Donalda Jean Howard
Jan 2, 2014
Donalda Jean “Donnie” (MacDONALD) HOWARD, 91, of Richmond, Virginia, died Thursday, January 2, 2014.
Born on October 12, 1922, near Tompkins, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Donald James "Jim" MacDONALD and Amelia Ellen “Millie” McKAY. Her family was homesteading in Saskatchewan, Canada when she was born third of eleven siblings. When...
John Charles Thomas
Dec 31, 2013
John C. Thomas, of Derby, KS, passed away at his daughter’s residence, Tuesday, December 31, 2013. He was born in Limo, OH on June 6, 1949 to John H. and Leta Arlene (Hoffman) Thomas. He was a graduate of Bluffton High School. John had served for twenty years in the U.S. Air Force and retired in 1987. He was...
Charles Dunlap Nelson
Dec 31, 2013
Charles Dunbar Nelson, of Mulvane, age 72, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Family services will be held at a later date. Charles is preceded in death by his parents, John & Elizabeth Nelson, and a sister, Kathy. Survivors include his sons, Charles II (Lisa), of Pataskala, OH, and Thomas (Marcia), of Lewis Center, OH;...
Clairissa Adele Mcilrath
Dec 30, 2013
ROSE HILL – McIlrath, Clairissa Adele, age 38, homemaker, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013. Visitation 1-8 PM Friday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Funeral Service 10 AM Saturday, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Interment will follow at Dunlap Cemetery, Rose Hill. Survivors include her husband William; daughters, Savanah and Kaitlin, all of Rose...
Adrian Freeman
Dec 29, 2013
Adrian “Abe” A. Freeman, retired teacher and lifelong artist, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 11am on Monday, January 6, 2014 at Asbury United Methodist Church, 2801 W. 15th Street, Wichita, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Velma Freeman and brother, Emerson Freeman. Survivors include his wife,...
Nola B. Rousseau
Dec 29, 2013
Nola B. Rousseau, 91, retired Dental Assistant, died Sunday, December 29, 2013. Viewing: 1-6pm Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home 219 W. 2nd, Belle Plaine, KS. Graveside service: 1pm Thursday, January 2, 2014, Belle Plaine (KS) Cemetery. Nola is preceded in death by her husband, John; parents, Buel and Rilla Blair; grandsons, Marty and Darin Blake. Survivors:...
Robert Lee Baird
Dec 29, 2013
DERBY – Baird, Robert Lee II, age 61, Boeing Company/Spirit Aerosystems employee and retired Kansas Army National Guard SSgt, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013. Visitation 1-5 PM Wednesday with family receiving friends 1-5 PM, Smith Mortuary 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 AM Thursday, Faith Lutheran Church, 214 S. Derby Avenue. Graveside service 1:30 PM Thursday,...
Donna J. Strong
Dec 29, 2013
Donna Strong passed away on December 29, 2013. She was born on August 25, 1929 in Oklahoma to Ted and Margaret Nimmo. She graduated from East High School in 1948 and married Virgil Strong on November 11, 1949. Donna enjoyed traveling all over America with her husband. She especially enjoyed playing cards and dominos with her many friends. She...
Betty A. Simon
Dec 28, 2013
Douglass - Simon, Betty A., age 62, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013. Visitation 1-8pm Thursday, January 2, with family present 6-8pm; funeral service 10am Friday, January 3, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Betty worked at Raytheon for 25 years. She was an avid dog and horse lover. Betty is preceded in death by her...
Lois Marie Seitz
Dec 27, 2013
Lois Marie Seitz, 85, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013. Lois was a fourth grade teacher at Pleasantview Elementary School in Derby for 30 years. Funeral service 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 31; viewing beginning at 11:00 a.m., at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Ona Dever; husband Harold Ray...
Velma Darlene Boone
Dec 27, 2013
Velma Darlene Boone, 86, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Thursday (family present 5-7), at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 a.m. Friday, at Pleasantview Baptist Church, 1335 N. Buckner, Derby. Velma was born January 31, 1927 to Howard and Hazel Estep in Howard, KS. She was preceded in death by...
