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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Pat Aikman

Pat Aikman

Aug 15, 2022

Pat A. Carpenter-Aikman born October 21, 1941, in McPherson, KS passed peacefully in hospice care on Monday, August 15, 2022.

Pat is preceded in death by husband, Melvin Aikman; daughter, Lindy M. Tran; son, Raymond; parents, Scott and Enid Rodrick-Carpenter; sister, Charlene K. Carpenter-Hicks; and nephews, William (Scott) Hicks and Michael (Mike) C. Hicks; and...

Ruenell Studyvin

Ruenell Studyvin

Aug 15, 2022

Vera "Ruenell" Studyvin, 87, passed away August 15, 2022. Visitation will be Friday, August 19 at Smith Mortuary 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby, KS. From 5-8 pm. Services will be held at Pleasantview Baptist Church, 1335 N Buckner St. in Derby on Saturday, August 20 at 2:00 pm. Graveside services to follow at El Paso Cemetery in Derby.

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Micheal "Mich" E. Hooper

Micheal "Mich" E. Hooper

Aug 15, 2022

Wichita - Hooper, Micheal E.

81, passed away Monday, August 15th, 2022. He was born October 30th, 1940 in Portales, New Mexico.

Former Tool and Die Maker of 15 years. Worked At Hyde Park Dairy over 10 years. He loved to work with numbers at work and play, Bingo intrigued him for years,...

Dorothy M. Wells

Dorothy M. Wells

Aug 14, 2022

Dorothy Maxine Wells.

Dorothy was the daughter of Ira Gabriel Satterthwaite and Emma Ferguson Satterthwaite. She was born on the farm south of Udall on June 26, 1923. Dorothy lived a long wonderful, blessed life and passed into God’s Hands on August 14, 2022. Dorothy was united in marriage to Gilbert E. Wells on May 28, 1944....

Amber Nicole Geer

Amber Nicole Geer

Aug 12, 2022

Amber Nicole Geer, 40, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022. She was born March 1, 1982, to Kendall and Charmin (Engstrand) Higinbotham in Wichita, KS.

Amber was very outgoing and friendly and was a licensed cosmetologist and had worked as an activities assistant at several Derby/Mulvane assisted living facilities, she loved to help and work...

Mary Beth Craig-Oatley

Mary Beth Craig-Oatley

Aug 12, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Craig-Oatley, 64, passed away on April 27, 2022 in Ormond Beach, Florida. She was born on August 12, 1957, in Wichita, Kansas.

Mary Beth graduated from Mulvane High School in 1975 and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from University of Kansas in 1979. She also earned her Master’s degree in Human...

Marcia Wilkey

Marcia Wilkey

Aug 11, 2022

Marcia Wilkey, 76, of Hollister, MO, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, August 11, 2022. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Steven Wilkey, of Hollister, MO; daughter, Cheri Adams of Derby, KS; son, Shawn Lamberson of Wichita, KS; step-daughter, Ashley (Paul) Gorges of Wichita, KS; grandchildren, Derek Adams and Zack Adams, both of Derby,...

Douglas H. Schroeder

Douglas H. Schroeder

Aug 11, 2022

Andover - Schroeder, Douglas Harvey

78, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Michele Boal; and parents.

Douglas is survived by his wife of 56 years, Patricia; son, Christopher; and 2 sisters.

He retired from Boeing and loved...

Dennis Alexander

Dennis Alexander

Aug 11, 2022

Haysville - Dennis "Denny" Eugene Alexander

74, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022 at his residence. He was born October 12, 1947 to Samuel Alexander and Lois Alexander in Wichita, Kansas.

Denny was an avid outdoorsman. He loved dove and coyote hunting, along with fishing. Denny enjoying spending time with friends...

Ronald Jack Ingram

Ronald Jack Ingram

Aug 11, 2022

Belle Plaine - Ronald Jack Ingram, 69, died, Thursday, August 11th, 2022. He was born December 24th, 1952 to Billy and Reta (Hawkins) Ingram in Wichita, Kansas.

