Sumner County
Sumner County
Lawrence "Larry" Daily, 67, retired Boeing Wichita contract administrator, died Thursday,
Nov. 14, 1991. Rosary 7 p.m. Sunday, service 10 a.m. Monday, both at St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Survivors: wife, Elfrieda; sons, Randy of Roeland Park, Mark of Wichita; daughters, Karen Davis of Manhattan, Janice
Stone, Diane Smith, both of Emporia, Mary of Naperville, Ill.; brother, John of Wichita; sister, Mildred Stunkel
of Peck; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with St. Michael's Catholic Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Nov 1991)
MULVANE - Daley, Bernard Francis, 87,
died Oct 9, 2005. Visitation from 1-6pm on Wed at Senter-Smith Mortuary. Rosary 8pm Wed; funeral mass 10 am Thurs,
both at St. Michael Catholic Church in Mulvane. Graveside service to follow at Mulvane Cemetery. Born November
27, 1917 in Parsons. World War II veteran in Egyptian&African theatres. Married Mary Jo McGannon on June 14,
1948. Worked as a dispatcher for the M.K.T. Railroad for 27 years in Parsons and continued working in the transportation
industry when the family moved to Derby. He was a two-term Derby City Councilman and served as Mayor of Derby in
1974-76. Retired to Parsons, then Mulvane in 2004. Preceded in death by parents, two brothers, three sisters. Survived
by wife of 57 years, Mary Jo, brother, John Daley, sons, Jim Daley (Cathie), Joe Daley (Susan), John Daley (Vicky),
daughters, Mary Ann Truex (Robert), Margaret Myers (Mike), Kathleen Hanna (Mark), Jane Bedard (Steve), Julia Adams
(Jim), Lisa Zachary (Rob), 29 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren. "No matter our age, it is hard to lose
our parents, the ones who knew and loved us so well." Memorials established with St. Michael Catholic Church,
545 E. Main, Mulvane 67110, Hospice Care of Kansas, 1401 S. Main, Winfield 67156, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,
8340 Mission Rd. Ste. 215, Prairie Village, KS 66206. View video tribute at www.smithfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 10/11/2005 - 10/12/2005.
Dalton, Ruth (McGinnis), 95, retired nurse's aide, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1994. Service 1:30 p.m. Friday, Mulvane United
Methodist Church.
Survivors: daughter, Dolly Pittman of Mulvane; brother, Fred McGinnis of Iola; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Mulvane United Methodist Church. Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 Dec 1994)
MULVANE - Dame, Helen, mother, grandmother
and great-grandmother, joined God on Saturday, December 1, 2007. She was born on April 11, 1920 in Miller, MO,
to the late James and Alpha Chapman. She graduated from Grady High School in Grady, NM in 1938. Helen and her family
moved back to Mt. Vernon, MO where she met and married Otho E. Dame on March 4, 1939. She retired from Boeing with
38 years of service in the blue print shop. Helen had many friends and always stayed close with her extended family.
She was very proud of her son and daughter, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Helen is survived by her
daughter, Carolyn Phillips and husband, Larry of Plano, TX; son, Richard Dame and wife Cindy, of Hoisington, KS;
grandchildren, Greg Phillips, Aaron Dame, Stacey Dame Jackson, Jamie Dame Field; great-grandchildren, Skylar Phillips,
Reagan and Payton Dame, Justice Jackson and Jacob Field. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Otho, elder
sister, Thelma and her baby brother, Raymond. Visitation 2-8pm Tuesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary. Service 10:00 am
Wednesday, Mulvane Christian Church with burial following at Mulvane Cemetery. Senter-Smith Mortuary in charge
of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/4/2007.
Daniels, Cindy Kaye, 42, former Starkey Foundation developmentalist, died Tuesday, Jan. 18. Service 1 p.m. Saturday,
Wichita Church of Christ.
