Sumner County
Sumner County
COUNCIL GROVE Ivan R. "Tutor" Hagg,
79, formerly of Mulvane, retired mechanic and Boeing Military Airplanes fire inspector, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 1989.
Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mulvane Christian Church.
Survivors: wife, Hilma; sons, Carl of Cleveland, Greg of California; daughters, Bonnie Ross, Carol, both of Olathe,
Rosalie Stanley of Kansas City, Mo., Julie Jackson of Mulvane; stepdaughter, Lorene Humphries of Mulvane; brother,
Harry Hanson of Chico, Calif.; sister, Hilda Harvin of Caldwell, N.J.; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with Mulvane Christian Church and Council Grove United Methodist Church. Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Aug 1989)
Hale, Delores Faye, 80, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2002 at the Andover Health Care Center. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m. today
and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday; service 2 p.m. Monday, all at Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane; burial following at
Mulvane Cemetery.
Mrs. Hale was born Nov. 11, 1922 in May, Okla. the daughter of the late Thomas Harrison and Mabel Ethel (Robertson)
Fleming. On May 29, 1959 she married John Franklin Hale in Wichita. She was a resident of Wichita since 1951 and
had worked as a homemaker.
Survivors: husband, John F. Hale; son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Patricia Poland of Calico Rock, Ark.; stepson
and daughter-in-law, John Gary and Francina Hale of Oklahoma City; brothers and sisters-in-law, Thomas E. and Irene
Fleming of Nevada, Mo., Richard B. and Freda Fleming of Fulton, Ralph D. and Mary Ann Fleming of Accokeek, Md.;
sisters and brother-in-law, Naomi R. Lawrence of Nevada, Mo., Ida R. Hendrick of Gruver, Texas, Marilyn L. and
Peter Shaffer of Topeka; grandchildren, Melody Jagitsch, Sharla Holladay, John Jeffrey Hale, Gregory Alan Hale;
great-grandchildren, Wayne, Casey, Dustin and Jesse Jagitsch, Alicia, Marissa and Caitie Holladay, Heather Curry
and Nicole Monasterio; great-great-granddaughter, Victoria Curry.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Nov 2002)
Hall, Illa M., 58, homemaker, died Saturday, March 6, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: husband, Duane; daughters, Lucy Johnston of St. Paul, Minn., Christy Boyce of Wamego; parents, Walter
and Opal Eckert of Lincoln, Neb.; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 March 1993)
Hallinger, Eula M., 72, former Central Ticket Agency employee, died Thursday, April 24, 1997. Service 11 a.m. Saturday,
Hillside Funeral Home East.
Survivors: husband, William; sons, Francis of Wichita, Thomas of Las Vegas; daughters, Gloria Watt of Las Vegas,
Marsha Vanstenburg of Mulvane; brothers, Eldon Kanode of Shelton, Neb., Delno Kanode of La Habra, Calif., Marvin
Kanode of Manhattan, Verlon Kanode of Wamego; sister, Lila Walker of Ovid, Mich.; 19 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with the American Cancer Society and the Community Hospice of Kansas.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 April 1997)
Hallinger, William J., 78, retired Koch Engineering forklift operator, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999. Service 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Hillside Funeral Home East.
Survivors: sons, Frank of Wichita, Tom of North Las Vegas; daughters, Gloria Wyatt of North Las Vegas, Marsha VanSteenburg
of Mulvane; 19 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Community Hospice and
American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Jan 1999)
DERBY - Hamm, Donald F., 85, retired
aeronautics engineer for Beech/Ra ytheon aircraft, died Monday, July 18, 2005. Visitation 9am-8pm Thursday, July
21, 2005; funeral services 10am Friday July 22, 2005, both at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Donald was preceded in death
by wife, Fern in 2003.
Survivors: daughter, Sandra & husband Jack Burr of Goodland, KS; sons, Wayne & wife Diana Hamm of Hobbs,
NM & Darryl Hamm of Wichita; grandchildren, Krista Hamilton, Amy Wheeler, Kelli Williams, Ryan Hamm, Cara Hamm,
Adam Hamm, Justin McFadden & Heaven Leland; 6 great-grandchildren; Brother Bill Hamm of Prior, OK. Donald was
a proud WWII Navy Veteran. Memorials to the American Diabetes Association, 837 S. Hillside, Wichita, 67211. Leave
condolences & view tribute video at smithfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 7/20/2005 - 7/21/2005.
Hamm, Fern, 84, retired Sears Roebuck & Co. houseware dept. employee, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003. Visitation
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, all at Smith Mortuary; burial following at Mulvane Cemetery.
Mrs. Hamm was born Dec. 16, 1918 in Winfield to the late Carl and Edith (Bynum) Cook. On Jan. 11, 1942, she married
Donald F. Hamm in Winfield.
Preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Bob and Vernon; sister, Leona.
Survivors: husband, Don; sons and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Diana Hamm of Hobbs, N.M., Darryl Hamm of Derby; daughter
and son-in-law, Sandra and Jack Burr of Goodland; brothers, Earl Cook of Austin, Texas, Harold Cook of Winfield;
sister, Ivy Quigley of Wichita; grandchildren, Krista, Kelli, Amy, Ryan, Justin, Heaven, Kara, Adam; four great-grandchildren.
