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Mary L. Abasolo, 75, homemaker, died Monday, Nov. 25,
1991. Service 10 a.m. Friday, St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Survivors: sons, Michael of Mulvane, George of Topeka; brothers, Joe Rico of Wellington, Johnny Rico of Winfield,
Tony Rico of Mulvane, Alfonso and Trinidad Rico, both of Wichita; sisters, Avelina Martinez of Enid, Okla., Lupe
Arebalo of Santa Maria, Calif., Lucy Rico of Mulvane, Angela Cervantes of Wichita; two grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with St. Francis Regional Medical Center Dialysis Facility. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Nov 1991)
ETHEL F. ADAMS, 82, of San Jose, Calif., former Mulvane
resident and retired teacher, died March 13. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: daughter, Ann Pocker of San Jose; brother, Lawrence Rennick, sister, Mary Rennick, both of Wichita;
two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Brethren Church, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 March 1985)
Adams, Zelma Dean, 70, retired Fox Myers Pharmaceutical
Co. employee, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000. Service 10 a.m. today, Watson Funeral Home, Wichita.
Survivors: husband, Roger; son, Charles; daughter, Janice Adams both of Wichita; mother, Anna West of Cord, Ark.;
brother, Billy Joe West; sisters, Bernice Douglas, Ann Kennedy all of Cord, Ark.; grandchildren, David Rushing
of Van Buren, Ark., Ann Marie Sullivan of Cord, Ark.; great-grandchild, Brooklyn Sullivan of Cord, Ark. Memorial
established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 Dec 2000)
DERBY - Aimes, E. Dean, 70,
aircraft purchasing agent, died Saturday, December 10, 2004. Visitation 9 am to 8 pm Tuesday; service 2 pm Wednesday,
Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Tani; son & daughter-in-law, Mark & Cindy Aimes of Peck; daughters & son-in-law, Carla
Oberle-Aimes of Wichita, Tammy & Steve Webber of Abilene, TX; stepdaughters, Jennifer Long of Topeka, Stefani
Allen of Derby; brother, Robert Aimes; sister, Donna Askins, both of Mulvane; 3 grandchildren, Timothy Aimes, Rachel
& Melissa Webber. Preceded by first wife, Roberta. Memorial to KSU Center for Basic Cancer Research.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/13/2004.
Aimes, Gladys, 90, retired D and L Cafe waitress, died
Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: sons, Dean of Derby, Robert of Mulvane; daughter, Donna Askins of Mulvane; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-gran dchild. Memorial established with Mulvane United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Jan 2002)
Aimes, Roberta A., 57, Service Merchandise inventory control
clerk, died Monday, Sept. 28, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors: husband, Dean; son, Mark of Wichita; daughters, Tammy Weber, Carla, both of Wichita; sisters, Wynema
Godwin of Derby, Floy Cornelsen of St. Louis; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with First Presbyterian
Church. Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Sept 1992)
Albright, Richard R. "Dick," 41, of Sumter,
S.C., former Mulvane resident, Metel-Leve quality-control inspector, died Friday, Jan. 7, 1994. Service 2 p.m.
Monday, Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home, Belle Plaine.
Survivors: wife, Jacqueline; son, Jason at home; daughter, Kristine Jones of San Diego; brothers, Donald, Ronald,
sister, Linda McLeod, all of Sumter; one grandchild. Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Jan 1994)
ALEXANDER, ALLARETTA JANE
Alexander, Allaretta Jane, age 67, retired Cessna aircraft and Kohlsman Avionics,
died Monday, January 21, 2008. Visitation noon to 2pm Wednesday; service 2pm Wednesday, all at Senter-Smith Mortuary,
501 S.E. Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Allaretta was born October 1, 1940 in Medicine Lodge, KS. She was preceded in death
by her parents, James Virgil Olmstead and Alice Allaretta (Jones) Fulbright; husband, Doyle W. Alexander; sister,
Virginia Eckman. Survivors include: children, Carol Alexander, Wichita, Brenda (Kerry) Knetzer, Mulvane, Steve
(Helen), Wichita; step children, Tom (Becky), WA, David, ND, John (Susan), ND; sister, Janelda Inslee, Pratt; 16
grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers memorials have been established with American Legion Post
401, 101 E. 31st St. S., Wichita, KS 67216 and Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202.