Survivors: sons, Joshua, Josiah both of El Dorado; parents, Max and Patricia Lambky of Staunton, Va.; brother,
Max Lambky of Wichita; sister, Kim Garolla of Wichita; grandmothers, Donna Rains of Wichita, Penni Akers of San
Diego; uncle, Jerry Lambky of Wichita; aunt, Patricia Minjares of Tulsa; nephew, Jesse Lambky of Wichita; friends,
Ken Daniels of Sedgwick, Lonnie Van Hoose of El Dorado; several nephews, nieces and cousins. Memorial has been
established with Starkey Foundation. Hillside Funeral Home West.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 21 Jan 2000)
Darbro, Merilan Lois (Gentry), 52, homemaker, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1992. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church.
Survivors: son, Richard of Wichita; daughters, Elizabeth L. Reusser, Ginger, mother, Adeline Gentry, all of Mulvane;
stepsister, Anna M. of Kansas City; four grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Sumner County Mental
Health Center, 108 E. Main, Mulvane, Kan. 67110. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 Oct 1992)
Dassel, Janice, 59, retired Via Christi Rehabilitation Center registered nurse, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001. Visitation
1 to 8 p.m. today; rosary 6 p.m. today, both at Smith Mortuary, Derby; service 10 a.m. Monday, St. Michael Catholic
Church, Mulvane.
Mrs. Dassel enjoyed decorating the house for different occasions and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Preceded in death by her father, Fred Wahnsiedler; sister, Mary.
Survivors: husband of 37 years, Donald; sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Jeannie of Oxford, Brian and Kym, Michael
and Dena, Jason and Kim all of Rose Hill; daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy and Kevin Nutsch of Douglass, Michelle
and Doug Heins of Colorado Springs, Melanie Dassel of Wichita; mother, Bernice Wahnsiedler of Evansville, Ind.;
brothers, Fred Wahnsiedler, Jim Wahnsiedler both of Evansville, Ind.; sisters, Karen Tindle, Ann Watkins both of
Evansvil le, Ind., Judy Hoy of Coachella, Calif., Cathy Hartman of Arnold, Md.; mother and father-in-law, Irene
and Francis Dassell; brothers and sisters-in-law, Daryl and Sue Dassel, Larry and Marlene Dassel all of Evansville,
Ind.; 20 grandchildren; one stepgrandson.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 Dec 2001)
Davey, Norma, 84, retired Mulvane elementary school teacher and secretary, died Friday, Aug. 9, 1996. Service
2 p.m. Tuesday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Mick, daughter, Nancy Eshman, both of Denver; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with the Mulvane United Methodist Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 Aug 1996)
Davis, Beulah, 87, homemaker, died Wednesday, April 13, 1994. Service 10 a.m. today, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: son, Larry of Wichita; brothers, Clarence Coleman, Roy Coleman, both of Mulvane; one grandchild; two
great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mulvane Brethren Church.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Apr 1994)
Davis, Eula R., 90, retired D&L Restaurant cook, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Senter-Smith
Mortuary.
Survivors: daughter, Donna Wayman, brother, Everett Howard, both of Mulvane; sisters, Gladys Hoberecht of Great
Bend, Hazel Albright of Sand Point, Idaho; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Villa Maria Inc., Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 Feb 1996)
COLMAN, HERMA LUCILLE
(DAVIS)
MULVANE - Colman, Herma Lucille (Davis), of Chashmere, WA, age 93, homemaker, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006.
Visitation 5 p.m. - 8 p.m., Thursday, Senter-Smith Mortuary. Service 11 a.m. Friday, Mulvane Brethren Church. Survivors:
son, Darrel Davis, Cashmere WA. Senter - Smith Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Feb 2006)
Davis, Kim A., 30, of Denver, formerly of Mulvane, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 1993. Service 10 a.m. today, Mulvane
Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Phillip of Morrison, Colo.; father and stepmother, David and Karen Davis of Wichita; mother, Pat
Moore of Arvada, Colo.; sister, Carolyn Shaffer of Denver; half-brothers, David II of Russellville, Ark., Dana
Moore of Mulvane; half-sisters, Tina Lunsford of Ola, Ark., Enid Moore of Mulvane. Memorial has been established
with ConnectCare. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Feb 1993)
Davis, Lloyd E., 72, retired McConnell Air Force Base civil service supervisor, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1993. Rosary
8 p.m. Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, service 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Survivors: wife, Terry; son, Michael of St. Louis; daughters, Diana Woody, Terry Anne Ball, Tina Rogers, all of
Mulvane, Linda Hamilton of Bentley, Beth Washington of Bonner Springs, Regina Newton of Conway Springs; brothers,
Lyndell of Soulsbyville, Calif., David of Wichita, Dale of Stillwater, Okla.; sister, Mary Bernice Fore of Wichita;
17 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorials have been established with Mulvane Sports Complex and Hospice
Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Dec 1993)
LOWELL E. DAVIS, 81, of Mulvane, retired farmer and Boeing Military Airplane Co. saw operator, died Friday, Feb.
19, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mulvane Brethren Church.
Survivors: wife, Beulah; sons, Roy of Mulvane, Larry of Wichita; sisters, Susie Coleman, Lois McKee, both of Mulvane;
one grandchildren; two great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mulvane Brethren Church. Senter-Smith
Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Feb 1988)
Davis, Ola, 83, of Broken Arrow, Okla., formerly of Mulvane, homemaker, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2000. Graveside
service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Mulvane (Kan.) Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Wayne Reed, Doyle Reed both of Derby, Kan of Albuquer que, Charles of Broken Arrow, Okla., Barry
of Houston; brother, Stanley Wilson of Antlers, Okla.; 12 grandchildren; 14 great- grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with Hospice, Inc. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Jan 2000)
RAYMOND E. DAVIS, 80, of Mulvane, retired Municipal Power and Light Co. superintendent, died Monday. Service 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary. Survivors: wife, Eula; daughter, Donna Wayman, Ila Strait, brother, Lowell, siters,
Lois McKee, Susie Coleman, all of Mulvane; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 May 1985)
Davis, Roy Lee, 60, retired Boeing Wichita lead man, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Senter-Smith
Mortuary.
Survivors: daughter, Karla Harrison, mother, Beulah Davis, brother, Larry, all of Wichita; two grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Hospice Inc.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Aug 1993)
DAVIS, WILMA ELIZABETH
(FLOYD)
WILMA ELIZABETH (FLOYD) DAVIS, 62, of Wichita, homemaker, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 1987. Service
2 p.m. Wednesday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Jack Netherland of Waynesboro, Va., Ronald Miser of Wichita Falls, Texas, David and William Miser,
both of Oklahoma City; daughters, Sharon Southern of Wichita, Carolyn Bishop of Norfolk, Va., Marilyn Bowers of
Fort McClellan, Ala., Linda Davis of Wichita Falls; brothers, Arnold and Bobby Floyd, both of Waynesboro, Richard
Floyd of Wichita, James Floyd of California; sisters, Margaret Allison of Wichita, Gloria Ferguson of Mulvane;
21 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Nov 1987)
DAY, SCOTT
Day, Scott, age 46, Substance Abuse Center
of Kansas case manager, died June 9, 2007. Visitation 3 to 8pm today at Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 S.E. Louis Blvd.,
Mulvane with family present from 6 to 8pm; service 11am Thur. at Mulvane United Methodist Church, 107 S. Central.
Survivors: son, Terrence James "T.J." Day, Maize; parents, Bill & Ella Day, Mulvane; siblings, Lollie
(Dale) Boyer, Mulvane, Skip (Tracy) Day, Bedford, TX; nieces, Danielle and Ashley Day; nephews, David and Derek
Boyer. Scott was preceded in death by his brother, Terry Day. In lieu of flowers memorials have been established
with Parallax Program, Inc., 3410 East Funston St., Wichita, KS 67218, Substance Abuse Center of Kansas Inc., 731
N. Water, Suite 2, Wichita, KS 67203, T.J. Day Educational Fund, c/o Bank of America, 201 N. Baltimore, Derby,
KS 67037.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 June 2007)
Dayhuff-Tindall, Leta Raye, 83, retired Cessna Aircraft Co.
secretary, died Monday, June 28, 1999. Service 1 p.m. today, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: son, Dan of Goddard; daughter, Pamela Morava of Oklahoma City; sisters, Louise Martinez of Mulvane,
Inez Boydston of Tucson, Betty Frederick of Solomon; five grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Victory
in the Valley. Resthaven Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Jul 1999)
Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - July 29, 1990
Deceased Name: Juanita Delcamp
Juanita Delcamp, 79, former Boeing Wichita employee and nursing home employee, died Friday, July 27, 1990. Service
10 a.m. Monday, First Brethren Church, Derby.
