10 am Friday at St. Mary Faith Center. John loved KU Basketball and was an all-around...
George Heersche
Nov 16, 2013
MULVANE- Heersche, George, age 101, retired registered Holstein dairy farmer, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013, in Mulvane. He was born June 10, 1912, in Losser, Holland. Visitation 1-8 pm (family present 5-8) Thursday, November 21, at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 a.m. Friday, November 22, at Mulvane United Methodist Church, 107 S. Central....
Betty Rose Mcculley
Nov 16, 2013
McCulley, Betty Rose, 81, died Saturday, November 16, 2013. No services. Preceded in death by son Patric; parents Stanley and Ivy Solley; brother Stanley, and sisters Millicent and Ivy. Survived by husband Ronald; daughters Rhonda (Steve) Bolen, Bettina (Lyle) Beedy, Laurel (John) Berry; grandchildren Joshua, Tiffany, Brooke, Mei-Li, Teyenne, and Gus, as well as nieces and nephews. A memorial...
