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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Kermit Gene Murphy

Kermit Gene Murphy

Dec 21, 2012

Kermit G.Murphy, 83, farmer and rancher, died Friday, December 21, 2012. Visitation 3-8pm Sunday. Service: 10:00am Monday, December 24, 2012, both at Senter Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Survived by wife, Donna; sons, Dary G. Murphy (Cula) of Maize, Scott P. Murphy (Theresa) of Glenpool, OK; daughters, Linda Sparks (Dave) of Porum, OK., Marcia Harland (Charles) of...

Joshua Ray Zackula

Joshua Ray Zackula

Dec 21, 2012

Joshua Ray Zackula, of Wichita, age 35, Automobile Detailer, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012. Memorial service 2 PM Friday, December 28, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Inurnment will follow at Friends Cemetery, Rose Hill. Joshua is preceded in death by his grandfather, John T. Allred; and grandmother, Eileen Zackula. Survivors include his daughter, Brianna Odette, Denver,...

Margaret Isabel Clark

Margaret Isabel Clark

Dec 21, 2012

Margaret Isabel “Maggie” Swingley-Clark, age 70, of Wichita, Haysville Healthcare Center employee, former Wal-Mart (Derby) employee, former owner Flap Jack’s Restaurant and Shenanigan’s, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Wednesday, 1-7 PM Thursday with Rosary starting at 7 PM, Smith Mortuary, Derby. Funeral Mass 10 AM Friday, St. Mary Faith Center, 2300 E. Meadowlark, Derby. Interment...

Gregory Thomas Kallhoff

Gregory Thomas Kallhoff

Dec 20, 2012

DERBY – Kallhoff, Gregory Thomas, age 60, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012. Visitation 1-7 PM Wednesday, December 26, with Recitation of the Rosary beginning at 7 PM, funeral service 10 AM Thursday, December 27, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Gregory is preceded in death by his wife, Christie and his...

Almeda M. Marx

Almeda M. Marx

Dec 20, 2012

Almeda M. Marx, 83, was born November 10, 1929, in Nashville, KS and passed away December 20, 2012, at Halstead Health & Rehab. Preceded in death by husband Henry Marx, Jr.; parents Philomena (Richenberger) and Joseph Martin; siblings Quinten (Gen), Neoma (Bob Winter), and Mary (Charles Becker). Survivors include sister, Lucille (Ken) Andra; brothers Larry (Myra) Martin, Bill (Doris)Martin;...

Stanley Dean Lininger

Stanley Dean Lininger

Dec 17, 2012

Lininger, Stanley Dean, age 57, died Monday, December 17, 2012. Memorial service 2pm Thursday, December 27th, Rose Hill United Methodist Church, 19551 SW Butler Rd., Rose Hill. Stan was preceded in death by his parents, Marion and Maxine; sister, Sandra Allen. He is survived by his sister, Linda (Jim) McBride; niece and nephews; Cheresse Allen, Jimmy (Laura), Brian (Kendra...

Betty Marie Patterson

Betty Marie Patterson

Dec 14, 2012

Patterson, Betty M., 79, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012. Visitation 1-8 Tuesday, family present 6-8, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 a.m. Wednesday, at First Presbyterian Church, 324 N. Baltimore, Derby. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Dave and Mary Thompson, two sisters, and one brother. Survived by Larry, husband...

Janis Ruth Ritchey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

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