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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Joseph M. Doyon

Joseph M. Doyon

Nov 20, 2012

Joseph M. Doyon, age 82, of Derby, retired Staff Sargent, USAF, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Wednesday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, funeral service 10 AM Friday, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Burial will follow at El Paso Cemetery, Derby. Joe is preceded in death by his wife, Diane, and...

Shawna Lynn Frost

Shawna Lynn Frost

Nov 17, 2012

Frost, Shawna Lynn (Canary), 28, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012. Closed-casket visitation 1-8 Tuesday, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Christian Church Powerhouse, 201 S. Derby St., Derby. Shawna is survived by her husband, Andy Frost; parents Steve and Jo Canary; sister Kristi (Kelly) Mies; nephew, Logan Mies, grandfather...

Shirley L. Linot

Shirley L. Linot

Nov 17, 2012

Douglass – Linot, Shirley L., age 75, loving wife and mother, died Saturday, November 17, 2012. Visitation 10-5pm Monday, November 19, at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Rosary 7pm Monday, November 19; funeral Mass 10am Tuesday, November 20, both at St. Michael Catholic Church, 525 E. Main St., Mulvane. Shirley was born November 20, 1936 in Enid,...

Eldon A. Kirtley

Eldon A. Kirtley

Nov 16, 2012

Derby - Kirtley, Eldon A., age 73, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Tuesday, November 20th, with family present 5-7pm; funeral service 2pm Wednesday, November 21st, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Eldon was born March 27, 1939 in Okeene, OK to Joe and Vesta Kirtley. He married his high school sweetheart, Janet Geis...

Maxine Jo Mauck

Maxine Jo Mauck

Nov 16, 2012

Maxine Jo Mauck, age 93, of Topeka, formerly of Mulvane, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and Christian friend, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012. Funeral service 1 PM Tuesday, November 27, with family receiving friends from 12 noon to service time, College Hill Church of Christ, 438 Emery, Mulvane. A private interment will take place at Green Valley Cemetery, Furley....

Kathryn N. Shadid

Kathryn N. Shadid

Nov 15, 2012

Shadid, Kathryn, 96, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012, surrounded by her two loving children and her devoted caregivers and friends at Presbyterian Manor, where she had lived for the past 11 years. She now re-joins her husband of 30 years, Kamel Shadid, who died in 1981. Visitation 1-8 Sunday at Culbertson-Smith, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 10 am...

Victor D. Hillgren

Victor D. Hillgren

Nov 14, 2012

DERBY- Hillgren, Victor D., 78, Retired Air Force Major and Retired Boeing Electronic Engineer, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Visitation 1-8 pm Friday, with family present 5-7; funeral service 2 pm Saturday, both at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Victor was a member of Military Officers Association of America. He was preceded in death by...

Gloria Marguerite Hopper

Gloria Marguerite Hopper

Nov 14, 2012

Gloria Marguerite Hopper, 77, retired Kansas Turnpike Authority finance secretary, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2012. She is preceded in death by sisters, Doris Braasch and Martha Scott; brothers, Leland Scott and Bill Scott; several nieces and nephews. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law Marjorie and Leroy Eaton. Viewing: 2:30-8pm. today, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd.,...

Lavaun Anderson

Lavaun Anderson

Nov 14, 2012

Haysville – Anderson, LaVaun, age 69, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Memorial service 11am Monday, November 19, at West Haysville Baptist Church, 141 N. Lamar. LaVaun was preceded in death by her parents, Vinton and Mae Nimrod; sister, Sandi Ford. She is survived by her husband, John Anderson; sons, Vinton and Conley (Shelley) Brown and Jeff (Beckie) Anderson;...

Hazel Pearl Thach

Hazel Pearl Thach

Nov 14, 2012

BURRTON- Thach, Hazel Pearl, 86, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Visitation 1-8 pm Sunday, with family present 4-6 pm. Funeral service 11:00 a.m., Monday, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Burrton. Preceded in death by her husband, Howard, sons Charles and Gary, and parents Lester and Gladys...