Survivors: daughters, Delores Reusser of Mulvane, Donna Allen of Wichita; brothers, Howard Shumate of Yucca Valley,
Calif., Troy Shumate of Okemah, Okla.; sisters, Lorene Heritage of Sallisaw, Okla., Modene Dearman of Hagerman,
N.M., Edith Morgan of Prague, Okla.; two grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Cancer
Society. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 July 1990)
Dennett, Claude, 97, retired farmer, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001. Service 2 p.m. Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: sisters, Juanita Diedrich of Fort Smith, Ark., Estella Arnold of Enid, Okla., Maxine Simson of Ariz.;
two grandchildren. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 25 Oct 2001)
Birl A. Dikeman, 81, retired Boeing Wichita expediter, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 1991. Service 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Senter-Smith
Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Lela; stepsons, Ray Westfall of Mulvane, Randy Westfall of Pleasanton, Calif.; stepdaughters,
Margaret Westfall of Marina Del Rey, Calif., Karen Rambo, Betty Mills, both of Mulvane; brothers, Edward of Wichita,
Gerald of Los Angeles; three grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; six stepgreat-grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with the American Diabetes Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Oct 1991)
Diller, Elmer R., 94, retired farmer, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 1994. Service 2 p.m. today, Mulvane Church of Christ.
Survivors: son, Ray of Bartlesville, Okla.; daughters, Ruth Hare of Wellington, Margaret Phipps of Peck, Mary Mae
Stover of Medford, Okla.; sister, Viva of Arizona; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great- great-grandchild.
Memorial has been established with Mulvane Church of Christ. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Nov 1994)
Ashley Nicole Doolittle, daughter of Guy and Tammy Doolittle, was stillborn Friday, March 25, 1988. Service 4 p.m. Monday,
Mulvane (Kan.) Cemetery.
Other survivors: brothers, Adam Miller, at home, Nicholas Doolittle of Augusta; sisters, Angie Marcy of Augusta,
CaRissa Doolittle, Sarah Miller, both at home; grandparents, Earl and Eileen Hedgepath of Mulvane, grandfather
and step-grandmother, Paul and Zoe Doolittle of Winfield, grandmother and step-grandfather, Donald and Sue Brawdy
of Belle Plaine; great-grandparents, Ada Drollinger of Wichita, Earl and Lucille Hedgepath of Wichita, Lewis and
Dorlis Doolittle of Udall. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 27 March 1988)
ALFRED "GABE" DORSEY, 68, of Mulvane, retired Boeing Military Airplane Co. mechanic, died
Monday. Service 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Florence; sons, the Rev. Frank L. of Topeka, William E. of Andover, James Joe of Kansas City,
Kan.; daughter, Virginia M. Belden of Mulvane; brothers, Sidney B. of Tucson, Robert A. II of De Berry, Texas;
sister, Lulabelle Moorman of Minneola; 12 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mulvane United Methodist
Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 March 1985)
MULVANE - Dorsey, Florence Margaret, 89,
former owner and operator of Highlander Laundry, died Sunday, December 18, 2005. Visitation 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday,
Senter-Smith Mortuary. Funeral service 10 a.m. Thursday, Mulvane United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by
her husband, Alfred Gabriel "Gabe"; brothers, Frank and Bill Yeoman; sister, Ruth LaPlante, and grandchildren
Mark and Tami Dorsey.
Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Rev. Frank and Nancy, Overland Park, KS, James and Shirley, Arlington, TN,
William and Ellen, Mulvane; daughter and son-in-law, Virginia and Joe Belden, Mulvane; brothers, Bob and J Yeoman,
both of Fredonia, KS; sisters, Christine Woodard, White, SD, Ramona Smith, Bucklin, KS; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren.
Memorials to Mulvane United Methodist Church, 107 S. Central, Mulvane, KS 67110. View tributes at www.smit hfamilymortuaries.com.
