Richard E. Watkins
Apr 21, 2012
MULVANE- Watkins, Richard E., age 86, passed away Saturday, April 21. Memorial service 2pm Tuesday, April 24 at the First Baptist Church, 1020 N. 2nd Ave., Mulvane. Dick was preceded in death by his parents Richard and Eva Watkins. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Doris Watkins; children, Steven E. (Jamie) Watkins, Karen E. (Carl) Warren...
Jim Allen Tole
Apr 20, 2012
Tole, Jim Allen, age 72, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012. Memorial service 2pm Tuesday, April 24 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Jim was preceded in death by his mother, Pearl (Robertson) Tole and siblings, Barbara Luckie and David Tole. He is survived by his daughter, Kim Tole; son, Kerry Tole; father, Hughie Tole; brothers, Terry...
Marvin E. Hensley
Apr 20, 2012
DOUGLASS – Hensley, Marvin E. age 86, Envision employee passed away Friday, April 20, 2012. Memorial graveside service 11am Thursday, April 26, Douglass Cemetery, Douglass, KS. No visitation. Marvin was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn and Grace Hensley; siblings, Larry Hensley and Connie Coombes. He is survived by his brother in-law, Larry Coombes; nieces and nephews, Elizabeth...
Norma Lee Miller
Apr 19, 2012
Norma Lee Miller, 79, of Mt. Vernon, Mo., passed away at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon. She was born on Nov. 30, 1932, in Maize, Kan., the daughter of Walker Richard and Fairy Aletha (Forward) Wadsworth. Norma was a homemaker and a member of the United Methodist Church in...
Chris R. Ziegenfuss
Apr 19, 2012
DERBY- Ziegenfuss, Chris, age 54, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012. Memorial service 2:30pm Sunday, April 22, at First Christian Church, 201 N. Derby Ave., Derby. Chris was preceded in death by his father, David Ziegenfuss. He is survived by his mother, Bea Ziegenfuss; siblings, Robin (Janelle) Ziegenfuss and Megan (Michael) Anderson; nieces and nephews, Brynn (Brian) Mahnke, Cameron...
Ernest Ray Harris
Apr 17, 2012
UDALL- Harris, Ernest Ray, 93, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Visitation 1-8 Thursday, with family present 5-7, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 2 pm Friday, Udall United Methodist Church, 305 S. Church St. In 1937, Ernest and his brother, Erwin, purchased their first farmland, and continued working it with their families until...
Merida Rae Cavanaugh
Apr 17, 2012
Cavanaugh, Merida Rae, age 60, food director of Union Rescue Mission, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Memorial service 2pm Sunday, April 22, at Glorious Life Church, 230 W. Fernell St., Derby, KS. Rae was preceded in death by her parents, Wayne and Marilyn Yell, siblings, Norman, Linda and Darlene. She is survived by her children, Teresa, Randy (Cathy)...
Marian L Whitcraft
Apr 15, 2012
Marian L. Whitcraft, 84, homemaker, died peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, April 15, 2012. Survivors: children, Charlie “Skip” Whitcraft (Rene), Patty Kelley, Gary Whitcraft (Darlene), Candy Adams (Robert); sisters, Elizabeth Schultz, Florence Woodard; 8 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. No visitation. Service: 11am, Wednesday, April 18, 2012, Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. In lieu of flowers,...
Elizabeth Anne Vogt-Woodin
Apr 11, 2012
Elizabeth Anne Vogt-Woodin, 61, Minister, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012. She is preceded in death by her step-daughter, Jennifer Woodin; father, Hugo Vogt. Survivors: husband, Jerry; daughter, Alexandria Jane Vogt-Woodin both of Udall; step-children, Jay Woodin of Richfield, UT., Lrae Burgess of Wichita, JoAnn Paulson of Arlington, TX., Josina Woodin of Cherokee, OK., Equis Woodin of Caldwell; mother,...
