Claude Clemmuel Archibald, 75, retired farmer, former Severy resident, died Tuesday,
June 13, 1989. Services 10:30 a.m. Friday, Forsberg Funeral Home, Severy, 2:30 p.m., Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Pauline; son, Rickey, daughters, Wyona Keller, Retha Staley, addresses unavailable; stepsons,
Max Land of Anchorage, Bill Land of Salem, Ore., Reece Land of Eureka; stepdaughter, Norma Price of Wichita Falls,
Texas; brothers, Melvin of Grand Prairie, Texas, Richard of Wichita; sister, Lavern Whittington of Syracuse, N.Y.;
eight grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren; several great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 14, 1989)
Archibald, Richard L., 71, retired Otasco appliance salesman, died Wednesday,
May 27, 1992. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Hillside Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Corinne L.; son, Michael, daughters, Janice Calhoun, Tracy, Shanon, all of Wichita; brother, Melvin
of Grand Prairie, Texas; sister, LaVerne Whittington of Syracuse, N.Y.; 10 grandchildren; four great- grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 28, 1992)
Arnett, Lucas Eugene, 68, of Los Lunas, N.M., formerly of Mulvane, retired construction
general contractor, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Littleton Cemetery.
Survivors: wife, Betty; sons, Larry of Augusta, Michael of Albuquerque; daughters, LaRonda Powell of Mulvane, Shanena
Carpenter of Tomball, Texas; stepdaughter, Cheri Limon of Rosebud, Ark.; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials established with Take-His-Heart Ministry and SCCS Home Health Care and Hospice. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 16, 2002)
Ashburn, Ronald D., 66, retired Boeing Wichita quality assurance inspector, died
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002. Visitation with family 6 to 8 p.m. today; service 1 p.m. Friday, both at Hillside Funeral
Home East, Wichita.
Survivors: son, Ronald II of Mulvane; daughters, Pamela Turner, Jessica Ashburn both of Derby, Rhonda Ballentine
of Conway, Ark.; brother, Ira Dean Ashburn of Garnett; sister, Irene McCurdy of Williamsburg; four grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren. Memorial established with American Lung Association, 4300 S.W. Drury Lane, Topeka 66604.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 14, 2002)
ASHLOCK, MONTE D.
Ashlock, Monte D., 44, Boeing Wichita tool fabrication general supervisor, died
Saturday, Oct. 9, 1993, of injuries received in a motorcycle accident. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Culbertson-Smith
Mortuary, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Suzie; daughters, Tema, Amanda, both of the home; parents, Roy and Betty Ashlock of Wichita; brother,
Bud of Dalworthington, Texas; sister, Nancy Young of Newton.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 11, 1993)
BAILEY, DAVID DWIGHT
MULVANE - Bailey, David Dwight, 46, machinist, of Ft. Worth, TX, formerly of Mulvane, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004. Memorial graveside service 1 p.m. Saturday, Littleton Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Nick Brown of Mulvane, Andrew Bailey; daughter, Lynda Jo Bailey
both of San Antonio, TX; 5 sisters; 1 brothers. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 3/3/2004.