Memorial establis hed with Alzheimer's Association, 347 S. Laura, Wichita, 67201.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Jan 2003)
Hansen, Blake L., 19, former cook at Carol's Kitchen, died Friday, Dec. 22, 1995. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Smith
Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: father and stepmother, Greg and Georgianna Hansen of Andover; mother, Connie Masters of Mulvane; brother,
Brian of Andover; sisters, Brooke Johnston of Sweinfurt, Germany, Rachel Masters of Mulvane, Brandi Hansen of Andover;
grandparents, Hershel and Pauline Masters of Mulvane, Eddie Tussey of Wichita, Arletta Morris of Andover.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Dec 1995)
MULVANE - Hardin, Helen, 66, ret. Boeing
seamstress, died March 23, 2004. Visitation 9-8 Thur; service 2pm Fri, all at Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, David; son and daughters-in-law, James David & Amber Hardin, Emily Scheets all of Mulvane;
stepdaughters, Connie Sue Housefof, Cheyenne, WY, Cindy Keys, Skiatook, OK, Barbara Ann Manning, El Dorado; brother,
Butch Schaefer; sisters, Phyllis Richardson, Marie Thompson, Doris Williams; granddaughters, Tessia (4) & Cora
(2) Hardin; 6 stepgrandchildren; 4 stepgreat-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents, Charles & Virginia
(Kelley) Schaefer; brother, Walt & Bud Schaefer and sister, Nadine Grinstead.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 3/24/2004.
WISE, GERALDINE M. HARDISON "GERI"
Wise, Geraldine M. Hardison "Geri," 78, retired medical secretary, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000. Service
10 a.m. today, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Mrs. Wise was a member of the Eastern Star and Countryside Christian Church.
Preceded in death by daughter, Tama Kirchoff; brother, Clayton Frieden; sisters, Alfie Zimmerman, Edith Hardison.
Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Barbara Hardison of Mulvane; grandchildren, Dustin Hardison of Mulvane,
Justin and Jaime (Hardison) Holstin of Lawrence, Tad and Tish Kirchoff of Gainesville, Texas; great-grandchildren,
Lane and Lauren Kirchoff of Gainesville, Texas; several nieces, nephews and friends. Memorial established with
Hospice House of Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Nov 2000)
Hardison, Leonard "Blake," 84, of Chehalis, Wash., formerly of Wichita, retired plumber, died
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1994. Memorial service 10 a.m. today, Sticklin Funeral Chapel, Centralia, Wash.; 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Mulvane, (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Mary; son, Edward of Mulvane; daughters, Darlene Russo of Las Vegas, Carol Benshoof of Hutchinson;
stepson, Harold Baker of Coarse Gold, Calif.; stepdaughters, Alice Shadrick of Kent, Wash., Evelyn Rumfola of Santa
Maria, Calif.; brothers, Lester of Nashville, Tenn., Richard of Wichita; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren;
two great-great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Visiting Nurses of the Assured Home Health
Foundation, P.O. Box 1007, Chehalis, Wash. 98532 and the Salvation Army, 303 N. Gold, Centralia, Wash. 98531. Sticklin
Chapel, Centralia, Wash.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Jan 1994)
Harlan, Grace L., 87, homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Marvin of Mulvane; one grandchild; one great-grandchild. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Oct 1996)
Harlan, Marvin E. Sr., 84, retired John Neely Construction Co. carpenter, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Monday,
Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Grace; son, Marvin E. Jr. of Mulvane; one grandchild; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been
established with Mulvane Senior Center. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 Sept 1993)
Victor Jacob Harreld, 58, assistant superintendent for the Mulvane street department, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 1991. Rosary
8 p.m. Wednesday, service 10 a.m. Thursday, both at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Mulvane.
Survivors: son, Charles McCain of Mulvane; daughters, Marilynn Jenkins of Wichita, Veda Corneil of Augusta, Mary
Mertz of Arkansas City; brother, Bob of Wichita; sister, Theda Pullium of Clearwater; 10 grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with the Victor Harreld Firefighting Scholarship Fund, c/o Mulvane State Bank. Smith Mortuary,
Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Jan 1991)
Harrington, Charles Roger, 42, of St. Cloud, Fla., formerly of Mulvane, Abel Telecom supervisor, died Friday, April 28, 2000.
Services have been held.
Survivors: wife, Kathy; son, Zachary of the home; parents, Harold and Donna, brother, Craig, all of Mulvane; sister,
Cindy Hively of Belle Plaine. Fisk Funeral Home and Crematory, St. Cloud.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 May 2000)
MULVANE - Harrington, Donna B., age 75,
retired Beechcraft and Mulvane 263 school employee, passed away, Friday, February 15, 2008. Visitation, Monday,
to 8 p.m. with family present from 6 to 8 p.m., services, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, both in the Garden Chapel of Watson
Reflection Pointe, 3201 S. Webb Rd. Preceded in death by her son, Charles. Survivors include her husband, Harold
of Mulvane, Son, Craig Harrington of Mulvane, Daughter, Cindy (Dale) Hively of Belle Plaine, Sisters, Audine Alvord
of Parsons, Sarah Lyon of California, 3 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren. to Mulvane Grade School.may share
memories of Donna at watsonfuneral.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 2/17/2008 - 2/18/2008.
Hartley, Michael L., 52, Boeing Wichita tool crib stockman, died Monday, March 2, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Faith
Lutheran Church, Derby.
Survivors: wife, Barbara; brothers, Edward, Johnny, both of Wichita, Dayton of Derby, Virgil of Los Angeles, Steve
of Mulvane, Richard of Belle Plaine; sisters, Susan Malo of Niceville, Fla., Barbara Wilbert of Derby. Memorial
has been established with American Diabetes Association. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 March 1998)
PATRICIA M. HATCHER, 47, of 522 N. Topeka, Wichita Public Schools cafeteria worker, died Sunday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: brother, Harold Hatcher of Albins, Wash.; sister, Sharon Powrie of Lynwood, Wash.; half-brother, Robert
Bruckman of Longwood, Fla. Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association. Senter- Smith Mortuary,
Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Sept 1985)
Ralph Lee Hayes, 81, retired farmer and Boeing Military Airplanes shipping clerk, died Friday, Jan. 19, 1990. Service
10 a.m. Monday, Senter- Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: son, Forest of Denver; daughters, Wilma McElhiney of El Dorado, Wanda Simon of Hutchinson, Judy Moore
of Mulvane; brother, Noel of Hoisington; sisters, Fern Phipps, Lois Bombadier, both of Newton; 12 grandchildren;
20 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the Arthritis Foundation.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Jan 1990)
DERBY - Haynes, Harriett M., age 83,
ret. Boeing electrical installer, died Thur., Nov. 22, 2007. Visitation 1 to 8pm Sat. and Sun.; service 2pm Mon.,
all at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Harriett was born Sept. 13, 1924 in Chickasha, OK, the daughter
of the late George and Myrtle (Tye) Croley. On Nov. 11, 1961 she married William "Bill" Haynes. Bill
died Dec. 8, 2006. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Richard and John Croley; sisters, Thelma Longshore,
Vivian Johnson, Georgia English and Molly Croley. Survivors include: daughters, Joan Fletcher and Jewell Houser,
both of Mulvane; son, Sammie Proctor, Wichita; 5 grandchildren; 9 step grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 15
step great grandchildren; sister, Ida Sue Hill, Mulvane; sisters-in-law, Hiawatha Croley, Selma, TX and Pearl Croley,
Stilwell, OK. A memorial has been established with Heartland Home Health and Hospice, 3243 E. Murdock, Ste. 500,
Wichita, KS 67208. Send condolences via smtihfamilymortu aries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 11/24/2007 - 11/25/2007.
