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Pauline (Miller) Montgomery
Feb 5, 2015
WICHITA Montgomery, Pauline O. (Miller) , 86, beloved Mom, grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away, Thursday, February 5, 2015. She was born in Newton, Kansas to Aaron Albert Miller and Florence Mae (Fleagle) Miller. Pauline worked as a waitress and was a liquor store clerk. She loved reading, embroidery and especially loved Saturday evenings watching Lawrence Welk. She...
Sharron Joy (Hamby) Umholtz
Feb 3, 2015
VALLEY CENTER, KS Umholtz, Sharron Joy (Hamby) , 64, Valley Center Preschool Teacher, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. She was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Kenneth James Helen Joy Hamby. She was a graduate of Muskogee High School, Muskogee, Oklahoma. She met and married the love of her...
James H. Copeland
Feb 3, 2015
WICHITA, KS Copeland, James Harold , 60, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Private Family Services will be held. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Melvin Harry Copeland and Rose Marie (Cook) Copeland. In 1972 he joined the Arkansas National Guard and Kansas National Guard till 1978. James worked at Vick's Sand and Gravel...
John Berry
Feb 1, 2015
VALLEY CENTER, KS Berry, John Robert , 96, retired Berry's Hardware Owner, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015. He was born at home in Valley Center, Kansas to Lester 'Doc' Robert Berry and Martha Fern (Conine) Berry. On January 28, 1939, he married the love of his life, Margaret Louise...
Marvin C. Denny
Jan 30, 2015
WICHITA, KS Denny, Marvin Cecil, 84, beloved husband, dad, grandpa and friend, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015. He was born in Childress, Texas to Sam Hoge Denny and Olive Rebecca (Andersen) Denny. He defined his life and shaped the lives of everyone he met. Marvin served in the U.S. Army Air Corps honorably and left active service...
Gail N. Sesker
Jan 30, 2015
VALLEY CNTER, KS Sesker, Gail Norman , 90, retired Farmer and Restaurant owner, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015. He was born in Cambridge, Iowa to Arthur Ernest Sesker and Maggie Kenny (Simpson) Sesker. He was a graduate of Shipley High School, Shipley, Iowa. After graduation he honorably served in the U.S. Army and was a World War...
Carol (Galthney) Baldwin
Jan 29, 2015
WICHITA, KS Baldwin, Carol Jean (Galthney) , 72, former Bloomers Bar owner, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015. She was born in LaCross, Wisconsin to Tony C. Galthney and Alma (Strait) Galthney. She is survived by her daughters Sandra Forsstrom, Michelle Benno, Carolyn Osmanski and son William "Bill" Roberts; 12 grandchildren, Andrew Forsstrom, Cory Forsstrom, Aimee Devine, Michael...
Susan Duerksen
Jan 27, 2015
WICHITA, KS Duerksen, Dr. Susan Dianne, (Martinson) , 62, beloved doctor and mentor, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Wichita, Kansas to Donald C. Martinson and Genevieve (Canfield) Martinson. She was a graduate of North High School, Wichita, Kansas. She received her degrees from University of...
Leroy "Leonard" Smith
Jan 26, 2015
EL DORADO, KS formerly of Kechi Smith, LeRoy Ralph "Leonard" , 52, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015. He was born in Great Falls, Montana to Kenneth Ralph Smith and Phyllis Gayle (Snodgrass) Smith. He was a graduate of Derby High School, Derby, Kansas. After graduation he attended Wichita Area Tech College. He was a devoted family man...
Myron W. Mollohan
Jan 25, 2015
VALLEY CENTER, KS Mollohan, Myron W., 87, retired Cessna Aircraft employee, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 25, 2015. He was born in Burns, Kansas, seventh child of T. Kerr Mollohan and Lana (Sheridan) Mollohan. He was raised and schooled in the El Dorado and Iola, Kansas areas. He was a graduate...
