Elder, Doris A., 77, retired Rea Woodman Elementary 1st and 2nd grade teacher,
died Thursday, March 15, 2001. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Senter-Smith Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Monday, Littleton
Cemetery.
Survivors: husband, Paul; son, Kent of Mulvane; daughter, Shayla Elder of Wichita; grandchildren, Lisa and Chris
Elder. Memorial established with National Parkinson Foundation.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 17, 2001)
MULVANE - Elder, Paul E., passed away from this life on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 on his 87th birthday from injuries sustained in a tragic farming accident .
Paul was born in 1921 at Tuttle, Oklahoma the son of Thomas Sterling and Ivy (Givens) Elder. Paul graduated from Tuttle High School in 1938 and continued his education at Oklahoma State University, where he received his Master's Degree in Agronomy. While attending college he met his lovely wife to be as she was walking across the campus and they were joined in marriage after his return from the war. On September 10, 1942, Paul joined the United States Marine Corps during WWII and served in Palau. He served as a Second Lieutenant in artillery division until his honorable discharge as First Lieutenant on June 15, 1943. He continued serving his country in the Marine Reserves during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged as a Captain on April 15, 1958. On December 22, 1945 he married Doris Louise Andrews at Stillwater, Oklahoma. Paul taught Vocational Agriculture in Central Oklahoma before purchasing his farm in Mulvane, Kansas. In 1962, he began his teaching career at South High School, where he taught Biology until his retirement in 1975. After his retirement he continued his passion for farming and ranching up until his death.
Paul was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Doris L. Elder and six siblings,
Clifford, Ola, Alice, Alton, Tommy and Ivan. Survivors include: children, Kent (Lynn) Elder, Haysville, Shayla
Elder, Wichita; grandchildren, Lisa Elder, Goddard, Christopher Elder, Blackwell, OK, First Class Petty Officer
Capri Cotherman, Norfolk, VA; brother, Jack Elder, Cushing, OK; and many other nieces, nephews, cousins and special
friends particularly the Gene Farber Family and Lavern Lawless Family and many wonderful, caring neighbors. Visitation
1 to 8pm Friday, w/family present 5 - 7pm, at Senter-Smith Mortuary , 501 S.E. Louis Blvd., Mulvane; graveside
service 10am Saturday at Littleton Cemetery (E. 130th St. and Greenwich Rd.), rural Mulvane. Memorial established
with Via Christi-St. Francis Burn Unit, 929 N. St. Francis, Wichita, KS 67214. Send condolences via smithfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 6/19/2008 - 6/20/2008.
Ford, Joyce Marie, 68, homemaker, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday; service 11 a.m. Tuesday, both at Webb Mortuary, Clearwater.
Survivors: husband, Roy; sons and daughters-in-law, Ray and Sandie Ford of Black
Diamond, Wash., Roy and Lee Ford of Wichita; sisters, Mildred Peak of Coldwater, Letha Bishop of Andover; grandchildren,
Christopher Ford of Columbia, Mo., Holly Ford, Phillip Ford, Ryan Ford all of Wichita; Shannon Orr of Amarillo,
Texas, Randi Ford, Tara Ford both of Black Diamond, Wash.; great-grandchildren, Layne Ford of Wichita, Draven Orr
of Amarillo, Texas; stepgrandchild, Danny Orr of Joplin, Mo. Memorial established with Argonia E.M.S., 210 S. Main,
P.O. Box 35, Argonia, KS, 67004.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 3, 2002)
Ford, Roy E., age 75, retired technical support engineer for Boeing, died Thursday,
April 8, 2004. Visitation, Wednesday, 9am-8pm, Services, Thursday, 11 a.m., both at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary Chapel,
Clearwater. Preceded in death by his wife, Joyce; parents, Forrest and Sallie Ford, sister, Marjorie, brother,
Gene. Survived by his twin sons and their spouses, Raymond and Sandi Ford of Black Diamond, WA, Roy and Phyllis
Ford of Jet, OK; sister, Dorothy Ford of Denver, CO; grandchildren, Chris Ford, Holly Ford, Shannon Orr, Phillip
Ford, Ryan Ford, Randi Ford, Tara Ford, Mistey McKelvey, Christy Stevens; 3 great-grandchildren.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/14/2004.
