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Derby, Wichita, Haysville, and Mulvane, KS Obituaries

Walter Van Ness

Walter Van Ness

Jan 29, 2022

Wichita - Van Ness, Walter Wayne, 84, died Saturday, January 29, 2022.

Visitation: Thursday, February 3, 2022, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm with the family present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Memorial Service: 10:00 am, Friday, February 4, 2022, at Prairie Trail Cowboy Church, 8552 S. Broadway Haysville.

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Nicolas Lacio

Nicolas Lacio

Jan 29, 2022

Lacio, Nicolas D 97, formally of Wichita died Saturday, January 29th, 2022. He was born September 27th 1924 in Numaran, Michoacan, Mexico.

Retired owner/operator of Cowboy Cleaners #7. Nic was a WW II Army Veteran and member of the Kansas National Guard.

Preceded in death by sons Mike and Tony Lacio....

Rosalie Travis

Rosalie Travis

Jan 28, 2022

Derby - Travis, Rosalie May

87, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022. She was born July 15, 1934 to Harold Cool and Mary Anna (Shell) Cool in Wichita, Kansas.

Rosalie worked at Swaney Elementary for 29 years. She loved giving her grandchildren rides on her wheelchair and watching them swim and have fun....

Angela Leigh Kessler

Angela Leigh Kessler

Jan 28, 2022

Angela Leigh Kessler, age 41, Sedro Woolley, Washington resident, passed away after bravely battling triple negative breast cancer, for two years, at Skagit Regional Hospital, on January 28, 2022. Angela was born November 4, 1980 in Wichita, Kansas to Michael L. Kessler and Susan J. (Vonderwall) Wiltse.

Angela spent her early childhood in Wichita, Kansas,...

David Hiram Meadows

David Hiram Meadows

Jan 28, 2022

Wichita - Meadows, David Hiram, 76, died Friday, January 28, 2022.

He ministered for 50+ years, with 45 years as Pastor of Christian Chapel Foursquare Church.

Visitation: Monday, February 7, 2022, from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm with the family present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Smith Mortuary, Haysville....

Kraig E. Moore

Kraig E. Moore

Jan 27, 2022

Kraig E. Moore, age 54, passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, January 27, 2022. Kraig is survived by his children, Chandler, Connor, and Christian, all of Wichita, KS; his mother Wanda of Derby, KS (his dad Melvin preceded him in death July 18, 2021); brothers Kenneth & wife Tammy of Wellington, KS, Kevin & wife Janet of...

Phillip David Harris Jr.

Phillip David Harris Jr.

Jan 27, 2022

Phillip David Harris Jr. “Dave” passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 27, 2022 in Mulvane, Kansas at the age of 53. Dave was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the son of Phillip David Harris and Marquieta Ann Shelton. Dave graduated from Mulvane High School in 1988. He was employed at Spirit AeroSystems for over 15 years. He enjoyed...

Michael R. Young

Michael R. Young

Jan 27, 2022

Michael Raymond Young age 77, of Wichita, KS, died on the 27th of January 2022 due to Post Polio Syndrome, complicated by pneumonia. He is survived by his loving wife, Vicki (Bower) Young (m. 10/29/16); three sons, Matthew Young, Alexander Young and Daniel Young; grandchildren Kristina Young, Andrea Nguyen, Jordan Nguyen, and his brother Gordon Young.

Michael...

Homer Jennings

Homer Jennings

Jan 27, 2022

Homer Dwayne Jennings, 89, passed away on January 27th, 2022 at home in Derby , Kansas surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Janet Carolyn Jennings. They would have been married for 60 years on February 18th, 2022.

Born in his grandparents home in Emory, Texas, Dwayne was the son of Clarence...

Elvin F. Slusher

Elvin F. Slusher

Jan 27, 2022

Elvin Frederick "Fred" Slusher, 80, formerly of Haysville, Kansas, passed away peacefully at his home in Belle Plaine on Thursday, January 27.

