Dorothy Hackett Mitchell
Dec 9, 2011
Dorothy Hackett Mitchell, of Derby, age 75, retired secretary, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday, Smith Mortuary. Service 11 AM Monday, Epworth United Methodist Church, Wichita. She is preceded in death by her husband, June, and parents, William & Marie Hackett. Survivors: son, Kurt (Meritha); daughter, Sheila; grandchildren, Maxwell, Markus and Maleah; sister, Theresa (Dave,...
Avis I. Ahring
Dec 9, 2011
Avis I. Ahring, 94, died Friday, December 9, 2011. She attended business school in Hutchinson, Kansas and had worked at Beechcraft before becoming a Controller Secretary at St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita where after 20 years she retired in 1987. Avis is preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Dora Gardner Ahring, brothers, Alvin Ahring and Fred W....
Eunice Marie Hill
Dec 8, 2011
Eunice Marie Hill, age 73, of Douglass, homemaker, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Monday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, funeral service 2 PM Tuesday, all at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Eunice is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence C. Hill. Survivors: sons, Robert (Bonnie), of Belle Plaine, and David, of...
Marvelle L. Mccray
Dec 8, 2011
Marvelle L. McCray, age 83, of Wichita, retired VA Medical Center nursing assistant, and former St. Francis Medical Center employee and Meridian Health Care Center, Activity Director, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 10 AM Monday, Northside Church of Christ, 4545 N....
Wreatha O. Stewart
Dec 8, 2011
WINFIELD - Stewart, Wreatha O., 76, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011. Visitation 1-8 Tuesday, at Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, 507 S. Maple, Douglass. Funeral service 2 PM Wednesday, at First Baptist Church of Douglass. Wreatha was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby, 3 brothers, and 2 sisters. She is survived by daughters, Dian McKay and Teresa Stewart; siblings,...
Ralph J. Schaffer
Dec 8, 2011
Ralph J. Schaffer, 69, retired USPS mail handler and retired United States Army SFC, died Thursday, December 8, 2011. Survivors: wife, Kathleen “Kathy”; children, Sean Schaffer (Jennifer) of Derby, Shannon Schaffer of Kissimmee, FL., Jimmy Schaffer
(Alicia) of Port St Lucie, FL; brother, Roy Schaffer of Wichita. Rosary: 5pm, Sunday, Smith Mortuary Chapel, 1415 N. Rock Rd.,...
Greg S. Mccrary
Dec 8, 2011
Greg S. McCrary, age 25, of Andover, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011. No visitation. A memorial service will be held 10 AM Tuesday, December 13, 2011, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Greg is preceded in death by his "Nanna," Stella Loepp. Survivors include his parents, Rick and Kim McCrary, of Andover; sister, Melissa McCrary (Eric Emerson),...
Lorraine Fansler
Dec 7, 2011
Lorraine Fansler, 82, retired dry cleaning presser, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011. She is preceded in death by her husband Pete Fansler. Survivors: sons, Lloyd Fansler (Barbara) of Wichita, David Fansler (Lorrie) of Isle of Palms, SC; brother, J.D. Pottorff (Maria) of Joplin, MO; grandchildren, Jeff Basgall (deceased), Andy Basgall (Vicky), Marc Duncan, Shannon Veach (Rick), Brandy Coffman (Levi),...
Robert Lee Cook
Dec 6, 2011
Robert Lee Cook, of Wichita, age 84, retired Beechcraft employee, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Thursday, December 8, 2011, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 10 AM Friday, Douglas Avenue Assembly of God, 4501 W. Douglas. Robert is preceded in death by his wife, Della; brothers, David, Jerry, Harold...
Billy Y Smart
Dec 6, 2011
Billy Y. Smart, 72, retired Boeing Toolmaker, died December 6, 2011. He was born in 1939 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Hollie and Zilfa Smart. Billy served in the United States Air Force and married his wife of 49 years, Marion McNab in Corby, England. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Patricia Russell. Survivors: wife, Marion;...