Frame, Mamie L., 78, homemaker, died Saturday, April 8, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Friday,
Mulvane Brethren Church.
Survivors: nephews, Ron Frame of Broken Arrow, Okla., Forrest Frame of Pratt. Memorial has been established with
Mulvane Brethren Church. Senter-S mith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 13, 2000)
JUNE L. HAMILTON, 64, of Mulvane, retired retail store clerk, died Sunday. There
will be no service.
Survivors: mother, Luella, brother, J.D., both of Manteca, Calif. Memorial has been established with Cerebral Palsy
Research Foundation. Senter- Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 16, 1985)
Hare, Bernadine M., 74, former Decatur County judge pro tem and homemaker, died Friday, Nov. 13, 1998. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Faith Lutheran Church, Derby.
Survivors: sons, Larry Sr. of Anchorage, Alaska, Donn of Wellington; daughter,
Jeanne McElroy of Mulvane; brother, Gaynor Carlson of Atwood; sisters, Lorraine Murray of Mulvane, Pauline Masters,
both of Mulvane; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Faith Lutheran
Church organ fund and Hospice Inc. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 15, 1998)
Hare, Wilbur P. Jr., 72, retired Norton-Decatur Rural Electric Cooperative Lineman
leadman, died Monday, April 11, 1994. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Faith Lutheran Church, Derby.
Survivors: wife, Bernadine; sons, Larry Sr. of Anchorage, Alaska, Donn of Wellington; daughter, Jeanne McElroy
of Mulvane; stepmother, Josie of Phillipsburg; brother, Harry of Idaho Falls, Idaho; sister, Lorraine Smolinski
of Norton; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Faith Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Oberlin, and Hospice Inc., Wichita. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 14, 1994)
Harper, Richard "Dick," 69, Harper Trucking owner and operator, died
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane.
He was born April 1, 1933 at Big Timber, Montana, the son of Edward Veasey and Mabel Catherine (Crum) Harper. A
long time resident of Mulvane, he owned and operated Harper Trucking hauling cattle. He was also in the Air Force
for 25 years retiring as a Master Sergeant. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 136, Mulvane.
On Feb. 14, 1984, he married Darla Courtney, at Miami, Okla.
Preceded in death by parents, brother, Charles Harper, sister, Betty Kallen, and grandson, Brett Prier.
Survivors: wife, Darla; son and daughter-in-law, Ty and Sharon Harper of Freedom, Okla.; daughters and sons-in-law,
Sandy Harper of Mulvane, Jyl and Eric Augspurger of Neosho, Mo., Dawn and Kevin Wares of Freedom, Okla., Tammy
and Todd Honer of Alva, Okla.; brother, Bob Harper of Big Timber, Mont.; sisters, Catherine Bainter of Big Timber,
Helen Andrick of Lyndale, Texas, Margaret Solheim of Billings, Mont., Cathleen Thomas of Hysham, Mont., Ginny Rathkamp
of Wyola, Mont., Mary Underwood of Auburn, Wash.; 11 grandchildren. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed
to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 18, 2002)
Heersche, John Stephen, 6-day-old son of Fred and Karen Heersche, died Tuesday,
Nov. 22, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Other survivors: brothers, Max, Jed, both at home; grandparents, George and Winifred Heersche of Mulvane, Frances
Prichard of Benton. Memorials have been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church and Save the Children,
in care of St. Joseph Medical Center, Wichita. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 24, 1994)
Hendren, Aaron K., 18, died Monday, Aug. 17, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, First
Baptist Church.