Earl D. Whitson

Earl D. Whitson

Nov 13, 2012

Derby - Whitson, Earl D., age 86, retired Beech Aircraft maintenance foreman, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Thursday, November 15, at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Graveside service 2pm Friday, November 16, El Paso Cemetery, Derby. Earl Dale Whitson was born December 28, 1925 in Glencoe, OK. He was the oldest of 3 children, born...

William Briles

William Briles

Nov 12, 2012

DERBY – Briles, William “Bill”, 80, passed away suddenly Monday, November 12, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Friday, November 16, with family present 4-6pm; funeral service 10am Saturday, November 17, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Interment to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery, Derby, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ezekiel and Gertrude (Smith) Briles, and...

Charles E. Dugnolle

Charles E. Dugnolle

Nov 11, 2012

Derby – Dugnolle, Dr. Charles E., age 81, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012. Funeral service 2pm Thursday, November 15, with visitation one hour prior to service at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Charles and his wife were missionaries for ten years on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, SW Pacific, where they started the first eye clinic. Charles was...

Gerald Leslie Skinner

Gerald Leslie Skinner

Nov 9, 2012

Gerald Skinner, of Belle Plaine, age 92, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Friday, November 9, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Tuesday with family receiving friends 4-6 PM, Hatfield Smith Funeral Home, 219 W. 2nd. Graveside service 10 AM Wednesday, November 14, 2012, Belle Plaine Cemetery. Gerald is preceded in death by his parents, A. C. & Emma Skinner; and...

James Luther Guthrie

James Luther Guthrie

Nov 9, 2012

James L. Guthrie, Jr. was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He passed away on November 9, 2012 peacefully of natural causes in Derby, Kansas at the age of 91 years. He was born in rural Oklahoma on August 8, 1921 to Florence and James L. Guthrie,Sr. He was the first of eleven children born to this humble...

William Samuel Clester

William Samuel Clester

Nov 9, 2012

Wm. Samuel "Sam" Clester, of Belle Plaine, passed away on November 9, 2012 at the age of 72 after losing his battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Carolyn, his son Maj. Wm. Grant (Theresa) Clester; his daughter Shana (Amy) Scott, daughter of Carole Zenner Clester; his adored grandchildren Margaret, Wm. Alexander and...

Kaylyn B. Turner

Kaylyn B. Turner

Nov 8, 2012

Kaylyn Turner, age 70, of Maize, homemaker and former Reference Librarian, Wichita State University, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012. No visitation. Funeral service 10 AM Saturday, November 17th, 2012, Midland Baptist Church with interment to follow at Maize Park Cemetery. Kaylyn is preceded in death by her parents, Robert Briggs & Ara Cron. Survivors: husband, Stanley; son, Joshua...

Ike Condon

Ike Condon

Nov 7, 2012

Douglass – Condon, Ennis Clyde “Ike”, age 80, retired City of Douglass maintenance superintendent, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Sunday, November 11, with family present 6-8pm at Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, 507 S. Maple, Douglass. Funeral service 10am Monday, November 12, at the First Baptist Church, 107 S. Maple, Douglass. Interment at 12:30pm, South Lawn Cemetery, Severy, KS....

Hildie Gene Gillespie

Hildie Gene Gillespie

Nov 7, 2012

Derby – Gillespie, Hildie Gene, age 79, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Friday, November 9, with family present 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Funeral service 10am Saturday, November 10, at Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 431 S. Woodlawn Ave., Derby, with interment to follow in El Paso Cemetery, Derby. Gene was preceded in...

James Albert Crane

James Albert Crane

Nov 7, 2012

James Albert Crane, of Wichita, age 98, retired research and development employee at Cessna Aircraft, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012. Visitation Sunday, 1-8 PM with family receiving friends 6-8 PM, Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Funeral service 10 AM Monday, Haysville United Methodist Church with interment following at Greenwood Cemetery. He is preceded in death by his...

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