Sumner County
Sumner County
FAGAN, BUELAH
MULVANE - Fagan, Buelah age 79, died May 23, 2007. Visitation 1 to 8pm Sunday and 10am to
5pm Monday at Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Rosary 7pm Monday with Funeral Mass 11am Tuesday,
both at St. Michael Catholic Church, 525 E. Main, Mulvane. Billie was preceded in death by her parents, Stephen
C. and Mable G. (Hansen) Tuttle; husband, William Fagan; a son, Dan Fagan; sister, Sandy Heinline. Survivors include:
children and their spouses, Cathy & Richard Tharp, Akron, CO, Steve & Nancy Fagan, Wichita, Tom & Mary
Fagan, Mulvane, Mary & T.J. Strickland, Derby; sisters, Donna Hampton, Wichita, Karen Muller, Palm Springs,
CA; grandchildren, Chad Tharp, Chanelle Rehor, Dana Long, Mike Fagan, Todd Fagan, William Fagan, Nicole Swayne;
great grandchildren, Erika, Taylor, Lauren, Hanna, Huldon, Madeline, Ethan, Jacob, Elizabeth, Simon, Mackinsey.
Memorials have been established with American Diabetes Association, 837 S. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67211 and American
Cancer Society, 435 S. Broadway, Ste. 100, Wichita, KS 67202. View tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com. Senter-Smith
Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 May 2007)
ARKANSAS CITY - Fagan, Daniel Dean, 56, died
May 28, 2006. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home; graveside 2 p.m., Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Michal; daughter, Dana Long; parents, Dean and Beulah Fagan; brothers, Steve, Tom; sisters, Cathy
Tharp, Mary Anne Stickland; 4 grandchildren.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/31/2006.
MULVANE - Fagan, William D. age 82, retired
Boeing Company engineer, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006. Visitation 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Senter-Smith Mortuary,
501 S.E. Louis Blvd, Mulvane. Rosary 7 p.m. Thursday with Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday, both at St. Michael Catholic
Church, 525 E. Main, Mulvane. Mr. Fagan was a US Navy veteran and served in both World War II and Korean Wars.
He was preceded in death by his son, Dan; mother and step-father, Eva and Howard Williams. Survivors include: wife,
Buelah I. sons, Steve of Wichita and Tom of Mulvane; daughters, Cathy Tharp of Akron, CO and Mary Strickland of
Derby; grandchildren, Chad Tharp, Chanelle Rehor, Dana Long, Mike Fagan, Todd Fagan, William Fagan and Nicole Swayne;
great-grandchildren, Erika, Taylor, Lauren, Hanna, Huldon, Madeline, Ethan, Jacob, Elizabeth, Simon, Mackinsey.
Memorials have been established American Cancer Society, 435 S. Broadway, Wichita, KS 67202 and American Heart
Association, 5375 W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606. View tributes at www.smithfamilymortuaries.com. Senter-Smith Mortuary
is in charge of the arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 6/15/2006 - 6/16/2006.
DERBY - Farber, Paul Vernon, 86, farmer
and dairyman, passed away Wednesda y, April 12, 2006 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice/St. Francis Hospital. Visitation:
1 - 5 p.m. today at Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane. Graveside: 2 p.m. Friday, Mulvane Cemetery. Paul was preceded
in death by his parents, Grover and Ethel Farber; and brother, Eugene.
Survivors: wife of 62 years, Madeline; children and spouses, David and Shirley Farber of Rose Hill, Greg and Judy
Farber of Derby, Arthol and Paula Harness of Udall; brother, Jack Farber of Mulvane; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren;
many nieces and nephews. Memorials to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS and Mulvane Historical
Society, 300 W. Main, Mulvane, KS. Arrangements with Senter-Smith.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/13/2006.
Faris, Mary L., 77, homemaker, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1992. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Mulvane United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: sons, Dennis of Mulvane, James of Lake Stevens, Wash.; sisters, Beulah Evans, Dorothy Jean Matthies,
both of Perry, Fla., Maxine Mercer of Wellington; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with United Methodist Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Sept 1992)
MULVANE - Felber, Janet Ann, age 49, First
Baptist Church, Children's Minister, passed away Monday, April 3, 2007. Visitation 1-8 PM Wednesday, with family
receiving friends from 6PM - 8PM, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Funeral service 10AM Thursday, First
Baptist Church, Mulvane. Survivors: husband, Michael; sons, Jonathan, Ryan and Andrew, all of Mulvane; parents,
Dan and Elizabeth Sheppard, Burleson, TX; brother Paul Sheppard and his wife, Connie, Arlington, TX; sister, Dana
Summers and her husband, Glen, Burleson, TX; mother-in-law, Patricia Felber; nephew, Steven Summers; nieces, Hayley
Clark and her husband Chris, Staci Pollard and her husband, Aaron and Stephanie Cranford and her husband, Steven;
great-nieces and nephews, Paul, Mattie and Nolan Clark and Mary and James Cranford. A memorial has been established
with First Baptist Church, Children's Ministry Fund, P.O. Box 69, Mulvane, KS 67110. View tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com.