Survivors: parents, Jeff and Raynonda Hendren of Mulvane; brother, Matt of Emporia; grandparents, R.O. and Gaila
Hendren of Emporia, Norma McIntosh of Derby; great-grandparents, Christeen McIntosh of Washington, Okla., Elma
Idle of Hays. Memorials have been established with First Baptist Church Youth Group and Mulvane High School Honor
Choir, Espirit de Corps. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 21, 1998)
Hendricks, Carl L., 57, AAA Welding owner/operator and performer with the Wichita Lineman, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Helen; sons, Brad of Derby, Steve of Wichita; daughters, Carla
McLaren of Wichita, Liz Pierce of Mulvane; brother, Clyde of Tonkawa, Okla.; two grandchildren. Memorials have
been established with American Heart Association and American Lung Association. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 30, 1995)
Hendricks, Helen Ann, 58, Raytheon sheet metal assembler, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1997. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Michael's Catholic Church, Mulvane.
Survivors: sons, Steven, Brad, both of Wichita; daughters, Carla McLaren of Wichita,
Liz Pierce of Mulvane; brothers, Mike Wirths of Mulvane, Greg Wirths, James Wolken, both of Augusta, Charles Wolken
of Park City; three grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the American Cancer Society and Wichita
Lifeline Inc. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 15, 1997)
Hess, Travis Scott, 22, Scholfield Body Shop technician, died Wednesday, July
26, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: fiance, Robin Smith of Mulvane; parents, Ron and Joyce Hess of Mulvane; sister, Jessica of Mulvane;
grandparents, Coe and Barbara Darling of Kingman, Wilma Hess of Topeka; great grandparents, Hubert Bowser, Dora
Darling, both of Abilene. Memorial has been established with Mulvane Youth Hunting and Fishing Fund, care of Mulvane
State Bank. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 28, 1995)
Humbolt, Michael D., 55, Raytheon Aircraft Co. engineering program manager, died
Sunday, July 7, 2002. Service 10 a.m. today, Beech Activity Center, 9710 E. Central, Wichita.
His wife, Sarah died in the same accident. Joint service will be held.
Survivors: son, Todd L. of Mulvane; daughter and son-in-law, Julee and Matt Travis of Lawrence; stepson and spouse,
Dustin and Kacy Collinsworth of Wichita; stepdaughter, Dr. Abbie Collinsworth of Little Rock, Ark.; parents, Paul
and Eunice Humbolt of Mulvane; sister and brother-in-law, Marsha and Mike Campbell of Mulvane; mother of his children,
Joyce Humbolt of Derby; grandchi ldren, Michael and Christian Humbolt of Mulvane, Samantha and Nicholas Travis
of Lawrence; nephews, Andrew and Jason Campbell; many other nephews nieces; dog, Buck. Memorials established with
Midian Shrine Plane of Mercy Fund, 130 N. Topeka, Wichita 67202 and Mulvane City Library, 101 E. Main, Mulvane
67110. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 11, 2002)
MADGE B. HUMPHREY, 59, of Mulvane, Munson Primary school third-grade teacher,
died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 1986. Service 4 p.m. Thursday, Mulvane Christian Church.
Survivors: daughters, Jerri Anderson of Mulvane, Janet Hand of Lancaster, Ohio, Jean Reusser of Olathe; brother,
Bob Henderson of California; sister, Mickey Nunn of Camarrillo, Calif.; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Mulvane Christian Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 15, 1986)
NELLIE FLEMING JOHNSON, 92, of 4007 E. Lincoln, homemaker, died Saturday. Service
3:30 p.m. Monday, Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane.
Survivors: daughter, Charlene Ernstman of Wichita; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Downing & Lahey
Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 12, 1986)
Kessinger, Paul E., 85, farmer, dairyman and stockman, died Tuesday, June 11,
2002. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday; service 2 p.m. Saturday, all at Senter-Smith
Mortuary.
