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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Charles A. Lee

Charles A. Lee

Jul 11, 2024

Charles (Charlie) A. Lee

96 years young

September 8,1927

Born: Wichita, Kansas

Surviving relatives: Wife Betty L Lee, Daughter Judy M. Lee, Son Roger A. Lee, Son Donald G. Lee, Daughter Carol A. Koehn, Step Daughter Le Ann Sather (Kevin), Step Daughter Linda Fowler (John), Step Son Richard Johns, Grand Children:...

Jennifer Jolene Cecilia Portz Mitchell

Jennifer Jolene Cecilia Portz Mitchell

Jul 10, 2024

Haysville - Mitchell, Jennifer Jolene

65, passed away Wednesday, July 10th, 2024. She was born August 5th, 1958 to Kenneth Portz and LaVonne Alberts Portz in Hastings, Nebraska.

She met the love of her life while a Junior at Campus High School. Through letters and visits to her while she attended Pittsburg University,...

Donald Gardenhire

Donald Gardenhire

Jul 10, 2024

Donald Gardenhire, 87, died Thursday Judy 11, 2024.

No Services are planned.

Donald is survived by his three children, Elaine Humphrey, Paul Gardenhire (Karen), and Roy Gardenhire (Frances); many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers memorials to the Mulvane Fire Department.

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Evon "Cookie" Wishall

Evon "Cookie" Wishall

Jul 9, 2024

Evon "Cookie" Wishall, 77, passed away Tuesday, July 9th, 2024. She was born December 8th, 1946 to Harold and Audrey Duell Garrow in Plattsburgh, New York. Cookie received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from State University of New York at Plattsburgh in 1968. After teaching for one year, she worked as an accountant for Clinton County New York...

Lyle Whitaker

Lyle Whitaker

Jul 8, 2024

Lyle Thomas Whitaker, 64, passed away Monday, July 8, 2024.

Born June 13, 1960 to Raymond and Monica (Murphy) Whitaker in St. Joseph, Missouri, Lyle grew up on his family’s farm outside Cameron, Missouri. A fervent farmboy throughout his life, no job made him happier than the simple chores from his childhood. Feeding livestock, bucking bales, driving...

Michael "Mike" Cook

Michael "Mike" Cook

Jul 7, 2024

Wichita - Cook, Michael “Mike” Edward

72, passed away Sunday, July 7th, 2024. He was born December 17th, 1951 to Edward R. Cook and Catherine Hafenstine Cook in Great Bend, Kansas.

Background: In the summer of 1980, Mike met the “love of his life”, Sharla. They married April 10, 1981. Their...

Shelly C. Murrow

Shelly C. Murrow

Jul 5, 2024

Haysville ~ Murrow, Shelly Christine, 51, passed away Friday, July 5th, 2024. She was born October 28th, 1972, adopted and raised by James and Deborah Brown in Derby, Kansas.

Shelly’s greatest accomplishment was her family. She was an excellent mother, Mimi and aunt. Her children were everything to her. She was a blessing to many...

Fred Darwin Graham

Fred Darwin Graham

Jul 3, 2024

Final Rites for Fred D Graham, 93, Wichita KS will be held at Smith Family Mortuary in Derby on Tuesday, July 9th at 1pm. Viewing to be held before the service at 11:30am. A memorial has been established with the American Macular Degeneration Society.

A former Derby resident he retired from Boeing Company as in...

Gary Edward Bunyard

Gary Edward Bunyard

Jul 3, 2024

Rose Hill - Bunyard, Gary Edward

66, passed away Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024. He was born March 26th, 1958 to Edward Bunyard and Gwendolyn Guthrie Bunyard in Wichita, Kansas.

Gary was a Master level automotive mechanic who worked at several dealerships and shops throughout his career. He loved all forms of motor sports,...

Donald E. Wells

Donald E. Wells

Jul 2, 2024

Donald E. Wells crossed over to eternal life on July 2, 2024, surrounded by loved ones in his Mulvane home of 53 years.