Bales, Ruth Anna, 72, homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Eddie; sons, Mark of Mulvane, Marshall of Iron Mountain, Mich.,
Mitchell of St. Charles, Mo.; daughters, Lynne Hunter of Winfield, April Leslie of Mulvane; brother, John Weske
of Maryland Heights, Mo.; 12 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 5, 2000)
Belew, Charles R., 75, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. tool and die maker, died Tuesday,
Feb. 2, 1993. Service 10 am. today, Mulvane United Methodist Church. Survivors: wife, Winifred; sons, Charles of
Wichita, Robert of Decatur, Ala.; daughters, Beulah Bradbury of Donaldson, Ark., Charlene McCammon of Mulvane,
Darlene Hancock of Wichita; brothers, Robert of Canton, Lindberg of Malden, Mo.; sister, Mildred Luce of Wichita;
10 grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Peck Community Center. Senter-Smith
Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 4, 1993)
Bergmann, Gerald E., 68, retired Boeing Wichita engineer and retired High Country
Hydro and High Country Engineering owner and operator, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 1998. Rosary 8 p.m. today, service
10 a.m. Thursday, both at St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Survivors: wife, Marjorie; sons, Bruce, Blaise, both of Wichita, Brad of Carrollton, Texas; daughters, Stacy Sumpter
of Mulvane, Stephanie Birmingham of Derby; sister, Gail Deitz of Topeka; 11 grandchildren. Memorials have been
established with Kansas Right to Life and Hospice Inc. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 23, 1998)
Blankenship, Ernest, 85, retired city of Mulvane electric department superintendent, died Sunday, March 31, 1996. Service 2 p.m. today, United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Gary of Newton, Bennie of Wichita; daughters, Myrla Rohling of
Prague, Okla., Treva Evans of Wichita, Mary Sands of West Plaines, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the Villa Maria Nursing Center. Senter-Smith Mortuary .
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 3, 1996)
VELMA L. (JAIN) BLANKENSHIP, 71, of Mulvane, homemaker, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 1988. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, United Methodist Church, Mulvane.
Survivors: husband, Ernest; sons, Gary of Newton, Bennie of Wichita; daughters,
Myria Rohling of Prague, Okla., Treva Evans of Wichita, Mary Sands of West Plains, Mo.; brother, Terry Jain of
Luray; sisters, Orvetta Adams of Tampa, Fla., Helen Ragsdale of Bakersfield, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the American Diabetes Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ September 27, 1988)
Bowen, George, 68, retired Boeing Wichita employee, died Friday, Dec. 23, 1994.
Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Florene; sons, Eddie, Gary, both of Mulvane; brothers, Melvin, Glenn, both of Oklahoma City; sister,
Idis Goodwin of Webb City, Mo.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with
the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 26, 1994)
GWENDOLYN C. CACKLEY, 79, of Mulvane, homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1988.
Service 2 p.m. today, Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane.
Survivors: son, George Garnett of Winfield; daughter, Connie Dorsey of Murdock; sister, Clema Mesa of Missouri;
14 grandchildren; 16 great- grandchildren. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 21, 1988)
Carpenter, Beverly "Bev," 42, homemaker, died Wednesday, May 4, 1994. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Terry; sons, Chad, Dexter, daughter, Crissy, all at home;
brother, Bernard Rueschhoff Jr. of Castle Rock, Colo.; sisters, Margaret Pyle of Milton, Fla., Shirley Gingerich
of Dodge City, Wanda Uhrich of Oakley. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 6, 1994)
Chew, Lois, 73, elementary school teacher, died Sunday, July 18, 1999. Service
2 p.m. Wednesday, Derby Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors: husband, Orville; sons, Richard of Midwest City, Okla., Gary of Tulsa; sisters, Ada Ruth Elliott of
Hutchins, Texas, Grace Potter of Winfield, Dorothy Barton of Topeka, Vera Mae Casper of Twenty Nine Palms, Calif.;
four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Asha-Le- Cha-La Christian School. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 20, 1999)
Chinn, Jennie Victoria, 98, former federal land bank deputy registrar, died Thursday,
Oct. 21, 1993. Service 2 p.m. today, Senter Smith Mortuary, Mulvane. Survivors: sisters, Ethel Howard of Mulvane,
Mildred Higbee of Escondido, Calif.; several nieces and nephews. Memorial has been established with Heritage Village,
Rose Hill.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 25, 1993)
MULVANE - Cole, Alli Marie, daughter of Crystal Drake & Jeffrey Cole, was
stillborn on July 27, 2004. Private family graveside will be held in Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane. Survivors include:
mother, Mulvane; father, Wichita; grandparents, Betty Drake, Mulvane, Timothy Drake, Mulvane, Sandra Cole, Wichita,
Ronald Cole, Wichita; great-grandparents, Francis Carter & Lorraine Crenshaw, both of Wichita; numerous aunts,
uncles & cousins. Senter- Smith Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/1/2004.
