Obituaries

Mar 26, 2022

Shirley J. Hecker, age 87, homemaker, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022. Private family services will be held. Shirley is preceded in death by her husband Christ; infant son, Damian and her brother, Jerry Campbell. Survivors include her sons, Danny Hecker (Cheri), C. Damon Hecker (Karen) and Sean Hecker (Amanda Reese-Hecker); brother, Jimmy Dean Campbell; 9 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren...

Mar 25, 2022

Mulvane - Forshee, Jerry, 74, died Friday, March 25, 2022.

Visitation with the family will be Monday, April 4, 2022, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Smith Family Mortuary, Mulvane Chapel. Private inurnment will be in Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Evelyn...

Mar 25, 2022

Marla Kay Doerfer

Marla (63) passed away on March 25, 2022.

She was preceded in death by her husband Darryl Doerfer and her father David Keller.

She is survived by her mother Mildred (Tootie) Showers. Her sons Jeff (lucy) Doerfer, Jon ( Kevin) Doerfer-Postlethwait

Her daughter Melissa Doerfer

Her...

Mar 25, 2022

Haysville - Morphew, Robert Glen

69, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022. He was born December 15, 1952 to Bobby and Verna Morphew in Norman, Oklahoma.

Robert retired from the United States Air Force as a Technical sergeant at McConnell Air Force Base. He was an AMP and jet engine mechanic. Robert was...

Mar 24, 2022

Mulvane - Cox, Bobby Lee

75, passed away Thursday, March 24th, 2022. He was born October 23rd, 1946 to J.D. and Clarissa Cox in Wichita.

Bob loved to spend time with his family in the Flint Hills of Kansas.

He was preceded in death by his infant son, Russell;...

Mar 23, 2022

Derby - Margaret Mary (Whitcomb) Collins died Wednesday, March 23, 2022 holding the hand of her loving husband of 69 years and 7 months. She was born April 16, 1931 to Ethelyn and Howard Whitcomb in Burlington, Vermont.

Retiring from Beech Aircraft as an inspector. She loved life, animals, traveling, exploring, meeting people and sharing...

Mar 21, 2022

Karen Kay Lawless, WInfield, 80 passed away Monday, March 21,2022. She was born May 18, 1941 to Leonard and Edna (Dill) Batt. Karen had an extensive work history including Continental Phone Company, ASC office, Dillons, Gambino’s and Braums. It is well known that Karen loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Karen will be remembered for her musical talent,...

Mar 20, 2022

Nancy Staples Templin passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Nancy was born May 12, 1933, in Larned, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband Bob, parents Jack and Neva, brothers Jack and Bob, and son Danny. Nancy is survived by her four sons Bob (Paula), Mark (Louise), Mike (Jo), and Andy, daughter Annie (Jeff) Wake,...

Mar 18, 2022

Mill, Virgil Lee 70, passed away Friday, March 18th, 2022. He was born September 20th, 1951 to John "Gene" Mill and Neoma (Horton) Green in Girard, KS. After graduating from Pittsburg High School, Virgil joined the Navy Feb 1970 and finished in Jan 1976. He served his duties on a submarine including in the Vietnam arena. He began working...

Mar 17, 2022

Darryl W. Jones went up to join the spirit in the sky on March 17th, 2022. Darryl was born on May 25, 1963, in Wichita, KS to Wayne and Faye Jones. Darryl was the 5th of 6 siblings having 2 older brothers (Dennis and Ken), two older sisters (Geneva and Joyce) and a younger sister (Becky).

Darryl...

Mar 17, 2022

Eugene F. Epperson, 88, died March 17, 2022 in Wichita. Born August 30, 1933 in Baxter Springs, he was the son of Fayette M. and Freda (McDowell) Epperson. He married Cecilia Sanchez in 1957. She preceded him in death in 2013. Eugene was a graduate of Wichita State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. He worked as...

Mar 17, 2022

Bruce Edd Carlson, 73, of Mulvane, KS passed away March 17, 2022. He was born on January 22, 1949 to Edd Adolph Carlson and Evangeline Ruth (Johnson) Carlson in Winfield, KS. Bruce grew up in Winfield, KS and spent his summers with his mother’s extended family in Funk, Nebraska. Bruce was a survivor of the Udall tornado of 1955....

Mar 16, 2022

Wichita - Brown, Dolores Jane

84, passed away Wednesday, March 16th, 2022.

She was preceded in death by her Husband, William J. Brown; son, William E. Brown; and by her sister, Marjorie Wilson.

Dolores is survived by her Children, Janet Barker, Susan Phillips and James Brown; grandchildren, Jason Gann, Jennifer Phillips, Bronson Brown,...

Mar 16, 2022

Larry Duane Swayne was born June 17, 1936 in Maumee County, Arkansas, the son of Andrew Louden and Myrtle Mae (Doggett) Swayne. He proudly served in the USAF from 1955 honorably retiring in 1976. He married Colleen Mary Hathaway on July 19, 1958.

He is preceded in death by his parents, son Daniel Edward, brothers...

Mar 16, 2022

Harrold, Wayne H., was born Sept. 2, 1928, in Manhattan, KS to Clara (Smith) and LeRoy Harrold. The family moved to the Cassville, MO area in 1934. Wayne’s father worked for an electric company in Nebraska. Wayne attended Horner school and graduated in 1947 from Cassville High School. After high school he worked for a large farmer in Hugoton,...

Mar 16, 2022

Dorotha Faye Tracy — loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother passed away in Wichita, Kansas on Wednesday morning, March 16, 2022. She was 86 years old.

She was born on January 27, 1936, in Bristow, Oklahoma but grew up in Wichita, graduating from Wichita West High School. She received her Nursing Degree from Butler Community College in...

Mar 15, 2022

Barbara (Parker)(Altenhofen) Prescott was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on June 7, 1939. On March 15, 2022 she passed away due to a long illness.

Barb is survived by her daughter Regina Arroyo (Cecil) of Derby, Kansas and son Ryan Altenhofen (Sophie) of Park City, Kansas and her brother Don Parker (Gail) of Marion, Iowa....

Mar 15, 2022

Jerry Wayne Calvert, 83, passed from this life on March 15, 2022 in Derby. Born December 4, 1938 in Optima, Oklahoma, he was the son of Preston Pearl and Naoma Ruth (Wheeler) Calvert.

Jerry attended college at Panhandle University. He was married to Nancy Alice Farmer in 1958. After working as a High School speech...

Mar 14, 2022

Phillip LeRoy Clements, born October 23, 1935, passed away peacefully in his home on March 14, 2022. Phil is survived by his lifelong companion, best friend, and wife of 66 years, Marilyn. Marilyn dedicated the last several years to caring for Phil as his health was failing. Phil is also survived by his children and their spouses: Michelle (Clements)...

Mar 12, 2022

Joan C. Smith, age 85, retired USD 259 Secretary, and retired Culbertson-Smith Mortuary receptionist, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022. No visitation. Graveside service 1 pm Saturday, March 19, Resthaven Gardens of Memory, 11800 W Kellogg. Joan is preceded in death by her husband, Gordon and her parents, Wayne and Clarasa Clark. Survivors include her sons, Greg Smith (Gail)...