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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Marilyn Sue Holcomb

Marilyn Sue Holcomb

Jun 20, 2013

Marilyn Sue Holcomb, age 75, of Derby, formerly of Kaw City, OK, retired medical secretary, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday, June 23 with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, funeral service 2 PM Monday, June 24, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jacob &...

Richard Leo Darbro

Richard Leo Darbro

Jun 19, 2013

Richard Leo Darbro, of Mulvane, age 53, retired USAF Tech Sargent, volunteer fireman and storm chaser, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 AM Monday, First Baptist Church, 1020 N. Second, Mulvane. Interment will follow at Mulvane Cemetery. Richard is preceded in death by his parents,...

Fayne H. Arrington

Fayne H. Arrington

Jun 16, 2013

Fayne H. Arrington, 94, passed away June 16, 2013. Visitation 1-8pm June 18, 2013 with family present 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10am Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the First Christian Church, 201 N. Derby Ave., Derby. Fayne is preceded in death by her parents, Roy and May Harlan; husbands, Warren Hysom and...

Inez Olmstead

Inez Olmstead

Jun 15, 2013

Inez Olmstead, of Andover, age 89, retired Two Times New employee, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013. Visitation 1-8 PM Friday, June 21, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside service 11 AM Saturday, June 22, Belle Plaine Cemetery. Inez is preceded in death by her parents, Elbridge and Beulah Presley; husband,...

Beryl Million

Beryl Million

Jun 15, 2013

Haysville - Beryl Million, age 101, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013. Graveside service 3pm Thursday, June 20th, Hillside Cemetery, Sedgwick, KS. Beryl is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Texas J. Million; brother and sister. She is survived by her step-sons, Hal (Nancy) and Paul (Linda) Million, both of Haysville; step-daughter, Norma Smith of Salida, CO; 6...

Ron Mcdonald

Ron Mcdonald

Jun 15, 2013

Goodman, MO - McDonald, Ron, age 62, died Saturday, June 15, 2013. Visitation 11-4pm Thursday, June 20th, with family present 3-4pm at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside service 12pm Friday, June 21st, at Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane. Preceded by his father, Bob McDonald. Survivors: mother, Mary McDonald; daughters, Tonia McDonald Lister and Wendy Briggs; grandchildren, Melody Penner,...

Mable Mcfarland

Mable Mcfarland

Jun 12, 2013

Mable McFarland, 81, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Visitation 1-6 pm Sunday, at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 1 pm Monday, at Thayer Christian Church, Thayer, Kansas. Mable was preceded in death by her husband Charles “Eddie” McFarland. She is survived by her children, Charles McFarland, of Kingman County, and Karen (Guy) DeLeon, of Alvord, Texas;...

Cletus Ray Mabe

Cletus Ray Mabe

Jun 11, 2013

Cletus Ray Mabe, age 80, of Wichita, retired welder for Pinsker Steel and Watkins Steel, Inc., passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Visitation with family present 6-9 PM Saturday, June 15, funeral service 3 PM Sunday, June 16, both at Park Place Assembly of God Church, 2139 S. Maize Rd. Private interment services will be held on Monday at...

Cleda Beatrice Randall

Cleda Beatrice Randall

Jun 11, 2013

DERBY- Randall, Cleda Beatrice, 90, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Visitation 1-8 Friday, family present 5-8; funeral service 9 a.m. Saturday, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Interment 1 p.m. Saturday, Fairfax Cemetery, Fairfax, OK. Cleda enjoyed her family, cooking, and crocheting. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Grace York; father...

Donald Lee Stroud

Donald Lee Stroud

Jun 10, 2013

Donald Lee Stroud, PhD., 80, went to be with his Lord on Monday, June 10, 2013. Preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and son, Michael Stroud. Survived by his wife, Judy Stroud; son, Joseph Stroud; daughters, Rebecca Stroud, Colette (Rick) Copeland, Colleen Roberts and Aimee (Josh) Greenman; 11 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Memorials can be made to: Kaw...

