Redus, Leah Michelle, 15, student, died Monday Oct. 18, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Friday,
Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: father, Chris Redus of Mulvane; mother, Penny Redus of Wichita; brothers, Kyle, Jeremy both of Wichita;
grandparents, Delmar John Rockers of Garnett, Lewis and Alma Gray of Mulvane; great-grandparents, Leah German of
Wichita, Francis Gray of Perkins, Okla.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 20, 1999)
Reusser, Donna J., 60, homemaker, died Tuesday, April 23, 1996. Service 10 a.m.
Friday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: husband, Floyd; sons, Randy, Richard, both of Mulvane, Rolland of Benton; brothers, Alan Thompson of
Clearwater, Fla., Skip Thompson of Wichita; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been establis
hed woith the Mulvane United Methodist Church. Senter- Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 25, 1996)
MULVANE - Reusser, Randy S., 43, Mulvane Co-op tire man and farmer, died Tuesday,
July 29, 2003. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Senter-Smith Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Friday, Mulvane First
Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Beth; son, Buck; daughter, Brandy all of Mulvane; brothers , Richard of Wichita, Rolland of Benton.
Memorial established with the Mulvane Saddle Club. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 7/31/2003 - 8/1/2003.
DERBY - Rhoads, Barbara F., 79, homemaker and former resident of El Dorado, died
March 6, 2006. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday at Smith Mortuary, Derby. Barbara was born Dec. 27, 1926 in De
Noya, Oklahoma the daughter of Elden Vernell and Mabel Frances (Glass) Klish. Barbara was preceded in death by
her parents; husband, Lendall B. Rhoads and brother, Damon Klish. Survivors include: siblings and their spouses,
Juanita & Ted Sinclair, Derby, Doris & Bill Varbel Valley Center, Don & Barbara Klish, Derby, Dale
& Elsie Jean Klish, Derby; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorial established with the First Baptist
Church, 315 W. Central, El Dorado, KS 67042. Send condolen ces to www.smithfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 3/23/2006.
Rhoads, Lendall B., 82, retired KGE auto mechanic, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 1996.
Service 3 p.m. Saturday, Carlson Funeral Home.
Survivors: wife, Barbara; daughters, Virginia Keel, Olive Fowhand, both of Panama City, Fla.; six grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 26, 1996)
Roberts, Charles L., 76, retired Wichita Fire Department district chief, and his
wife, Roberts, Dora A. "Doris," 75, co-founder of the Wichita Area Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy
Association. He died Tuesday, March 12, 1996, and she died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1996. Double memorial service 2 p.m.
Saturday, West Haysville Baptist Church.
His survivors: sons, John of Wichita, Jerry of Haysville; brother, Lewis of Augusta; sister, Jean of Wichita; four
grandchildren.
Her survivors: two sons; stepmother, Rose Christy of Tucson; half brothers, John Christy of Tucson, Bill Christy
of Bellevue, Ore.; four grandchildren. Memorials for Charles have been established with the Leukemia Society of
America and West Haysville Baptist Church. Memorials for Dora have been established with the American Diabetes
Association and the church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 14, 1996)
Roberts, King E., age 88, retired Commercial Vending repairman, died Tuesday,
November 7, 2006. Visitation 1 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday with family receiving friends from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., funeral
service 2 p.m. Friday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Survivors: wife, Jean; sons Richard and wife,
Linda of Rowlett, TX, Steven W. of Sarasota, FL, Randall B. of Louisville, KY and Tony K. of Wichita; brothers,
David of Mulvane and Paul of Eureka Springs, AR; sister, Joanne Barton of Sarasota, Florida; four grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren. Memorials to The Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 16261, Wichita, KS 67216.
View tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com. Culbertson-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 9, 2006)
Rucker, James A., 58, Terrill and Associates Placement counselor, died Thursday,
April 26, 2001. Visitation with family 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Smith Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Monday, St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church.
