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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Wanita E. Carrothers

Wanita E. Carrothers

Dec 29, 2010

Wanita E. Carrothers 86, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010. She was retired from Boeing where she worked as a plastic shop lead. Preceding her in death is her husband, Gene; sisters, Una Ballard and Hope Allen. Survivors: sons, Al Carrothers of Monroe, LA, Lance Carrothers of Mesa, AZ; daughter, Ann (Lane) Moreland of...

Joellen Wiggins

Joellen Wiggins

Dec 29, 2010

Oklahoma City, OK – Wiggins, Joellen, age 68, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010. Visitation 1-8pm Monday with family present 6-8pm at Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Funeral service 10am Tuesday at Mulvane United Methodist Church, 107 S. Central. Burial 2pm at Lone Star Cemetery, Pretty Prairie, KS. Joellen was preceded in death by her parents, Howard...

Eloise M. Ferm

Eloise M. Ferm

Dec 27, 2010

Ferm, Eloise M., age 84, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010. Visitation 9-4pm Wednesday at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Graveside service 2pm Thursday at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hazelton, KS. Eloise was preceded in death by her parents, Clem and Florence Stout; husband, Kenneth Arb; brother, Robert Stout; grandson, Kaden Tiesmeyer; son-in-law, Fred Tiesmeyer. She is survived by her...

William James Sutherland

William James Sutherland

Dec 25, 2010

Mulvane – Sutherland, William J. “Bill”, age 72, retired chef, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010. Visitation Wednesday, December 29, 10-4pm at Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Rosary Wednesday 6pm; Funeral Mass Thursday, December 30, 10am, both at St. Michael Catholic Church, 545 E. Main, Mulvane. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William and Jessie...

Dorsey Ellsworth Pohlenz

Dorsey Ellsworth Pohlenz

Dec 23, 2010

Pohlenz, Dorsey Ellsworth, age 93, retired Boeing Company employee, died Thursday, December 23, 2010. Visitation 1-8 pm Sunday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Private service. Survivors: wife of 69 years, Alice; son, Jack (Lynn), Andover; sister, Melva Joy (Argus) Pearce, Argonia; grandchildren, Jill (Tom) Wagner, Wichita, and Gwen (Scott) Hartley, Benton; great-grandchildren, Maranda, Christina and Elisabeth Wagner,...

Samuel Harold Goodman

Samuel Harold Goodman

Dec 22, 2010

Samuel H. “Sam” Goodman, Jr., 52, Spirit AeroSystems Tool Crib Attendant, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010. He is preceded in death by his father, Samuel, Sr. Survivors: wife, Cathryn; sons, Shannon and Shawn; mother, Sharon Goodman; brothers, Mark and Doug; grandchildren, Mi’Kyala and Natallia Goodman, Riley Pelkey, all of Wichita. A celebration of Sam’s life will be held on...

Billy Floyd Chance

Billy Floyd Chance

Dec 22, 2010

Chance, Billy Floyd, age 82, retired finish carpenter, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Visitation 1-8 PM Monday, Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home, graveside service 2 PM Tuesday, Douglass Cemetery. Survivors: step-daughter, Viola Drouillard, Augusta. Hilyard-Smith

Nancy Lynn Alonzo

Nancy Lynn Alonzo

Dec 21, 2010

Nancy Lynn Alonzo, 60, State Farm clerical employee and 30 year breast cancer survivor, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010. She is preceded in death by her mother, Charlayne Crow Crittenden. Survivors include her husband, J.C.; daughter, Araceli Montoya Alonzo of Memphis, TN; sons, Joshua and Matthew Alonzo of Peck; father, George Crittenden of Overland Park; brother, George Crittenden, Jr.,...

Raymond James Long

Raymond James Long

Dec 21, 2010

Long, Raymond James, age 64, retired Boeing Company employee, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Private service. Survivors: son, James (Laurie), Norton, KS; daughters, Shanna (Jeff) Edgerton, Haysville, Raechelle Burns (Terry Montgomery), Derby; brother, Terry (Judy), WaKeeney, KS; sisters, Margaret Jean (Keith)McKinley, Chehalis, WA, Saundra Sue (Raymond) Breit, Hays, Marla Gail (Stanley) Deines, Ellis; 8 grandchildren. Memorial donations to: Hope...