Smith Mortuary, Derby in charge of arrangements.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Apr 2007)
Arlo G. Ferguson, 63, retired Clearwater Trucking driver, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 1989. Service 2 p.m. today, Mulvane
Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Gloria; sons, James of Wichita, Harold of Mulvane, Dennis, Robert, both of Fairmont, Minn.; daughters,
Bonita Looney, Laura Key, Donna, all of Wichita, Joyce Tolzman of Fairmont; stepsons, Bobby Silvius of Forum, Ark.,
John Silvius of Roseville, Ga.; stepdaughter, Margaret Titus of Mulvane; sister, Lorraine Steuer of East Chain,
Minn.; 14 grandchildren; 11 stepgrandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
the American Cancer Society. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 Sept 1989)
Ferguson, Bessie, 92, died Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Service at 10 a.m., Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, Monday,
June 11, 2007. Bessie was born January 8, 1915 on a farm near Latham, Kansas. After high school, she moved to Wichita
where she met and married the love of her life, Estel "Fergie" Ferguson who died in December 2006. They
celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary July 4, 2006. She worked as an upholsterer at Beech Aircraft for nearly
25 years but preferred her hobbies of crocheting and quilting. After retirement, she collected antiques and took
care of numerous Wichita children.
Survivors: sons Troy (Voni) of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas and Neal (Roberta) of Reno, Nevada; three grand daughters
Cathy (Mike) Moseley and children (Elizabeth, Michael, and Danny) of McHenry Illinois; Dawn (Joe) Bauml and child
Joseph of McHenry, Illinois; and Sarah Ferguson of Washington, D.C. Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. Tributes
may be sent to the family via www.dlwi chita.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 6/9/2007 - 6/10/2007.
MULVANE - Ferguson, Clair V., 64, retired
Mulvane Dillons butcher, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; service
2 p.m. Saturday, Mulvane Christian Church. Clair was a member of the Mulvane American Legion, he is remembered
by his family as a "loving dad and grandpa."
Survivors: daughters, Kim and husband, Mike Rose, Derby, Stacy and husband, Brian Nulik, Mulvane; brothers, Philip,
Parker, CO, Gerald, Omaha, NE, Ken, Wichita, Cecil, St. Paul, MN; sisters, Doris Wills, Lela Kauffman, both of
Wichita; 5 grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Memorials to American Legion, Mulvane and Veterans Adminsitration
Hospital. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/15/2004.
Ferguson, Estel "Fergie", 92, retired Beechcrafter, died Thursday, December 7, 2006. Service
at 10 a.m. Monday, December 11, 2006, Mt. Vernon Methodist Church. Estel was born December 17, 1913 on a farm near
Mulvane, Kansas. After high school, he moved to Wichita where he met and married the love of his life, Bessie K.
Scott. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary July 4, 2006. He worked as a master scheduler for Beech Aircraft
from 1941 to 1976, but was perhaps better known as a fisherman, watch collector, and tomato grower. Survivors:
Bessie, sons Troy (Vonie) of Hot Springs, Arkansas and Neal (Roberta) of Reno, Nevada; three grand daughters Kathy
(Mike) Moseley and children (Elizabeth, Michael, and Danny) of McHenry, Illinois; Dawn (Joe) Bauml and child Joseph
of Dallas, Texas; and Sarah Ferguson of Washington, D.C. Downing & Lahey Mortuary East. Tributes may be sent
to the family via www.downingandlayhey.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Dec 2006)
ETHEL LOIS (MASON) FERGUSON, 98, of Wichita, homemaker, died Monday, May 9, 1988. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Senter-Smith Mortuary,
Mulvane.
Survivors: sons, Mason of Wichita, William of Morgan Hill, Calif., Raymond Jr. of Brooksville, Fla., Donald of
Vista, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 May 1988)
Ferguson, Sara L., 93, homemaker, died Nov. 13, 1997. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Phillip of Parker, Colo., Gerald of Omaha, Ken of Wichita, Clair of Mulvane, Cecil of St. Paul,
Minn.; daughters, Doris Wills, Lela Kauffman, both of Wichita; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church building fund. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Nov 1997)
Fisichella, Melba (Adams), 78, of Omaha, formerly of Mulvane, retired U. S. Army nurse, died Friday, June 6, 1997. Service
10 a.m. Monday, Mulvane Brethren Church.