Fred valued family and friends, cherishing time with his loved ones, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren who were a great source of joy for him and always brought a smile to his face...

Benjamin Eldon Coble

Benjamin Eldon Coble

Jan 26, 2022

Benjamin E. Coble, age 84, retired Tweco Manufacturing employee, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022. No visitation. Graveside service 2 pm Tuesday, February 1, Greenwood Cemetery. A memorial has been established with Bridgeport Missionary Baptist Church, 6161 S. Meridian, Wichita, KS 67217. Send condolences to smithfamilymortuaries.com. Culbertson-Smith Mortuary

Willa Fair

Willa Fair

Jan 26, 2022

Wichita - Fair, Willa, 60, died Wednesday, January 26, 2022.

Visitation: Thursday, February 3, 2022, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm with the family present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm and Funeral Service: 1:00 pm, Friday, February 4, 2022, both at Smith Mortuary, Haysville. Interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery.

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Betty Fuller

Betty Fuller

Jan 25, 2022

Betty Jo Fuller finished her life here on Earth on the morning of January 25, 2022 at the age of 90 at her home in Derby, Kansas. A lifelong Kansan, Betty was born in Salina, Kansas on October 7, 1931, the second of three daughters to Beulah and Charles Kenison. Betty grew up in Salina and attended and graduated...

Thomas Lee Frye

Thomas Lee Frye

Jan 25, 2022

Thomas Lee Frye Jr, 75, of Haysville passed away peacefully in his home on January 25, 2022.

Tom worked for many years in the Aircraft field at Boeing and Spirit Aerospace where he was a mechanic, shop steward, and Union steward. He had always been a big sports guy, but especially loved his Wichita State Shockers. Tom...

Tony Gallardo

Tony Gallardo

Jan 25, 2022

Tony Gallardo, Jr.

November 7, 1943 - January 25, 2022

Wichita, Kansas - Tony Gallardo, Jr., age 78, retired Boeing Company employee, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Visitation 1-8 pm Sunday, January 30, with family greeting friends 5-7 pm, funeral service 2 pm Monday, January 31, both at Culbertson-Smith Mortuary 115 S. Seneca. Tony...

Shirley Clarke

Shirley Clarke

Jan 25, 2022

Shirley Marie Clarke, 71 passed away January 25th, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband, David Thomas Clarke, her grandson Kalub Shane Clarke and her sister Gloria King.

Survivors include son Shadrack Shane Clarke (Amanda) of Wichita, Kansas; Siblings Cecil Stanley (Faith) of Akin, Minnesota, Roy Stanley (Alfreada) of Cheney, Kansas, Velda Unrein of Andale,...

Jeffery Alan Kissack

Jeffery Alan Kissack

Jan 24, 2022

Jeffery Alan Kissack, 44, died January 24, 2022 at his home. Born November 18, 1977 in Wichita, the son of Alan Ray and Alice Fae (Floyd) Kissack. Jeffery worked as a silk screener and upholsterer at Cessna Aircraft. He is survived by his wife, Kimberly, two children Kaelyn Lea and Konner Alan, his mother Alice, and one sister Kimberly...

Jenifer D. Bell

Jenifer D. Bell

Jan 24, 2022

Bell, Jenifer Diane

50, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022. She was born February 1, 1971 to Michael and Sharon Casey in Norman, Oklahoma.

Jenifer went to K-12 in Mulvane, Kansas and graduated in 1989. She earned an Associates of Arts degree from Cowley College.

Jen had many loves...

Nora Jean Meyer

Nora Jean Meyer

Jan 23, 2022

Nora Jean Meyer, age 82, retired Tulsa Community College, Computer Science Professor, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022. Memorial service 10 am Saturday, March 5, Northside Church of Christ, 4545 N. Meridian. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth; sons: Shannon and Shaun Crook; daughters, Shelia Banyai (Charles) and Shelley Newhouse (Jimmy); stepsons, Phil Meyer (Lisa), Kurt Meyer (Stephanie)...

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