Obituaries

Oct 14, 2010

Lester L. Indermill, age 87, retired USD 259 Board of Education employee, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2010. Visitation 4-8 pm Saturday, 1-8 pm Sunday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Family will receive friends 3-5 pm Sunday at Prairie Homestead, 1605 W. May. Funeral service 1 pm Monday, Meridian Avenue Baptist Church. Lester is preceded in death by his...

Oct 13, 2010

MULVANE – Richardson, Bernadine, age 88, homemaker and retired beautician, died Tuesday, October 13, 2010. Visitation 1-8 pm Friday, with family receiving friends 5-7 pm Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd. Funeral service 10 am Saturday, Mulvane Christian Church, 502 Highland Park Dr. Bernadine is preceded in death by her husband, Merle; parents, Roscoe & Gladys Bennett; brothers, Burdett...

Oct 12, 2010

Overman, Jr., John W., 72, retired Carpenters Union Representative/Organizer, and Boeing Tool Grinder, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010. John was a member of United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Houston Organizing Project with AFL-CIO, Kansas president of AFL-CIO 1976-1981, business Representative Director of Wichita Machinists Union 1966-1980, North Star Lodge #168, Midian Shrine Temple and Wichita Scottish Rite, York Rite, OES,...

Oct 11, 2010

DOUGLASS – Vedder, Werner Fred, age 80, retired State of Michigan employee, died Monday, October 11, 2010. No visitation. Private family services will be held. Werner is preceded in death by his wife, Sennie. Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Debra Vedder, Wichita; grandchildren, Eric and Nicole Vedder; great-grandchildren, Isaac and Chase Vedder. Send condolences to smithfamilymortuaries.com. Smith Mortuary,...

Oct 10, 2010

Dorothy Ailene Johnson., 93, retired hairdresser, died Sunday, October 10, 2010. She was born on July 12, 1917 in Peabody, Kansas to Harry and Olga Zeih Hess, one of nine children. On August 15, 1948, she married Harley Ernest Johnson in rural Burns, Kansas. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harley, WWII Army veteran who died April...

Oct 10, 2010

MULVANE – Oxley, Sarah Josephine, age 73, retired Cessna Aircraft employee, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010. Visitation 1-8 pm Wednesday with family receiving friends 5-7 pm, Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd. Funeral service 10 am Thursday, Mulvane Christian Church, 502 Highland Park. Survivors: husband, Fay; son, Bill (Gina), Udall; daughter, Ramona Lamb (Mark Ysidro), Wichita; brothers, Roscoe...

Oct 9, 2010

Nelson, Helen Z., 89, picked up her wings early Saturday as God called her home. Funeral service 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 13 at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby.

Helen was a longtime member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church, El Paso Rebecca Lodge, Order of Eastern Star, and E.H.U. Family Community Education. Survived...

Oct 7, 2010

Osburn, Danny D., 59, passed to eternal rest Thursday, October 7, 2010. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby.

Danny is perhaps best described as a grandfather, father, son, brother, veteran, and cowboy. He was known for his tender but straight-forward nature, his...

Oct 6, 2010

Derby, Kansas –

Graue, Philip D., 62, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Pointe Baptist, 9221 E. 31st St. South, Wichita. Philip was a veteran of both the US Marine Corps and the US Army. He was active in the VFW and American Legion. Preceded in...

Oct 4, 2010

Mulvane – Fagan, Michael B., age 38, passed away Monday, October 4, 2010, while awaiting heart valve replacement surgery. Visitation 1-8 Thursday with family present 6-8pm; funeral service 10am Friday both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Michael was preceded in death by his father, Daniel Fagan; maternal grandfather, James Huddleston; paternal grandparents, Dean & Billie Fagan;...

Oct 3, 2010

Benjamin, Sr., Carlos Gene, was born February 13, 1937 in Turon, Ks. He passed from this life of a massive heart attack on October 3, 2010, while doing what he loved: Spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. When five years old, Carlos moved to Wichita and, with the exception of a year, spent his life in Wichita. Carlos loved...

Oct 2, 2010

Terry-Kline, Thelma Jane (Lawson), 69, retired Hawker-Beechcraft employee, passed away Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. Visitation 10 am – 5 pm Thursday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane. Rosary 7 pm Thursday, Funeral Mass 10 am Friday, St. Michael Catholic Church, Mulvane. She is preceded in death by: parents, Donald & Thelma Lawson; sons, Robert and Keith Terry; daughter, Mary Terry; sister, Marian...

Oct 2, 2010

MULVANE – Pittman, Dolly Maxine, age 90, homemaker, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2010. Visitation 10 am – 8 pm Tuesday with family receiving friends 5-7 pm, Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd. Funeral service 10 am Wednesday, Mulvane United Methodist Church, 107 S Central. Burial will follow at Littleton Cemetery. Dolly was born October 27, 1919 in Mulvane....

Oct 2, 2010

Miller, John C., 71, retired Cessna Data Manager, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. Viewing 1-8pm Wednesday, Smith Mortuary, 7031 S. Broadway, Haysville, with family present 6-8pm. Graveside service: 1pm, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, Greenwood Cemetery, 6231 W. 47th St. South. He is preceded in death by his parents Woodrow and Mildred Miller and sister Karen Miller. Survivors: wife, Maxine;...

Oct 1, 2010

Sweet, Jr., Bruce T., 72, retired Boeing Planner, died Friday, October 1, 2010. He is preceded in death by his wife Mammie, daughter Cindy Knoll, parents Bruce and Waneta Sweet. Survivors: companion, Clara Thompson of Mulvane; sons, Dewey of Mulvane, Ted of Wichita, Eric of Arnold, MO; daughter, Sonia Kappelman of Lubbock, TX; sister, Thelma Howe of Baxter Springs;...

Sep 30, 2010

Hand, Adam Lee, age 28, sheetmetal assembler, died Thursday, September 30, 2010. Visitation 1-8 pm Monday with family receiving friends 6-8 pm, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Funeral service 10 am Tuesday, Westside Freewill Baptist Church, 3310 W. MacArthur. Survivors: daughters, Kinslee Hand and Ryleigh Lopez; mother and stepfather, Vicki Sewell & Daniel Norton; father and stepmother, Danny &...

Sep 28, 2010

Razook, Mary M., passed away after a brief illness, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at the young age of 91. Visitation 10 am – 5 pm Thursday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Trisagion and funeral service 7:30 pm Thursday, St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral, 7515 E 13th St. Mary was born in Wichita, KS on November 10, 1918; just hours...

Sep 22, 2010

Hatfield, Denzell “Kay,” 69, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010. Memorial service 10 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, 528 N. Merchant, Belle Plaine. No visitation. Floral deliveries Saturday 10-3.

Kay earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Colorado, a Master’s from the University of Texas, and her Nursing Degree from the Wesley Medical School....

Sep 21, 2010

Croft, Mary M., age 87, homemaker and past owner of Color Port, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2010. Memorial service 10am Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the Mulvane United Methodist Church, 107 S. Central. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Edwin Croft. She is survived by her children, Vickie (Joe) Johnson and Bruce (Linda) Croft; grandchildren, Brice...

Sep 20, 2010

Derby – Clausius, Lola J., age 64, passed away Monday, September 20, 2010. Visitation 1-8pm with family present 6-8pm Tuesday at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Funeral service 10am Wednesday at Bethany Lutheran Church, 1000 W. 26th St. S., Wichita. Lola was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Evelyn Schaefer and brother, Verlyn Schaefer. She...