Survivors: wife, Kathryn; sons, Andrew Ashlee, James Aaron both of the home; sisters, Raymonette Lanning, Roberta
Ann Haney, Rebecca Jane Daly all of Kansas City, Mo.; brother-in-law, William Wells-Lee II of Sedgwick; sister-i
n-law, Karen Diane Lais of Joplin, Mo. Memorials established with Victory in the Valley and St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church Endowment Fund.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 28, 2001)
Schibbelhute, Corine, 67, homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2000. Service 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Alvin; daughter, Joyce Heinicke of Newton; brother, Lewis Meier of Penrose, Colo.; sister,
Marie Deal of Shattuck, Okla.; grandchi ld, Jennifer Heinicke of Wichita. Memorial has been established with Maude
Carpenter Children's Center
(Wichita Eagle ~ August 29, 2000)
UDALL - Schultz, Dorothy D. 87, of Wichita, formerly of Mulvane & Udall, died
November 5, 2005 in Wichita. Services at 10:00am Wednesday, Udall United Methodist Church. Friends may call at
Senter-Smith Mortuary in Mulvane from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Schultz,
and twin sister, Doris Broome of Laurel, MS. Dottie was born January 16, 1918, in Laurel, Miss., to Malcolm &
Pearl (Lewis) Dove. She served in North Africa during WWII with the Red Cross, and was a legal secretary in civil
service for many years in Wichita. She married Willie Schultz January 7, 1946. Survivors include a son, Carl Schultz,
Oxford; a daughter & son-in-law Judi & Jim Monsees, San Antonio; 3 sisters, Eunice Schmidt, Mobile, AL,
Marie Wasson, Toomsuba, MS, Virginia Flowers, Laurel, MS; 1 brother, Thomas Dove, Collins, MS; grandchildren, Jennifer,
Kristina, Stephanie & Carla; & five great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by those that knew
& loved her. Memorials have been established with Udall UMC & the William Newton Hospital Auxiliary, Winfield.
Send condolences & view video tribute at smithfamilymortuaries.com Services by Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 8, 2005)
Schultz, Willie, 79, retired farmer and cattleman, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999.
Service 2 p.m. Monday, Udall (Kan.) United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Dorothy; son, Carl of Oxford; daughter, Judi Monsees of Dallas; sister, Virginia Steinle of Mulvane;
four grandchildren; five great- grandchildren. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 13, 1999)
Shiflet, Samuel M., 79, retired chiropractor, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000. Service
1 p.m. today, Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane.
Survived by son, Sherman, of Pittsburgh. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ January 24, 2000)
Doris L. Somers, 70, retired teacher, died Friday, Nov. 2, 1990. Service 10 a.m.
Monday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Howard; daughters, Deborah Brown of Mulvane, Donna Mettling of Arroyo Grande, Calif.; sister,
Fern Watson of Wichita; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer Society.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 4, 1990)
Somers, Howard Leigh, 82, retired farmer, died Sunday, March 23, 2003. Visitation
12 to 8 p.m. today; service 2 p.m. Tuesday, both at Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: daughters, Debby Miller of Mulvane, Donna Mettling of Vallejo, Calif.; brother, Charles Somers of Derby;
sisters, Mary Reid, Betty Phillippi both of Derby, Margaret Theil of Winfield, Virginia Kanaga of Queens Creek,
Ariz.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313
S. Market, Wichita, 67202.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 24, 2003)
CARL E. STOREY, 73, of Mulvane, retired farmer, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1986.
Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Fern; sons, Vernon Lee, Harold Wayne, William Kim, Jack Edwin, daughter, Carolyn K. Kloxin, all
of Mulvane; brothers, Kenneth of Chillicothe, Mo., George of Winfield; sisters, Pauline Slack of Mulvane, Kathryne
Peck of Zapata, Texas; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American
Lung Association. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 10, 1986)
Storey, Fern (Horton), 79, homemaker, died Sunday, March 21, 1993. Service 1:30
p.m. Wednesday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: sons, Vernon, Harold Wayne, Jack, all of Mulvane, William of Peck; daughter, Carolyn Kloxin of Mulvane;
brother, Dale Horton of Seattle; sisters, Marie Risner of Pryor, Okla., Juanita Ingram of Kingston, Wash.; 12 grandchildren;
10 great-grandchildren. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 22, 1993)
LOIS G. (FOUDRAY) STOREY, 92, of Mulvane, homemaker, died Saturday, July 16, 1988.
Service 10 a.m. today, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: daughter, Phyllis Harrison of Warner, Okla.; sister, Dorothy Wentworth of Mulvane; one grandchild; one
great-grandchild.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 19, 1988)
MULVANE - Storey, Teri L., 43, claims processor, died Nov. 2, 2004. Visitation
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Senter-Smith Mortuary; services 2 p.m. Saturday, Mulvane United Methodist Church. Teri
was involved with softball and volleyball while she attended BCCC and later with local area leagues.
Survivors: husband, Vernon; sons, Frank Whitsell of St. Joseph, MO, Brady Calvin of Augusta; daughter, McKenzie
Storey of Mulvane; parents, Jim Chrisco of Bernice, OK, Delores Chrisco of Wichita; brother, Rex Chrisco of Leon.
Memorials to Kansas Humane Society.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 11/5/2004 - 11/6/2004.
Gladys D. (Harwood) Stumpf, 85, homemaker, died Saturday, March 31, 1990. Service
2 p.m. Tuesday, Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane.
Survivors: son, Harry of Albuquerque; daughter, Doris Andrews of Bothell, Wash.; sister, Bonnie Morrison of San
Francisco; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ April 2, 1990)
Taylor, Helen L. McWithey, 58, formerly of Arkansas City and Mulvane, homemaker,
died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Earl; son, Harry McWithey of Mulvane; daughter, Cheryl McWithey of Medicine Lodge; mother,
Thelma McCollum of Winfield; sisters, Mae McElhone of Winfield, Mildred Miller of Longmont, Colo., Mary Mitchell
of Ruskin, Neb.; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the National Kidney Foundation of Kansas
and Western Missouri.
(Wichita Eagle ~ October 29, 1993)
ANDOVER - Wilkin, Eldena I., 70, homemaker and dedicated wife and mother, died
May 19, 2003. Visitation 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, service 2 p.m. Friday, both at Smith
Mortuary, Haysville. She was preceded in death by parents, Elden and Ivetta Maple; brother, LeWayne Maple; sister-in-law,
Barbara Maple. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliar y and a lifetime member of the Emporia Avenue Church
of Christ.
Survivors: husband, Arthur; sons, Kevin Wilkin and David Kendall Wilkin; daughter-in-law, Rose Wilkin, all of Wichita;
brother, Robert Maple, Sallisaw, OK; sister-in-law, Peggy Maple, Wichita; grandchildren, Alicia, Krista, Mitchel,
Raechel and Kyle Wilkins. Memorial with Emporia Avenue Church of Christ, 1144 S. Emporia, Wichita, KS.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 5/21/2003.
Williams, Dale J., 66, retired Raytheon Aircraft machinist for 39 years, died
Monday, Dec. 8, 2003. Visitation, Wednesday, 12 to 8 p.m.; services Thursday, 10 a.m. both at Hillside Funeral
Home-East Chapel. Survivors include: niece, Cindi Donaldson of Wichita; grandnieces and nephews, Kaysha, Breanna,
Kyrin and George; brothers, Kenneth Williams of Benton, KS, Ramon Williams of Atlanta, KS. Memorials to American
Lung Association, 4300 Drury Ln., Topeka, KS 66604.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 12/10/2003 - 12/11/2003.