DERBY - Haynes, William C. 71, retired
Boeing tool and die maker, died Friday, December 8, 2006. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family
present from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Service 2 p.m. Thursday, both at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Bill
was born December 11, 1934 in Macksville, Kan., the son of the late Ruby and Chester Haynes. Bill graduated from
Macksville High School in 1953, one of 20 graduates. In 1957, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps where he served
as an aircraft electrician, primarily stationed in El Toro, Calif. Bill received an honorable discharge in April
1960. After being discharged, Bill moved to Wichita where he met, and later married, Harriett Proctor on November
11, 1961. Bill hired on with Boeing Aircraft Company in 1962. He worked at the company's Seattle and Wichita facilities
over the course of his career. Bill retired from Boeing in January 1995. Bill was preceded in death by his parents;
and a sister, Audrey E. Hager. Survivors include: wife, Harriett Haynes of Derby; sisters, Doris E. Henry of Garden
City, Margaret L. Hauck of Rochester, N.Y.; daughters, Joan Fletcher of Mulvane, Jewell Houser of Mulvane; son,
Sammie Proctor of Wichita; five grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 15 step-great-grandchildren;
five great-great-grandchildren. A memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society. Send condolences
via www.smithfamilymortuaries.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Dec 2006)
BOBBY JOE HEAD, 56, of 8800 S. Broadway, Cessna Aircraft Corp. security guard, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 1988. Service
2 p.m. Saturday, Smith Mortuary, Haysville.
Survivors: wife, Elwanda; son, Gary of Wichita; brothers, Cleo of Protection, Muriel of Clearwater; sisters, Charlene
Treadway, Bonnie Dawes, both of Claremore, Okla., Faye Roberts of Pryor, Okla., Lola Adkisson of Orange, Calif.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 Aug 1988)
HAROLD G. HEAD, 58, of Mulvane, Cessna Aircraft Co. electrician, died Wednesday, July 13, 1988. Service 2 p.m.
today, Church of Christ, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Margaret; son, Mark, stepson, John McCort, both of Wichita; stepdaughters, Marsha Hazelwood of
New Bremen, Ohio, Paula McCort of Wichita; brothers, Cleo of Protection, Bob of Haysville, Muriel of Clearwater;
sisters, Lola Adkisson of Orange, Calif., Faye Roberts of Pryor, Okla., Charlene Treadway, Bonnie Dawes, both of
Claremore, Okla.; seven grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the Hospice of Wichita and Florida
College, Temple Terrace, Fla. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 July 1988)
Heedick, Floyd Ray, 77, retired Boeing Wichita aircraft mechanic, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Thursday,
Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Maxine; son, Gary of Atlanta, Ga. Memorial has been established with Mulvane United Methodist
Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Feb 2000)
Gerhard Heersche, 85, former owner of City Produce and Hershey Ready Mix, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 1989. Service 10
a.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: stepsons, John Payne, Ray Payne, both of Wichita, Oak Payne of Derby; stepdaughters, Nona Mae Bursack,
Betty Jo Harvey, both of Wichita; brothers, Pete of Scottsdale, Ariz., George of Mulvane; sister, Katherine of
Mulvane; 19 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the Salvation Army
and Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Nov 1989)
From the time John Heersche bought his first
Holstein cow more than 60 years ago, the Mulvane dairyman worked to better the industry for Kansas milk producers.
''He was one of the leaders that brought us from small local co-ops to the marketing organization that we have
today," said Jim Moore, division manager of the Kansas Division of the Associated Milk Producers Inc. "He
has been a very loyal and dedicated member and advocate of cooperative milk marketing."
MR. HEERSCHE, one of the founders of the Wichita Associated Milk Producers Inc. in 1933 and owner of one of the
state's largest registered Holstein dairies, died Friday. He was 78.
Last month, he received an award from the Associated Milk Producers for more than 50 years of "service and
devotion to the principles and practice of cooperative milk marketing in Kansas."
In 1980, he was given the Kansas Distinguished Dairyman award from the Midland United Dairy Industry Association
in cooperation with the Kansas Cooperative Extension Service.
Mr. Heersche helped form the the Wichita Milk Producers Association in 1933. Later he became a board member and
president.
IN 1961, the group consolidated with the producers association in Dodge City and formed the Southwest Milk Producers
Association. Mr. Heersche was the first president of that group, which eventually became the local branch of the
Associated Milk Producers Inc.
His wife, Bobbie, said that each day at 3:45 a.m., Mr. Heersche got up to milk his herd, enjoying classical music
and opera while he worked. The early hour gave him a head start on the nearly four hours of milking in the morning
- and ensured that he'd finish the evening milking at a reasonable hour.
FOR THE past 10 years, he and his son, Don, have operated Heersche Farms in Mulvane. Before that, he and his brother,
George, who is retired, ran the dairy farm, then called Heersche Brothers.