Send condolences via smithfamilymortuaries.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Jan 2008)
Alexander, Doyle W., 73, Guys Foods employee for 18 years
and retired ('96) Pepsi Bottling maintenance worker, died June 28, 2007. Visitation 1 to 8pm Sat. at Smith Mortuary,
Haysville; graveside memorial 11am Mon. at Mulvane Cemetery (119th S. & Greenwich).
Survivors: wife, Allaretta; sons, Tom of WA, David, John (Susan) all of ND, Steve (Helen) of Wichita; daughters,
Carol of Wichita, Brenda (Kerry) Knetzer of Mulvane; 15 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter; brothers, Joe of
Wichita, Robert of Mulvane; sister, Juanita Randall of Haysville. Doyle was preceded in death by his parents; sisters,
Margaret McCloud and Ruth Davis. Memorials may be made to American Legion #401 or American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 June 2007)
UDALL - Allen, Clara Frances,
86, retired delicatessen, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2004. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Friday; service 11 a.m. Saturday,
all at Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane. Clara was born Feb. 5, 1917 in Blythedale, MO, the daughter of the late
Leonard H. and Viola (Smith) Moore. On Dec. 10, 1966, she married Robert B. Allen Sr. in Coopville, WA. They lived
in Kansas City for a number of years, and finally settled in the Wichita area in 1945. She was employed for several
years as a bookkeeper for the family business, Intercity Electronics and Five Star Radio and Television Service.
Clara then worked in the Deli for Wynn-Warren IGA in Wichita and Houston, TX. Clara and Bob moved to Anacortes,
WA in 1966 and Clara worked for Anacortes Veneer, Whitney Fidelgo Cannery. One winter they were caretakers for
the Cannery in Yuyak, AK. In 1977, they moved back to the Wichita area and started working for Graphics Systems,
doing cottage labor at home. Clara is preceded in death by her husband, 12 siblings and 3 grandchildren. Survivors
include: sons and daughters-in-law, Jack & Karen Allen, Udall, Don & Darlene Allen, Caboon, MO, Robert
& Diana Allen, Athena, OR, Roy & GayeLynn Allen, Overland Park;dau ghters and son-in-law, Shirley Cullum,
Webb City, MO, Carol & Lendeen Riley of Canyon Country, CA; 17 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; 3 great-gr
eat-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established with the American Cancer Society and American
Heart Association.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/9/2004.
Allen, Kenneth N., age 88, ret. Bureau of Indian Affairs
teacher, passed away January 27, 2005. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 PM Tuesday, at the Wichita South
Seventh Day Adventist Church. Survived by his children, Larry Allen, San Valley, NV, Denise Conkle, Fontana, CA,
Yvette Dillon, Anchorage, AK, Barry Allen, Garry Allen, both of Udall, KS, sister, Nellie Tucker, Centraillia,
WA. 11 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren. Tributes may be sent to the family via www.watsonfuneral.com. Services
are under the direction of Watson's Garden Chapel, 3201 S. Webb Road.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/30/2005.
Allen, Robert B. Sr., 86, retired Whitney Fidalgo Cannery
worker, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Clara; sons, Robert Jr. of Athena, Ore., Jack of Udall, Don of Elm Creek, Neb., Roy of Olathe;
daughters, Shirley Cullum of Udall, Carol Riley of Canyon Country, Calif.; 18 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Nov 1997)
Alvarez, Betty J., 70, homemaker, died Thursday, Aug.
12, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Mulvane Church of Christ.
Survivors: sons, Tim of Prairie Village, Dennis of Mulvane; daughter, Debra Kovac of Endwell, N.Y.; brother, Darrell
Millen of Claremore, Okla.; sister, Uarda Shoemaker of Apex, N.C.; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with the Mulvane Summer Recreation Program. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Aug 1993)
MULVANE - Anderson, Allen Virgil,
65, retired aviation mechanic, currently a resident of Lillian, AL, died Saturday, March 13, 2004. Visitation 1
to 8 p.m. today; service 10 a.m. Friday, both at Senter-Smith Mortuary. After retiring from the US Air Force, Allen
started working as a civil servant. He is preceded in death by parents, Virgil and Geneva and stillborn brother,
Paul David.
