Janis Ruth Ritchey
Dec 12, 2012
DERBY – Ritchey, Janis Ruth, age 75, went to be with her Lord, Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Monday, December 17th, with family present from 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 2pm Tuesday, December 18th, at Crossroads Baptist Church, 11441 E. Central Ave., Wichita. Janis was preceded in death by her parents, George...
George Clifton Hatcher
Dec 12, 2012
Hatcher, George Clifton, 92, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Visitation 1-8 pm Friday, with family present 6-8. Funeral service 2 pm Saturday, both at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. George was a longtime member and deacon of First Christian Church in Haysville, and a WWII Army Air Corps Veteran. After the war,...
Walter Albert Sawhill
Dec 11, 2012
HAYSVILLE - Sawhill, Walter Albert, age 91, retired attorney and municipal judge, surrounded by his loving family, passed into eternal rest on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Thursday, December 13th, with family present 5-7pm at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Funeral service 10am Friday, December 14th, at the First Presbyterian Church, 324 N. Baltimore Ave., Derby. Walter...
Raymond A. Lamone
Dec 11, 2012
Lamone, Raymond, 89, former owner of Lamone Liquor, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Visitation today 1-5, at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Trisagion and funeral service 7 pm tonight at St. Mary Orthodox Church, 344 S. Martinson. Graveside service 11:15 Friday, at Old Mission Mausoleum. Raymond was a lifetime member of St. Mary Orthodox Church. He was also...
Earl Stanley Burke
Dec 11, 2012
Earl Stanley Burke, age 89, WWII Veteran and retired Beech Aircraft machinist, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Thursday with family present 5-7 PM, funeral service 2 PM Friday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Earl is preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine; father, Monroe Burke; mother and stepfather, Melvina & Robert Burrell; sons, Gary and...
Debra Ann Wolf
Dec 10, 2012
Derby - Wolf, Debra Ann, age 56, loving daughter, wife, mother, Nana, sister and realtor, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Thursday, December 13th, with family present 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Funeral service 2pm Friday, December 14th, at Eastside Community Church, 14242 E. 21st St. N., Wichita. Debi was preceded in death...
Jewell Maude Houser
Dec 10, 2012
Mulvane – Houser, Jewell M., age 69, retired Boeing supervisor, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012. Memorial service 12pm Saturday, December 15th, at the First Baptist Church, 1020 N. 2nd Ave., Mulvane. Jewell is preceded in death by her parents, Sammie Proctor, William and Harriett Haynes; husband, Charles Houser. She is survived by her children, Denise Kober, Sandy (Dean)...
Charles Raymond Diehl
Dec 9, 2012
Charles Raymond Diehl, of Derby, age 89, retired VFR pilot and retired Boeing Company employee, went to meet his wife and granddaughter in heaven, Sunday, December 9, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Tuesday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N Rock Rd, Derby. Funeral service 10 AM Wednesday, Pleasantview Baptist Church, 1335 N Buckner Ave, Derby. Graveside...
Donald Lynn Rolison
Dec 9, 2012
Donald Lynn Rolison, of Derby, age 66, owner, Greater Wichita Companies, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Thursday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, funeral service 2 PM Friday, both at Smith Mortuary 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Don is preceded in death by his parents, Herbert “Hub” & Joan Rolison. Survivors include his wife of...
Thomas Monroe Sluder
Dec 9, 2012
DERBY – Sluder, Thomas M., age 79, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012. Memorial service 11am Wednesday, December 12th, at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Thomas Monroe Sluder was born April 30, 1933 to Rufus and Merle (Decker) Sluder in Hooker, OK. He married his wife Patricia (Pennington) February 11, 1956 in El Dorado, KS. Tom was...
Joyce Elaine Montague
Dec 8, 2012
Joyce Elaine Montague, age 60, retired Spice Merchant employee, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012. Memorial service 10 AM Saturday, December 15, 2012, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Joyce is preceded in death by her mother, Velma Brown, and a brother, John Brown, Jr. Survivors: daughters, Jody (Mike) Loomis, Marion, Debbie Marshall, Wichita, Nancy Marshall, Newton, and Devin Martin,...
Carl Rudolf Deepe
Dec 6, 2012
Carl Rudolf Deepe, age 90, of Douglass, farmer, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Tuesday, Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, 507 S. Maple, Douglass. Funeral service 10 AM Wednesday, December 12, 2012, Trinity Lutheran Church, 910 Mound, Winfield. Interment will follow at Douglass Cemetery. Carl is preceded in death by his parents, Carl & Laura Deepe; infant daughter,...
Jack Wesley Donavant
Dec 5, 2012
Jack Wesley Donavant, age 81, of Haysville, retired Cessna employee, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Friday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, funeral service 11 AM Saturday, December 8, 2012, Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Graveside service 1 PM Monday, Big Cabin Cemetery, Big Cabin, OK. Jack is preceded in death by his parents,...
Gerald G. Rice
Dec 4, 2012
Gerald “Jerry” Rice, age 73, retired truck driver, passed away, Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, funeral service 10 AM Monday,December 10, 2012, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Jerry is preceded in death by his parents, Francis & Thelma Rice; son, Gerald Rice, Jr.; and brother, David Rice. Survivors: wife, Sharon;...
George Lee Mcbeath
Dec 3, 2012
McBeath, George Lee, 76, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012. Memorial service 10 am Thursday, at Haysville Christian Church. George I survived by his wife, Carol; children Gary (Mary) McBeath, Suzann McBeath, Dean (Julie) Rutherford, Dana (CharlesThronesbery) Leap; brother James McBeath; and eleven grandchildren. A memorial has been established with Haysville Christian Church, 1306 W. Grand, Haysville, KS 67060....
Carol Ann Olds
Dec 2, 2012
Haysville – Olds, Carol, age 77, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Tuesday, December 4th, with family present 6-8pm; funeral service 1pm Wednesday, December 5th, both at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Pauline House. She is survived by her children, Debra (Steven) Moses of Haysville and...
Darrell Raymond Oldham
Dec 1, 2012
Derby – Oldham, Darrell R., age 62, accountant at Pratt Industries, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Tuesday, December 4th, with family present 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Funeral service 10am Wednesday, December 5th, at Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 431 S. Woodlawn Ave., Derby. Darrell was a loving husband, father, son and brother...
Clifford Leroy Morris
Nov 30, 2012
Morris, Clifford L., age 88, Cessna Aircraft retiree, passed away November 30, 2012. Memorial service 3:30pm Saturday, December 15th at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2700 S. Richmond, Wichita. Cliff was preceded in death by his parents, Hudson and Faith Morris and 3 sisters. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Nancy Morris; children, Patrice (Robert)...
Rosalia Cana Decena
Nov 29, 2012
HAYSVILLE - Decena, Rosalia C., age 90, homemaker, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Monday, December 3rd, with family present 6-8pm; funeral service 10am Tuesday, December 4th, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Interment to follow in El Paso Cemetery, Derby. Rosalia was born in Atimonan, Quezon Philippines Sept. 4, 1922 to Gregorio and...
Helen G. Koker
Nov 27, 2012
Koker, Helen G., was born July 2, 1919 on the family farm in Brownell, KS. She had a full life and a great love for Western Kansas where she was raised. She was one of the first recyclers, crocheting balls from old plastic bags that she gave to children and older people who used them to exercise their hands....