Senter-Smith Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/20/2005.
Dreher, Dean L. "Dino," 59, Wichita Fish Co. co-owner, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002. Visitation
1 to 8 p.m. today, Smith Mortuary, Haysville. Graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday, Mulvane Cemetery.
He was born Dec. 18, 1942 in McCook, Neb., the son of Albert and Freeda (Calhoun) Dreher. They are both deceased.
Survivors: daughters and son-in-law, Dawn R. Herbel of Marion, Stephanie and Troy Davis of Wichita; brother, Harlan
Dreher of Corsicana, Texas; sisters, Barbara Widener of Ruidosa, N.M., Linda Patsios of Wichita; grandchildren,
Karissa Spence Davis, Steven Spence, Bradley Davis, Gregory Davis, Tiffanie Davis; great-grandchildren, Olivia
Rose Spence and Kaylen Davis. Memorial established with American Heart Association.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 Dec 2002)
MULVANE - Drylie, Geraldine, 72, died
Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005. Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; service 2 p.m. Friday, Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: daughters, Roberta Williams of Studio City, CA, Rebecca Melcher of Mulvane, Ramona Stapleton of Council
Bluffs, IA, Rachell Steed of Mulvane, Rhonda McCullough of Derby; sons, Gerald Campbell of Mulvane, Donald Campbell
of Grand Lake, OK, David Campbell of Germany; sisters, Betty Decaire, Joy Lubow both of Mulvane, Gloria Pratt,
Shirley Black both of El Centro, CA, Nancy Robinson of Grant's Pass, OR, Jana Sinjem of Whittier, CA; 24 grandchi
ldren; many great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Junior Campbell and John Drylie. Memorial
to American Cancer Society.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/5/2005.
MULVANE - Dudley, Roy M., 88, retired
Boeing Company employee, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Sunday, service 10 a.m. Monday, both at
Senter-Smith Mortuary. Preceded in death by his son, James.
Survivors: wife, Mary; sons, Gary, Leroy and Harold, all of Mulvane; 9 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/17/2006.
Duke, Floyd J., 78, retired self-employed building contractor, died Monday, April 12, 1993. Service 2 p.m. Thursday,
Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Josephine; sons, Gary of Reseda, Calif., Johnny of Mulvane; daughters, Beverly Cole of Wichita,
Karen Matthews of Troy, Mich., Rhonda Parker of Mulvane; sisters, Mabel Youngman, Audra Deitz, both of Carthage,
Mo., Vera Coffin of Santa Monica, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with St. Joseph Medical Center Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Wichita. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 April 1993)
AUSTIN MAURICE DULANEY, 81, of Mulvane, retired Wichita Brush and Chemical maintenance man, died Friday, Jan. 22, 1988.
Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
Survivors: wife, Gladys; sons, James Austin of Mulvane, Phillip Dean of Galt, Calif., Richard Lee of Long Valley,
N.J., Keith Marion of Mulvane, Kenneth Wayne of Wichita; daughters, Phyllis Jean Ward of Arkansas City; Patricia
Swan of Mulvane; 18 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 Jan 1988)
MULVANE - Dulaney, James A. "Jim,"
77, tax preparer, died Sunday, June 17, 2007. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with family present from 5 to 7
p.m., at Senter-Smith Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Friday, Mulvane Christian Church, 502 Highland Park, Mulvane. He
is preceded in death by his parents, Austen and Gladys Woolery Dulaney; sister, Phyllis Ward; brothers, Keith and
Walter Dulaney.
Survivors: brothers, Phillip (Linda) Dulaney of Sacramento, Calif., Richard (Roberta) Dulaney of Mountain Home,
Ark., Kenneth (Janet) Dulaney of Wichita; sister, Pat Moore of Wichita; numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials
to Hospice Care of Kansas. Arrangements with Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 6/19/2007 - 6/20/2007.