Survivors: brother, Ora Adams of Udall; sisters, Ethel June of Udall, Esther Grant of Mesa, Ariz.; many nieces
and nephews, including Vanita Moulton of Omaha, who was her caregiver. Memorial has been established with Mulvane
Brethren Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 June 1997)
Clifford E. Fitzwater, 60, retired mechanic, died Monday, Dec. 25, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Assembly of God, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Ruby; sons, Don, Dean, both of Wichita, Jerald of Omaha, Ark., George of Lampe, Mo.; daughters,
Johanna Lee of Valley Center, Cynthia Stillwell of Wichita, Laurie Rauber of Little Rock, Ark.; brother, Clarence
of Wichita; sister, Pearline Simonsen of Mulvane; 16 grandchildren. Center-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Dec 1989)
Flagler, Jack, 83, retired truck driver and leatherworker, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, service 10 a.m. Monday, both at Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Mary; son and daughter-in-law, Tuffy and Shannon Flagler of Cambridge; daughters and sons-in-law,
Kay and Richard Shilts of Belle Plaine, Debra and Pat Lawing of Chico, Calif., Rebecca and John Holton, Jody Flagler,
all of Mulvane; brother, Louis Flagler of Wichita; sisters, Alice Rickel of Mulvane, Ella Gray of Wichita, Mildred
Herrman, Susie Lawson, both of Sapulpa, Okla.; grandchildren, Christella, Travis, Emma and Samuel; great-grandchildren,
Logan and Corey. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Disabled American Veterans.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Dec 2002)
MULVANE - Flesher, Glenn "Jim,"
53, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003. Visitati on 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, with the family present from 3 to 5 p.m. at Senter-S
mith Mortuary; graveside service 9 a.m. Monday, Mulvane Cememtery, with military honors provided by the United
States Army, Fort Riley, Kan.
Survivors: parents, Norman and Grace Atha of Mulvane; sisters, Carol Buchanan of Anderson, MO, Sherry Atha of Wichita;
brother, Randy Atha of Mulvane. Memorial established with Paralyzed Veterans of America, 5500 E. Kellogg, Wichita,
67218.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/14/2003.
MULVANE - Flickinger, Madlyn Carol, age
64, homemaker, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007. Visitation 1 - 8 pm Sunday with family receiving friends 4 - 6
pm, Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd., Mulvane. Memorial Service 11 am Monday, First Mennonite Brethren
Church, 8000 W. 21st St., Wichita. She is preceded in death by her father, Delbert Wann and a sister, Doris Anne
Bair.
Survivors: husband, Ronald, Mulvane; sons, Mark (Dianne) Flickinger, Arkansas City and Gregory (Cindy) Flickinger,
Mulvane; mother, Lucille Wann, Peck; eight grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established with
Mission USA, attn. Don Morris, 337 Bright Angel Trail, Edmond, OK 73003. View tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com.
Senter-Smith Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/20/2007.
FLINN, HAZEL GRACE
(PARKHURST)
Hazel Grace (Parkhurst) Flinn, 86, homemaker, died Friday, July 19, 1991. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Gaylord, Clarence, both of Wichita; seven grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Senter-Smith
Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 July 1991)
Flower, Earl, 92, retired Boeing Wichita employee, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Senter-Smith
Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Zelma; daughter, Joetta Baker, sister, Sara Ferguson, both of Mulvane; two grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mulvane Brethren Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Dec 1994)
AUGUSTA - Flower, Zelma Viola, 93, homemaker,
died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Senter-Smith Mortuary; graveside service 2 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 2, 2004 at the Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: daughter, Joetta (Flower) Baker and husband, Leroy, Leon; grandchildren, Bartley Dean Moore II, Caterina
Jo (Moore) Taylor; 3 stepgran dchildren; great-grandchildren, Jami Amanda White, Dixie Alana Rollins, Cassidy Brooke
Smith; great-great-grandchildren, twin brothers, Bud and Dylan Cotton, Jasmine Renee White.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 1/29/2004 - 2/1/2004.
Eldon E. Ford, 60, Boeing Wichita autoclave worker, died Saturday, March 1, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: son, Doug of Mulvane; daughters, Carman Baker, Shawn Shepherd, both of Iola; sister, Maxine Clark of
Derby; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Shriners' Crippled Children's Hospital.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 March 1992)
Forristall, Mildred I., 83, of Erie, formerly of Wichita and Derby, retired Derby schools cook, died Friday, Nov. 20, 1992.