Linda Kay Allen

Linda Kay Allen

Jun 10, 2013

El Dorado – Linda Kay (Reheis) Allen, age 68, born June 9, 1945 in Wichita and passed away Monday, June 10, 2013 in El Dorado. Visitation 1-8pm Friday, June 14th, with family present 6-8pm, Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, 507 S. Maple, Douglass. Funeral service 1pm Saturday, June 15th, at Douglass United Methodist Church, 204 S. Willow. Linda is preceded in...

Mildred Pickett

Mildred Pickett

Jun 9, 2013

Mildred Pickett, age 99, passed away Sunday June 9, 2013. Visitation Thursday, June 13, from 1-8pm with family present 6-8 at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Private memorial service and burial. Mildred was a long time member of the Rose Hill Friends Church, homemaker and 1930 Rose Hill graduate, along with her 11 children and two...

Joyce Joan Barbeau

Joyce Joan Barbeau

Jun 8, 2013

Joyce Joan Barbeau, of Haysville, age 73, retired Nanny, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013. Visitation 10 AM – 4 PM Tuesday, June 11, Smith Mortuary, Haysville, graveside service 1 PM Wednesday, June 12, Nichols Cemetery, Zenda, KS. Joyce is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Vincent. Survivors include: Stepsons, Edward and Kelly Barbeau; sister, Shirley...

Kandy Jane Rena Corley Wilson

Kandy Jane Rena Corley Wilson

Jun 8, 2013

HAYSVILLE- Corley-Wilson, Kandy J. R., 31, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013. Visitation 10-1 p.m., Friday at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville; memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, at River of Life Worship Center, 1100 E. Grand, Haysville. Kandy was a loving wife and loved God. Survived by husband Joshua Wilson; children Makayla, Brooke, and Blake; mother Mary Hamilton;...

Orin Thomas Claybrook

Orin Thomas Claybrook

Jun 8, 2013

Orin Thomas Claybrook, 92, retired Aircraft Mechanic, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013. He is preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Olson Claybrook; son, Arlyn Claybrook; grandson, Matt Lyons. Survivors: son, Orin Lee Claybrook; daughter, Valeta Lyons, both of Wichita; siblings, Lillian Emily Giles and Otis Allen Claybrook, both of Mesa, AZ; Wanna Loy Crum of Holly, CO;...

Betty Ruth White

Betty Ruth White

Jun 7, 2013

Betty Ruth White, 91, retired Boeing accountant, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013. Graveside Memorial service will be announced at a later date. Survivors: sister, Ann Ward of Haysville; brother, Jim White (Harriett) of Bella Vista, ARK; many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Harry and Ruth White; 4 brothers, Don, Jack, Wayne and...

Lois P. Howeth

Lois P. Howeth

Jun 4, 2013

Lois P. Howeth, age 91, went to Heaven on June 4, 2013. She was born in Belle Plaine, Kansas on April 23, 1922. She worked for the Federal Civil Service at Boeing Wichita retiring in 1976. Lois sold home interiors for several years and enjoyed decorating her own home. She was a feisty, fun, talented Christian woman who loved...

William Sydney Hall

William Sydney Hall

Jun 4, 2013

William Sydney “Bill” Hall, of

Derby, age 78, retired MSGT, USAF, and retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Visitation 1-8 PM Friday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 AM Saturday, St. Mary Faith Center, 2300 E. Meadowlark, Derby. Interment will follow at El...

Robert Joseph Chippeaux

Robert Joseph Chippeaux

Jun 4, 2013

Robert Joseph “Bob” Chippeaux, of Mulvane, age 50, electronic technician for Honeywell, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013. No visitation. Funeral services will be held 2 PM Saturday, June 8, 2013 at First Baptist Church, 1020 N. Second, Mulvane. Interment will follow at Mulvane Cemetery. Bob is preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Mary Lou Chippeaux. Survivors...

Norman Lee Dicus

Norman Lee Dicus

May 31, 2013

MULVANE ~ Dicus, Norman Lee, Sr., passed away Friday, May 31, 2013, his 75th birthday. Visitation 1-8 pm Monday, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 a.m. Tuesday, at Mulvane Baptist Church, 1020 N. 2nd Ave., Mulvane. Norman was preceded in death by his parents, A. Dale and Frances Wiggins, and son Norman Lee...

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