In 1915, when Mr. Heersche was 8, his family moved from Losser, Holland, to Nova Scotia.
In 1919, the family moved to Mulvane, where they rented a farm that had a few Holstein cows.
Mr. Heersche married Melba Louise Meyers in 1939, and they had four children. She died in 1958.
He married Bobbie Rork in May 1965.
Mr. Heersche is survived by his wife, Bobbie; sons, Donald, Julian, both of Mulvane; stepsons, Edward Rork of East
Lansing, Mich., Dennis Rork of Shawnee; daughters, Sharon Pember of Jetmore, Janet Hathaway of Great Bend; stepdaughter,
Dana Apel of San Jose, Calif.; brothers, George of Mulvane, Marinus, Gerhard, both of Wichita, Pete of Scottsdale,
Ariz.; sister, Katherine Heersche of Mulvane; 18 grandchildren.
A service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Mulvane United Methodist Church. A memorial has been established with
Mulvane United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Jan 1985)
Heersche, Katherine, 83, retired Coleman Co. assembler, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mulvane
United Methodist Church.
Survivors: brothers, Pete Heersche of Cottonwood, Ariz., George Heersche of Mulvane. In lieu of flowers, memorial
has been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Sept 1998)
Heller, Mary Margaret, 80, retired Mulvane Schools and restaurant cook, artist, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1998. Rosary 7
p.m. today, Senter-Smith Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Friday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Kenneth, Russell, both of Wichita; daughter, Carol Jean Nation of Arlington, Va.; brother, Milton
Rubottom of Alma; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Oct 1998)
Hembroff, Pauline G., 79, retired Magic Mirror owner and cosmetologist, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000. Visitation 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Senter-S mith Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Thursday, First Christian Church.
Survivors: daughters, Sharon Quinton of Mulvane, Judy Kay Jones of Derby, Linda Sue Dick of Wellington; brother,
Charlie Hutchens of Lafayette, La.; sisters, Audrey Rigney of Mulvane, Bernice Jackson of Sallisaw, Okla.; ten
grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Hospice Inc. and Kansas State University
Center for Basic Cancer Research.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Aug 2000)
Henry, Helen E., 94, homemaker, formerly of Mulvane, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivor: sister, Dorothy Hatfield of Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Dec 1992)
Hernandez, Ronald J., 49, former Clifton (Ariz.) Police Department dispatch supervisor, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1998.
Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary East.
Survivors: daughter, Felicia Heredia of Wichita; father, Edwardo of Safford, Ariz.; brothers, Manuel of Eagle River,
Alaska, Edward Jr. of Everett, Wash.; sister, Virginia Lopez of Kearney, Ark.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Nov 1998)
HERRMAN, JEANNINE
KATHLEEN "MARIE"
Herrman, Jeannine Kathleen "Marie," 56, Third Order Carmelite layperson, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999.
Rosary 7 p.m. today, service 10 a.m. Wednesday, both at St. Michaels Catholic Church.
Survivors: father, Harry Herrman of Derby; sisters, Elizabeth Shea of Wichita, Juanita Farney, Joyce Birdsell,
both of Haysville, Virginia Love of Mulvane, Jane King of Derby, Linda Cass of Douglass. Memorial has been established
with St. Michaels Alter Society. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Feb 1999)
LESLIE E. HICKMAN, 69, of Mulvane, retired Boeing Military Airplane Co. machinist, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m.
today, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Lillian; daughter, Patricia Stukey, stepson, Victor Hansen, both of Haysville; brothers, Wesley
of Eldorado, Okla., Wayne of Avery, Texas; sister, Lila R. Smith of Haysville; three grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 Sept 1985)
Hickman, Lillian L. (Hansen), 83, retired Boeing Wichita electrical wiring dept. employee, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001. Visitation
1 to 8 p.m. today, Senter-Smith Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Monday, St. Michael Catholic Church.
Survivors: son, Vic Hansen; daughter, Patty Stukey both of Haysville; brother, LeRoy Hill of Fort Wayne, Ind.;
three grandchildren; four great-gr andchildren. Memorials established with Alzheimer's and Related Disease Foundation.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Nov 2001)
MULVANE - Hicks, Mable L., 70, retired
Sav-A-Trip manager, died April 12, 2005. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Senter-Smith Mortuary; funeral 2 p.m.
Saturday, First Baptist Church, Mulvane.
Survivors: children, Leon and Darlene Hicks, Donna and Roy Williams all of Mulvane, Chris and Marsha Hicks, Lenoir
City, TN, Curtis and Shanna Hicks, Derby; 15 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; siblings, Francis Pemberton,
Emily Cook, Harold Pemberton, Thelma Hightower, Nancy Tripp, Nellie Penningt on, Naomi Newberry. Mable was preceded
in death by parents, Elmer and Ica (Sinclair) Pemberton; daughter, Carol Ann Hicks; sister, Chrettie Pemberton.
A memorial has been established with Villa Maria Inc., Mulvane.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/15/2005.
Higgs, Lorene J. (Reisinger), 66, homemaker, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001 at Villa Maria Nursing Home. Service 1 p.m. Saturday,
First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Higgs was born Feb. 23, 1935 in Winfield, to Russell and Edith (King) Reisinger.
She was talented in music. Her first piano recital was in Winfield at age 3 and half. She enjoyed gospel and classical
music and played the organ for services at Villa Maria.
Preceded in death by father and daughter, Gehren Jiminez.
Survivors: husband, Richard; sons, Ben of Little Rock, Ark., Brad of Manhattan; daughter, Leigh Ann Gauld of Rose
Hill; mother, Edith Wells of Mulvane; brother, Wes Reisinger of Wichita; sister, Jean Stevens of Phillips burg;
five grandchildren. Memorials established with First Baptist Church Building Fund, First Baptist Church Music Dept.
and SCCS Home Health and Hospice. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Sept 2001)
MULVANE - High, Jimmie P., age 67, retired
City of Wichita Building Equipment supervisor and owner of Jim High Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, Mulvane,
KS, died June 28, 2007. Visitation 2 to 8pm Sunday at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby, KS; service 2pm
Monday at Church of Christ, 225 N. Derby Ave., Derby, KS; burial will follow in Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane, KS.