Service 10:30 a.m. today, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: sons, Larry of Erie, Curtis of Tulsa; brothers, Orland Dennett of Wichita, Harold Dennett of Palco;
sister, Wanda Koontz of Wichita; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Nov 1992)
Forshee, Henry L., 79, retired farmer and self-employed building contractor, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997. Service
10 a.m. Tuesday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Evelyn; sons, James of Wichita, Jerry of Mulvane; brothers, Ernest, Joe, William, Frank, Carl,
all of Wichita, James of Boulder City, Nev.; sisters, Lucille Hedgepath, Margie Zolla, Cleo Holderman, all of Wichita;
three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Nov 1997)
MULVANE - Forshee, Evelyn, 89, homemaker,
died Saturday, August 11, 2007. Visitation: today, 2-8 pm with family present 6-8 pm at Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Service 10 am, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007 at Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons Jim (Johanna) of Wichita, Jerry of Mulvane; grandchildren Sheila (Laurie Janssen) Forshee, Tim
(Shelley) Forshee, Rachel Forshee; 6 great grandchildren. Send condolences to smithfamilymortuaries.com Memorials
to Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/13/2007.
MULVANE - Fortner, William "Bill," 76,
retired Boeing Aircraft worker, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday and service 2 p.m.
Monday, both at Senter-Smith Mortuary. Bill was a member of the Mulvane Masonic Lodge #201. He is survived by wife,
Betty; sons and daughter-in-law, Gary, Wichita, Robert and Lori, Broken Arrow, OK; grandsons, Ben, Nathan and Aaron.
Memorials have been established with the American Heart Association, 2100 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67214.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 11/29/2003 - 11/30/2003.
SHARON LYNN FRANCISCO, 47, of Mulvane, homemaker, died Wednesday, April 22, 1987. Service 10 a.m. today, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Jim, Jerry, daughters, Brenda Phillips, Debbie, all of Wichita; mother, Doris Maddux of Reno,
Nev.; brothers, E.A. Maddux of Bartlesville, Okla., Bill Maddux of Reno; sisters, Betty Taylor, Carol Combs, both
of Wichita; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Senter Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 April 1987)
Erma (Ledou) Frederick, 93, of Topeka, former Mulvane resident, retired Mulvane Cleaners seamstress, died Friday, Sept.
28, 1990. Service 2 p.m. Monday, College Hill Church of Christ.
Survivors: daughter, Jessie Bert Brinkman of Topeka; sisters, Virgie Reynolds of Tucson, Rachel Shepherd of Fort
Smith, Ark.; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with College Hill Church of Christ. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Oct 1990)
Fredericks,
Rubye M., 88, retired Beechnut food handler
and homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 4, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: brother, Carol McCaskey of Mulvane; sisters, Marjorie McFadden of Wichita, Dorothy Greene of Tamarac,
Fla.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Dec 1995)
MULVANE - Frikken, Lisa Ann, 46, Starkey
Foundation accountant, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004. Rosary 6 p.m. today; service 10 a.m. Friday, St. Michael Catholic
Church.
Survivors: husband and best friend, Gary; son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan Scott and Sarah Frikken of Camp Lejune,
NC; daughter, Michelle Nicole Frikken of Rose Hill; parents, Millard L. "Jack" and Ann Crook of Mulvane;
brothers and sisters-in-law, Terry and Pam Crook, Randall and Diana Crook all of Wichita, Ronald and Dorothy Crook
of Mulvane; sister and brother-in-law, Melinda and David O'Donnell of Olathe. Memorial is established with the
Multiple Sclerosis Society. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 10/7/2004.
Frikken,
Marjorie J., 63, retired Beech Aircraft Corp.
assembler, died Wednesday, March 30, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: husband, James; sons, Randall of San Diego, Gary of Derby, Michael of Wichita; daughter, Carol Ann Inkelaar
of Park City; brothers, Elmer Jones of Mulvane, Alvin Jones of Alamogordo, N.M.; sisters, Elsie O'Neal of Midland,
Texas, Virginia Herndon of Salina; seven grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 April 1994)
Leota "Florence" Frisbie, 83, Manhattan, died Friday at Stoneybrook Retirement Community in
Manhattan.
She was born Leota Cushman Feb. 7, 1917, in Sumner County. She was a lifetime Wichita resident until moving to
Manhattan in August 1996.
Mrs. Frisbie was a file clerk for Cessna Aircraft, retiring in 1982.
She was married to Robert N. Cash in 1943. He preceded her in death on June 8, 1968. She was married to Robert
Frisbie in 1971. He survives of Wichita.
Other survivors include two sons, Wally Cash of Manhattan and Robert "Joe" Cash of Denver, Colo.; two
brothers, Leo Cushman of Wichita, and Gene Cushman of Ft. Worth, Texas; two stepchildren, Judy Jay and Richard
Frisbie of Ariz.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Cremation is planned, with graveside services at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Mulvane Cemetery in Mulvane, with Rev.
Tom Sheldon officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Contributions may be left in care of the
Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral, Manhattan.
(Manhattan Mercury ~ 22 Oct 2000)
Frye, Everett W., 84, retired Evansco owner and operator, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998. Private service will be held.
Survivors: stepdaughter, Cheri Walter of Great Bend; sister, Naomi Wilson of Melbourne, Fla.; three grandchildren.