Samuel Mcnair Logan
Dec 27, 2013
Samuel M. Logan, Jr., age 86, passed away December 27, 2013. Visitation 1-8pm Monday, December 30, with family present 5-7pm at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Funeral service 10am Tuesday, December 31, at Haysville United Methodist Church, 601 E. Grand Ave., Haysville. Sam was born November 8, 1927 in Colony, KS to Samuel McNair (Mac) and Barbara (Williams)...
Kenneth L. Hill
Dec 27, 2013
Mulvane - Hill, Kenneth L., age 82, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013. Funeral service 11am Thursday, January 2, at Believers Tabernacle, 2000 S. Hillside St., Wichita. Ken is preceded in death by his parents, Lenore and Julia Hill; sons, Jimmy and Alan Angel; grandchildren, Lana Kay and Clinton Clark; 4 siblings. He is survived by his wife of...
Ronald Devon Pace
Dec 26, 2013
Pace, Ronald Devon, age 68, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013. Ronald, was preceded in death by his parents, Burgess and Ethel (Myrick) Pace. He is survived by his daughter, Shelly Boatright Paxico, KS; son Clifford Meinhardt Parkville, MO; grandchildren Megan Boatright, Raef and Gwyn Meinhardt; sisters, Doris Smith, Derby, Shirley Raney, Derby. Memorial gathering Friday, January 3, 2014,...
Charlotte Jean Jabara
Dec 26, 2013
Charlotte J. Jabara, age 81, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013. Visitation 1-5pm Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Trisagion 7pm Sunday at St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral, 7515 E. 13th St. Graveside 11am Monday at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Charlotte is preceded in death by her parents, A.C. and Osie Addis; husband, Eddie Jabara;...
Gregory Allen Thornton
Dec 26, 2013
Gregory A. Thornton Jr., 27, passed away December 26, 2013. Visitation Sunday 1-8 p.m with family greet 6-8 p.m. Funeral service 10 A.M. Monday, December 30, both at Smith Mortuary in Derby, 1415 N. Rock Road. He is survived by his wife, Brandi; children, Kayla Thacker, Alyssa Strietbeck, Brendan Strietbeck, Destinee Thornton; Parents, Gregory and Barbara Thornton; sister, Kelly...
Martha Jean Deines
Dec 24, 2013
Martha Jean Deines, passed away December 24, 2013. She was born on November 14, 1929, to Alexander and Dollie (Becker) Stieben in Bazine, KS. She married John H. Deines, Jr. on January 3, 1948 in Raton, NM. They celebrated 64 years together. Jean is survived by her sister Rosie Swanson, Belleville, KS; two daughters, Pam Rosenberry, Douglass, KS and...
Melva Dean Peterson
Dec 24, 2013
Melva D. Peterson, age 91, but as she would say “I’m living my 92nd year”, received the perfect Christmas gift and went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Melva was born September 12, 1922 in Stanford, KY. She married Evald “Pete” Peterson in Kansas City, MO on March 15, 1941. They were married for 63...
Betty Maxine Watson
Dec 24, 2013
Watson, Betty Maxine, 91, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Graveside memorial service Friday, January 3, 2014, at Moline Cemetery. Betty was a retired technical illustrator at Cessna. Preceded in death by sister Violet Appel and brother Billy Smith. Survived by brother Robert W. Smith, five nieces and nephews, and ten great-nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, a...
Thomas A. Wood
Dec 24, 2013
Thomas A. Wood, 82, retired lawyer, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Tom was born November 29, 1931, in Palo Alto, CA to Gerald and Helen Wood. He graduated from Washburn University Law School in 1954, and practiced law in Wichita for over 50 years. Survived by wife, Marilyn; children Janet, Dale (Patty), Bill, Richard (Laura) Wood; grandchildren Cassandra...
