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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Calvin A. Borror

Calvin A. Borror

Aug 18, 2011

Calvin A. Borror, 86, retired

U. S. Postal employee and former Westphalia, Kansas Postmaster, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011. Calvin was born on a farm east of Westphalia, KS., the son of Noah Alfred and Florence Abbott Borror. He served in the Navy (1942-1946) during WWII on the USS Hugh W. Hadley. On December 7, 1952,...

Helen L. Cully

Helen L. Cully

Aug 17, 2011

Helen L. "Susie" Cully, age 65, of Haysville, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday August 21, 2011, with family greeting friends 5-7 pm, funeral service 10 AM Monday, August 22, 2011, both at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Susie is preceded in death by her parents, Jack & Lucy Holmes;...

Richard A. Martin

Richard A. Martin

Aug 17, 2011

Richard A. Martin, age 68, of Wichita, National Auto Service and Repair, co-owner, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, funeral service 2 PM Monday, August 22, 2011, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Interment will follow the service at Mulvane Cemetery. “Dick” is preceded in death...

Novis Leota Coker

Novis Leota Coker

Aug 15, 2011

Novis Leota Coker, age 85, of Eldorado, KS, formerly of Lovington, NM, retired Lea County Tax Assessor’s Office employee, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011 at Westview Manor, Derby, KS. Funeral service 2 PM Saturday, First Baptist Church, Lovington, NM. Leota is preceded in death by her husband, Cecil; parents, Daniel & Lucinda Duncan; and brothers, James, Irvin and...

Kenneth O. Peck

Kenneth O. Peck

Aug 15, 2011

Peck, Kenneth O., age 81, loving father and grandfather, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011. Visitation 9-1 p.m. Thursday at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Graveside service 2:30 p.m. Thursday, August 18th, El Paso Cemetery, Derby, KS. He is survived by his children, Rodger (Susan) Peck, Steven (Kathy) Peck, DeAnna (Ted) Weishaar and Tracy Mendoza; 12 grandchildren;...

Jezttina Vaughn Pinckney

Jezttina Vaughn Pinckney

Aug 15, 2011

Belle Plaine – Pinckney, Jezttina Vaughn, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011. Memorial Graveside Service 12:00 P.M. Friday, August 19, Belle Plaine Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Kansas. Memorials may be sent to the Belle Plaine Church of Christ, 932 N. Foulk Dr., Belle Plaine, KS 67013.

Marion L. Trimble

Marion L. Trimble

Aug 13, 2011

Marion L. Trimble, 79, retired Marion’s Café owner, died Saturday, August 13, 2011. She was born September 30, 1931 in Morrison, Oklahoma to Marion and Lucy Nall Hoisington. She is preceded in death by her sons, Ronald and David Wilson; daughter, Barbara Ghea; 8 siblings. Survivors include her husband, Gary; children, Patricia Wilson of Deland, FL, Roger Wilson of...

Cheryl Sue Griggs

Cheryl Sue Griggs

Aug 13, 2011

El Dorado - Griggs, Cheryl S., 66, retired machine operator for Pioneer Balloon, died Saturday, August 13, 2011. Visitation Friday 9 a.m.- 8 p.m. at Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, 507 S. Maple, Douglass. Funeral service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Douglass United Methodist Church. Survived by her children Aaron (Gina) Crossfield, Jordan (Amber) Crossfield, all of El Dorado, and Heather Arnett, Wichita;...

Paul William Clark

Paul William Clark

Aug 12, 2011

Mulvane – Clark, Paul W., 73, retired District Court Judge, passed away August 12, at home. Born in Pampa, TX. He graduated from Panhandle A&M College in Goodwell, OK. He was a veteran of the US Army where he was assigned as a Special Forces Medic with the 77th Special Forces Group. He graduated from Washburn University School of...

Evelyn Waunita Kelley

Evelyn Waunita Kelley

Aug 11, 2011

Derby – Kelley, Evelyn Waunita, age 90, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2011. Visitation 1-8pm Friday, August 12th, with family present 6-7pm; funeral service 2pm Saturday, August 13th, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Burial in El Paso Cemetery, Derby. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, August and Carrie Wehling; husband, Lawerence Kelley; 5...

