Obituaries

Dec 6, 2021

Gates, Frances Darlene, 87, retired Registered Nurse from Wesley Medical Center, homemaker, and volunteer died Monday, December 6, 2021 at home in Derby, Kansas. She was born in Concordia, Kansas on October 15, 1934 and grew up on a farm north of Delphos. She completed her nurse education at Marymount College in Salina, Kansas after high school.

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Dec 6, 2021

Haysville - Wilson, Ronald L 82, Died, Monday, December 6th, 2021. He was born September 11th, 1939 to Robert Wilson and Hazel (Coulter) Wilson at Hiawatha, KS. Ron had many occupations over the years, including over-the-road truck driver and dispatcher, retail business manager, machinist at Boeing and part-time truck driver for Unruh Fab, Inc. He was a member of...

Dec 5, 2021

Derby - Clark, Heather, 31, died Sunday, December 5, 2021.

Visitation: Thursday, December 9, 2021, with the family present from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and Friday December 10, 2021, from noon - 2:00 pm at Smith Family Mortuary, Derby with the Funeral Service following at 2:00 Friday, December 10, 2021.

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Dec 5, 2021

Wichita - Ferrel, Ronald Jr, 62, died unexpectedly Sunday, December 5, 2021.

A private family service has been held.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Sandy Ferrel; father, Ronald Ferrel Sr.

Ron is survived by his mother, Joan Shelton; sister, Kathy Stuhlsatz; nephew, Brock Stuhlsatz...

Dec 4, 2021

Douglass - Jones, John R, 93, died Saturday, December 4th, 2021. He was a lifetime farmer/rancher.

Private family services will be held. Burial will be in Douglass Cemetery.

He was preceded in death by his son, Scott Jones; parents Ray and Viola Jones; and a great grandson.

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Dec 3, 2021

Brittany Grace Clifford-Bouchard peacefully passed away December 3, 2021, at the age of 32.

Brittany was born on June 18, 1989, in Colorado Springs, Colorado to her parents, Julie Lewis and Micheal Bouchard. Brittany was a graduate of Mulvane High School in 2008. Brittany was a caretaker in every sense of the word. She consistently...

Dec 3, 2021

Carl Webster Poston, 86, retired Boeing Engineering Manager & retired Farmer, died at Harry Hines Hospice on Friday December 3, after a year long battle against dementia.

Carl graduated from Rose Hill High School, from Kansas State University, and from Wichita State University.

Carl served as Mayor of Rose Hill, and...

Dec 3, 2021

Susan Rene Mieske, age 60, of Haysville, loving wife, mother and grandmother, and Food Service Manager, Prairie Elementary School, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021. Funeral service 11:30 am Saturday, December 11, with visitation beginning at 10 am, First Pentecostal Church, 1755 E. MacArthur, Wichita. Susan is preceded in death by her father, Joseph Hedges, Sr. Survivors include her...

Dec 3, 2021

Derby - Robert (Bob) L. Getchell was born in Pueblo, CO on April 7, 1938 to Ed and Laura Getchell. He died peacefully on December 3, 2021.

He graduated from Centennial High School in Pueblo, CO in 1955 and immediately joined the United States Marine Corps to serve his country.

Bob married the love of...

Dec 1, 2021

Orville Chew went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 1, 2021, at the age of 92. Orville was born on June 7, 1929 in Anderson, Missouri to Paul and Gladys (Whitaker) Chew. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois, his parents, his brother, Bob Chew, infant brother Glen Arthur Chew and daughter-in-law, Connie Chew....

Dec 1, 2021

Mulvane - Boyd, Gary Dean

70, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He was born April 5, 1951 to Albert Boyd and Delores Hopkins in Newton, Kansas.

Gary Boyd was a lifetime entrepreneur in pursuit of the American Dream. His love for his family and friends was shown through continuous food deliveries and...

Dec 1, 2021

Rose Hill - Futhey, Marshall L.

98, one day short of 99, a World War II Veteran, lifetime farmer, tractor restorer and collector of all sorts of antiques, passed away Wednesday, December 1st, 2021. He was born December 2nd, 1922, at the family farm near Rose Hill, KS. He started school at age 5 and graduated from...

Dec 1, 2021

Derby - Wolf, Agnes "Janet"

101, passed away Wednesday, December 1st, 2021. She was born October 18th, 1920 to Robert Hammers and Agnes Macradie Hammers in Clearwater. She was a committed wife, a loving mom and devoted grandmother. She will be best remembered for her wonderful smile that would draw you in and light up a room...

Dec 1, 2021

Elnora Ellen Waller beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother went to be with the Lord on December 1, 2021.

Elnora was born on March 1, 1937 to Ruthella Miller Evans and Grover C. Evans in Winfield, Kansas. She grew up on the family farm in Cowley County and graduated from Winfield High School. She...

Nov 30, 2021

Brooke Lynn Edgar was born in Wichita, Kansas on January 5, 1993 to Crystal Alexander and Chad Edgar. She passed away in Clearwater, Kansas on November 30th, 2021. She was the beloved mother of Kandyce Edgar and Kayden McCray.

Brooke was a bright and inquisitive child from the beginning. No baby gate or car seat...

Nov 29, 2021

Mulvane - Jarrett, Grace A.

81, retired cook at Mulvane Public Schools, passed away Monday, November 29th, 2021. Grace was born April 10th, 1940 to John Prins and Vivian (White) Prins in Kansas City, Missouri. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family who greatly loved her.

She was preceded in death...

Nov 28, 2021

Derby – Dale Lee Holcomb, 80, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021 at 11:24 p.m. after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Bristow, Oklahoma to Lee and Mildred Holcomb. Dale retired from Fahnestock and was a lifelong member of Wichita Homebuilders. Dale loved traveling, watching OU and Chiefs football, and playing dominoes with friends. Dale had...

Nov 27, 2021

Leo E. Beat, 84, died November 27, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita.

He was born Jan 10, 1937, in Murdock, Kansas, the son of Henry L. and Barbara M. Heitz Beat.

Leo grew up on the family farm and then served in the US Army. A longtime parishioner of St Joseph...

Nov 27, 2021

Joyce G. Warehime, 84, died November 27, 2021 in Derby. Joyce was born February 11, 1937 in Ava, Missouri to Walter and Mary Peck. She is survived by her husband Eugene, son Kent Struble, stepson Floyd Warehime, brothers Virgil, Wayne, Darel, and Leonard Peck, sister Rachel Park.

Visitation 4-8pm Thursday, December 2, at Smith Mortuary...

Nov 26, 2021

Christopher “Chris” John Cuadra passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021 at the age of 31 years old. He was involved in a motorcycle accident on his way to work and sustained a traumatic brain injury to which he succumbed to two days later.

He was born on October 21, 1990 in Wichita, KS to Benjamin “Ben”...