Mr. Kessinger was a member of the Mulvane First Baptist Church, Mulvane Senior Citizens Center, Mulvane Saddle
Club, Mulvane Old Settlers Club and other agricultural pursuits. He was an avid lover of draft horses.
He married Eula Shaffer on April 29, 1944 in Mulvane. She died May 25, 1997.
He had no children, but Mickie Philpott was like a daughter and her daughter, Anna and son, Lane Sadler all of
Udall, were like grandchildren to Paul.
Preceded in death by parents, Clyde E. and Emma Rozella Myrtle (Schaper) Kessinger; wife, Eula; sisters, Belda
Cox and Muriel Sherman.
Survivors: nephew, Gary Cox of Denton, Texas; nieces, Rozella Sherman of Udall, Maudie Roberts of Pond Creek, Okla.;
numerous cousins and friends. Memorial established with Mulvane Senior Citizen Center, 507 N. First Ave., Mulvane
67110
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 13, 2002)
Kessinger, Eula M., 78, retired farmer, died Sunday, May 25, 1997. Service 2 p.m.
Wednesday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: husband, Paul; brother, Glenn Shaffer of Mulvane. Memorial has been established with Mulvane Care and
Share. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 26, 1997)
Klish, Mabel F., 90, homemaker, died Friday, June 4, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Sunday,
Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: sons, Don, Dale, both of Derby; daughters, Juanita Sinclair of Derby, Doris Varbel of Valley Center,
Barbara Rhoads of El Dorado; brother, Jack Glass of Payson, Ariz.; sisters, Sally DeVore of Douglas, Ariz., June
Huezey of Green Valley, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren; 32 great- grandchildren; one great- great-grandchild. Memorials
have been established with the Woodlawn United Methodist Church and the Westview Manor Nursing Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 5, 1999)
Kloxin, Carolyn K., 58, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. communications consultant,
died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Jerry of Mulvane; brothers, Vernon Storey, Wayne Storey, Jack Storey, all of Mulvane, Bill Storey
of Peck. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 18, 1999)
Linn, Ernest Eugene, 83, retired after 47 years as a tool designer for Boeing
Wichita and WWII Veteran with 7th Airways Communications for the United State Army, died Thursday, April 8, 2004.
Visitation 1 to 9 p.m. Monday, with family present from 6 to 7 p.m.; service 11 a.m. Tuesday, both at DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt
Mortuary. Mr. Linn was a member of Wichita High Twelve Club No. 45, Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, Boeing Retirees
Association and Society of Antique Modelers. He enjoyed growing flowers and took pride in taking care of his yard.
Preceded in death by parents, Ernest F. and Sadie F. (Rounds) Linn; brother, Richard W. Linn and sister, Dorothy
LeRoy.
Survivors: wife, Susie Earline (Maple) Linn; son, Ernest Earl Linn of Seattle, WA; daughter, Diana Frazier of Wichita;
grandchildren, Travis Linn, Lincoln Linn, Jonathan Michael Hicks and Charity Ann Hicks; great-grandchild ren, Travis
Linn Jr. and Liberty Linn. Memorials to Maude Carpenters Childrens Home and Kansas Aviation Museum.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 4/10/2004 - 4/11/2004.
Long, David "Garyl," 82, retired Boeing Wichita engineer, died Sunday,
Aug. 18, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mulvane City Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Marie; son, Danny of Mulvane; daughter, Norma Johnson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; four grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association. DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 20, 1996)
Long, Marie, 86, formerly of Derby, retired Western Auto Sales employee, died
Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane.
Preceded in death by parents, Clarence and Alta (Squires) Itschner; husband, Gary L.; daughter, Aretha Phillips;
brothers, Ordell Itschner and LaVern Itschner.
