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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Rex B. Scott

Rex B. Scott

Jul 13, 2011

Scott, Rex B., age 89, retired Beech assembly worker, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Visitation 1-8pm Friday with family present 5-7pm at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 10am Saturday at West Side Christian Church, 1819 W. Douglas. Rex served as a Marine for WWII in the Pacific Theatre and was a long time member of West...

Ruby F. Smith

Ruby F. Smith

Jul 13, 2011

Ruby F. Smith, 70, retired Ponca Tent and Awning shipping and receiving clerk, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Ruby is preceded in death by husband J.D; daughter Joyce Standefer; parents James and Thelma Patterson; brother James Patterson. Survivors include her children, Roxy Shain, Royce Smith, Michael Smith, all of Wichita, Tina Mortensen and her husband Kerry of Independence, MO;...

Lawrence Atkinson

Lawrence Atkinson

Jul 13, 2011

Douglass – Atkinson, Lawrence “Bud”, age 95, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Visitation 10-1pm Tuesday at Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, 507 S. Maple, Douglass, KS. Graveside service to follow at 2pm Tuesday at Douglass Cemetery. Bud was preceded in death by his parents, James and Hazel Atkinson; wife, Helen Atkinson; siblings, Jerry Atkinson, Jack Atkinson, Lucille Warren, Helen Baumberger...

Winnie Mae Burns

Winnie Mae Burns

Jul 9, 2011

Winnie Mae Burns, 77, retired SRS intake coordinator, died Saturday, July 9, 2011. Memorial service: 1pm, Wednesday, July 13, 2011, East Point Church of Christ, 747 E. 127th East, Wichita. She is preceded in death by her father, James Isom Shirley; mother and step-father, Clydia and Russell German; brother, Travis German. Survivors: husband, Thomas; daughters, Debbie Reynolds (Thurston) of...

Merrel A. Nichols

Merrel A. Nichols

Jul 9, 2011

Merrel “Nick” Nichols, 74, retired Parker Oil Company salesman, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2011. Merrel was an avid golfer and loved golfing with his buddies. He is preceded in death by his brother, Jess and adopted Dad, Carl Tackett. Survivors include his loving wife of 52 years, Linda; two sons, Wade and his wife Karen Nichols of Derby,...

Ramona Irene Green

Ramona Irene Green

Jul 7, 2011

DOUGLASS- Green, Ramona (Lawson), 82, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away July 7, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents and one daughter, Janella Carmichael. She is survived by her husband, A.M.; son Trey; daughters, Michele Prickett, Kristine Galbraith, and Kerry Bergerhouse; 16 grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Memorial service and interment will...

Boyd Antony Slavinski

Boyd Antony Slavinski

Jul 6, 2011

Boyd Antony Slavinski, of Belle Plaine, age 55, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Visitation 2-8 PM Friday, July 8, 2011, with family receiving friends 6-8 PM, Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home, 219 W. 2nd. Funeral service 10 AM Saturday, July 9, 2011, First Baptist Church, 612 N. Linden. Boyd is preceded in death by his parents,...

Grace Eleanor Moyer

Grace Eleanor Moyer

Jul 6, 2011

Moyer, Grace Eleanor (Gray), 88, loving mother, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Catholic Care Center. Visitation 4-6 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Sickles Cemetery, Sickles, Oklahoma. Grace was an avid senior dancer, and a devoted volunteer at Via Christi St. Joseph...

Charley Andrew Huskey

Charley Andrew Huskey

Jul 2, 2011

HAYSVILLE – Huskey, Charley A., Sr., age 71, retired Yellow Freight truck driver, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011. Private family services. Charley is survived by his children, Michelle (Mike) Martin, Charley Huskey, Jr., C.A. (Dawn) Huskey, Carl (Deborah) Huskey; grandchildren, Preston, Kyle, Tyler, Rebecca B., Rebecca M., Andrew, Tiffany, Morgan and Jayden; great-grandchildren, Evan, Lauren and Landon. Arrangements...

David P. Pritchett

David P. Pritchett

Jul 2, 2011

David P. Pritchett III, 63, retired Boeing Tool expeditor, died Saturday, July 2, 2011. Viewing: 9-4 Thursday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside service: 11:00am, Friday, July 8, 2011, Belle Plaine Cemetery, Belle Plaine, KS. Survivors: sons Edan and Joshua of Derby; daughter Gabrielle Burdick of Wichita; mother Genevieve Taylor of Minot, ND; brother Dennis Pritchett (Barb)...

