Arthur E. Titus
Jan 24, 2014
Arthur E. Titus, age 99, passed away January 24, 2014. Visitation 1-8pm Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside service 2pm Monday, January 27, 2014 at Stroud Cemetery, Stroud, OK. Art is preceded in death by his parents, George and Minnie Titus; son, Elden Titus; grandson, Wade Titus; great-granddaughter, Michelle Crane; 3 siblings....
Albertine Decou
Jan 24, 2014
Albertine “Tiny” DeCou, age 90, passed away January 24, 2014. Visitation 1-5pm Monday at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Rosary 7pm Monday, funeral Mass 10am Tuesday, both at St. Mary Faith Center, 2300 E. Meadowlark, Derby. Tiny is preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Scire Emond; husband, Floyd H. DeCou, Sr.; son, Floyd H. DeCou, Jr.; 3 grandsons; 5...
Marilyn L. Dillon
Jan 24, 2014
Derby – Dillon, Marilyn L., 80, Passed away January 24, 2014. She was born on September 26, 1933 the daughter of Roscoe and Ruth (Cory) Corn. Memorial graveside service will be Friday, January 31, 2014 at 2p.m. at the Mulvane Cemetery, in Mulvane, Kansas. She is survived by her three sons; Brad Dillon, Bret (Debbie) Dillon, and Kenneth (Kristina)...
Harold Jacoby
Jan 23, 2014
Jacoby, James Harold, was born August 29, 1918 to Henry Jacoby and Myrtle Bing Jacoby in Butler County. He grew up on a farm, going to school on horseback. During the depression, he left school to work to help support his parents and sister. He graduated from Douglass High School with the Class of 1938. The delay in his...
Merlan Wesley Ward
Jan 23, 2014
Merlan Wesley Ward, 95, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014. Memorial
service 2 pm Wednesday, January 29, at Douglass United Methodist Church, 204 S.
Willow St., Douglass. Merlan served in the Army Air Corps during WWII, owned
and operated the Star movie theater in Douglass, was a member of Douglass
Masonic...
Levi Davis Fogle
Jan 23, 2014
Levi Davis Fogle, 87, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014. Lee worked as a machinist, but had lots of other interests. He was a small aircraft pilot, a golfer, a Mason of Albert Pike Lodge #303 and the Wichita Consistory, a member of American Legion Post #4, and served our country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Memorial service...
Dennis E. Moon
Jan 23, 2014
Dennis E. Moon, 74, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014. Visitation Monday 1-8p.m family present 5-7 p.m at Smith Mortuary Derby. Funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday at Glorious Life Church 230 Fernell St, Derby. Dennis was a long standing member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Derby. He is preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Lena Moon; wife,...
Julian Martin
Jan 23, 2014
Julian S. Martin, 73, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014. Private services. Julian is preceded in death by his parents, Bill (Fannie) Martin; and Merle (Zilfa) Fish. He is survived by his wife, Sarah; children, Jason (Amanda) Martin, Sherry (Gary) Kistler; sister, Betty (Jack) Taylor; grandchildren, Ashton, Whitney, Hunter Kistler, Ashley, Kayla, Jordyn, Seth Martin, Brooke Poelstra; brother. In...
Roberta L. Heersche
Jan 22, 2014
Roberta L. “Bobbie” Heersche, 91, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014. Visitation Sunday 4-8 p.m, family present 5-7 p.m. at Smith Mortuary Derby. Funeral service 10 a.m. Monday at Mulvane United Methodist Church, 107 S. Central Ave. Mulvane. Bobbie is preceded in death by her mother, Mabel Clanton; husband, John Heersche; son, Dr. Larry Rork, sister, Virginia Cloyd; daughter...
Curtis James Carson
Jan 20, 2014
Curtis James “Kit” Carson, age 53, passed away January 20, 2014. Memorial service 11:00am Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Born November 10th, 1960 in Wellington, Kansas. Kit was employed by Carson Bank, volunteered for the Special Olympics of Kansas and enjoyed time hiking, hunting and fishing with family and friends. He will...