Bryant-Christians Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Jan 1998)
HELEN M. FRYE, 72, of Brownsville, Texas, former Mulvane resident, co- manager of Honeydale Mobile Home Park,
Brownsville, died Thursday. Service 1 p.m. Sunday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: husband, Everett; daughter, Cheri Ward of Great Bend; three grandchildren. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 April 1985)
Funk, Paul Richard, 87, formerly of Mulvane, Wichita and Great Bend, retired owner- operator of Paul's Carry Out, former
owner-operator of Gambles retail store, Firestone automotive stores, Phillips 66 and Deep Rock filling stations,
former farmer, died Wednesday, July 7, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Trinity Lutheran Church.
Survivors: wife, Ida; son, Kenneth of Hays; daughters, Carolyn Kisner of Wichita, Beverly McCormick of Marshfield,
Mo.; stepson, Richard Tieperman of Winfield; stepdaughters, Sheryl Skipper of Garland, Texas, Cynthia Maillon of
Winfield; brothers, Raymond, Leonard, both of Galatia; sister, Clara Baker of Hillsboro; 19 grandchildren, several
great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Trinity Lutheran Church. Swisher- Taylor & Morris Funeral
Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 July 1999)
Fuson, Christine L., 77, retired Mulvane School District secretary, died Thursday, March 18, 1999. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Everett; son, Roger of Anchorage, Alaska; twin daughters, Jean Hedstrom of Mulvane, Janet Chapman
of South Fork, Colo.; brothers, Robert Huff of Lemon Grove, Calif., Donald Huff of Longmont, Colo.; sister, Carol
Keller of Overland Park; five grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 March 1999)
Garber, Ruth I., 94, retired Wesley Medical Center housekeeper, died Tuesday, August 23, 2005. Services: 10:00 a.m.,
Saturday, Trinity Baptist Church, 1016 E. Pawnee. Visitation 1:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: Sons, Norman of Wichita, Floyd of Montgomery, AL., Arthur of Clinton, MO; daughters, Billie Jones of
Burden, Flo Thomas of Oklahoma City, Hope Somerville of Moline; sister, Mabel Wingo of Albuquerque, NM; 18 grandchi
ldren, 27 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Lester, son, Alvin, 3 sisters,
2 brothers. Memorial to Slate Creek Good Samaritan Center, 1600 W. 8th, Wellington, Ks. 67152. Tributes may be
viewed at www.smithfamilymortuaries.com. Arrangements by Smith Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/25/2005.
Garms, James Willard, 84, retired Boeing Wichita quality control employee, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2000. Service 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Dorothy; son, James of Wichita; daughter, Willa Mae Garms of Gilbert, Ariz.; brother, John of
Kingfisher, Okla.; sisters, Eileen Glazer of Loyal, Okla., Marie Homier of Kingfisher, Okla., Ramona Uhlenhake
of Norman, Okla., Kaye Garms of Lakewood, Colo. Memorials have been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church
and American Heart Association. Senter-S mith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 August 2000)
DONNA Y. GARRETSON, 43, of Mulvane, Canteen-Interstate cashier, died Saturday, May 31, 1986. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday,
College Hill Church of Christ, Mulvane.
Survivors: husband, Ronald; sons, Kevin Gillespie of Wichita, Michael at home; daughter, Laurie Ann Gillespie at
home; father, Eugene Hogue of Belle Plaine; brothers, Michael Hogue of Wichita, Beryl David Hogue of Topeka; grandmother,
Maudie Alford of Joplin, Mo.; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with College Hill Church of Christ.
Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane. CHARLES E. BENNETT, 83, of 1211 Ida, retired schoolteacher, died Friday, May 30,
1986. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Christian Church, Derby.
Survivors: son, William of Derby; daughter, Donna Witt of Towanda; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with First Christian Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 June 1986)
LILA B. GARRETT, 86, of Derby, homemaker, died Friday, Sept. 5, 1986. Service 10 a.m. Monday, First Presbyterian
Church, Derby.
Survivors: daughters, Floy Cornelsen of St. Louis, Wynema Godwin, Roberta Aimes, both of Derby; nine grandchildren;
11 great-grandchildren . Memorials have been established with First Presbyterian Church, Derby, and Order of Eastern
Star, Mulvane. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Sept 1986)
MULVANE - Gehring, Henry C., 77, retired
Boeing electronics technician, died Sunday, March 28, 2004. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary;
service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Our Savior Lutheran Church.
Survivors: son, Craig of Wichita; daughters and sons-in-law, Teresa and Jon Costello, Kethy and Greg Sharp, Nancy
and Don Orand all of Derby, Karen Chavez of San Antonio, TX; brothers, Julius of Columbus, NE, Harvey of Aurora,
CO; grandchildren, Axel Costello, Jessica, Taylor and Hannah Sharp, Devon and Morgan Orand. Memorial to Our Savior
Lutheran Church.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 3/29/2004 - 3/30/2004.