Survivors: son, Danny of Fife, Wash.; daughter, Norma Johnson of Scottsda le, Ariz.; brother, Orville Itschner
of Flemington, Mo.; sister, LaVeta Teter of Jacksonville, Mo.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild. Memorials established with your nearest hospice and your charity of your choice. DeVorss
Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 29, 2000)
Maple, Johnnie I., 80, retired civil service boiler engineer, died Wednesday,
April 13, 1994. Service 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Derby Church of Christ. Survivors: wife, Margaret; son, Dennis of Tulsa;
daughter, Waynetta Mosser of Mukwonago, Wis.; sisters, Wilma Crane, Susie Linn, both of Wichita; four grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with Haysville Public Library and Maude Carpenter Children's Center, Wichita. Smith
Mortuary, Haysville.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 14, 1994)
Maple, Lewayne J., 57, Beech Aircraft Corp. employee, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 1992.
Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Poplar Avenue Church Of Christ.
Survivors: wife, Peggy; son, Chuck Kitterman of Fort Worth; daughters, Kitty Schwendener of Wichita, Carol Anderson
of Bellaire; brother, Robert of Athens, Texas; sister, Eldena Wilkin of Andover; six grandchildren. Memorials have
been established in lieu of flowers with Hospice Inc. and Venture House. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 6, 1992)
HAYSVILLE - Maple, Margaret, 81, retired Cessna employee, died Tuesday, July 27, 2004. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, with family present 6 to 8 p.m., Smith Mortuary, Derby; service 10 a.m. Friday, Derby Church of Christ.
Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Karen Maple of Hastings, NE; daughter
and son-in-law, Waynetta and Paul Mosser of Mukwonago, WI; grandchi ldren, Ty and Penny Maple, Whitney and Craig
Rose, Lori and Joe Treffinger, Scott Mosser; great-grandchildren, Claire and Paige Maple, Jackson Rose; sister,
Beulah Wilcox of Virden, IL. Preceded in death by husband, Johnnie; 11 brothers and sisters. Memorials: Derby Church
of Christ and Maude Carpenter Children's Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/29/2004.
Mathews, Tiffany Ann, 15, Mulvane High school student, died Saturday, June 8, 2002. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church.
Ms. Mathews' grandmother, Patricia Boyd died the same day as her granddaughter.
Survivors: parents, Nonie and Randall Green of Mulvane, John Mathews of Hutchinson; brother, Aaron Mathews; sister,
Jennifer Mathews both of Mulvane; stepsister, Hilary Williams of Wichita; half-sisters, Jessica George of Hesston,
Deanna Strubhar of Wichita; grandparents, Gerald Dean Fisher, Lenora Slaven both of Hutchinson, Jim and Mary Green
of Wichita. Memorial established with First Baptist Church Benevolence Fund. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 11, 2002)
Sidney L. Mickle, 76, of El Granada, Calif., formerly of Wichita, retired Beech
Aircraft Corp. supervisor, died June 21, 1991. Memorial service 3 p.m. Saturday, Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Melba; son, Sidney L. Jr. of St. Louis, Mo.; daughter, Sonja of San Pedro, Calif., Colleen Holden
of Half Moon Bay, Calif.; sister, Opal Goldsberry of Colorado Springs, stepbrothers, Kenneth Goldsberry of Colorado
Springs, Bob Goldsberry of Wichita, Stanley Goldsberry of Phoenix; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Campbell Funeral Home, Yates Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 13, 1991)
Prier, Brett Lee, 20, Mulvane Co-op feed mill manager, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 1997.
Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: mother and stepfather, Sandy and David Carmichael of Mulvane, father and stepmother, Danny and Kathrin
Prier of Conway, Mo., brothers, Jesse of Mulvane, Aaron of Mountainview, Calif.; sister, Sarah Carmichael of Mulvane;
grandparents, Dick and Darla Harper of Augusta, June Harper of Harrison, Ark., H. E. and Mary Carmichael of Mulvane,
Tunney and Jackie Bowman of Cassville, Mo. Memorial has been established with Kansas Department of Wildlife and
Parks. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 4, 1997)
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