Survivors: brother, Tim and wife, Tammie Anderson; niece, Tiffany Gray; nephew, Thomas Anderson all of Mulvane.
Memorials to the American Liver Foundation, 75 Maiden Ln, Ste 603, New York, NY 10038.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 3/25/2004.
Betty Jean Anderson, 48, Beechcraft Starship project composite
layout assistant, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 1990. Services, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Messiah Baptist Church, Wichita, 2:30
p.m. Wednesday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: husband, Thomas G. Sr.; son, Randy Cummings of Wichita; stepsons, Thomas G. Anderson Jr. of Phoenix,
Richy B. Anderson of Tulsa, Chris A. Anderson, Kevin D. Anderson, Tommy G. Anderson, all of Wichita; daughter,
Becky Whaley of Derby; stepdaughter, Wanda Sue Mele of Albuquerque; father, Sam Anderson of Elgin; sister, Barbara
Ellen Tesh of Coffeyville; eight grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Messiah Baptist Church Mission
Fund. De Vorss Flanagan-Hunt Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Dec 1990)
GENEVA JUNE ANDERSON, 71, 'DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE UP LIFE'
In 71 years, Geneva June Anderson did everything one could hope to do.
She built a long-lasting marriage, reared two children, worked at a job she enjoyed and served three terms in the
Kansas Legislature.
But Anderson, who died Friday of ovarian cancer, did not get a chance to do two things she wanted. Her son, Tim,
said she wanted to see her grandchildren finish school, and she wanted to vote one last time.
She wanted to see Joan Finney, a close friend, become governor, he said.
''She didn't want to give up life," Tim Anderson said.
His mother, a fan of music, mathematics and politics, had never been one to give up.
She was born Geneva June Stratton in 1918 in Springfield, Mo. Her parents divorced, and she and her mother and
stepfather moved many times. She graduated from Wichita East in 1936 and married Virgil Anderson one year later.
The Andersons reared two sons, Allen and Tim, while both worked full time. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service,
and she was a bank teller.
''She was a full-time housewife and mother as well as holding down a full-time job," Tim Anderson said. "How
she did it, I couldn't tell you. I know I couldn't do it the same way she did."
Anderson retired and ran for the Legislature in 1974. She earned a reputation as an ardent worker, putting extra
effort toward securing turnpike entries in her district, and she became friends with Finney.
Tim Anderson said his mother often sat with Finney's husband, Spencer, at Finney's speaking engagements. Finney
would scan the room for the twosome and say, "Where'd those two run off to now? My husband and his girlfriend.
. . . " Anderson said.
''That was one of their standard jokes," he said.
Finney, who will speak at Anderson's funeral service Monday, was campaigning and could not be reached Saturday.
But Ardena Matlack, of Clearwater, who served in the Legislature with Anderson, recalled her bubbly, hard-working
spirit.
''We would talk about bills and then sing all the rest of the way to Topeka," she said.
Anderson is survived by her husband, two sons and two grandchildren. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday
at the First Baptist Church, 1020 N. 2nd, Mulvane. Senter-Smith Mortuary is handling arrangements.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Sept 1990)
Virgil Lars Anderson, 76, retired mail carrier and Kansas
Turnpike Authority employee, died Friday, May 17, 1991. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Senter- Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: sons, Timothy John of Mulvane, Allen Virgil of Alabama; sister, Pearl McLeod of Booneville, Ark.; two
grandchildren. Memorial has been established with First Baptist Church, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 May 1991)
WADE MARTIN ANDERSON, 23, of Bremerton, Wash., former
Mulvane resident, Navy interior communications electrician technician, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1987. Service 2 p.m.
Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church, Derby.
Survivors: parents, Don and Velma Anderon of Mulvane; brothers, Bart of Wichita, Donald of Wisconsin; sisters,
Audrey Lynn of Mulvane, Terri Hamlett of Wichita. Memorials have been established with First Presbyterian Church,
Derby and the Midian Shrine Plane of Mercy Fund. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Feb 1987)
ANGLETON, AUDREY LYNN (ANDERSON)
Angleton, Audrey Lynn (Anderson), formerly of Mulvane,
32, homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church, Derby; memorial
1 p.m. Friday, Jewell (Kan.) Christian Church.