Retired from Colman after 40 plus years of service.

He loved the outdoors and gardening. He enjoyed being with family as much as possible.

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Rita L. Metler

Rita L. Metler

Aug 10, 2022

Derby - Metler, Rita Louise

54, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022. She was born September 29, 1967 to Ignatius and Anna Mikolajczyk in Olean, New York.

Rita was the youngest child of a large catholic family. She was a loving wife and exceptional mother, who raised her children by example, guided by...

Doug Pitcher

Doug Pitcher

Aug 10, 2022

Douglas James "Doug" Pitcher died, Aug. 10, 2022 at 55 years of age, after a hard fought battle with cancer, He was born July 21, 1967 in Wichita, KS. After graduating from Goddard High School, he worked his entire adult life at Learjet as a Flight Ramp Technician for 35 years. When he wasn't working, he enjoyed fishing, hunting,...

Jd "Judean" Raymond Lautt

Jd "Judean" Raymond Lautt

Aug 9, 2022

JD “JuDean” Raymond Lautt of Wichita, KS, entered into his heavenly home August 9, 2022, at the young age of 82.

JD was born May 10, 1940, to Raymond and Alice (Kraft) Lautt in Harvey, North Dakota. He was raised in North Dakota with his sister, Vonda Lee and brother, Darnell. In 1969, he and...

Michael R. Miller

Michael R. Miller

Aug 8, 2022

Derby - Michael R. Miller 62, died, Monday, August 8, 2022. He was born October 19, 1959 to Eddie and Sylva (McCleery) Miller in Eugene Oregon,

His hobbies were Fishing, Hunting and playing the Guitar.

He was preceded in death by his Mother Sylvia, Grandparents J S and Mabel McCleery, Bill...

Kadence Roulston

Kadence Roulston

Aug 8, 2022

KaDence Roulston, age 17, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022.

KaDence was born November 24,2004 to parents Lynn Roulston and Brian Hillis of Wichita, KS. KaDence worked at HCS Petroleum Equipment and was previously employed at Klausmeyer Farm and Meineke Car Care Center. Growing up, KaDence was actively involved in Boy Scouts of America and...

Ken Reavis

Ken Reavis

Aug 7, 2022

Haysville - Reavis, James Kennith "Ken" 75, passed away Sunday, August 7th, 2022. He was born March 23rd, 1947 to James and Leonora (Waggoner) Reavis in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Ken was a proud Air Force veteran serving Europe (where he met his wife) and a retired aircraft engineer, working for Rockwell in Tulsa, Boeing, Cessna & Raytheon in Wichita. He...

Vicky Lewis

Vicky Lewis

Aug 7, 2022

Vicky Lewis, 75 passed away August 7, 2022 in her Derby, KS home.

Services will be held at Holy Cross Lutheran Church on Saturday, August 13 at 11:00 am. A graveside service will be held following lunch at Fairlawn Cemetery in Hutchinson, KS.

Vicky was born on October 7, 1946 in...

Paul Lockerbie

Paul Lockerbie

Aug 6, 2022

Paul W Lockerbie, 81, died Saturday, August 6, 2022.

Visitation: Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm with the family present from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Memorial Graveside Service: 10:00 am, Monday, August 15, 2022 at Kansas Veterans' Cemetery, 1208 N College St, Winfield.

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Tim Cox

Tim Cox

Aug 5, 2022

Timothy Patrick Cox, 63, died Friday, August 5, 2022.

He retired from Kansas Gas Service after 38 years. Tim was an avid fisherman and golfer. He loved his family, especially his children and grandchildren. He never met a stranger.

Recitation of the Rosary will be 6:00 pm Tuesday, August 9, 2022,...

Charles L. Trapp

Charles L. Trapp

Aug 5, 2022

Charles L. Trapp, 71, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, peacefully surrounded by family. Born April 10, 1951, in Ellsworth, Kansas, he was the son of Charles Otto and Gertrude Louise (Schultz) Trapp.

At age 19, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served our country for 24 years. While enlisted he...

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