MULVANE - Dulaney, Keith M., 71, retired
U.S. Marine and carpenter, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. No visitation. Memorial service: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
13, 2007, First Baptist Church, Mulvane. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Carolyn; sons, Peter (Gwen) of
Oceanside, CA, Terry (Jackie) of Edmund, OK, Jeff (Kim) of Las Vegas, NV; daughters, Carlotta (Paul) Brady of Mulvane,
Wendy (Keith) Griggs of Manhattan, KS., Laura (Mark) Lohr of Westbrookville, NY; brothers, James and Kenneth of
Wichita, Phillip of Sacramento, CA, Richard of Mountain Home, AR; sister, Patricia Moore of Wichita; 15 grandchildren,
5 great-grandchildren. Memorials to First Baptist Church, Mulvane. Flowers may be delivered to the church. Send
condolences to smithfamilymortuaries.com. Arrangements with Senter-Smith Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd., Mulvane.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/12/2007.
RICHARD LEE DUNCAN, 15, of Mulvane, Mulvane Jr. High School student, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1987 as the result of injuries
sustained in a vehicle/ predestrian accident. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, Mulvane. Survivors:
mother and stepfather, Janell and Lawrence Mickey at home; father, Lawrence Gordon of Zapata, Texas; grandparents,
Ann and David Sellers of Wiggins, Miss., Bryce and Edna Duncan of Mulvane; great-grandmother, Annabelle Hinton
of Richton, Miss. Memorial has been established with First Baptist Church. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 10 Dec 1987)
Duncan, Troy C., 64, of Derby, U.S. Air Force retiree, died Tuesday, April 14, 1992. Rosary 7 p.m. Sunday, Downing
& Lahey Mortuary, Wichita; service 10 a.m. Monday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Derby.
Survivors: wife, Cecilia Jessie; sons, Paul of Wichita, Jim of Derby; daughter, Sherry of Derby; brothers, Henry
of Greenville, S.C., Robert of Rutherfordton, N.C.; sisters, Edith Green, Magdlen Conner, Ola Mae Buckner, all
of Forest City, N.C. Memorials have been established with the American Heart Association and St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Apr 1992)
MULVANE - Dunlap, Jessie Wayman, 21, currently
in sales, died July 11, 2003. Visitation, Mon. July 14, 5-8pm at Senter-Smith Mortuary. Service, 2pm, Tuesday,
First Baptist Church, Mulvane. Jessie was a lover of Raiders' football, family, fishing and friends.
Survivors: son, Jordan; mother of his son, Camie Chau; parents, Gary and Debbie; brother, Jeremy; grandparents,
Clyde and Donna Wayman, all of Mulvane. A Memorial may be made to the Jordan Dunlap Trust Fund c/o Mulvane State
Bank, 122 W Main, Mulvane, KS 67110.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/14/2003.
Dunnell, James E., 70, retired Boeing Wichita crane operator and retired farmer, died Sunday, March 12, 1995. Service
10 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Mulvane.
Survivors: brother, Bill of Udall; sisters, Marie Owen, Virginia Alley, both of Douglass, Jean Bielby of Winfield,
Gloria Sickles of Burden. Memorials have been established with the American Heart Association and the American
Lung Association. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 March 1995)
Dunnell, Mary A., 87, homemaker and retired Boeing Wichita employee, died Friday, May 10, 2002. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Mulvane First Baptist Church.
Survivors: husband, Bill; sons, Lloyd Jr. of Winfield, Jerry of Fairbanks, Alaska; two grandchildren. Memorials
established with Mulvane First Baptist Church and Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 May 2002)
Earl, Richard P., 66, retired Raytheon Aircraft Co. assembler, died Wednesday, June 28, 2000. Service 10 a.m. Saturday,
Mulvane United Methodist Church.
Survivors: wife, Doris; brother, Duane of Kimberling City, Mo.; sister, Karen Kilby of Lincoln, Neb. Memorial has
been established with American Lung Association. Senter-Smith Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 June 2000)
Ebarb, Donna J., 79, homemaker, died Sunday, April 26, 1998. Service 11 a.m. Thursday, Mulvane Cemetery.
Survivors: daughters, Marie Hallock of Cedar Park, Texas, Carol Meade Altman of Nashville, Tenn., Ruby Fisher of
Wichita; 13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with the American Diabetes Association.
Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 April 1998)
MULVANE - Ebersole, William H., 82, retired
Boeing supervisor, passed away January 21. Memorial services are scheduled for 11:00 Friday, at the Mulvane United
Methodist Church. Survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Evertt and Peg Ebersole, of Tulsa, OK, Rick and Linda
Ebersole, of Mulvane, grandchi ldren, Todd, Kim, Kristy and Shawn, and 4 great-grandchildren. A memorial has been
established with the Mulvane United Methodist Church. Mr. Ebersole's services are under the direction of Watson's
Garden Chapel and Crematory, 3201 S. Webb Road, Wichita, KS.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 1/22/2004.
Elam, Timothy Scott, 39, Learjet Inc. expediter, died Monday, July 2, 2001. Service 2 p.m. Friday, St. Michael's Catholic
Church, Mulvane.
Mr. Elam was born Sept. 20, 1961 and will be buried in the Mulvane Cemetery .
Preceded in death by father, David Elam.
Survivors: wife, Lisa; sons, Sean Michael Elam of Bismarck, Mo., Andrew Wesley Elam, Zachary Ray Elam, David Scott
Elam all of the home; daughter, Tiffany Marie Elam-Smith of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; mother, Carolyn Elam of Bismarck,
Mo.; brother, Michael Elam of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; sister, Cathy Cole of Bismarck, Mo. Memorial established with
Elam Children's Fund in c/o Mulvane State Bank. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 July 2001)
MULVANE - Elliott, Cleo, 71, retired Beech
Aircraft Engineering Technician, died Friday, August 26, 2005. Visitation: Tuesday, 5-8 p.m., Service Wednesday
10 a.m., both at Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Survivors: wife, Frances: son, Bruce (Allyn) of Lawrence; daughters, Barbara (Joe) Warne of Peck, Debbie (Phil)
Harper of Cleveland, TN; brothers, Bill of Baton Rouge, LA., Keith of Glasco, KS.; sisters, Theda Brandley of Emporia,
Reba Embree of Cambridge, OH; 4 grandchildren. Memorial to East Wichita Shepherd's Center, 4407 E. Douglas, Wichita,
KS, 67218. Arrangements by Senter-Smith Mortuary.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 8/29/2005 - 8/30/2005.
Ellis, Frank C., 90, retired police officer, died Thursday, June 19, 2003. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Downing &
Lahey Mortuary East Chapel. Graveside service 11:30 a.m. Monday, Mulvane Cemetery. Born Aug. 13, 1912 in Mulvane,
KS. Preceded in death by wife, Maxine in 1986.
Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, F. Clark and Theresa of Boulder, CO; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Miles
Turner of Wichita and daughter, Susan Ellis of El Dorado; grandsons, Miles Hallick Turner, Christopher Ellis, Matthew
Ellis. Condolences may be sent via downingandlahey.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle from 6/20/2003 - 6/22/2003.
L. MAXINE ELLIS, 72, of 1341 Woodrow, retired Kensler Elementary School teacher, died Friday, June 27, 1986. Service
9 a.m. Monday, Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
Survivors: husband, Frank; son, Clark of Wichita; daughters, Linda Turner of Wichita, Susan Ellis of El Dorado;
brother, Leland Rennick of Wichita; three grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the American Heart
Association and Woodland United Methodist.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 June 1986)
Embrey, Hannah Rei, daughter of Daniel and Tracy (Maples) Embrey was born October 16, 2007 and passed away November
4, 2007. Service 2pm Wednesday at First Christian Church - Powerhouse, 302 North Georgie, Derby; interment to follow
at Mulvane Cemetery. Hannah was preceded in death by uncles, Justin Springer and Jason Embrey; great grandparents,
Jim & Donna Springer. Other survivors include: brothers, Brandon Nathaniel Wayne Embrey, of the home, Alexander
David Embrey, Garden City; grandparents, Jim & Deb Springer, Derby, Bill Embrey, Wichita, Leo Blasi, Abilene,
Lynn Blasi, Wichita; great grandmot her, Pat Griffith, Wichita; aunts and uncles, Andrea & Ralph Johnson, Geuda
Springs, James & Becky Springer, Wichita, Carlita Springer, Derby, Adam & Jill Springer, Andover, Jennifer
Hurtt, Wichita, Courtney & Quincy Thomas, Wichita and Leo, Keith, Josh, Desiree and Danielle Blasi; numerous
cousins. A memorial has been established with Hannah Embrey Memorial Fund, c/o Valley State Bank, 5310 South Broadway,
Wichita, KS 67216. Smith Mortuary - Derby is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 11/6/2007.