Survivors: husband, Bob; son, Justin of the home; daughters, Roberta, Laura, both of the home; parents, Don and
Velma Anderson of Mulvane; brother, Bart Anderson of Derby; sister, Terri Hamlett of Derby. Memorial has been established
with Jewell Christian Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Oct 1997)
Arroyo, Robert J. "Bob," 53, of McDonough, Ga.,
retired AAFES transportation officer, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 1998. Rosary 7 p.m. Tuesday; service 10 a.m. Wednesday,
both at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Derby. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: daughters, Daniela Schmit of Munich, Germany, Brittany Arroyo, Ashley Arroyo, both of McDonough, Ga.;
brothers, Manuel of Mulvane, Juan of Derby; sisters, Josephine Cervantes of Newton, Jessie Duncan of Derby, Carol
Harrington of Wichita; stepfather and mother, Clyde and Mary Ward of Derby; two grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with the American Heart Association. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 & 4 Oct 1998)
Askins, Donald E., 62, retired Air Force tech sergeant
and Askins Heating and Air Conditioning owner, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Donna; sons, Keith of Lily, Pa., Michael of Mulvane; daughter, Susan Perry of Fayetteville, N.C.;
parents, Carl and Iris of Winfield; brother, Wayne of Copan, Okla.; sisters, Geraldine Palmer of Arkansas City,
Lila Platter of Fairview, Okla.; 11 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with American Legion Post 136.
Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Sept 2000)
Ast, Frances Rose "Fannie," 78, farm wife, died
Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003. Rosary 7 p.m. today; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, both at St. Michael Catholic Church, Mulvane.
Survivors: husband, Martin; sons, Daniel of Belle Plaine, Gerald of Udall; daughter, Huberta Ast of Udall; sister,
Rose Beyrle of Viola; seven grandchi ldren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Altar Society
c/o St. Michael Catholic Church, 545 N. Main, Mulvane, 67110. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 Jan 2003)
MULVANE - Ast, Martin F. "Marty", 87, retired farmer, died Sun., Dec. 3, 2006. Visitation: 4-8 p.m., Tue. & 9-5 p.m., Wed. at
Senter-Smith Mortuary. Rosary: 8:00 p.m., Wed., Dec. 6, 2006; Service: 10:00 a.m., Thurs., Dec. 7, 2006, both at
St. Michael Catholic Church. He is preceded in death by his wife Frances and several brothers and a sister.
Survivors: sons, Daniel of Belle Plaine, Gerald of Udall; daughter, Huberta Ast-Sherbon of Wichita; brothers, Aemil
of Colwich and Francis of Wichita; sister, Josephine Jensen of Wichita. 7 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchild
ren. Memorial with St. Michael Catholic Church Building Fund. Arrangements with Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 12/5/2006 - 12/6/2006.
MULVANE - Atha, Norman "Sonny," 79, ret. Winfield State Hospital supervis or, died Feb. 17, 2008. Visitation 10-8 Tues., Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane, with family 6-8; graveside service 2pm Wed., Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Grace; children, Carol Buchanan, Sherry Lund, Randy Atha; 3 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren;
1 great great granddaughter; 2 sisters.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/18/2008.
Bair, Doris A., 48, homemaker, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 1994.
Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: husband, George; daughters, Valerie Grace, Dena Devereaux, both of Wichita; mother, Lucille Wann of
Peck; sister, Carol Flickinger of Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Sept 1994)
MULVANE - Baker, Etta, 89,
Stanley Home Products unit sales manager, died Thursday, June 1, 2006. Visitation: 3:30 p.m; service: 4:00 p.m.,
Saturday, June 3, 2006, both at the First Baptist Church, 1020 N. 2nd, Mulvane. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Coy and sister, Marie Burnett.
Survivors: daughters, Alice (Robert) James of Ft. Worth, Tx., Coetta (Richard) Brown of Mulvane; sisters, Ruth
Fowler of Walsh, CO, Martha Renicker of North Manchester, Indiana, Laura Streeter of Canadian, TX; 8 grandchildren;
18 great grandchildren; 8 great great grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the Gideons Bible P.O.Box
767, Derby, Ks. and First Baptist Church Youth Missions Fund. 1020 N. 2nd, Mulvane, Ks. Flowers should be delivered
to the First Baptist Church, 1020 N. 2nd, Mulvane. Send condolences and view video tribute at smithfamilymortuaries.com.