Lillian Denae Bayes
Apr 10, 2012
Lillian Denae Bayes, our precious baby girl, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Visitation for Lillian will be 3-8 PM Sunday, with family receiving friends 5-6 PM, funeral service 10 AM Monday, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Survivors include her parents, Brian & Jordan Bayes,...
Hilda A. Barstow
Apr 9, 2012
Hilda A. Barstow, 95, passed away Monday, April 9, 2012. Hilda was born to Ola and Emma (Karlsson) Pearson on July 20, 1916 on a farm south of Windom, KS. She married Ervin Barstow on December 24, 1937 in a double ring ceremony with her sister Tillie and husband Charley Myers at Andover Lutheran Church in Windom, KS. She...
Barbara Jo Moore
Apr 9, 2012
Moore, Barbara Jo (Hatfield) Martin, age 85, was surrounded by her three daughters when she went home to Jesus, Monday, April 9, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Wednesday, April 11 with family present 6-8pm; funeral service 10am Thursday, April 12, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Barbara was a wife, sister, mother, Grandma, Aunt, friend and caregiver to...
Kimberly Confer
Apr 8, 2012
Kimberly "Kim" Renee (Gibson) Confer, 49, went to God on Easter Sunday, 8 April 2012 surrounded by friends and family. Kim was born 14 June 1962 to Bobby O. and Betty Lou Gibson in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated from South High School in 1980. She was married to Christie L. Confer, of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on 26 September 1992 and...
Tyler Shane Patton
Apr 8, 2012
Tyler Shane Patton, age 25, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012. Visitation 1-8pm Thursday, April 12, family present 6-8pm at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 2pm Friday, April 13, at Cross Point Free Will Baptist Church, 1515 E. Harry. Tyler is survived by his parents, Greg and Bobbie Frye; siblings, Kevin (Veronica) Patton, Brian (Kristi) Patton, Robert...
Winnie Platts
Apr 8, 2012
Winnie Platts, of Derby, age 90, retired KETCH receptionist and former JC Penney sales associate, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012. Memorial service 11 AM Friday, April 13, 2012, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Winnie is preceded in death by her husband, Dale; and her daughters, Tootsie Coon, Judy Hearn and Suzy Hines. Survivors include her daughters,...
Robert Eugene Matney
Apr 6, 2012
DERBY- Matney, Robert Eugene, 81, passed away Friday, April 6, 2012. He was a retired Boeing Modification Mechanic and a veteran of the Korean War. Visitation 5-8 Tuesday, April 10; funeral service 10 a.m. Wednesday, both at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and one sister. He...
Lewis John Jones
Apr 5, 2012
Jones, Lewis John, age 87, retired produce manager, passed away Thursday, April 5th, 2012. As requested by Lewis, private family services. Lewis was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis and Doris Jones; twin-sister, Margaret Newport; brother, David Jones; nephew, Robert Walker, Jr. He is survived by his sister, Lily (Robert) Walker and brother, Kenneth Jones, both of Rose...
Kelly Jo Gray
Apr 4, 2012
MULVANE- Gray, Kelly Jo, age 49, devoted wife and mother passed away April 4, 2012. Visitation 2-8pm Saturday with family receiving friends from 2-4pm, funeral service 10am Monday all at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside service to follow at Littleton Cemetery in Mulvane, KS. Kelly is preceded in death by her father, Morris Massey and a...
Peggy J. Ipson
Apr 4, 2012
Derby - Ipson, Peggy J. (Cummings), died Wednesday, April 4 after a brief illness. She was born May 26, 1933 in Hutchinson, KS, the third daughter of Charles E. Cummings and Lucinda A. Griffitts Cummings. She attended public schools in Hutchinson and graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1951. She graduated from Hutchinson Community Junior College in 1953 and...
James C. Moyers
Apr 3, 2012
MULVANE – Moyers, James C. “Jake”, age 77, barber and Boeing retiree, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Visitation 1pm-8pm Saturday, April 7, with family present 6pm-8pm, at Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd., Mulvane, KS. The Rosary and Funeral Mass will be held at St. Michael Catholic Church, 545 E. Main, Mulvane, KS. The Rosary will be recited...
