Shelly C. Murrow
Jul 5, 2024
Haysville ~ Murrow, Shelly Christine, 51, passed away Friday, July 5th, 2024. She was born October 28th, 1972, adopted and raised by James and Deborah Brown in Derby, Kansas.
Shelly’s greatest accomplishment was her family. She was an excellent mother, Mimi and aunt. Her children were everything to her. She was a blessing to many...
Fred Darwin Graham
Jul 3, 2024
Final Rites for Fred D Graham, 93, Wichita KS will be held at Smith Family Mortuary in Derby on Tuesday, July 9th at 1pm. Viewing to be held before the service at 11:30am. A memorial has been established with the American Macular Degeneration Society.
A former Derby resident he retired from Boeing Company as in...
Gary Edward Bunyard
Jul 3, 2024
Rose Hill - Bunyard, Gary Edward
66, passed away Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024. He was born March 26th, 1958 to Edward Bunyard and Gwendolyn Guthrie Bunyard in Wichita, Kansas.
Gary was a Master level automotive mechanic who worked at several dealerships and shops throughout his career. He loved all forms of motor sports,...
Donald E. Wells
Jul 2, 2024
Donald E. Wells crossed over to eternal life on July 2, 2024, surrounded by loved ones in his Mulvane home of 53 years.
Though Don spent the majority of his life in Mulvane, he and his twin sister Dorothy were born May 21, 1933 to their parents Roy and Mary Wells in the height of...
Wendell Knight
Jul 1, 2024
Derby - Knight, Wendell Dennis
81, passed away Monday, July 1st, 2024. He was born April 21st, 1943 to Derrill Knight and Marvel Prather Knight in Wichita, Kansas.
His hobbies included fishing and bowling.
He was preceded in death by his parents; Derrill and Marvel Knight and step brother...
Carol Dean Nelson
Jun 30, 2024
Carol Dean Nelson, age 91, passed away while working in her yard, something she loved to do, on Sunday, June, 30, 2024. Carol was born October 15, 1932 in Strang, Oklahoma to Elmer Madison and Sylvia Marie Knox. She was the second born of three daughters, Avon Falke (deceased) and Gayle Knox of Prairieville, Louisiana.
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Howard Richard Reed
Jun 30, 2024
Howard Richard Reed, 87, of Rose Hill, KS, passed away Sunday, June 30, at Wesley Hospital in Wichita.
He was born in Waynesville, MO, but spent his young years near Burr Oak, KS. He met his wife, Barbara McCorkle in high school and they celebrated 66 years of marriage.
Howard worked...
Sharla Rose
Jun 30, 2024
Sharla passed away in the presence of her loved ones on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at the age of 60. She is preceded in death by her mother Marge Willis.
Sharla is survived by her father Danny Rose; children Schrrie Schmeidler (Jeff), Terri, Crystal (Mike), Eric (Annabel), and Aleah; sister Shelly Bedker; stepfather Wendell Willis;...
Dorothy Culley
Jun 29, 2024
Derby - Culley, Dorothy Lee Culley 85, died Saturday, June 29th, 2024 at Wesley Medical Center. She was born October 7th, 1938 to Eugene and Helen Humphries Fischer in Beloit, Kansas.
Known affectionately to her friends and family as Dodo, Dorothy was a proud retired R.N. and provided care to so many patients over the...
Judith Beat
Jun 29, 2024
Judith M. Beat, 84, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2024, at St. Teresa Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.
Born on June 26, 1940, in El Reno, Oklahoma, Judith was the daughter of Rolf and Sylvia von Merveldt. Sadly, her mother died shortly after childbirth. By age three, she was lovingly raised by her father and Mary (Hemphill)...
J.R. Boria
Jun 28, 2024
J.R. Boria 75, passed away Friday, June 28th, 2024. He was born October 10th, 1948, to Eufemio Boria and Sylvia Boria in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.
J.R. lived in Wichita, Ks for the past 50 years. He loved life and lived it his way. He was a man of many talents. He had a passion for...
Betty Lou Montgomery
Jun 23, 2024
Montgomery, Betty Lou, 91, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024. She was born on March 9, 1933 in Cushman, AR to Willie and Novella Moser. She graduated High School in Violet Hill in 1950 and on August 15, 1950, she married the love of her life, David Devon Montgomery. She worked for years as a lunch lady at...
Loyd Franklin Belveal
Jun 22, 2024
Wichiita - Belveal, Loyd Franklin
84, passed away Saturday, June 22nd, 2024. He was born January 2nd, 1940 to Albert Belveal and Edna (Caple) Belveal in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Robert Belveal, Ruth Bliss, Evelyn Belveal, Al Belveal.
Loyd is survived...
Leland Dean Donivan
Jun 22, 2024
84, passed away Saturday, June 22nd, 2024. He was born September 27th, 1939 to Charles Donivan and Violet (Anderson) Donivan on a farm in Assaria, Kansas.
Leland served in the Army National Guard Reserve and retired from the Wichita Eagle as a pressman after forty three years. He was a wonderful father and grandfather and...
Albert L. Woody
Jun 21, 2024
Albert Lloyd Woody, 84, born on April, 2 1940, Rose Hill, Kansas, passed away on June 21, 2024, in
Peoria, Illinois.
Al was preceded in death by his parents, Nadine and Milton Woody, and his brother, John Woody. He is
survived by his sons: Mark Woody, Brian Woody, Michael Woody, and...
Walter "Gene" Kruckenberg
Jun 20, 2024
Walter Eugene Kruckenberg passed away June 20th, 2024, at 84 years of age after a long battle with cancer. Known as Gene to his friends, he was a long-time farmer in Isabel, KS. Over the years he raised pigs, cattle, chickens, and horses, as well as farming corn, soybeans, sunflowers, and wheat. A major accomplishment in Gene’s life was...
Kay "Winnie" Hilger
Jun 18, 2024
Kay “Winnie” Hilger, age 70, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2024 from complications from cancer.
She was born January 18, 1954 in Hillsboro, Kansas. She was a graduate of South High in Wichita, KS.
She worked at various truck lines as a typist and rate clerk for many years before making...
Joseph E. Nolan
Jun 17, 2024
Joseph E. Nolan age 77, retired Lead Tool Crib Attendant for Boeing passed away on June 17th, 2024. Joe was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Joseph and Josephine (Ficker) Nolan.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Nolan and parents Joseph and Josephine Nolan. Survived by his son Bryan (Melissa) Nolan; grandsons Peyton...
Joseph Madison Sparks, Jr.
Jun 16, 2024
Derby - Sparks, Joseph Madison
72, passed away Sunday, June 16th, 2024. He was born February 1st, 1952 to Joseph Sparks and Edna (Abernathy) Sparks in Arkansas City, Kansas.
Joseph was born and raised in Ark City, Kansas in the Sleeth District. He was a hard worker but also enjoyed singing, baseball, fishing...
Brian J. Anderson
Jun 15, 2024
Brian Joseph Anderson, 61, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Saturday morning, June 15th, 2024.
Brian was born June 28th, 1962 to Howard and Eileen Anderson in Wichita, Kansas. He attended Southeast High School and later graduated from college at the University of Kansas. Brian was married to Shelly Anderson (34 years) at Eastminster church in April '90,...