Gehring, Ruby M., 73, homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Our Savior Lutheran Church.
Survivors: husband, Hank; son, Craig of Wichita; daughters and sons-in-law, Teresa and John Costello, Kathy and
Greg Sharp, Nancy and Don Orand all of Derby, Karen Chavez of Ridgeland, Miss.; brother, Lee Herrmann of Sagle,
Idaho; sister, Dorothy Mae Maddox of Jacksonville, Fla.; grandchildren, Axel Costello, Jessica, Taylor, Hannah
Sharp, Devon and Morgan Orand. Memorial established with Our Savior Lutheran Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 10, 2001)
Quentin George Geis, 68, farmer and retired Boeing Military Airplane Co. flight line mechanic, died Wednesday, Feb.
10, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: sisters, Eunice Klein of Marion, Betty Meier of Hillsboro, Lois Whitney of Newton. Memorial has been
established with the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Feb 1988)
Gentry, Adeline Nellie, 100, retired Mulvane School System secretary, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002. Service 2 p.m. Thursday,
Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: grandchildren, Richard Darbro, Beth Reusser, Ginger Hundley, all of Mulvane; eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial established with First Baptist Church Learn and Grown Preschool. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Nov 2002)
LOIS AILENE "TOBY" GIBSON, 54, of Garden Plain, homemaker, died Thursday, March 3, 1988. Service
2 p.m. Tuesday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Claude May of Portland, Ore., Gerold May of Oregon, Rolland May of Springfield, Mass., Richard
May of Belle Plaine, Kenneth Wagner of Hutchinson; daughter, Carmon Wagner of Wichita; mother and stepfather, Blanche
and Les Reynolds of Haysville; brothers, Ron Reynolds of Mount Vernon, Texas, Jim Reynolds of Wichita; sisters,
Patsy Lane of Ontario, Calif., Darlene Coon of Henderson, Texas; 12 grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with the American Cancer Society. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 March 1988)
DERBY - Gibson, Rhonda L. (Braswell),
age 42, Derby tag office resolution specialist, died Tuesday, August 14, 2007. Visitation 10am to 8pm Friday at
Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby; service 10am Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 324 N. Baltimore,
Derby; burial will follow in Mulvane Cemetery. Rhonda was preceded in death by her grandparents, Stanley &
Bernice Jacob, Lee & Lela Braswell. Survivors include: husband, Kerry Gibson, Derby; son, Brandon Gibson, Derby;
parents, Elgie & Arlene Braswell, Wichita; siblings, Lela (Keith) Albright, Mulvane, Clyde (Marina) Braswell,
Haysville, Peggy Marrs, Derby, Arlene (Kenneth) Thomas, Wichita; nieces and nephews, Kim Marrs, Michael Marrs,
Tiffany Thomas, Charlene Braswell, Kristin Braswell, Michelle Braswell, Cheyenne Thomas, Christina Thomas; numerous
family and friends. Memorials have been established with the First Presbyterian Church, 324 N. Baltimore, Derby,
KS 67037 and Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202. Send condolences via smithfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 8/16/2007 - 8/17/2007.
Giles, Oleta L., 89, homemaker, died Sunday Nov. 14, 1999. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mulvane Church of Christ.
Survivors: sons, Claud of Mulvane, Billie of Glenn Heights, Texas; daughter, Martha Wright of Mulvane; 12 grandchildren;
15 great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mulvane Historical Museum. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Nov 1999)
Gindlesberger, Chester L., 75. retired Boeing Wichita crib attendant, died Friday, April 4, 1997. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday,
Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: daughter, Tina Manning of Mulvane; sisters, Mable Cushenbery of Mount Hope, Vesta Winters of Amarillo,
Texas, Alma Osborn of Chanute; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 April 1997)
Gindlesberger, Herma A., 66, homemaker, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Calvary Baptist Church, Derby.
Survivors: husband, Chester; daughter, Tina Manning of Mulvane; mother and stepfather, Lucille and Clarence Coleman
of Mulvane; brother, Darrell Davis of Cashmere, Wash.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Memorial has
been established with the Calvary Baptist Church building fund. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Aug 1996)
DERBY - Glamann, Daryl G., Sr., 77,
retired farmer, railroad switchman, & Cessna tool & die maker, died Saturday, July 31, 2004. Visitation
9am-8pm Monday & Tuesday; service 2 pm Wednesday, Smith Mortuary. Daryl had served his country with the U.S.
Army during W.W. II.
Survivors: wife, Mary; son, Daryl, Jr., daughter-in-law, Kathy, all of Derby; brother & sister-in-law, Bill
& Virginia Glamann of Kansas City, MO; grandchildren, Brian Lee, Sara Kathleen, John Michael Glamann; great-grandson,
Dakota Robert Hastings; sisters-in-law & their husbands, Roberta & Les Rhoades of Warsaw, MO, Betty &
Vernon Eplee of Pleasant Valley, MO. Memorial to Hospice Care of Kansas.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 8/1/2004 - 8/3/2004.
