Sharon A. Heath
Nov 8, 2022
Wichita - Heath, Sharon A.
81, passed away Tuesday, November 8th, 2022. She was born March 7th, 1941 to George Highfill and Maude (Walker) Highfill in Wichita, Kansas. Sharon was a Majorette for West High School. She graduated in 1959. She loved to travel to Glendora, California to visit her sister, Karen Chapman. Sharon loved watching John...
Verdou Parish
Nov 8, 2022
Keith Verdou Parish, age 86, of Derby, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Verdou was born October 11, 1936, in Wichita, to Keith and Gladys Parish. The family moved to Derby when he was in his sophomore year of high school. He graduated from Derby High School and then earned his Bachelors degree in chemistry from Friends University. Verdou...
Mike Cook
Nov 7, 2022
Udall - Cook, Michael Edwin "Mike", 61, passed away Monday, November 7th, 2022. He was born January 28th, 1961 in Port Arthur, Texas. Mike was loving husband and faithful friend, he was a retired building mechanic for the Wichita Airport and a private fishing guide. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mike is survived by his Wife...
Marilyn L. Ward
Nov 7, 2022
Ward, Marilyn W., was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas on April 8th, 1954 to Jacquelyn Ward. God called her home to live with him on November 7, 2022. Marilyn was placed for adoption early in life, but due to her disabilities, she became a ward of the state. Ruth Miller became her guardian in 1996 and when Ruth...
Dee Desaire
Nov 7, 2022
Wichita - Desaire, Adrain Max "Dee" 85, passed away Monday, November 7th, 2022 at the Robert J. Dole Medical Center. He was born October 30th, 1937 to George and Amy (Garringer) Desaire in Damar, Kansas.
Loving husband, father, grandfather & friend. He served in the US Army and Air Force, was a retired truck driver, had worked...
Michael Francis Lynch
Nov 7, 2022
Lynch, Michael Francis, 71, passed away Monday, November 7th, 2022. He was born February 6th, 1951 to Michael and Veronica Lynch in Castlepollard, Ireland. Preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his children, Michael Lynch, Anthony (Melody) Lynch, Megan (Seth) Allen; siblings, Maureen Robinson, Patricia Fuller, Ann Smithling, Christopher Lynch, Patrick Lynch; grandchildren; Skylar, Liam, Conner, Desmond, Soren....
Melvina L. Mclean
Nov 5, 2022
Wichita - McLean, Melvina Louise passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022. She was born July 4, 1933 in Wichita, the daughter of Charles A. Roeder and Elizabeth (Riggin) Roeder.
Survivors: Children, DellaMay Hatfield, Victor McLean, Shawnee Mies, Sherrell McLean, Tim McLean, William McLean, Randy McLean; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; siblings, John, Paul, William, Juanita; and...
Ernie Knipp
Nov 5, 2022
Derby - Knipp, Earnest Edward "Ernie" ,75, passed away Saturday, November 5th, 2022. He was born December 1st, 1946 to Victor and Catherine (Brungardt) Knipp in Hays, Kansas. Ernie was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother & friend. Ernie was a proud Army Vietnam veteran. He was retired maintenance technician for Derby Schools & previously served in Salina Schools,...
Larry Craig Reynolds
Nov 3, 2022
Rose Hill -Larry "Craig" Reynolds, 69, died Thursday, November 3rd, 2022. He was born February 19th, 1953 to Amos and Marie "Louise" Reynolds in Wichita, Kansas.
Craig always had a great passion and love for music. During his years of retirement he enjoyed bass fishing on his boat and reconnecting with his love of guitars....
Neva Siemens
Nov 3, 2022
Wichita - Siemens, Neva
96, passed away Thursday, November 3rd, 2022. Private family services have been held.
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Gary Mead
Nov 3, 2022
Gary Lee Mead, son of the late Elmo Mead and Winifred (Hemmert) Mead was born January 30, 1939 in Ransom Kansas.
He died peacefully on November 3, 2022 at the age of 83 in the Derby Rock Hospital in Derby Kansas. He was a devote Christian and devoted fun loving family man. He loved life and enjoyed...
Elcie Laverne Smith
Nov 2, 2022
Smith, Elcie LaVerne, 91, passed away Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022. She was born February 17th, 1931 to Frederick and Cora Macklin in Athol, Kansas. Memorial service is 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at Smith Family Mortuary, Derby. Preceded in death by her husband, Paul; daughters, Deborah and Bethann. Survivors include her daughter, Mary; grandchildren, Leiloine, Keria, Melissa, Kyle,...
Julia Alberta Deepe
Nov 2, 2022
Deepe, Julia Alberta, of Douglass, Kansas, was the daughter of Harold and Lillie (Scholl) Reini. The Lord blessed the life of Julia Deepe, first by creating it on May 20, 1927, then by sustaining it for 95 years, and finally by bringing her to her Eternal Home on November 2, 2022. Julia was born at home near Parshall, Colorado...
Mark Alan Sly
Nov 2, 2022
Sly, Mark, "Slip Up", 71, passed away Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022. He was born to Sherman and Wanda Sly in Miami, Ok. Mark is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Pete. Survivors include his wife, Nga; children, Ann (Steve Johnson) McCann, Cecelia (Aaron) DeYarmon, Thoi (Daniel) Barnes, Matthew (Ericka) McCann; eight, grandchildren and one, great-grandson; sister, Beth...
Rita Louise Estes
Nov 1, 2022
Estes, Rita Louise, 74, passed away Tuesday, November 1st, 2022. She was born June 7th, 1948 to Emmitt and Marita Gleeson, in Elgin, Illinois. Preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth Kackley; second husband, Mike Estes; daughter, Marita; siblings, Marty, Mike, Billy, Bob, Pat and Margie. Survivors include her sons, Kenneth (Sonya) Kackley, Roy Kackley; son-in-law-, Robert McDaniel;...
Valarie Villarreal
Oct 31, 2022
Villarreal, Valarie Elizabeth, 36, was born March 28, 1986 in Wichita, Kansas to her mother Victoria and father, Tim. She graduated high school GED in May 2005 and became a mother shortly after in July 2005. Valarie studied Sociology at Wichita Area Tech College and was eager to finish her degree later through the years.
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Juan Pablo Reyes
Oct 30, 2022
Wichita - Reyes, Juan "Pablo"63, passed away Sunday, October 30th, 2022. He was born July 28th, 1959 to Pablo Reyes and Laura Reyes Cruz in Usulutan, El Salvador. Pablo was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother & friend. Pablo was the owner/operator of Reyes Tax Services & Bookkeeping on South Seneca. He was preceded in death by his parents...
Dianne Stearns
Oct 29, 2022
Rose Hill - Dianne Elaine Stearns, 75, died, Saturday, October 29th, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born on November 17th, 1946, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS, the daughter of Lawrence Dean and Ella Fern Chenoweth Meyer. Dianne married Gary Stearns on December 18th, 1976, at the United Methodist Church, Haviland, KS. They were married for 45...
John Galleher
Oct 28, 2022
John Duane Galleher, 77, of Wichita, KS, peacefully passed away at his home on October 28, 2022, surrounded by loved ones, after a difficult battle with cancer. John was born on March 21, 1945, to John and Ruth Galleher in Wichita, KS. John was drafted at the age of 23, where he proudly served in the Army's 101st Airborne...
Jesse Chisholm
Oct 25, 2022
Wichita - The end of the trail has come for one of Kansas Native Americans and all around cowboys, Jesse Chisholm, best known for his bull riding abilities from small arenas to Madison Square Garden, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022. His death ends an era for the direct descendants of the Chisholm Trail. He was born August 24th,...
