Virginia Steinle
May 15, 2011
Steinle, Virginia, 92, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011. Visitation 1-8 Wednesday at Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Funeral service 2 pm Thursday, Mulvane United Methodist Church, 107 S. Central. Virginia was an active member of the Methodist Church, participating in the United Methodist Women and singing in the choir. She was also involved in Eastern Star....
Betty Lou Moore
May 14, 2011
DERBY – Moore, Betty L. (Simpson) Trail, age 87, retired manager, Shirley Ray Bridal Shop, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Monday, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 AM Tuesday, Pleasantview Baptist Church. Betty is preceded in death by her parents, Bill & Flossie Davis and...
Gladys Juanita Mohr
May 13, 2011
Gladys Juanita Mohr, age 86, of Derby, retired Big Western Automotive employee, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday, May 15, 2011, with family receiving friends 4-6 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 2 PM Monday, May 16, 2011, Madison Avenue United Methodist Church. Gladys is preceded in death by her husband,...
Karen Sue Stewart
May 13, 2011
Mulvane – Stewart, Karen S., age 64, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011. Visiting hours with family present, 6-8pm Monday, May 16th, at Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Graveside service 1pm Tuesday, May 17th, at Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane. Karen was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Leora Corkery; step-grandson, Joshua Stewart. Survivors include: husband of...
William Owen Booth
May 11, 2011
William Owen Booth, age 69,of Derby, KS retired US Air Force, Senior Master Sergeant, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Visitation 1-8pm Friday, May 13,2011, with family receiving friends 6-8pm; funeral service 1pm Saturday, May 14, 2011, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside memorial service 2pm Monday, May 16, 2011, Coal Creek Cemetery, rural Miami,...
Max E. Mclean
May 10, 2011
Max E. McLean, 74, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at his home. Max was manager for Safeway Stores, Inc. and Kraft Foods, retiring after 45 years of service. He was born in El Dorado, Kansas to Duncan and Rose Staggs McLean on September 12, 1936. Max was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan. On July 29, 1954, he married...
Wynette Kile
May 8, 2011
Haysville – Kile, Wynette, age 90, passed away Sunday, May 8th, 2011. Graveside service 3pm Wednesday, May 11th, at Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Wellington, KS. Wynette was preceded in death by her parents, Fredrick and Anna Mortimer, grandson, Chris Pauley; 11 siblings. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Darol Kile; children, Jim Madison, Pattie Cummings, Gary (Carol)...
Josie Ketzner
May 8, 2011
Derby – Ketzner, Josie, age 90, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011. Rosary 7 pm Friday, May 13, 2011 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 am Saturday, May 14, at St. Mary Faith Center, 2300 E. Meadowlark, Derby. Burial El Paso Cemetery, Derby. Josie was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph...
Jerry Wayne Berry
May 7, 2011
Berry, Jerry Wayne, 69, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011. He is survived by his son, Denny Berry; brother-in-law Ron Yeager; nieces Dorendia Bird, LaDonna Collins, LaDena Campbell, LaRina Scheerger, Julie Gooch; nephews Jay Yeager and Jimmy Yeager. Graveside service 10 a.m. Monday, May 16, at Belle Plaine Cemetery.
Mary J. Long
May 6, 2011
Long, Mary J. "Nanny," 63, passed away at her home Friday, May 6, 2011. The family is planning a graveside inurnment service. Mary is survived by her children, Shanna (Jeff) Edgerton, Raechelle (Terry Montgomery) Burns, and James (Laurie) Long; siblings May, Dennis, and Kathy; grandchildren Johathan, Justin, Jessica, Johnnie, Terrence, Carla, Collin, and Christopher; and longtime companion Gene Bales....
Leroy Luther Elliss
Apr 30, 2011
Leroy L. Elliss, 77, retired Boeing Modification Mechanic, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011. He is preceded in death by his first wife Sharon, parents Lylbun and Vera Morton Elliss, daughter Kim, granddaughter Angie. Viewing for Mr. Elliss will be from 2-8pm, Tuesday, May 3, 2011, Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Services will be held at 2pm, Wednesday,...
Merritt Franklin Bradshaw
Apr 30, 2011
Merritt F. Bradshaw, 71, retired Bakery Consultant and Mulvane Parks Dept. employee passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011. Memorial services: 10am, Thursday, May 5, 2011, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. He is preceded in death by his father Carl Bradshaw, mother and step-father Glenda and Alvin Hoylman. Survivors: wife, Jeanne; children, Barbara Williams of Newport Beach, CA,...
Dellsea Rae Nachbor
Apr 28, 2011
Dellsea Rae Nachbor, age 17, of Douglass, Douglass High School student, passed away, April 28, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday May 1, 2011, with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home. Funeral service 4 PM Monday, May 2, 2011, Douglass High School Auditorium. Survivors: Parents, Justin & Doreen Nachbor; brother, Blake, all of Doulgass; sister, Ladessa Nachbor, Wichita;...
Harlan L. Holien
Apr 27, 2011
Holien, Harlan L., age 77, of Haysville, passed away April 27, 2011 after a courageous battle with diabetes and heart disease. A career Army Staff Sergeant, he served his country in Korea and a two time tour of duty in Vietnam. His honors include Senior Parachutist, Good Conduct Achievement and most notably the Purple Heart. After retirement, he used...
Effie Caroline Champlin
Apr 27, 2011
DERBY – Champlin, Effie Caroline (Christensen), passed away April 27, 2011 after a long illness. She was born February 25, 1923 outside Edison, NE, to Theodore & Amelia Christensen. In 1938 she married Vernon Westgate Champlin in Norton, KS. She lived most of her life in Kansas and Nebraska. Effie was at her best working in her yard and...
Virginia Ann Moyer
Apr 27, 2011
Virginia Ann Moyer, of Derby, age 82, retired Registered Nurse, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Friday, April 29, 2011, with family receiving friends 6-8 PM, Funeral Service 3:30 PM Saturday, April 30, 2011,Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Virginia is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Herman Moyer; parents, Tom & Mildred Jenney; brother,...
Venita L. Church
Apr 27, 2011
Venita Dameron Church, 90, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Venita was born July 5, 1920 in a farm house at Milan, Kansas and moved to Derby when she was four years old. Her mother and step-father operated the first grocery store in Derby as she remained a life-long Derby resident. She was a member of the undefeated 1936-37 Derby...
Gary Wayne Dunlap
Apr 27, 2011
Gary Wayne Dunlap, 60, Lowe’s truck driver, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Jack, son Jessie. Survivors: son, Jeremy of Mulvane; brother, Ron Dunlap and his wife Ora Lee of Mulvane; sister, Lori McDaniel of Mulvane; step-brothers, Don Wayne Miller of Livingston, TX, Fred Miller of Ft. Scott, KS, Vicki Louk...
Rose Caroline Hoyt
Apr 26, 2011
Rozalia Carolina (Gellenovia) Hoyt
Rose Caroline Hoyt, 84, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at the Holiday Resort nursing facility in Salina, Kansas. Rose was born April 13, 1927, in the small village of Hronske Kosehy in Czechoslovakia. As war broke out in her country, her family immigrated to America, sailing from France on the RMS Aquitania,...