Williams, Dica Lee, 87, homemaker, died Sunday, March 28, 1999. Service 10:30
a.m. today, Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: sons, George of Eaton, Pa., William Jr. of Camp Hill, Pa.; daughters, Judith Ann of Sao Paulo, Brazil,
Dica Chipperfield of Wahoo, Neb.; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 31, 1999)
Williams, Mark, 36, Future Beef (Arkansas City) employee and former Cowley County
Road Dept. and Rubbermaid employee, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Miles Funeral Service,
Winfield.
Survivors: parents, Ramon and Velma Williams of Atlanta, Kan.; brother, Royce; sisters, Deborah Williams, Sandra
Williams, Cheryl Williams all of Arkansas City. Memorial established with American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ February 10, 2001)
Mary V. Williams, 77, homemaker, died Friday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Congregational
Church.
Survivors: sons, Raymon of Atlanta, Kenneth of Benton, Dale of Andover; five grandchildren; three step-grandchildren;
two step-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been establshed with Congregational Church. Hatfield-Smith Funeral Home,
Belle Plaine.
(Wichita Eagle ~ March 10, 1985)
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM EVERETT, SR.
William Everett Williams Sr., 84, retired Cessna Design engineer, died Friday,
July 5, 1991. Service 2:30 p.m. Monday, Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: wife, Dica; sons, George of Easton, Pa., William Jr. of Harrisburg, Pa.; daughters, Judith A. of Vitoria,
Brazil, Dica Chipperfield of Wahoo, Neb.; brothers, Glenn of LaMarque, Texas, Ralph of Dodge City, Rolland of San
Antonio, Texas, Clarence of Bella Vista, Ark.; sisters, Helen Barnett of Bristol, Pa., Florence Sanchez of Homeland,
Calif.; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 7, 1991)
MULVANE - Young, Ervin Jay, 82, retired Boeing sheet metal assembler, died July
17, 2004. Visitation 9am-8pm Wed; funeral service 10am Thur, both at Smith Mortuary, Derby; burial will follow
in Littleton Cemetery, Mulvane. Jay was preceded in death by his parents, Otis Jessie & Lola Belle (Hester)
Young; 2 sisters & 1 brother.
Survivors: sons & daughters-in-law, Roger & Beth Young, Mulvane, Randy & Jane Young, Wichita, Ricky
& Patricia Young, Derby, Robert & Amy Young, Mulvane;; daughter & son-in-law, Renea & Perry Hardin,
Benton; brothers, Howard Young, Pawhauska, OK, Jessie Young, Arkansas; 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the Alzheimer's Association.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/20/2004.
Young, Geneva L., 64, Derby and Mulvane school bus driver, died Wednesday, Dec.
17, 1997. Service 2 p.m. today, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Ervin; sons, Roger and Robert, both of Mulvane, Randy of Wichita, Rick of Derby; daughter,
Renea Walker of Benton; brothers, Ronald Harp of Winfield, Lowell Harp of Cedar Vale; sisters, Grace Wilkinson
of Broken Arrow, Okla., Lela Naasz of Kimble, S.D., Sharon Winsel of Springdale, Ark., Beth Parmley of Columbus,
Ohio; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Hospice, Inc. and Tulsa Cancer
Treatment Center.
(Wichita Eagle ~ December 19, 1997)
Cummins, Mary A., 74, home healthcare provider, died Tuesday, July 25, 1995. Service
2 p.m. Friday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: son, Galen of Mulvane; daughters, Rosetta Johnson of Blaine, Wash., Jean Koch of Steamboat Springs,
Colo.; six grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ July 27, 1995)
Dixson Shirley R., 60, Kansas City Life Insurance Company claims consultant, died
Friday, Nov. 24, 1995. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, Mulvane Christian Church. Survivors: brother, Larry
of Mulvane; sister, Lou Etta Fountain; companion, Rey Casalis of Kansas City, Kan. Memorial has been established
with Hospice Inc. Hillside Funeral Home, East.
(Wichita Eagle ~ November 26, 1995)
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