Arrangements by Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby, Ks. 67037.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 6/3/2006.
Bangle, Ila, 70, retired Learjet Inc. machinist, died
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000. Service 10 a.m. today, Watson Funeral Home.
Survivors: son, Sam of Mulvane; daughters, Verna Sprague of Houston, Vicki Tucker of Mulvane; brothers, Charlie
Minium, Pete Minium both of Morland; sister, Mary Baninster of Mesa, Ariz.; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchild
ren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~23 Sept 2000)
PAUL E. BARNES, 72, of Mulvane, retired Beech Aircraft
Co. machinist, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Ruth Gilmore; sons, Galen of St. Louis, Thaine of Mulvane; daughter, Barbara Galkoski of San Diego;
brother, John and sisters, Wilma McDonald, Louise Culpepper, all of Ardmore, Okla., Marie Cail of Wayne, Okla.;
two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Jan 1985)
Barnes, Ruth M., 87, retired Boeing Wichita sheet metal
assembler, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: sons, Thaine of Derby, Galen of Greeley, Colo.; brother, Glen Gilmore of Larned; three grandchildren;
one great-grandchild. Memorial established with Midian Shrine Plane of Mercy Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Jan 2001)
Bartholomew, Leon G., 88, retired farmer and school custodian,
died Saturday, Feb. 6, 1993. Service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: son, Gayle of Mulvane; daughter, Joyce Wineinger of Eudora; sister, Ethel Howard of Independence; three
grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Feb 1993)
DONALD D. BARTON, 76, of Mulvane, retired Beech Aircraft
Corp. tool shop employee, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Janett; sons, Donald of Colorado Springs, Marshall of The Philippines; daughters, Evelyn Wilmeth
of Wichita, Margaret of Richland, Mo.; brother, Glen of Baltimore, Md.; sisters, Nina Jacoby of Wellsville, Vera
Anderson of Ottawa; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with The Raft Club,
906 George Washington Blvd., Wichita. Senter-Smith Mortuary. ?
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 & 15 April 1985)
Barton, Janett I., 92, homemaker, passed away Tuesday,
March 4, 2008. Visitation with family present Thursday, 6 8:00 p.m., Funeral service 10:00 a.m., Friday both at
the Broadway Mortuary. Graveside services 12:00 noon at the Mulvane, KS Cemetery. Preceded in death by husband,
Donald D. Barton and son, Donald L. Barton, survivors include: son, Marshall and wife, Connie Barton; daughters,
Evelyn and husband Elwood Wilmeth and Margaret Barton; daughter-in-law, Beverly Barton; 10 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren
and 17 great-great grandchildren. Memorials to Raft Recreation Area. Services by Broadway Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 3/5/2008 - 3/6/2008.
MULVANE - Batman, Melinda Kay,
42, Mulvane High School Teacher, died Friday, April 1, 2005. Visitation 12 to 8 p.m. Monday, with family receiving
friends from 6 to 7 p.m., Smith Mortuary, Derby; services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Bill; sons, Eric, Clayton and Jake all of Peck; mother, Mildred Douglass; sisters and brothers-in-law,
Carla and Calvin Varner, Shirley and Dave Faulkner; nieces, Amy, Tara and Shelby Varner; many other relatives and
friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Don Douglass. In lieu of flowers, memorials for The Melinda Batman
Memorial Scholarship Fund (Mulvane High).
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/3/2005.
Beaushaw, Francis Elmore Sr., 94, of Rockaway Beach, Mo.,
formerly of Mulvane, retired aircraft plant supervisor, died Wednesday, April 19, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Saturday,
Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Francis Jr. of Roscoe, Mo., Clarence of Rockaway Beach, Mo.; stepdaughter, Delores Nelson of Monroe,
Mich. Whelchel Funeral Chapels, Forsyth, Mo.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 April 2000)
Beaushaw, Nona Lucille, 90, of Rockaway Beach, Mo., retired
Beech Aircraft Corp. assembly worker, died Tuesday, June 9, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: husband, Francis; sons, Charles of Rockaway Beach, Francis Jr. of Occola, Mo.; daughter, Delores Nelson
of Monroe, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Whelchel Funeral Chapel, Forsyth, Mo.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 June 1998)
NICHOLAS HAROLD BEAVER, 40, of Wichita, Sedgwick County
maintenance department equipment operator, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 1989. Service 2:30 p.m. Monday, First Christian
Church, Derby.