Jimmie was preceded in death by his parents, Cecil Clifford and Dorothy Ellen (Piland) High; brother, Ray High;
sisters, Pauleen Lininger, Bonnie Stasa, Joyce Hurley; son, Richard High.
Survivors: brothers, Eldon of Blue Springs, MO, Ronnie of Gainesville, MO; sister, Faye Hightower of Arvada, CO;
sons, Robert (Eva) of Wichita, KS, David (Laura) of Harper, KS, Jimmie II of Mulvane, KS; daughters, Mary (Vincent)
of Hendersonville, NC, Cheryl (Mikel) Wintermantel of Allegany, NY; 15 grandchi ldren; 3 great grandchildren and
many beloved friends. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 818 N. Emporia, Ste 100, Wichita, KS
67214 and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America, 555 N. Woodlawn, Bldg. 1, Ste. 113, Wichita, KS 67208. Send
condolences and view tributes via smithfamilymortuaries.com
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 June 2007)
Hightower, Donald E., 82, retired Learjet Corp. aircraft mechanic, died Thursday, June 19, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Monday,
Hillside Funeral Home East, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Doris; sons, Gary of Mulvane, Jim of Arvada, Colo.; brother, Robert of Mulvane; sister, Helen
Shurtz of Wellington; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice
Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 June 1997)
Hill, Helen M., 67, homemaker, died Monday, June 15, 1998. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Mount Vernon Presbyterian
Church.
Survivors: husband, David; sons, Timothy of Grove, Okla., Michael of Wichita; brother, Donald Johnson of Oklahoma
City; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church. Hillside Funeral
Home East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 June 1998)
LLOYD HILL TOOK THE TIME FOR LOVE
More than just about anything, Lloyd Hill loved his grandchildren and animals.
Mr. Hill died Monday at 87.
Virginia Hill, his daughter-in-law, said that since moving to Mulvane almost 30 years ago to spend more time with
his family, it was common to see him and a few of his grandchildren tucked into a small cart pulled by a pair of
Shetland ponies.
In order to be around animals he had a cabin outside Mulvane, where he kept sheep and goats. His daughter-in-law
described him as a quiet and family oriented man, a loving father and grandfather.
''He took great pride in being able to help his kids and grandchildren," she said.
Born in rural Augusta on Sept. 14, 1900, he moved to Wichita in 1924 when he was hired by The Wichita Eagle. He
retired in 1967 as head of maintenance. Mr. Hill was an active member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
was a former grand master of the Kansas chapter. He was also a member of the Sovereign Odd Fellows Lodge of the
World.
Soon after he moved to Mulvane, he became an usher at the United Methodist Church, a service he would perform for
almost 30 years.
He also spent a great deal of time helping with the Old Settlers Association, a Mulvane group that sponsors an
annual parade.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth, who died in 1973, and his son Theodore Hill, who died in 1980.
He is survived by his second wife, Lottie; daughter, Dorothy Graber of Mulvane; stepson, Larry Carver of Lawrence;
stepdaughter, Patsye Unruh of Chino, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great- grandchildren;
five step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.
Services are at 10 a.m. today at the Mulvane United Methodist Church. Memorials have been established with the
Mulvane United Methodist Church and the American Diabetes Association, Wichita. Senter-Smith Mortuary is in charge
of arrangements.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 July 1988)
Hilyard, Donna Jean, 73, retired Sedgwick County clerks office employee, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004. Visistation 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Monday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Mulvane.
Donna was born June 23, 1930 in Wichita, the daughter of Leonard A. and Adeline M. (Martinson) Adkins.
Survivors: son, Lenny Hilyard of Wichita; daughters and sons-in-law, Sherri and Ron Pierson, Mulvane, Starr and
Bill Northern, Wichita; 3 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Donna is preceded in death by her parents, a grandson,
Shane Martin; brothers, LeRoy and Kenneth Adkins; sister, Ivadele Andrla. Memorial to American Cancer Society.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 1/11/2004 - 1/12/2004.
Hite, Donald, 78, retired B.L. Anderson truck driver and former Boeing Wichita employee, died Sunday, March 3,
1996. Memorial service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Gladys; daughters, Loy Arnold of Mulvane, Sharon Nelson of McPherson; brothers, William of Dysart,
Iowa, Ralph of Seattle; sisters, Evelyn Moeller of Durant, Iowa, Grace McDaniel of Traer, Iowa, Charlotte Abernathy
of Vinton, Iowa; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with American Diabetes
Association and American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 March 1996)
Hively, George J., 67, retired self-employed trucker, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Senter-Smith
Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Loma; sons, David of Wichita, Dale of Belle Plaine, Darrell of Mulvane; daughters, Kathleen McCormick
of Wichita, Debra Nelson of Mulvane, Christine Hively of Haysville, Terri Shaham of Udall, Michelle Craft of League
City, Texas; eight grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Oct 1994)
MULVANE - Hockenberry, Delores M., 71,
died Sept. 14, 2004. Service 9 a.m. Friday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, George Smith III of Mulvane, Joe Smith of Sedgwick, John Smith of Augusta; daughter, Jenny Perkins
of Augusta; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. All Faiths Funeral Services, Wichita.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 9/16/2004.
