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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Larry Joe Shinkle

Larry Joe Shinkle

Sep 5, 2012

Shinkle, Larry Joe, 71, retired mold builder, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012. Visitation Sunday 6-8 pm, funeral service 10 am Monday, both at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Burial to follow at 1pm at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Fall River. He was preceded in death by his son Tim, great-grandson Jayden, his parents, and 8 brothers and...

Robert L. Fanning

Robert L. Fanning

Sep 4, 2012

DERBY - Fanning, Robert LeRoy, age 49, owner of Rob Fanning Construction, Inc., passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Friday, September 7, with family present 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Funeral service 10am Saturday, September 8, at Pleasantview Baptist Church, 1335 N. Buckner St., Derby. Rob was preceded in death by his parents,...

Glenna J. Chambers

Glenna J. Chambers

Sep 4, 2012

HAYSVILLE – Chambers, Glenna J., age 71, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Friday, September 7, with family present 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Funeral service 10am Saturday, September 8, at the First Baptist Church, 125 S. Delos, Haysville. Glenna enjoyed volunteering for Victory in the Valley and was very active in her church....

Wade Patrick Kern

Wade Patrick Kern

Sep 3, 2012

HAYSVILLE – Kern, Wade Patrick, age 58, passed away Monday, September 3, 2012 in Oklahoma. Visitation 2-8pm Thursday with family present 5-7pm at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Graveside service 11am Friday at Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, KS. Wade was born April 18, 1954 in Great Bend to Kenneth and Ellen (Carter) Kern. He enjoyed woodworking and...

Pauline M. Stanislaus

Pauline M. Stanislaus

Sep 2, 2012

Stanislaus, Pauline M., 90, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012. Visitation 1-8 pm Thursday, with family present 5-7, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 2 pm Friday, at First Christian Church of Derby, 201 N. Derby. Pauline was a longtime member of the First Christian Church of Derby. She was preceded in death by...

Richard Eugene Craine

Richard Eugene Craine

Sep 2, 2012

Richard "Dick" E. Craine, 57, passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, September 2, 2012. He was an employee of Cargill Meat Solutions in Wichita. Dick was a graduate of the University of Illinois, and has always been known as an avid Illini fan and proud Illini father. Dick was also an extremely proud Jayhawk dad. Dick is survived...

John Daniel Duff

John Daniel Duff

Sep 2, 2012

Duff, John Daniel, devoted husband to Susan Duff, beloved father to Ashley (Joey) Price and Chris Duff, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, of heart complications. His life is epitomized by a prolific career of public service as a Wichita Police Officer. He was preceded in death by his adoptive mother, Beverly Ann Duff, and survived by her son Jerry...

Harry Richard Nesbitt

Harry Richard Nesbitt

Sep 2, 2012

Harry Richard Nesbitt, Jr., was born March 29, 1947 in Yakima, Washington to Harry and Frances Nichols. He passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the age of 65. Harry is survived by his wife, Susan; children, Christy Johnson (Lynn) of Severy, Michael J. Martin of Haysville, Marcus Beshirs (Sandy Murrill) of Wichita, Richard L. Nesbitt of Derby, Jeff...

Max W. Lemmons

Max W. Lemmons

Aug 31, 2012

Max W. Lemmons, 77, retired Vulcan Chemicals Millwright, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012. Survivors: wife, Alice; children, Patrick Lemmons and his wife Marilyn of Wichita, Dee Teinert of Wichita, Russell Loyd and his wife Janna of San Antonio, TX; step-children, Roy, Rita, Delbert, Gregory and Pam; siblings, Lois Rosebrook of Tescott, Roger Lemmons of Lawrence; 19 grandchildren; 1...

Marsha Ann Hatfield

Marsha Ann Hatfield

Aug 30, 2012

Marsha Ann Hatfield, age 62, of Haysville, homemaker passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012. Visitation 10AM - Noon Tuesday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside service 2 PM Tuesday, September 4, 2012, Resthaven Cemetery, Wichita. Marsha is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry; parents, Raymond & Eloise Oliver; brothers, Everett, Bubby and Dennis Oliver; and a...