Maribel Burden
Jan 18, 2014
Maribel Burden was born June 15, 1923 in Wichita Kansas to William III and Pearl Slagle Phillips. She was a retired secretary with Boeing aircraft. Maribel died Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the age of 90 years. Her husband Mervin; son, David Burden and daughter, Carol Ann Rich precede her in death. Survivors include her grandchildren, Stacey Burden, Ken...
Marcelle L. Sloan
Jan 18, 2014
Marcelle Sloan, 88, retired Avon sales representative, died Saturday, January 18, 2014. Survivors include her daughters, Sharon Nelson (Bob) of Mulvane, Deanne Langness (Allan) of Goodland, Janis Frey (Steven) of Crete, NE; son, Brad Sloan (Wanda) of Garden City; sister, Marjorie Love of Burlington, CO; 9 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur Sloan...
Waketa Charlotte Barngrover
Jan 13, 2014
Waketa Charlotte Barngrover, of Woodbridge, VA, formerly of Belle Plaine, age 90, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014. Visitation with family 12 Noon to 1 PM Tuesday, Funeral Service 1 PM Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Interment will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita. Waketa is preceded in death by her parents,...
Frances Jean Winder
Jan 13, 2014
Frances Jean Winder, of Derby, age 83, homemaker, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014. Visitation 1-8 PM Friday, January 17, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 AM Saturday, January 18, Pleasantview Baptist Church, 1335 N Buckner Ave, Derby. Interment will follow at El Paso Cemetery, Derby. Frances is preceded...
Kenneth Dale Pray
Jan 12, 2014
Pray, Kenneth Dale “Kenny,” 88, died Sunday, January 12, 2014, in hospice care at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, of complications from a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was born August 16, 1925, in Wichita to Jerucia Irene (Platter) and Lehman F. Pray. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II. He...
Kristen Marie Thomas
Jan 11, 2014
Thomas, Kristen, 29, was reunited in Heaven with her son, Mickey, on Saturday, January 11, 2014. Kristy was a loving wife, mother, daughter, and friend. Visitation 4-8 Tuesday, at Smith Family Mortuary; funeral service 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, at Pleasantview Baptist Church, 1335 N. Buckner, Derby. Survived by husband Joel; children Makenzie (9) and Gabriel (6); parents Lori and Craig...
Jacob Harvey Cornett
Jan 10, 2014
HAYSVILLE - Cornett, Jacob Harvey, 97, Navy Veteran and Retired McConnell Air Force Base Heating and Air Conditioning Technician passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014 at home. Harvey was born on August 30, 1916, in Wayham, Missouri to Sarah and John Cornett. He married Betty M. Pruitt on November 28, 1946 in Eldon, Missouri. Harvey was an outdoorsman...
Betty B. Zeiner
Jan 7, 2014
Belle Plaine – Zeiner, Betty B., 89, died January 7, 2014. Visitation 1-8pm Sunday family present 5-7pm at Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home, Belle Plaine. Graveside service 1pm Monday, January 13, 2014 Greenwood Cemetery, Oatville Preceded in death by her parents, C.R. and Lois Barnett; husband, Jim Zeiner; son, Robert Zeiner, Sr.; great-grandson, Robert Zeiner III. Survivors: sons, Jim (Deborah) and...
Kenneth D. Golightley
Jan 7, 2014
Kenneth D. Golightley, 50, passed away January 7, 2015. He loved his family and sports. He was part of the BPJL and a referee for many youth organizations. Visitation 3-8 PM Sunday with the family to greet from 3-5 at Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home, 219 W. Second, Belle Plaine. Kenneth’s last game will be 2PM Monday, January 12, 2014 at...
Donald Hunt
Jan 6, 2014
Hunt, Donald “Don” E., passed from this earthly existence and entered his heavenly home on Monday, January 6, 2014. At his side was his wife of 63 years, Wilma, and loving family including his daughters, Connie Owings of Wichita, Jana Burks (Mark) of Valley Center; sister, Patricia Shelley of Columbus, GA; grandchildren, Neal Owings (Janell), Nick Owings (Maribeth), Lauren...