Everette T. Crane, 80, of 1634 Lulu, retired McConnell Air Force Base carpenter shop foreman, died Friday, Sept. 29, 1989. Service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Broadway Mortuary.
Survivor: wife, Wilma. Memorial has been established with Emporia Avenue Church
of Christ.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 1, 1989)
CUMMINS, WILLIAM HOWARD "BILL"
Cummins, William Howard, "Bill," 85, retired Boeing Wichita maintenance employee, died Saturday, April 2, 1994. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Mary; son, Galen of Mulvane; daughters, Rosetta Johnson of Blaine,
Wash., Jean Koch of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; brothers, Bernard of Mulvane, Connie of Jerome, Idaho; sisters, Aura
Hada of Great Bend, Mabel Roberts of Muskogee, Okla.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 5, 1994)
Myers, Linda Kay Dale, 65, day care provider, died Nov. 9, 2006. Visitation 9am to 8pm Tues. with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8pm; service 10am Wed., all at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd., Derby.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents, James Ray and Lillie Mae (Niblack)
Bowen; husbands, Duane Dale and Gerry Myers; brothers, Delmar Ray and Charles Douglas Bowen; sister, Lena Marjorie
Young. Survivors include: sons and daughter-in-law, Steven & Brenda Dale, Mulvane, Michael Dale, Wichita; grandchildren,
Tyler and Meridith Dale; sisters, Frances Bowen Seaman, Mulvane, Jesse Bowen Latta, Moore, OK; sister-in-law, Stella
Bowen, Sedan and numerous family. A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Inpatient Unit,
313 S. Market, Wichita, 67202. Send condolences to www.smithfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 11/11/2006 - 11/13/2006.
Beulah R. Davis, 78, homemaker, died Friday, March 13, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: son, Melvin of Bentley; daughters, Doris Brown, Mary Anne Braungardt, both of Douglass, Margaret Williard
of Atlanta, Ruth Dennett of Oxford; sisters, Evelyn Bilyev of Arkansas City, Susie Shoemaker of Udall; 15 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the American Diabetes Association and Kidney Foundation
of Kansas.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 15, 1992)
Delbert E. Davis, 43, oil field worker and Kansas Department of Transportation
employee, died Thursday, Nov. 17, 1988. Service 10:30 a.m. today, Miles Memorial Chapel.
Survivors: sons, Raymond Eugene, Joshua Mac, both of Fairland, Okla.; daughters, Tonya Ann Spencer of Manhattan,
Bonnie Jo of Winfield; mother, Beulah of Douglass; brother, Melvin of Bentley; sisters, Mary Braungardt, Doris
Brown, both of Douglass, Margaret Williard of Atlanta, Kan., Ruth Dennett of Oxford; one grandchild. Memorial has
been established with the Leukemia Society of America.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 19, 1988)
Harold R. Davis, 73, retired plumber and electrician, died Wednesday, June 25, 1986. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, First Church of the Nazarene, Winfield.
Survivors: wife, Beulah; sons, Melvin of Wichita, Delbert of Winfield; daughters, Doris Brown of Douglass, Margaret Snook of Burden, Ruth Dennett of Oxford, Mary Braungardt of Udall; brothers, Elmer, Francis, Meryl, sisters, Wanda Blackford, Elsie Cooley, all of Golden City, Mo.; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane. George Branson Gray, 40, of Jersey City, N.J., former Winfield resident, former New York City Opera conductor, and United Federation of Teachers Welfare Fund of New York City, died Sunday, June 22, 1986. Memorial service 2 p.m. Sunday, Miles Memorial Chapel.
Survivors: parents, James W. and Dorothy of Enid, Okla. Memorial has been established
with Phillips University Symphony, Enid.
