Billy E. Felix
Dec 6, 2013
Billy E. Felix, 68, Retired USAF SMSGT died Friday, December 6, 2013. Billy also retired with the Dept. of Defense after 46 years of service. He is preceded in death by his parents, Billy and Alta Felix. Survivors: wife, Marie; son, David Felix; daughter, Veda Hogue (Erron); grandsons, Ethan and Skyler Hogue; brother, Michael Felix (Rebecca); sister, Debbie Staats...
Kathleen Elizabeth Gearhart
Dec 5, 2013
Kathleen Elizabeth Gearhart, age 62, of Derby, retired Wesley Medical Center employee, died Thursday, December 5, 2013. Visitation 1-8 PM Monday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral Service 2 PM Tuesday, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1602 E. Chet Smith Ave., Derby. Interment will follow at El Paso Cemetery. Kathleen is preceded...
William Lee Harbour
Dec 5, 2013
William Lee Harbour, age 71, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013. Visitation 1-8 PM Monday, December 10, family will receive friends 5-7 PM, Funeral Service 10 AM Tuesday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary. Interment will follow at Seltzer Cemetery, Wichita. Survivors: wife of 54 years, Cora Lee; sons, Mike and Perry, both of Wichita; daughters, Cindy Poplawski (Thomas), Valley Falls; Vicki Klein...
Robert Charles Tillotson
Dec 5, 2013
Robert Charles Tillotson, of Wichita, age 77, Korean War Veteran, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013. Private family services have been held. Interment at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, 1806 N. Oliver, Wichita Survivors: daughters, Julie Hilgendorf (David), Mequon, WI, and Jamie Golliher, Martinsburg, WVA; sister, Janet Bergman, Wichita; grandchildren, Kenny, Sadie, Luke, Paul, Desiree and Mariah; greatgrandson, Landon.
Constance Rosaline Sommerhauser
Dec 3, 2013
Constance “Connie” (Leis) Sommerhauser, age 89, farmwife and homemaker, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Visitation 1-5 PM Friday, Smith Mortuary,1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Rosary 7 PM Friday, Funeral Mass 10 AM Saturday, both at St. Michael Catholic Church, 545 E. Main, Mulvane. She was born November 29, 1924, on the family farm at Clonmel, KS to Joseph...
Jean Coy
Dec 2, 2013
Ila Jean Coy, age 86, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013. Visitation 1-8 PM Wednesday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Funeral Service 2 PM Thursday, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Jean is preceded in death by her parents, Roscoe & Lola Blankenship, husband, Gerald; daughter, Dee Ann Stenzel; brother, Wilbur...
Ronald Terry Griffin
Dec 2, 2013
Ronald T.Griffin, 69, retired Boeing Security and USAF Retiree, passed away December 2, 2013. Survivors: wife, Sandy; daughter, Kim Hanna (Eric) of Mulvane; son, Steve Griffin of Wichita; step-son, James Welch (Lisa) of Benton; sister, Marian Reed; brother, Warren Griffin; 10 grandchildren. His parents, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters precede him in death. Celebration of Life service: 1pm Saturday,...
Troy M. Sherwin
Dec 2, 2013
Troy M. Sherwin, 51, Transportation Dispatcher at Spirit/Boeing, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013. Troy is preceded in death by his father Dennis Sherwin and son Chris “Topher” Sherwin. Survivors: wife, Cindy; daughter, Danielle; mother, Joyce Sherwin; sister, Tammy Cox (Tim); and a host of other relatives and friends. T-Roy was an avid sportsman. He loved coaching and watching...
Barbara Boyle
Dec 2, 2013
Barbara Boyle, 70, retired Data Processor, died December 2, 2013. Memorial service pending. Survivors: daughter, Yvette Robinson (Gary) of Garden Plain; son, Troy Whiteside of Wichita; grandchildren, Garrett, Marshall and Miranda Robinson; brother, Dave White of Wichita; step-father, Darrell Ritchie of Wichita.
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;...