Eloise (Morris) Henderson
Jan 25, 2015
WICHITA, KS
Henderson, Eloise Mildred (Morris), 84, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015. She was born in Independence, Missouri, to Harold G. and Marie (Baxter) Morris. She was a graduate of Independence High School, Independence, Missouri. She received her Bachelor's degrees in English and Music...
Gregory L. Muzzy
Jan 24, 2015
WICHITA, KS Muzzy, Gregory Landis, 47, beloved son, brother, dad, uncle and friend, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015. He was born in Wichita, Kansas to Robert E. Muzzy and Betsy G. Muzzy. He was a 1985 graduate of Valley Center High School, Valley Center, Kansas. Greg loved life and nothing was more important in his life than...
Helen Jean (Conner) Cummings
Jan 23, 2015
WICHITA, KS Cummings, Helen Jean (Conner) , 81, surrounded by her loving family, she was welcomed into our Savior's loving arms on Friday, January 23, 2015. She was born July 12, 1933 in Wichita, Kansas to Raymond Chesterfield Conner and Anna Belle (Berry) Conner. She retired from Wesley Hospital and she had also worked a number of years...
Thomas "Big T" Potter
Jan 22, 2015
HUTCHINSON, KS Potter, Thomas Michael "Big T" , 64, Haven Steel Production Operator, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015. He was born in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, to Donald C. Potter and Mary Ann (Bork) Potter. He was a U.S. Army and U. S. Navy Vietnam War Veteran. He is survived by his wife Nancy Potter; son M....
Helen 'Inez' (Wilson) Osburn
Jan 22, 2015
NEWTON, KS Osburn, Helen Inez (Wilson) , 97, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015. She was born in Erie Twp, Sedgwick County, Kansas to Robert William Wilson and Helen Cordelia (Peairs) Wilson. After college she taught the primary grades and music in Kingman County. She then went on to work at Beech Aircraft and...
Doris (Allen) Boerger
Jan 20, 2015
BENTLEY, KS Boerger, Doris (Allen) , 99, homemaker and farm wife, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015. She was born in Warren, Tennessee to Harry Myrtle Allen and Anna Melissa (Bunner) Allen. She was a graduate of Bentley High School, Bentley, Kansas. She is survived by her daughters Carol (David) Jacob, Marilyn Hanna and daughter-in-law Charlene Boerger, sons...
Richard A. Houghton
Jan 14, 2015
Houghton, Richard A. , 81, of Valley Center, Kansas, retired Santa Fe Railroad Engineer, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015. He was born in rural Lyon County, Kansas to Albert Wright Houghton and Mary Kathern (Volz) Houghton. He was a graduate of Emporia High School, Emporia, Kansas. He was a U.S. Army and Korean War Veteran. He worked...
Robert "Bob" Jacob
Jan 11, 2015
BENTLEY Robert Keith Jacob , 85, of Bentley, passed away Sunday, January 11, at Diversicare of Sedgwick, where he had been a resident since Thanksgiving Day. Bob was born in Wichita on March, 4, 1929, to Arthur Homer and Clarice Aleyne Bright Jacob. He was a resident of the Valley Center, Sedgwick, Bentley area most of his life....
Irene (Thompson) Bennett Humphries
Jan 11, 2015
WICHITA Humphries, Irene Cecelia (Thompson) Bennett , 77, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to Lawrence Thompson and Dorothy Ellen (Hill) Thompson. Irene was a graduate of West High School, Columbus, Ohio. She worked at the Fourth National Bank on McConnell Air Force, Wichita, Kansas and retired from Key Bank in Utah....
Norris C. Mckinley
Jan 10, 2015
SEDGWICK, KS McKinley, Norris Corneal , 90, beloved dad, grandpa and friend, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015. He was born in Westline, Arkansas to Norris Harlan McKinley and Virgie Lee (Speck) McKinley. After school, he joined the Navy and was a Veteran of World War II. On December 12, 1949 in Bentonville, Arkansas he married the love...
