Eileen Kiyomi Skillen
Mar 31, 2011
Eileen Kiyomi Skillen, age 54, of Wichita, Audiologist, Wichita Ear Clinic, passed away at home surrounded by her family, Wednesday, March 31, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Sunday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, funeral service 10 AM Monday, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside service 2:30 PM Monday, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Norwich. Eileen was born...
Arthur R. Holloway
Mar 30, 2011
Arthur “Red” Holloway, 75, retired truck driver, died March 30, 2011 in Denver, CO. He is survived by his brothers, Harold, Ivan, Ernest, Melvin, Calvin, Rocky; sisters, Colleen, Leola, Ethel, Latricia, Laura, Cindy; “adopted grandkids” Anthony & Elizabeth Salaza. Viewing: 2-8pm Thursday, April 7, 2011. Service: 11am Friday, April 8, 2011, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca.
Ronald Bruce Keimig
Mar 28, 2011
Ronald Bruce Keimig, of Belle Plaine, age 64, retired concrete construction worker, died Monday, March 28, 2011. Visitation 1- 8 PM Thursday, funeral service 3 PM Friday, both at Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home. Ronald is preceded in death by his parents, Lewis and Connie Keimig, and a brother, Lewis Keimig, Jr. Survivors: son, Eric (Rachelle) Keimig, Belle Plaine; brother, Donald...
Thomas H. Whitmer
Mar 28, 2011
Thomas “Tom” Whitmer, 71, passed away Monday, March 28, 2011. He moved to Wichita in the early 1960’s working for the Burroughs Corporation and Eutectic Corporation. Tom later ventured out forming his business of Austenite and then Memorial Art Monument Company. He had many hobbies including collecting and restoring 18th and 19th century furniture as well as old watches...
Kay E. Tharp
Mar 27, 2011
Kay E. Tharp, 62, of Rose Hill, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend lost her battle with brain cancer and was called home Sunday, March 27, 2011. Kay is the daughter of Millie and the late Robert Vinduska, Pilsen, KS. She leaves behind her loving husband of 38 years, John David Tharp; daughters, Michelle (Dan) Oliver,...
Betty Ann Peterson
Mar 25, 2011
Peterson, Betty Ann, age 75, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister passed away Friday, March 25, 2011. Private family services. Betty was born October 14, 1935 to Vester and Della Tucker in Fullbright, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Ralph Haro; second husband, Eddie Amos; sisters, Bessie Bedell, Dorlos Dyer and Kathleen “Kay” Wilson....
Zola Rae Scarbrough
Mar 24, 2011
Scarbrough, Zola Rae, age 92, went into the presence of the Lord Thursday, March 24, 2011. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Sunday with family present 6-8 p.m.; funeral service 2 p.m., Monday, both at Smith Mortuary 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Zola was born to Charles and Mae Cranmer on December 30, 1918 in Wakita, OK. She worked for NCR in...
Thomas Burch Lucas
Mar 23, 2011
Lucas, Thomas “Burch,” 84, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Funeral service 1 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca, Wichita. Thomas was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian. Survived by sons Greg (Dawn) Lucas, Darrell (Sue) Lucas, Kendall (Cheryl) Lucas, and Brad Lucas; grandchildren Chad, Ryan, Jenna, Kirk, Amy, Whitney, Blake, and Sydney; brother...
Edna M. Green
Mar 22, 2011
Green, Edna M., 78, former Tulsa resident, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Funeral service 10 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2011 at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca, Wichita. Preceded in death by husband Alfred J. Green. Survived by daughters Sharon (Mark) Harbison and Terri Kuykendall; brother Bill Laughlin; sister Sylvia Hagebusch; 4 granddaughters; 10 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild. A...
Edith Edmondson
Mar 21, 2011
HAYSVILLE – Reams-Edmondson, Winnie Edith, age 83, stepped out of Clearwater Retirement Manor into Heaven’s gates on Monday, March 21, 2011. Visitation 10-8pm Thursday with family present 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Graveside service 2pm Friday at Maplewood Cemetery Exeter, MO. She was born to Fred and Artie Bacon on June 16, 1927 in Washburn, MO....