Johnie George Lawless
Dec 5, 2011
Johnie George Lawless, of Belle Plane, KS, age 83, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Friday, December 9, 2011, Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home 219 W. 2nd. Funeral service 2 PM Saturday, Belle Plaine United Methodist Church. Johnie is preceded in death by his parents, Emmett & Bertha Lawless; his stepmother, Lorena Lawless; and...
Tina Mary Jackson
Dec 5, 2011
Jackson, Tina M. age 44, passed away Monday, December 5, 2011. Private family services. Tina was preceded in death by her grandmother, Mary Knack. She is survived by her husband, Bill Jackson; children, Elizabeth Jackson, Stephanie Jackson, Krista Knight, Alex Jackson, Jacob Knack and Heather Mancone; grandchildren, Christopher Knight, Kyle Knight, Lyric Jackson, Evelyn and Emily Knight; brother, Gary...
Laurindo Cruzeiro
Dec 4, 2011
Laurindo Cruzeiro, age 87, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011. Visitation 1-8pm Thursday with family present 6-8pm at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca, Wichita, KS. Service and burial will be in Portugal. Laurindo is survived by his wife, Aurora Goncalves Dias; children, Alcino (Emilia) Cruzerio, Joao Cruzeiro and Maria Rosa (Jose) Gomes; grandchildren, Lisa (Christopher) Alexander, Tracie (William) Mauk,...
Gary E. Branine
Dec 4, 2011
Gary E. Branine, 71, passed away Sunday morning, Dec 4, 2011 at his home in Edwards, Missouri. He was born on August 14, 1940 in Wichita, Kansas to Paul D. and Jennie Marie Ludwick Branine. He grew up in Wichita and also in Pacific Beach, California, returning to Douglass, KS where he graduated from high school in 1958. He...
Vern Leroy Wheelock
Dec 3, 2011
DERBY - Wheelock, Vern L., 69, retired owner of Wheelock Trucking passed away Saturday, December 3, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife Bonnie, parents Edwin and Viola, and sister Barbara Trego. Survivors include sons Gary (Vickie) of Haysville, Eddie of Wichita, brother Delbert (Sara) of Derby and sister Peggy Young of Derby, 2 grandsons, 1 granddaughter,...
Leota Berniece Burnett
Nov 30, 2011
Leota Berniece Burnett, age89, retired Cessna Aircraft employee, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Private services will be held. Survivors include her son, Francis "Frank" Smith and his wife, Theresa; 6 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Cynthia M. Smith
Nov 29, 2011
Cynthia “Cindy” M. Smith, 52, Wichita Canteen Company Manager for 34 years, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011. Viewing: 2-8pm Friday,Dec. 2,2011 with family present 5-7pm at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Service: 3pm Saturday, December 3, 2011, Greenwood Cemetery Chapel, 6231 W. 47th St. So., Wichita. Cindy is preceded in death by her husband, Travis; step-father, P.J. Roberts...
Forrest L. Harvey
Nov 29, 2011
Forrest L. Harvey, 92, retired Wichita Eagle-Beacon mailroom clerk and retired International Typographical Union secretary/treasurer, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011. He is preceded in death by his wife Lola Mae. Survivors: sons, Larry Harvey (Susan) of Augusta; Don Harvey (Cheryl) of Wichita; daughter, LuAnn Dotzour (Mark) of College Station, TX; 7 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; half-sister, Juanita Kralicek...
Opal Wagner Foster
Nov 29, 2011
Opal Wagner Foster, age 93, retired Means Analytical Laboratory employee, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, November 29, 2011. Visitation 2-8 PM Thursday and 1-8 PM Friday, with family receiving friends 6-8 PM Friday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 10 AM Saturday, Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 352 N. Young. Opal is preceded...
Mary Kathleen Slater
Nov 29, 2011
Slater, Mary Kathleen, 67, Hawker Beechcraft employee, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011. No visitation. A memorial service will be held 1 PM Saturday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N Rock Rd., Derby. Mary is survived by her daughter, Tammy (Corky) Flentie, of Goddard, KS; mother, Pauline Touhey of Wichita, KS; three siblings; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Memorials to...