Hodson, Evelyn D. (Miller), 84, homemaker, died Friday, Oct. 31, 1997. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Richard of Topeka; daughters, Doris Dimmitt of Usk, Wash., Barbara Means of Mulvane, Shirley Mick
of Topeka; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Villa Maria, Inc. and
Hospice, Inc. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Nov 1997)
CLIFFORD GLENN HOLLAND JR., 61, of Farmer's Branch, Texas, former Wichitan, retired automobile salesman, died Thursday. Service
10 a.m. Monday, First Baptist Church, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Neva; son, Gary Glenn of Texarkana, Texas; daughter, Sandra Holland Crosier of Sanger, Texas;
stepson, Mike Reed of Carrollton, Texas; stepdaughter, Susan Boyd of Lewisville, Texas; sisters, Mary Houser, Wanda
Webb, Martha Chaney, addresses unavailable; three grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren. DeVorss Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 Aug 1985)
Winnie L. Holley, 73, homemaker, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 1991. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Mulvane Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors: son, Terry R. of Goddard; brother, W.Z. Morton Jr. of Kingman, Ariz.; sisters, Edna Wright of Fort Worth,
Nova Beasley of Carlsbad, N.M.; one grandchild. Memorial has been established with Mulvane Church of the Nazarene.
Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 4 Jan 1991)
Holly, Bonnie Marie, 70, retired Hartford Insurance claims representative, died Monday, Sept. 4, 1995. Service 10 a.m.
Friday, Senter- Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: son, Bill of Indianapolis; daughters, Connie Jo Gardner of Cypress, Calif., Carmen Westbrook of Rolla,
Mo.; sister, Alice Sturm of Wichita; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with
Hospice, Inc. of Wichita.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Sept 1995)
Neva (Adams) Holtby, 80, of Lee's Summit, Mo., former Udall resident, retired Kansas State Board of Health technician,
died Saturday, April 1, 1989. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mulvane Church of the Brethren.
Survivors: daughters, Vanita Jane Moulton of Omaha, Carol Schwaller of Lone Jack, Mo.; brother, Ora Adams of Udall;
sisters, Esther Grant of Tempe, Ariz., Melba Fisichella of San Diego, Mona Ratley of Mulvane, Ethel June of Udall;
five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established with Kodiak Baptist Mission, Kodiak, Alaska.
Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove, Mo.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 April 1989)
ISABELLE J. (BOONE) HOOVER, 74, of Mulvane, retired Boeing Military Airplanes date processor, died Friday, June 16, 1989. Service
2 p.m. Monday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: son, Bruce of Mulvane; brothers, Clifford Boone of Mulvane, Glen Boone of Uniontown; two grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 June 1989)
MULVANE - Horton, Florence Clarice, 88,
passed away peacefully at home January 24, 2007. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, Senter-Smith
Mortuary Mulvane. Preceded in death by her parents Benjamin & Esther Gosney; her husband Kenneth; sisters:
Lillian Hukle, Myrtle Gosney, Frieda Garrett; brother: George Gosney; and beloved daughter Margaret Horton. Survivors
include children and their spouses: daughter Kathryn and Ray Weiss; son William and Kory Horton; 7 grandchildren,
9 great-grandchildren, and numerous nephews, nieces, friends and relatives. Send condolences to the family via:
www.smithfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/21/2007.
Herman W. "Bud" Hoth, 83, retired McCormick-Armstrong Co. printing machine cutter, died
Sunday, Jan. 5, 1992. Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: daughters, Phyllis Cundiff of Wichita, Judy Oden of Overland Park; brother, Al of San Diego; five grandchildren;
one great-grandchild. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Jan 1992)
Ada L. (Mickle) Howard, 93, homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 2, 1988. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Campbell Funeral Home;
3 p.m. Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Myrel of Upper Marlboro, Md., Lester L. of Bonners Ferry, Idaho; daughters, Jeanne Blackford of
Andover, Betty Patterson of Yates Center; brother, Sydney Mickle of El Granada, Calif.; sister, Opal Goldsberry
of Colorado Springs; stepbrothers, Kenneth Goldsberry of Colorado Springs, Stanley Goldsberry of Phoenix, Bob Goldsberry
of Wichita; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with United Methodist Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Dec 1988)
BARBARA A. HOWARD, 53, of Mulvane, homemaker, died Monday, Oct. 26, 1987. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt
Chapel.
Survivors: husband, Richard; sons, Melvin, Larry, Wayne, John, Jack, Frank, all of Wichita; daughters, Doris Parks,
Wanda Rivera, both of Mulvane; sister, Marilyn Alloway of Coffeyville; five grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Oct 1987)
Howard, Elmer E., 82, retired Coleman Co. assistant maintenance foreman and former farmer, died Wednesday, July 12,
1995. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Mulvane (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Nellie; daughter, Linda Ross of Birmingham, Ala.; brothers, Wayne of Hutchinson, Eugene of Seattle;
four grandchildren. Senter- Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 July 1995)
HOWARD, ETHEL A.
Howard, Ethel A., 91, homemaker, died Wednesday,
Sept. 20, 1995. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Everett; sons, Eugene of Newberg, Ore., Burton of Springfield, Mo., Dwayne of Derby, Michl
of Boulder, Colo.; sister, Mildred Higbee of Escondido, Calif.; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church and Mulvane Historical Museum. Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Sept 1995)
Howard, Ethel F., 103, formerly of Mulvane, retired elementary school teacher, died Thursday, May 20, 1993. Service
1:30 p.m. Monday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors; sons, Orene of Neodesha, Wayne of Garfield, Ark.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association. Potts Chapel, Independence.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 May 1993)
Howard, Everett B. "Shorty," 95, retired farmer, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997. Service 10 a.m.
Monday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Eugene of Newburg, Ore., Burton of Springfield, Mo., Dwayne of Derby, Michl of Boulder, Colo.;
sisters, Gladys Hoberecht of Great Bend, Hazel Albright Iverson of Sand Point, Wash.; nine grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church and Mulvane Historical
Museum. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Jan 1997)
Floyd E. Howard, 70, farmer and stockman, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 1989. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Campbell Funeral
Home, Eureka; 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Hettie; mother, Ethel of Mulvane; brothers, Wayne of Garfield, Ark., Oriene of Independence. Memorial
has been established with the Parkinson's Disease Research Foundation.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Nov 1989)
MULVANE - Howard, Gary Lee, age 70, retired
owner/operator of Howard's Market, Mulvane, died Saturday, May 26, 2007 at Westview Manor in Derby. Visitation
3 to 8pm Tuesday at Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd., Mulvane; graveside 2pm Wednesday at Mulvane Cemetery.