MULVANE - Embrey, Jason N., 27, independent
contractor for dedicated retail services, died Thurs. Visitation 9am-8pm Mon & Tues; service 2pm Wed, all at
Smith Mortuary, Derby. Preceded in death by grandfathers, James Springer & Robert Griffith. Jason will be remembered
as a lover of life & family, a man never without a smile & always willing to lend a hand to anyone in need.
He always had a special place in his heart for his Grandma Springer, Auntie Sharon & Lova & enjoyed spending
time with his uncle LeRoy.
Survivors: loving mother & father, Debbie & Jimmie Springer; father, Billie Embrey; brothers & sisters,
Daniel Embrey, Andrea Johnson, James Springer, Justin Springer, Jennifer Redding, Adam Springer, Courtney Thomas;
grandmot hers, Donna Jean Springer & Patsy Griffith. Memorials are to the Jordan Lambrecht Fund in c/o Mulvane
State Bank.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 4/11/2004.
Amy E. (Shoup) Engel, 87, homemaker, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1991. Service 1:30 p.m. Friday, Mulvane United Methodist
Church.
Survivors: daughter, Dorothy Parker of Mulvane, Lois Hurley of Waverly, Iowa; brother, Oliver Shoup of Manhattan;
sister, Christine Hollingsworth of Eureka; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established
with Villa Maria Nursing Home and Mulvane United Methodist Church. Smith Mortuary, Derby.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 Feb 1991)
DERBY - Engstrom, Michael D., 50, of
Derby, KS, Kirby Vacuum District Trainer, died Wednesday, August 24. A visitation with the family present will
be held from 2-4 Sunday, with Funeral services scheduled for 10:00 AM Monday, both at Watson's Garden Chapel. A
luncheon will follow the service at the Mulvane EMS Building, 910 E. Main. Mike was born on July 24, 1955, in Red
Cloud, Nebraska, to Robert and Marilou (Bloom) Engstrom. After graduating from Red Cloud High School in 1973, he
went on to Ft. Hays State University and received a Bachelors Degree in Physical Education. He taught and coached
for 6 years in La Crosse, KS. Then received a Masters Degree from Ft. Hays State in Administrative Education. He
was involved in public school administration in Grand Island, NE, Crete, NE and Galva, KS. He is survived by his
beloved wife, Deanna (Kisner), of the home, mother, Marilou Engstrom of Red Cloud, NE, son and daughter-in-law,
Scott & Barbie Engstrom of Hutchinson, daughters and sons-in-law, Jaime & Ty Maltbie of Salina, Kristin
& Patrick Hamker of Wichita, step-daughter, Sarah Lette of Derby, sisters, Kim Johnson of Red Cloud, NE, Pam
Brown of Grafton, NE, and grandchildren, Tanner, Wyatt, Megan, Caden and Garrett. Donations may be made to, Mike
Engstrom Trust Fund, c/o Rose Hill Bank, P.O. Box 68, Rose Hill, KS 67133. Tributes may be sent to the family via
www.watsonfuneral.com.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 8/28/2005.
LAURINDA ANTONETTE ESTFAN, 83, of 2321 Payne, homemaker, died Monday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mulvane (Kan.) Cemetery.
Memorial has been established with the Kansas Masonic Home. Senter-Smith Mortuary, Mulvane.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 Jan 1985)
Evans, Hazel M., 90, former Rose Hill public schools cook, died Wednesday, March 4, 1998. Service 10 a.m. Saturday,
Smith Mortuary, Derby.
Survivors: sons, Raymond, Arlie, Brian, Terry, all of Wichita; daughters, Elaine Eisenman of Wichita, Wanda Mahlandt
of Rose Hill; brother, Wendell Phillips of Wichita; sisters, Lola Beebe of Wichita, Velva Marnane of Benton; 16
grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Children's
Miracle Network.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 March 1998)
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