GLASER, BLANCHE
EMOGENE (GRIBBLE)
BLANCHE EMOGENE (GRIBBLE) GLASER, 90, of Mulvane, homemaker, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 1987. Service
10 a.m. Monday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: son, Robert of Mulvane; daughter, Geraldine Mumford of San Diego; sister, Dorothy Pitman of Texas; four
grandchildren; two great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Dec 1987)
GLASER, ROBERT
CHARLES "CHUCK"
Glaser, Robert Charles "Chuck," 61, retired Mulvane High School science and math teacher, died Wednesday,
Sept. 30, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Linda; sons, Robert, Tim, both at home; sister, Geraldine Glaser-Mumford of San Diego. Memorial
has been established with Hospice Inc. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Oct 1992)
CLARA M. GORBETT, 100, of Mulvane, homemaker, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: son, Ronald C. of Albuquerque; daughter, Leora Corkery of Mulvane; sister, Betty Tichnor of Topeka;
five grandchildren; four great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with First Baptist Church, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Jan 1986)
George Ross Gosney, 78, retired farmer, died Saturday, March 7, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Iva; daughter, Nancy M. Giles of De Soto, Texas; sisters, Lillian Hukle of Wichita, Clarice Horton
of Mulvane, Frieda Garrett of Derby; three grandchilren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 March 1992)
Gosney, Iva G. (Creasser), 90, of DeSoto, Texas, formerly of Mulvane, homemaker and retired registered nurse, died Sunday,
Dec. 26, 1999. Service 3 p.m. Tuesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: daughter, Nancy Giles of Glenn Heights, Texas; brother, Calvin Creasser of Altus, Okla.; sister, Leni
Howe of Buffalo, Mo.; three grandchi ldren. Memorial has been established with Mulvane Historical Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Jan 2000)
MYRTLE M. GOSNEY, 74, of Mulvane, retired teacher and bookkeeper, died Friday. Service 10 a.m. today, Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: brother, George Gosney of Mulvane; sisters, Lillian Hukle of Wichita, Clarice Horton of Mulvane, Frieda
Garrett of Derby. Memorial has been established with First Presbyterian Church, Belle Plaine.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Aug 1985)
Gould, Katherine R., 73, homemaker, died Wednesday, March 2, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: daughter, Patricia of Wichita; brothers, George Peak of Lyons, James Peak of Joplin, Mo., Amos Peak
of Whittier, Calif. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 March 1994)
Gould, Victor L., 84, retired Boeing Wichita employee, died Sunday, March 28, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith
Mortuary.
Survivors: daughter, Sharon Jackson of Haysville; brother, Rich of Medford, Ore.; three grandchildren; five great-grandchidlren.
Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 March 1999)
DOROTHY M. (HILL) GRABER, 68, of Mulvane, homemaker, died Thursday, July 20, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Mulvane United
Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Thomas; son, Thomas of Belle Plaine; daughters, Susan Bradford of Wichita, Ruth Nord, Jennifer
McDaniel, both of Mulvane; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mulvane
United Methodist Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 July 1989)
Graber, Thomas A., 82, retired FAA air traffic controller and retired farmer, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1997. Service
10 a.m. Monday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Thomas of Belle Plaine; daughters, Susan Bradford, Ruth Nord, both of Wichita, Jennifer McDaniel
of Mulvane; sister, Ellen Graber of Mulvane; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Church and Hospice, Inc.
Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Oct 1997)
MULVANE - Green, Robert D., 43, JB Hunt
truck driver, passed away from this life, September 2, 2004. Visitation Tuesday 1-8pm; service Wednesday, 2pm,
both at Senter-Smith Mortuary. Robert was born September 18, 1960 to Dwayne & Vicky Green in Wichita. After
finishing school he went into auto mechanics for 25 years. In 2002, he attended Wichita Vocational Institute for
driving semi trucks. Upon completion he worked as a semi truck driver until his death. Robert was a joy & a
delight to his parents, who will forever love & miss him.
Survivors: parents, Dwayne & Vicky Green, Mulvane; best friend & companion, Jude Young, Wichita; sister,
Jana Kiel, Mulvane; brother, Daren Green, Wichita.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 9/5/2004.
MULVANE - Greiner, Lois Elaine, 85, died
Friday, April 18, 2003 in Wichita. She was born Oct. 5, 1917 in the Bethany community in Lincoln County, KS, the
daughter of the late William Samuel and Lydia (Mueller) Jaeger. She married Wendell W. Greiner on April 16, 1938.
He died May 8, 1990. For over 35 years, Lois and Wendell were co-owners and operators of Greiner and Sons Garden
Center and Nursery in Mulvane.
Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Keith and Linda Greiner of Washingt on, D.C., (former spouse, Sarah Steerman
Greiner of Topeka), Dale and Barbara Greiner of Chelsea, MI, Neal Greiner of Lafayette, LA; daughter and son-in-l
aw, Joyce and Paul O'Hern of Shreveport, LA; sister, Myrtle Meacham of Prairie Homestead in Wichtia; 7 grandchildren,
Laura Greiner Stasiowski of Atlanta, GA, Allen, Anne, and Will Greiner of Kansas City, Allison Greiner Redick of
Broken Arrow, OK, Meredith Berinobis and Megan Rodgers of Shreveport; 5 great-grandchildren, Brianna, Reese, Grace,
Alexis, and Alexandra. She was preceded in death by one grandchild, Andrea Greiner of Ann Arbor, MI. Service will
be held 3 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, Mulvane, followed by a reception at the church to remember and celebrate
the life of Lois Greiner. Following cremation, there was a private family graveside service in the Mulvane Cemetery.
Memorial services will also be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Prairie Homestead Chapel in Wichita. The family has made significant
contributions in her memory to Mulvane First Baptist Church and Prairie Homestead. They suggest further memorial
contributions to the Greiner Family Scholarship Fund at Emporia State University Foundation, 1500 Highland, Emporia,
KS 66801. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/23/2003.
GRIEVE, JAMES D.
JAMES D. GRIEVE, 39, of Mulvane, carpenter, died Sunday of injuries received in a house fire Saturday. Service 10
a.m. Wednesday, Mulvane Brethren Church. Survivors: father and stepmother, Marion and Lela of Mulvane; brothers,
Jerry, John, both of Independence, Steven of Udall; sisters, Kenna L. Cole of Maize, Gwen Rich of Llano, Calif.,
Mary Allen of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Kathy Richardson of Wichita; grandmother, Pauline Pearson of Independence. Memorial
has been established with Mulvane Brethren Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 December 1985)
Lela E. Grieve, 75, former Mulvane resident, homemaker, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mulvane
Brethren Church.
Survivors: sons, Jerry of Independence, John of Neodesha, Steven of Udall; daughters, Kennalee Cole of Maize, Gwendolyn
Sue Rich of Palmdale, Calif., Mary Ellen Allen of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Kathlyn Richardson of Wichita; brothers, Maurice
Howard of Augusta, Merlin Howard of Pine, Colo.; 22 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Mulvane Brethren Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Feb 1992)
MARION ROBERT GRIEVE, 73, of Mulvane, retired Capp Homes sales representative, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 1988. Service 2
p.m. Saturday, Mulvane Brethren Church.
Survivors: wife, Lela; sons, Jerry, John, both of Independence, Steve of Udall; daughters, Kennalee Cole of Maize,
Gwen Rich of Llano, Calif., Mary Ellen Allen of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Kathy Richardson of Wichita; brother, George
of Mulvane; sister, Velma Lee Matthies of San Francisco; 22 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with Mulvane Brethren Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Dec 1988)
Grieve, Robert Arthur, 59, of Conroe, Texas passed away Sunday, January 25, 2004 in The Woodlands, Texas. Robert was a
longtime resident of Conroe and will be dearly missed by all of his family and friends. Funeral services will be
held at 1pm on Friday, January 30, 2004 in the New Heights Christian Church, Derby. Interment will follow in Mulvane
Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Watson Funeral Home on Thursday, January 29, 2004 from 6-9pm He was
preceded in death by his father, George Grieve. Robert leaves behind his loving family: mother, Beverly Grieve;
wife, Jill Grieve; children, Brian Grieve, Stacy Minor and her husband, Matt, Greg Grieve and fiance, Kristi, and
Jennifer Abu-Lughod and her husband, Hasan; brother, Bill Grieve; sisters, Gwen Parsley, Tammy Simms, Marie Vanderpool,
Beth Grieve, and Patty Grieve; One grandchild on-the-way and his faithful companions, Tigger and Yogi. Services
under the direction of Watson Funeral Home, 3201 S. Webb Rd.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/28/2004.
Grieve, W. George, 85, retired Boeing Wichita modification mechanic and retired farmer, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2002.
Service 2 p.m. today, New Heights Christian Fellowship, 710 N. Woodlawn, Derby.
Survivors: wife, Beverly of the home; sons, Robert of Conroe, Texas, William Jr. of Peoria, Ariz.; daughters, Gwen
Parsley-Burden of Wichita, Tammy Sims of Winfield, Marie Vanderpool of Arlington, Va., Beth Grieve of Kansas City,
Patty Grieve of Emporia; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Watson Funeral Home, 3201 S. Webb Rd., Wichita.
Condolences may be sent to the family via www.watsonfuneral.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Nov 2002)
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