(Wichita Eagle ~ June 27, 1986)
MULVANE - Denny, Jo Marie, 83, homemaker, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004. Visitation
1 to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Senter-Smith Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Monday, Mulvane Christian Church.
Survivors: husband, Donovan; brother, Warren Taylor of Stillwater, OK. She was preceded in death by her parents,
Harry and Faye Taylor and brother, Robert Taylor. Memorials established with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Fund
and the Mulvane Christian Church.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 11/19/2004 - 11/21/2004.
DePriest, John T. Jr., 55, York Industries fork truck driver, died Monday, July
1, 2002. Visitation with family 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday; service 10 a.m. Monday, both at Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Cheryl; son, Todd of Texas; daughters, Caitlyn DePriest of Mulvane, Crystal DePriest of Texas;
parents, John Sr. and Verna DePriest of Mulvane, E.G. Shuford of Texarkana, Texas; brothers, Ron, Frank, James
all of Wichita; sisters, June DePriest of Calif., Joyce Penrod of Texarkana, Texas, Alta Jones of Marshall, Ark.,
Connie Thomas of Mulvane. Memorial established with American Diabetes Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 5, 2002)
MULVANE - DePriest, John Taylor, Sr., "J.T.," 93, retired City of Wichita
sanitation truck driver, died Sunday, May 11, 2003. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Smith Mortuary, Derby. Preceded in
death by son, John T. DePriest, Jr.
Survivors: wife, Verna; sons, Ronald, Frank, James, all of Wichita; daughters, June DePriest of Waco, TX, Joyce
Penrod of Texarkana, TX, Alta Jones of Marshal, AR, Cordelia "Connie" Thomas of Mulvane; sisters, Arie
Caldwell, Alta Blevins; 21 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 3 step-gra ndchildren; 7 step-great-grandchildren.
Memorial established with American Diabetes Association.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/14/2003.
Douglas, Harold "Doug," 72, died Friday, March 21, 2003. Visitation
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.; service 10 a.m. Tuesday, all at Senter-Smith Mortuary;
burial following at Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane.
He was born Jan. 28, 1931 in Oxford to the late Lloyd D. and Debbie N. (Warren) Douglas. On July 14, 1949 he married
E. Janice Dyer in Wichita.
He was the owner and operator of Doug's Apco, Derby where he retired in 1977.
Preceded in death by his parents; brother, Donald Douglas; granddaughter, Kimberly Douglas; daughter-in-law, Darlene
Douglas.
Survivors: wife, E. Janice Douglas; sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Sally Douglas of Mulvane, David and Janie
Douglas of Udall, Scott and Brenda Douglas of Mulvane; daughters and sons-in-law, JoEtta and David Courtney of
Plaine View, Texas, Melissa and John Antle of Wichita; sisters, Ruby Fauts of Okatah, Okla., Shirley Wright of
Vian, Okla.; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-gr andchildren. Memorial established with American Heart Association, 2100
E. Douglas, Wichita, 67214.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 23, 2003)
Douglas, Darlene, 51, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Steve; daughter, Lacy Douglas of Mulvane; brothers, Leo McWithey
of El Dorado, Cleo McWithey of Phoenix, Eldon McWithey of Scott City, Bobby McWithey of Winfield; sisters, Vera
Dubey of El Dorado, Mickie Philpott of Udall; one grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 24, 2000)
Dye, Billy H., 77, retired labor relations advisor, died Monday, May 12, 1997.
Service 1:30 p.m. Friday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Audrey; sons, Donald of Waverly, Ill., Ronald of Millard, Neb.; daughters, Mary Ferguson of Kearney,
Mo., Billie Nordeen of Mulvane, Carol Ehmke of Auburn, Neb.; brothers, Abe of Wichita, Max of Salina; sister, Wilda
Myers of Augusta; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hutchinson Hospital
Oncology Department. Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.
(Wichita Eagle ~ May 15, 1997)
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