Alpha Jean Mahlandt

Alpha Jean Mahlandt

Aug 30, 2012

Alpha Jean Mahlandt, age 81, of Rose Hill, homemaker, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday, and 1-6 PM Monday, September 4,with family receiving friends 4-6 PM, Smith Mortuary, Derby. Funeral service 10 AM Tuesday, Christ Lutheran Church, Augusta. Interment will follow at Richland Cemetery, Douglass. She is preceded in death by her husband, Vern; parents,...

Raymond Fay Rogers

Raymond Fay Rogers

Aug 29, 2012

Rogers, Raymond Fay, 77, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Visitation 1-8 Friday, family present 5-6. Funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday, Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. He was preceded in death by wife, Mary Ann Haynes Rogers; parents Raymond L. and Virginia, and sisters Sarah and Betty. Survived by children Ray (Michelle) Rogers, Pamela (Brad) Boone,...

Ervin Scott Pulsipher

Ervin Scott Pulsipher

Aug 28, 2012

Ervin Scott "Pete" Pulsipher was born July 4, 1932 in Avon, Utah. He passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 in Mulvane, Kansas at the age of 80 years. Pete was retired from the United States Navy. Survivors include his wife, Sandra; children, Donna Steven and her husband Rick of Derby, Bart Pulsipher of Wichita, Anna Simpson and her husband...

Laura Kay Childs

Laura Kay Childs

Aug 28, 2012

Laura Kay Childs, age 48, retired Direct TV employee, passed away, Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Memorial service 11 AM Saturday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Inurnment of her cremated remains will take place at a later date at Resthaven Cemetery, Wichita. Laura is preceded in death by her grandparents, Jess & Lois Tarr and Carl & Berneita...

Erma Lucille Blasdel

Erma Lucille Blasdel

Aug 27, 2012

Erma Lucille Nixon Blasdel passed away August 27, 2012 at the Kingswood Senior Living Community, in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 99. Visitation 1-8pm Thursday, August 30th at Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home 219 W. 2nd Belle Plaine. Graveside service 2pm Friday, August 31, at Belle Plaine Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer Kincaid Blasdel,...

Earl Russell Howell

Earl Russell Howell

Aug 27, 2012

Earl Russell “Dutch” Howell, of Wichita, went to be with his Lord on Monday, August 27, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Thursday, August 30 with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Funeral services will be 1 PM Friday, August 31, at First Baptist Church, 125 S. Delos, Haysville. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Oatville....

Roy Dean Pulver

Roy Dean Pulver

Aug 21, 2012

Pulver, Roy Dean, 85, a well-respected, loving father and husband, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2012. Visitation 1-8 Friday, family present 6-8; funeral service 2 pm Saturday, both at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Roy built and restored open wheel dirt track racecars for over 60 years. He had many friends in the racing field and...

Elmer Wayne Testerman

Elmer Wayne Testerman

Aug 20, 2012

Testerman, Elmer Wayne, age 86, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012. Memorial service 3pm Thursday, August 30, at Haysville United Methodist Church, 601 E. Grand, Haysville. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Agnes Testerman and his wife, Mary Testerman. He is survived by his daughter, Linda Testerman of Wichita. In lieu of flowers memorials have...

Frederick Allan Trautman

Frederick Allan Trautman

Aug 19, 2012

DERBY - Trautman Sr., Frederick Allan, age 76, passed away August 19, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Tuesday, August 21, with family receiving friends 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Funeral service 11am Wednesday, August 22, at Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 431 S. Woodlawn Blvd., Derby. Friends will be received Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 from 10:00 am till...

Charles Leroy Churchman

Charles Leroy Churchman

Aug 19, 2012

Charles Leroy Churchman, of Wichita, formerly of Hutchinson, age 82, retired CPA for the U.S. Department of State, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Thursday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 10 AM Friday, August 24, Ascension Lutheran Church, 842 N. Tyler Rd., interment will follow at Maize Park...

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