Lucille Zella Casey

Lucille Zella Casey

Jul 2, 2011

WINFIELD – Casey, Lucille Zella, 94, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011. Visitation 1-8 Wednesday, family present 6-8. Funeral service 2 pm Thursday, both at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Bill Casey; son, Richard Casey; brothers, Bill Spurlock, Tilden Spurlock, Bennett Spurlock; sisters Edna Foster, Jackie Hall....

Delmar Kenneth Kehn

Delmar Kenneth Kehn

Jul 2, 2011

HAYSVILLE – Kehn, Delmar K., 83, retired Boeing metal finisher, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011. Visitation 1 – 8 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby, Kansas with family present from 6 – 8 p.m. Funeral service 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 8, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 1000 W. 26th St. South, Wichita, Kansas...

Beulah May Rees

Beulah May Rees

Jul 1, 2011

Haysville-Rees, Beulah May, 95, went to be with her Lord Friday, July 1, 2011. Memorial gathering 11:30 a.m. Thursday at First Christian Church of Haysville, 7465 S. Meridian. Beulah was preceded in death by three husbands, Nelson McClure, Hayward Spencer, and Coin Rees; daughter Marilyn McClure; sons Robert, Virgil, Eugene, and Gerald McClure. Survived by children Beverly Rupe, Carolyn...

Dorothy Irene Thomas

Dorothy Irene Thomas

Jul 1, 2011

DERBY – Thomas, Dorothy, 88, homemaker, died July 1, 2011. Visitation Tuesday 1-8 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 2 pm Wednesday, July 6 at Crossway Church, 421 N. Westview, Derby. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lavon J. Thomas; son, Dennis Thomas; and daughter, Vickey Noble. Survivors include her children, Lavon (Doretta)...

Dennis John Schild

Dennis John Schild

Jun 30, 2011

Peck – Schild, Dennis J., age 68, retired Wescon Products supervisor, passed away Thursday, June 30th, 2011. Visitation 1-8pm Wednesday, July 6th with family present 6-8pm; funeral service 10am Thursday, July 7th, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents, John and Angela Schild. He is survived by his wife...

Arlo Lindsey

Arlo Lindsey

Jun 30, 2011

Derby – Lindsey, Arlo, 69, retired Chief U.S. Probation Officer for the District of Kansas, died Thur. June 30, 2011. Arlo was a beloved husband of 49 years, father, & papa. He was a 1959 graduate of Syracuse H.S. & a 1966 graduate of Tulsa University where he played football. He was a dedicated youth coach & avid supporter...

Helen Marie Mcwhorter

Helen Marie Mcwhorter

Jun 30, 2011

Derby-McWhorter, Helen Marie, 87, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2011. Graveside service 10 am Tuesday at El Paso Cemetery, Derby. Helen was dedicated to her family and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by two husbands, Sidney Watson (1945) and Joseph M. McWhorter, Sr. (1997); a son, Sidney Watson (1978). Survived by children Eileen...

Arvilla Eva Bohn

Arvilla Eva Bohn

Jun 29, 2011

Arvilla Eva Bohn, 99, recent resident of the Medicalodge of Columbus, Ks., formerly of Wichita, Kansas, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at the Columbus Medicalodge.

Born December 1, 1911 in Carmen, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of William and Nellie (Woodward) Corbin. She attended school through 8th grade just south of Tonkawa, Oklahoma.

Eva and...

Vernon G. Mauk

Vernon G. Mauk

Jun 29, 2011

Douglass – Mauk, Vernon Gilbert, age 86, retired Boeing quality control superintendent, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Visitation 1-8pm Friday, July 1st with family present 6-8pm at Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, 507 S. Maple, Douglass, KS. Funeral service 10am Saturday, July 2nd at the First Christian Church, 303 E. Fourth St., Douglass. Vern proudly served in WWII and was...

Dee Utt

Dee Utt

Jun 28, 2011

Utt, Dee, age 62, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Dee was preceded in death by her parents, James and Susie Blevans and her husband, Marty Utt. She is survived by her son, James Baechler of Flowery Branch, GA. Private family services. Arrangements with Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, Wichita.

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