Paul D. Smeltzer
Mar 19, 2011
Paul D. Smeltzer, age 60, of Derby, Kansas Real Estate Commission auditor, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011. Paul was born on November 29, 1950 to Max and Agness Smeltzer. He is preceded in death by his father, Max, his sister, Sharon and his grandparents. Survivors: his wife, Oleta; sons, Justin (Nancy) Smeltzer, Derby, Jacob (Katrina) Smeltzer, St. Louis,...
Maurice J. Herridge
Mar 19, 2011
Maurice J. Herridge, 84, retired truck driver, died Saturday, March 19, 2011. He was born July 9, 1926 in Bluff City, Kansas to James and Eva Houston Herridge. Maurice was honorably discharged from the United States Army in July 1946. He is preceded in death by his first wife Bonnie Rule Herridge, his parents and 6 siblings. Viewing: 10-1pm...
Vivian B. Seal
Mar 18, 2011
Vivian B. Seal, age 95, of Douglass, homemaker, passed Friday, March 18, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Wednesday with family receiving friends 6-8 PM, Hilyard-Smith Funeral Home. Funeral service 10 AM Thursday, First Christian Church, 303 E. Fourth St. Vivian is preceded in death by her husband, Chet; son, Wayne. Survivors: sons, Kenneth E. “Gene” (Marjory), Keith (Rometa), all of...
Johnny Runkle Moyer
Mar 18, 2011
Haysville – Moyer, Johnny Runkle, age 85, passed away March 18, 2011 with his wife by his side. He was born April 19, 1925, the fourth of six children, to Ernest O. Moyer and Edith Pearl (Runkle) Moyer of Fort Scott, KS. Johnny was a WWII veteran having served in the 17th, 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions from 1943-1947....
Herbert A. Sheets
Mar 18, 2011
Herbert A. Sheets, 86, passed on Friday, March 18, 2011. Herbert worked many different positions at Coleman Company before retiring after 42 years of service. He is preceded in death by his parents, Albro Sheets and Edna Sheets Leeper, step-father Piv Leeper, sisters Joy Mynat and Virginia Mitchem. Friends may sign the book from 3-8pm Sunday. Funeral service: 2pm...
Wilma Mae Majors
Mar 17, 2011
Wilma Mae Majors, age 85, formerly of Derby, homemaker, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Grace Living Center, Muskogee, OK. Visitation 10 AM – 5 PM Tuesday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Graveside service 2 PM Wednesday, El Paso Cemetery. Wilma is preceded in death by her husband, Carl and a daughter, Joyce Wolfe. Survivors: son,...
Zelma Carol Lawson
Mar 17, 2011
Zelma C. Lawson, 82, homemaker, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. On August 27, 1950, she married Earnest "Lee" Lawson at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her husband Earnest “Lee” Lawson, her parents Solomon and Zelma Sellers Richardson and 9 siblings. Viewing: Monday, 1-8pm, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock...
Jeff Waldschmidt
Mar 16, 2011
Waldschmidt, Jeff, 48, Boeing/Spirit Aerosystems engineer of 26 years, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011, following a battle with brain cancer. Memorial service 1 p.m. Monday at First Christian Church PowerHouse, 302 N. Georgie, Derby. Celebration of life to follow. Jeff was a proud Boy Scout, recipient of the Eagle Award and an active member of the Derby Optimist...
Pete Gonzalez
Mar 14, 2011
Pete Gonzalez, 78, retired Cessna Aircraft expeditor, died Monday, March 14, 2011. Viewing: 1-8pm Thursday with family present 6-8pm at Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville. Graveside service: 11am, Friday, March 18, 2011, Greenwood Cemetery, 6231 W. 47th St. South, Wichita. Pete is preceded in death by his parents, 3 siblings, 1 grandson. Survivors: wife of 53 years, Carole;...
Ben O. Kelley
Mar 14, 2011
Ben O. Kelley, of Wichita, age 83, retired L.S.I. Logic employee, died Monday, March 14, 2011. Visitation 1-8 PM Thursday with family receiving friends 5-7 PM, funeral service 2 PM Friday, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Ben is preceded in death by his wife, Louella; parents, Raymond & Jennie Kelley; brothers, Thomas and Lawrence; sisters,...