Frieda Lorraine Rowson

Frieda Lorraine Rowson

Aug 10, 2011

Frieda Lorraine Rowson, 81, retired Aircraft silk screenist, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 10:55am. She is preceded in death by her husband Donald and son Martin. Survivors include her son Donald R. Rowson and his wife Ruth; daughters Madalyn Bosley and her husband Derrel, Lutisha McKay and her husband John, all of Wichita; 12 grandchildren; 17 great...

David L. Burden

David L. Burden

Aug 9, 2011

BELLE PLAINE – Burden, David L., age 61, passed away Tuesday, August 9th, 2011. Visitation 1-8pm Thursday, August 11, with family present 6-8pm, Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home, 219 W. 2nd, Belle Plaine. Funeral service 11am Friday, August 12, First Baptist Church, 612 N. Linden St., Belle Plaine. David was preceded in death by his father, Mervin Burden. He is survived...

Pattie V. Kindley

Pattie V. Kindley

Aug 9, 2011

Kindley, Pattie V., 89, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Funeral service 10 a.m. Friday, August 12, Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby.

Anna Marie Herod

Anna Marie Herod

Aug 8, 2011

DERBY- Herod, Anna Marie “Grandma Purple,” age 76, passed away Monday, August 8, 2011. Visitation 1-8 Wednesday, family present 5-8, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 2 pm Thursday, First United Methodist Church in Garden City. Burial 11 am Friday, Glenwood Cemetery (near Walnut, KS). Anna was a Home Economics teacher at Garden City...

Bernie Keegan

Bernie Keegan

Aug 8, 2011

Bernie Keegan, age 85, retired Executive Director of Plant Services at St. Joseph Medical Center and well-known scuba diving instructor, passed away, Monday, August 8, 2011. Visitation 10 AM – 5 PM Wednesday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Rosary 7 PM Wednesday, Funeral Mass 10 AM Thursday, both at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 861 N. Socora. Bernie...

Charles D. Somers

Charles D. Somers

Aug 7, 2011

Charles D. Somers, 82, passed away August 7, 2011. Viewing: 9-4pm Tuesday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside service: 10am Wednesday, August 10, 2011, El Paso Cemetery, Derby. He is preceded in death by his wife Christine, parents, son Gregory, 1 brother, 3 sisters. Survivors: children, Brenda O’Neill (Mike), Sheila Hampton, Donald Somers (Nina); sister, Betty Phillippe;...

Guy Michael Sawhill

Guy Michael Sawhill

Aug 5, 2011

Guy Michael Sawhill (AKA Alexander Guy Wills) 47, self employed masseuse, died Friday, August 5, 2011. He is preceded in death by his brother Ora Scott Sawhill. Survivors include his parents, Joyce and Walter Sawhill; siblings, Janet Peery, David Sawhill, Lauri Brown and her husband Larry and Steven Sawhill. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2011...

John Willard Baumfalk

John Willard Baumfalk

Aug 5, 2011

John Willard Baumfalk, of Derby, age 78, Sam’s Club employee and retired McLeods store manager, passed away Friday, August 5, 2011. Visitation 1-8 pm Monday with family receiving friends 5-7 pm, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 1 PM Tuesday, August 9, 2011, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 600 N. Greenwich Rd., Wichita. John is preceded in...

Bonnie Jean Shaw

Bonnie Jean Shaw

Aug 5, 2011

Bonnie Jean Shaw, age 93, of Mulvane, retired secretary for Mulvane High School, passed away, Friday, August 5, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Monday with family present 5-7 PM, Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Graveside service 10 AM Tuesday, August 9, 2011, Mulvane Cemetery. Jean was born March 1, 1918 in Chautauqua County, the daughter of John Edward...

Grace Genevieve Kuntz

Grace Genevieve Kuntz

Aug 4, 2011

Grace Genevieve Kuntz, 75, retired sheet metal mechanic, died Thursday, August 4, 2011. Grace was born January 30, 1936 in Winfield, Kansas. Grace and Howard Edward Kuntz were married on June 27, 1954 in Oxford, Kansas. She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard “Tuffy”; parents, Maurice and Lucille Cheuvront; sisters, Marie Spoon, Rosie Robinson; brother, Jesse Cheuvront....

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