Gary was preceded in death by his father, Lee Howard; brother, Gerald Howard and wife, Pat (Boone) Howard. Survivors
include: mother, LiLith Howard; sister, Sandra Titus, both of Mulvane; daughters, Cheri (Steve) Hill, Wichita,
Carlene (Jim) Mansfield; grandson, Ian Mansfield, all of Vancouver, WA. Send condolence via smithfam ilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/29/2007.
Harry L. Howard, 86, retired farmer, died Sunday. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Campbell Funeral Home; 3 p.m., Mulvane
Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Ada L.; sons, Myrel A. of Upper Marlboro, Md., Lester L. of Bonners Ferry, Idaho; daughters, Jeanne
Blackford of Wichita, Betty Patterson of Yates Center; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 Feb 1985)
Howard, Ina L., 91, homemaker and family provider, passed away Friday, August 5, 2005 at the Kansas Masonic Home.
Preceded in death by all her 4 brothers and 3 sisters of the Loper family and her husband, Allen M. Howard, long-time
independent grocer.
Survivors: her two children and their spouses; Jeri A. and Paul Williamson of Georgetown, Tx., Garry L. and Cindy
Howard of Wichita. Grandchildren: Kelly McRee of Austin, Tx., Scott McRee of San Francisco, Ca.; Michael McRee
of Champaign-Urbana, Il.; Annie Dietz and Brett Howard, both of Wichita; and one great-granddaughter, Lauren Dietz.
A private graveside service for the family will be held at Mulvane Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has
been established with HospiceCare of Kansas, 3241 E. Victor Place, Wichita, 67208. Condolences may be e-mailed
to the family at www.cochranmortuary.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 8/6/2005 - 8/7/2005.
Lee Gerald Howard, 78, retired farmer, died Monday, Sept. 25, 1989. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Mulvane Brethren Church.
Survivors: wife, Lilith; son, Gary, daughter, Saundra Titus, both of Mulvane; brothers, Maurice of Augusta, Merlin
of Pine, Colo.; sister, Lela Grieve of Wichita; four grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Mulvane
Brethren Church and the Mulvane Senior Citizens Center. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Sept 1989)
MULVANE - Howard, Lilith, 96, homemaker,
died Wed., Oct. 17. Visitation: Sunday 3-8 pm, Senter-Smith Mortuary. Service: 2 pm Mon., Oct. 22, 2007, Mulvane
Brethren Church, 310 S. Central, Mulvane.
Survivors: daughter Sandra (Bob) Titus of Mulvane; 4 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; sister Adeina Howard,
Hutchinson.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 10/21/2007.
Howard, Merlin D. "Doc," born March 13, 1923 to Erwin and Lulu (Barthol omew) Howard at their
farm home near Mulvane, Kan., passed away June 28, 2006 in Burlington, Colo. Memorial services were held in Burlington
and at the Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Verla; son, Charles; daughter, Charlotte Howland; 2 grandchildren; and his step family.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/16/2006.
Howard, Nellie M., 85, of Birmingham, Ala., formerly of Mulvane, homemaker, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998. Service 9
a.m. Saturday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: daughter, Linda Ross of Birmingham; sister, Louisa Grose of Springfield, Mo.; four grandchildren. Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 Feb 1998)
Ronald E. Howard, 49, Data Center senior executive vice president, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 1989. Services 11 a.m.
today, Crestview Bible Church, 3 p.m., Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Rosemary; son, Michael; daughters, Karen Melissa, Katherine Michele, both at home; parents, Wayne
C. and Adenia, brother, Robert W., all of Hutchinson. Memorial has been established with Crestview Bible Church.
Johnson & Sons Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Jan 1989)
Wayne C. Howard, 92, passed at Buhler Sunshine Home, Buhler, KS, on Thursday, July 12, 2007.
He was born on Oct. 9, 1914, near Mulvane, KS, the son of Walter and Grace Beis-wanger Howard. He attended rural
school near Mulvane and the Machine Shop training at East High School, Wichita, KS. He was employed by the Gas
Service Co. for 34 years and retired as district supervisor. He had lived in Mulvane, Derby, Wellington, Hutchinson
and Buhler. He served for six years on the city commission, Mulvane, KS, helped the Union Rescue Mission, Wichita,
KS, served as a deacon at Calvary Baptist Church, Derby, and had been a member of the Country Bethel Brethren Church,
Mulvane, KS, and was a member and past deacon of Westside Baptist Church, Hutchinson, KS.
On Nov. 2, 1935, he married Adenia E. Smith at El Dorado, KS. She survives along with a son, Robert W. and his
wife, Jo, Hutchinson; a daughter-in-law, Rosemary Mertz, El Dorado, KS; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren;
and a great-great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Ronald; and two brothers, Elmer and Eugene.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 16, 2007, at Westside Baptist Church, with Pastors Tim Adrian
and Lynne Smith presiding. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. in Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane, KS. Visitation will
be from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with the family present to receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, at
Penwell Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory, Hutchinson.
Memorials may be sent to Westside Baptist Church Mission Fund, in care of the funeral home.