Survivors: son, Louis Wayne Beaver, daughters, Dawn Elaine Beaver, April Ruth Martinez, all of Wichita; parents,
Nicholas and Druzilla, brother, Carl, all of Mulvane; grandmother, Elizabeth Wharton of Haysville. Memorial has
been established with the American Heart Association. Senter Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Aug 1989)
BRETT ALAN BEEBE, 6-year-old son of Kent and Denni Beebe
of Mulvane, New Life Christian Academy first-grade student, died Tuesday in a rollerskating accident. Service 10
a.m. Saturday, New Life Chapel, Udall.
Other survivors: brother, Bron, sisters, Brooke, Melanie Barger, all at home; grandparents, George M. and Pauline
Welch of Mulvane, the Rev. George J. and Eudene Beebe of Wichita. Memorial has been established with New Life Christian
Academy, Udall. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Feb 1986)
Beebe, Bron Jacob, 15, New Life Christian Academy junior,
died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, New Life Chapel.
Survivors: parents, Kent and Denni Beebe of Udall; sisters, Brooke Miller of Derby, Brianna, Brylee, both of the
home; grandparents, George and Pauline Welch of Reeds Springs, Mo., the Rev. George and Eudene Beebe of Wichita.
Memorial has been established with New Life Christian Academy. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Sept 1997)
Beech, Frederick Charles, 76, retired Air Force sergeant,
died Sunday, Dec. 6, 1992. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Marie; stepson, Alfred J. Balin Jr. of Aberdeen, Wash.; brother, Robert of Lawrence; sisters,
Mildred Angell of Tonga-noxie, Elsie M. Schnider of Hutchinson. Memorials have been established with the American
Cancer Society and the Kansas Masonic Foundation, Topeka.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Dec 1992)
Belcher, Randy J., 41, Mid-Continent Rebuilders employee,
died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1996. Trisagion 10 a.m. today, service 3 p.m. today, both at Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: sons, Kevin, Keith, daughters, Leslie, Linda, all of Wichita; parents, Bob and JoAnn of Mulvane; brothers,
Nick of Benton, Bobby of Wichita; sisters, Karen Randa of Clearwater, Brenda Bonham of Wichita; grandmother, Velma
Smith of Cabool, Mo. Memorial has been established with the Breakthrough Club, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Oct 1996)
Bell, Ralph A., 85, retired farmer and Boeing Wichita
machinist, died Tuesday, July 16, 2002. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Mr. Bell was former treasurer of Gore Township and Fire District 12, officer of the Mulvane Historical Museum,
president of the Mulvane Garden Club and a member of the Mulvane United Methodist Church, Mulvane Lions Club, Kansas
and Oklahoma Gas and Steam Engine Club, Farm Bureau and Mulvane Co-op Union, Kansas State Arborist, Mulvane Tree
Board, Mulvane Planning Commission and Sumner County Historical Society.
Survivors: son, Steven R. Bell of Fairbanks, Alaska; daughter, Joan Strow of Tulsa; stepsons, Richard Schaper of
Hephzibahi, Ga., Kenneth Schaper of Beaver Creek, Ohio; stepdaughter, Kathleen Cowin of Mulvane; sisters, Myrtle
Tregallas of Tacoma, Wash., Marjorie Volkland of Manteca, Calif.; four grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren;
two great-grandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren. Memorial established with Mulvane Emergency Services. Senter-Smith
Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 July 2002)
Berger, Mary B., 90, retired Pleasant Valley Elementary
School lunch room supervisor, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000. Visitation with family 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Ebersole
Mortuary, Conway Springs; service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Mulvane (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: daughters, Judith Harper, Jennie Berger both of Conway Springs; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial established with United Methodist Church, Conway Springs.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Nov 2000)
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