Joe Don Perry
Oct 16, 2011
DERBY – Perry, Joe, age 70, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011. Visitation 1-8pm Tuesday, October 18; funeral service 1pm Wednesday, October 19, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Helen Perry. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jewel Perry; children, Sonya (Mitchel) Gordon...
Harold Ray Seitz
Oct 15, 2011
Harold Ray Seitz, age 87, retired Service Representative for Teledyne Continental Motors, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011. Visitation with his family present 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Wednesday, October 19, with graveside service at 10:30 AM, Hillcrest Cemetery, Derby. Harold is preceded in death by his parents, William & Katherine Seitz; brothers, Charles and Mart; and his sister,...
David Clarence Burnham
Oct 15, 2011
ROSE HILL – Burnham, David Clarence, age 73, retired Boeing and Cessna employee, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Tuesday, October 18 with family present 6-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 AM Wednesday, October 19, Rose Hill Bible Church, 1410 N. Main St. He is preceded in death by parents,...
Emmagene Crotts
Oct 14, 2011
Emmagene Crotts, of Derby, age 89, retired Wichita Eagle employee, passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at Sumner County Regional Medical Center in Wellington. Visitation 1-8 PM Monday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10 AM Tuesday, Derby Church of Christ, 225 N. Derby Ave. Emmagene is preceded in death...
Vinita May Hawthorne
Oct 13, 2011
DERBY – Hawthorne, Vinita May, age 84, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011. Vinita enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening and most of all taking care of her family. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother; husband, Charles Hawthorne. She is survived by her children, Debby (Larry) Justice, Brad (Karen) Hawthorne and Margie...
John L. Peninger
Oct 13, 2011
John “Mike” Peninger, 77, retired aircraft maintenance technician, died Thursday, October 13, 2011. He is preceded in death by his wife Mary Ann; parents Ray Peninger and Theo Allen; sisters Lela Bannon, Bertha Light. Survivors: children Gina Boswell (Rick) of Derby, Jania Kistler (Jeff) of Udall, Trent Peninger (Janell) of Derby, Jeff VanDoren (Tana) of Arlington, TX; grandchildren Carly,...
Jack D. Nice
Oct 13, 2011
Jack D. Nice, 96, went to be with Jesus on Thursday, October 13, 2011. He was born April 18, 1915 to Oscar & Charlotte Nice near Gotebo, OK. Jack is preceded in death by his parents, wife, Mary; 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Survivors include 3 daughters and 1 son, Sharlene (Charlie) Hayes, Kansas City, MO, Dean (Wilma) Nice,...
Melvin Lee Satterthwaite
Oct 10, 2011
Melvin Lee “Mel” Satterthwaite, age 86, retired repairman for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, and WWII and Korean War veteran, died Monday, October 10, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Thursday, October 13, 2011 with family receiving friends 6-8 PM, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 10:30 AM Friday,October 14, 2011, West Side United Methodist Church, 1313 W. Lydia, where he...
Terrance Jerome Muth
Oct 10, 2011
DERBY- Muth, Terrance J. “Jerry,” 85, beloved dad, grandpa, brother and uncle, went to Heaven on October 10, 2011. Jerry was born June 15, 1926 in El Dorado, Kan. to Charles A. and Helen K. Muth. Jerry served in the US Navy during World War II, was a police officer for the Wichita Police Department, and went on to...
James Austin Riggs
Oct 9, 2011
James Austin Riggs, age 76, retired sheet metal assembler for Cessna Aircraft and The Boeing Company, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Wednesday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 10 AM Thursday, Westside Freewill Baptist Church. He was born March 21, 1935 in Pope County, Arkansas to Marion and Mary (Hudson) Riggs. James is preceded...
Liz Karaff
Oct 9, 2011
Karaff, Liz, age 70, loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend to all, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011. Private family services will be held. Liz was preceded in death by her parents, Lucian and Mable Minner; step-father, Henry Cameron; husband, Jerry Karaff; brother, Joe Minner. She is survived by her sons, Lee “Skip” (Jen) Sherard and Jack (Judy) Sherard;...
Margaret E. Armstrong
Oct 8, 2011
MULVANE – Armstrong, Margaret E., age 88, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011. Rosary 7pm Tuesday, October 11; funeral Mass 10am Wednesday, October 12, both at St. Michael Catholic Church, 545 E. Main, Mulvane, KS. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, John and Freida Schibler; grandson, Damien McKown; siblings, John, Barney, Rudy, Martha, Millie Schibler and Ruth...
Carolyn Jean See
Oct 7, 2011
See, Carolyn Jean, age 59, passed away Friday, October 7, 2011. Carolyn was a payroll clerk for Sigma-Tek for 35 years. She also loved caring for animals. Carolyn was preceded in death by her father, Norman Gumm and step-father, Bill Crane. She is survived by her mother, Fay Crane and close friends, Tom Springer and Bob Ring family. Private...
Robert D. Hayes
Oct 4, 2011
Hayes, Robert “Bob,” 77, retired Cessna employee, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Visitation 1-8 Monday, funeral service 10 a.m. Tuesday, both at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Elvira Hayes; and brother, Bill Hayes. Survived by wife, Nancy Hayes; children Steve (Susanne) Hayes, Wichita; Robert Hayes,...
Nikalan Johnson
Oct 3, 2011
DERBY- Johnson, Nikalan “Nik,” 37, passed away after a long battle with colon cancer on Monday, October 3, 2011. Memorial service 1 p.m. Friday, St. Mary Faith Center, 2300 E. Meadowlark, Derby. Preceded in death by his father, Paul Johnson. Survived by wife Jennifer Andreas-Johnson; children Hailea Johnson, Caleb Strohminger, Bayley Johnson, Mia Johnson, and his “other daughter,” Olivia...
Robert Dale Prockish
Oct 1, 2011
Robert D. “Bob” Prockish, 81, retired Equipment Operator at Ft. Riley, Kansas, passed away October 1, 2011. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War.
Bob is preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Lulu; sisters Edna and Bernice; brother Donald. He is survived by family members, Sarah, Maria and Angel, Don and...
Sandra Darlene Rau
Sep 30, 2011
Sandra Darlene (Lindner) Rau, 64, passed away Sept. 30, 2011, from breast cancer. Visitation is from 1-8 PM Saturday with family present 3-5 PM and Sunday 1-5 PM with family present 2-4 PM at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby, Kansas. A Rosary will be at 7:30 PM Sunday and a Funeral Mass at 10 AM Monday...
Helen Maurine Soft
Sep 28, 2011
DERBY – Soft, Helen Maurine, age 85, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at her home in Derby. She was born May 23, 1926 in Plains, KS the daughter of Fred Dee and Clara (Donker) Adams. On August 16, 1946 she married Gene Allan Soft of Pretty Prairie. He preceded her in death on February 12, 1991. They were married...
Jo Ann Grover
Sep 27, 2011
Jo Ann Grover, age 85, of Derby, retired Herman Oil Company employee, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Thursday, funeral service 10 AM Friday, October 1, 2011, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Jo Ann is preceded in death by her husband, Rolland Grover; parents, WW & Jo Watson; brothers Winford and WJ...
Grace Geneva Hendricks
Sep 25, 2011
Grace Geneva Hendricks, age 86, of Des Moines, WA, died Sunday, September 25, 2011. Private services will be held. Grace was born at Belle Plaine, KS, December 18, 1924 to Wiley R and Mary E. (Franklin) Hornbeek. Survivors include her son, Rick Hendricks of Cuba, MO.