Though Don spent the majority of his life in Mulvane, he and his twin sister Dorothy were born May 21, 1933 to their parents Roy and Mary Wells in the height of...

Wendell Knight

Wendell Knight

Jul 1, 2024

Derby - Knight, Wendell Dennis

81, passed away Monday, July 1st, 2024. He was born April 21st, 1943 to Derrill Knight and Marvel Prather Knight in Wichita, Kansas.

His hobbies included fishing and bowling.

He was preceded in death by his parents; Derrill and Marvel Knight and step brother...

Carol Dean Nelson

Carol Dean Nelson

Jun 30, 2024

Carol Dean Nelson, age 91, passed away while working in her yard, something she loved to do, on Sunday, June, 30, 2024. Carol was born October 15, 1932 in Strang, Oklahoma to Elmer Madison and Sylvia Marie Knox. She was the second born of three daughters, Avon Falke (deceased) and Gayle Knox of Prairieville, Louisiana.

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Howard Richard Reed

Howard Richard Reed

Jun 30, 2024

Howard Richard Reed, 87, of Rose Hill, KS, passed away Sunday, June 30, at Wesley Hospital in Wichita.

He was born in Waynesville, MO, but spent his young years near Burr Oak, KS. He met his wife, Barbara McCorkle in high school and they celebrated 66 years of marriage.

Howard worked...

Sharla Rose

Sharla Rose

Jun 30, 2024

Sharla passed away in the presence of her loved ones on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at the age of 60. She is preceded in death by her mother Marge Willis.

Sharla is survived by her father Danny Rose; children Schrrie Schmeidler (Jeff), Terri, Crystal (Mike), Eric (Annabel), and Aleah; sister Shelly Bedker; stepfather Wendell Willis;...

Dorothy Culley

Dorothy Culley

Jun 29, 2024

Derby - Culley, Dorothy Lee Culley 85, died Saturday, June 29th, 2024 at Wesley Medical Center. She was born October 7th, 1938 to Eugene and Helen Humphries Fischer in Beloit, Kansas.

Known affectionately to her friends and family as Dodo, Dorothy was a proud retired R.N. and provided care to so many patients over the...

Judith Beat

Judith Beat

Jun 29, 2024

Judith M. Beat, 84, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2024, at St. Teresa Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

Born on June 26, 1940, in El Reno, Oklahoma, Judith was the daughter of Rolf and Sylvia von Merveldt. Sadly, her mother died shortly after childbirth. By age three, she was lovingly raised by her father and Mary (Hemphill)...

J.R. Boria

J.R. Boria

Jun 28, 2024

J.R. Boria 75, passed away Friday, June 28th, 2024. He was born October 10th, 1948, to Eufemio Boria and Sylvia Boria in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.

J.R. lived in Wichita, Ks for the past 50 years. He loved life and lived it his way. He was a man of many talents. He had a passion for...

Betty Lou Montgomery

Betty Lou Montgomery

Jun 23, 2024

Montgomery, Betty Lou, 91, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024. She was born on March 9, 1933 in Cushman, AR to Willie and Novella Moser. She graduated High School in Violet Hill in 1950 and on August 15, 1950, she married the love of her life, David Devon Montgomery. She worked for years as a lunch lady at...

Loyd Franklin Belveal

Loyd Franklin Belveal

Jun 22, 2024

Wichiita - Belveal, Loyd Franklin

84, passed away Saturday, June 22nd, 2024. He was born January 2nd, 1940 to Albert Belveal and Edna (Caple) Belveal in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.

He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Robert Belveal, Ruth Bliss, Evelyn Belveal, Al Belveal.

Loyd is survived...

Leland Dean Donivan

Leland Dean Donivan

Jun 22, 2024

84, passed away Saturday, June 22nd, 2024. He was born September 27th, 1939 to Charles Donivan and Violet (Anderson) Donivan on a farm in Assaria, Kansas.

Leland served in the Army National Guard Reserve and retired from the Wichita Eagle as a pressman after forty three years. He was a wonderful father and grandfather and...

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