To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.penwellgabel.com
(Hutchinson News, 14 July 2007)
MULVANE - Howland, Barbara (Gordon), was
born Oct. 27, 1918 in Burrton, Kan. to John W. and Zelma Gordon and passed away Friday, March 3, 2006. She was
educated in the Hutchinson, Kan. school system and graduated in 1936. During her school years, she was sports minded,
playing softball, field hockey and basketball. Following graduation, she attended Hutchinson Juco and Friends University
receiving her Bachelor of Science Degree from Wichita State University and her Masters Degree from Emporia State
University. She was an elementary teacher in the Wichita School System for 27 years, retiring in 1982. While teaching,
she served on numerous educational committees and piloted educational seminars in Wichita and at the University
of Illinois in Champaign Urbana, Ill. In 1927, she became a member of the First Christian Church in Hutchinson,
Kan. In 1941 membership was transferred to Hillside Christian Church, Wichita. After moving to Mulvane in 1955
she became a member of Mulvane Christian Church, teaching Sunday School classes and church choir. Favorite past-times
were reading, playing bridge, golfing and traveling. Her trips included England, Wales, Ireland and Europe and
parts of the USA. Many memorable trips to the Northwest were to see her daughter, granddaughter, Katherine and
grandson, Eric. She is survived by daughter, Mary Frances Stewart of Poulsbo, Wash.; granddaughter, Katherine Bland
of Port Orchard, Wash. grandson, Eric Stewart of Bremerton, Wash.; great-granddaughters, Chellsey, Cora, Lilith
and Antonia; sister, Valeria Ratzlaff and nephew, Gary Ratzlaff both of Burlington, Kan.; 3 great nephews and families.
Memorials have been established with Mulvane City Library Children's Dept. and the American Diabetes Association.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 11, 2006 at Mulvane Christian Church. Arrangements by Senter-Smith
Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 March 2006)
Amy Marie Huckstep, daughter of Robert James II and Debbie Ann Huckstep of Topeka, was stillborn Monday, Jan. 5, 1987.
Service 9 a.m. Thursday, Trinity Presbyterian Church; 3 p.m., Mulvane Cemetery.
Other survivors: sister, Amanda R. at home; grandparents, Robert Jim Sr. of Topeka, Viola Trammell of New York
City, Howard Trammell of Colorado Springs; great-grandparents, Mary B. Gates of Topeka, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boyle
of Colorado Springs. Parker-Price Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Jan 1987)
Huckstep, Robert James "Jim," 70, former job service representative, died Wednesday, May 24, 2000.
Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Parker-Price Mortuary; burial 3 p.m. Saturday, Mulvane (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Robert II of Topeka; daughters, Janice Lohman, Melody Ferguson both of Topeka; sisters, Rachel
Padgett of Independence, Mo., Roberta Robertson of Chanute; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials
have been established with American Heart Association and American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 May 2000)
Hudson, Oda, 92, retired St. Luke's Hospital licensed practical nurse, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 1993. Service
will be private.
Survivors: brother, Fred McGinnis of Iola; sister, Ruth Dalton of Mulvane; two nephews; two nieces. Memorial has
been established with Kansas Masonic Home. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 August 1993)
HUFFMAN, LEWIS
"LARRY" "COWBOY"
Huffman, Lewis "Larry" "Cowboy," 88, retired Raytheon Aircraft Co. machinis t, died Saturday, Sept.
22, 2001. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: son, William; daughters, Sandra Herrin, Linda Cook all of Houston; brother, Leland of El Dorado; sisters,
Lucille Kunkle of Wichita, Thelma Bell of Howard; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial established with Disabled American Veterans. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 Sept 2001)
Huffman, Mira Lee, 80, retired Mulvane State Bank employee, died Sunday, March 5, 2000. Visitation with family 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m. today, Senter-Smith Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Thursday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Lewis; daughters, Joyce Unger, Diana Henderson, both of Mulvane; brother, Jim Pearson of Rock;
grandchildren, John W. Unger, Joel Unger, Joanna Cowel, Jenny Koehn, Dawn Haug, Tim Kennedy, Karl Kennedy, Brad
Kennedy. Memorials have been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church and Villa Maria, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 March 2000)
Kenneth P. Hughes, 75, retired Wichita Eagle Beacon pressroom foreman, died Monday, July 14, 1986. Service 11 a.m.
Thursday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Mildred; son, James Kenneth of McKinneyville, Calif.; daughters, Darlene Cole of Mulvane, Joan
Campmann of St. Louis, Mo.; stepdaughter, Sharon Beardslee of Rose Hill; 11 grandchildren; six great- grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the American Heart Association. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 July 1986)
ROSE HILL - Hughes, Mildred W., 94, homemaker,
died July 2, 2007. Visitati on 1-8pm Thursday with funeral services 10am Friday, Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd.,
Derby. Preceded in death by husband, Kenneth; sisters, Opal Bennett and Beulah Frohreich; brother, Ray Bennett;
grandchildren, Kent and Amy Cole.
Survivors: daughter, Sharon Beardslee, Rose Hill, KS; stepson, Jim Hughes, Seattle, WA; stepdaughters, Darlene
Cole-Pierce, Mulvane, KS and Joan Kempmann , St. Louis, MO; brother, Ralph Bennett, Holyrood, KS, grandchildren,
Rebecca, Johanna, Lisa, Mary, Donna, Verna, Darlene, Barbara, Buffy, Jamie, Sean, Kennie, 25 great grandchildren,
2 great great grandchildren. View tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com. Smith Mortuary, Derby in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 7/4/2007 - 7/5/2007.
Arrahwanda Hukle, 84, retired Winfield Investment Co. office manager, died Monday, Nov. 25, 1991. Service 2 p.m.
Friday, Miles-Wheeler Memorial Chapel.
Survivors: brothers, Keith of Arkansas City, Gordon of Mulvane; sisters, Violet Yadon of Hudson, Colo., Virginia
Kincaid of Mulvane, Winona McLain, Patricia Vaughn, both of Wellington. Memorial has been established with Church
of Christ and Winfield Rest Haven.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 Nov 1991)
Hukle, Doris A., 74, formerly of Mulvane, homemaker, died Thursday, July 31, 1997. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: son, Craig Levering of Wichita; daughter, Susan Layton of McPherson; brother, Bruce Pennick of Wichita;
sisters, Marie Pennick of Conway Springs, Helen Diemer of Moundridge, Hazel Kelley, Phyllis Jones, both of Mulvane;
six grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Central Home Care and Hospice, Newton.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 August 1997)
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