Gregory J. Ast

Gregory J. Ast

Dec 20, 2010

Gregory J. Ast, 52, died Monday, December 20, 2010. Rosary: 6:30pm., Sunday, January 2, 2010, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Conway Springs. Private family burial. He is preceded in death by his parents and 2 brothers. Survivors include his children, Dwight Ast of Viola, Aimee and husband Luke Hesse of Conway Springs, Keith and wife Katy Ast of Goddard, Shari...

Rose Marie Ogden-Huxsol

Rose Marie Ogden-Huxsol

Dec 18, 2010

Rose Marie Ogden-Huxsol, 56, antique dealer, died Saturday, December 18, 2010. A memorial celebration of her life will be held at a later date. She is preceded in death by her son Gabriel Setterberg. Survivors include her husband Doug Huxsol of the home and his daughter Heidi Huxsol of Spokane, Washington; parents Ruth and Frank Thomas of Seattle, Washington;...

Billy Joe Kelly

Billy Joe Kelly

Dec 15, 2010

Kelly, Billy Joe, 70, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in Wichita. No services scheduled. Survivors include his sister, Jean (Jim) Gillespie of Mulvane; niece, Shani (Chris) Hoebener and their daughters Lauren and Bre of Wichita; nephew James Gillespie and his son Jaden of Mulvane.

Betty Lou Fortner

Betty Lou Fortner

Dec 15, 2010

Fortner, Betty Lou, 81, retired USD 263 cook, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010. Visitation Sunday, December 19, 2-6 p.m., funeral service Monday, December 20, 2 p.m., both at Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Bill. Survived by her sons, Gary Fortner, Mulvane, and Robert Fortner, Broken Arrow, Okla.; and...

Harold Malcom Cartwright

Harold Malcom Cartwright

Dec 14, 2010

Harold Malcom “Hoss” Cartwright, age 92, of Derby, Kansas died on Tuesday, December 14 at the Derby Health and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be held Saturday, December 18 from 1 PM – 4 PM at the Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road in Derby. A rosary will be said on Sunday, December 19, 7 PM at St Vincent...

Annetta Pearl Robinson

Annetta Pearl Robinson

Dec 14, 2010

Robinson, Annetta Pearl, 83, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Funeral service 3 p.m. Friday at Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 S. E. Louis Blvd., Mulvane, KS. Annetta was born January 11, 1927 in Mooreland, Oklahoma. She was a longtime member of the Mulvane Brethren Church, and was co-founder of the Mulvane Care and Share. She was also Secretary of the...

Asela Margarita Humfeld

Asela Margarita Humfeld

Dec 14, 2010

Humfeld, Asela Margarita, age 92, went home to be with her heavenly father on Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Visitation 1-8pm today; Rosary 7pm today, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral Mass 10:30am Friday at St. Francis of Assisi, 861 N. Socora, Wichita. She was born in Cuba February 22, 1918 and came to the U.S. in 1963....

Ted A. Gill

Ted A. Gill

Dec 14, 2010

Derby - Gill, Ted A., age 75, passed away Monday, December 13, 2010. Visitation 1-8pm Sunday with family present 6-8pm; funeral service 10am Monday both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Ted was preceded in death by his parents, Roland and Dorothy Gill; sister, Linda Martinez. He is survived by his children, John Gill and Sally Gill;...

Mary Margaret Woodring

Mary Margaret Woodring

Dec 14, 2010

Valley Center – Woodring, Mary Margaret, age 84, retired Kings X office manager and Busy Bee Band member, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Visitation 1-8pm Thursday with family present from 6-8pm at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 10am Friday at LifePoint Church, 400 S. Abilene, Ave., Valley Center. Mary was preceded in death by her parents,...

Arlyn D. Claybrook

Arlyn D. Claybrook

Dec 12, 2010

Claybrook, Arlyn D., 59, died Sunday, December 12, 2010. Visitation 11-5 Thursday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Rosary 7 p.m. Thursday and Mass of Christian Burial Friday at 11a.m., both at Christ the King Catholic Church, 4411 W. Maple, Wichita. He is preceded in death by his mother Hazel (Olson) Claybrook. Survivors: father, Orin; son, Jason; granddaughters, Carson, Mallory...

William J. Crane

William J. Crane

Dec 11, 2010

Leon, KS – Crane, William Jefferson “Bill”, age 76, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010. Visitation 9-4pm Thursday at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Graveside service 11am Friday at Maize Park Cemetery, Maize. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Herschel and Marguerite Crane. He is survived by his wife of 28 years Fay Crane; step-daughter, Carolyn See;...

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