Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Carl Kendrick
Carl K. Kendrick, 75, of Wichita, brother of Marge Gardner of Valley Center, died Aug. 28, 2001. He was a retired Cessna Aircraft Co. machine shop foreman. Service is at 10;30 a.m. Friday at First Wesleyan Church.
Irene Smalley
H. Irene Smalley, 90, of Wichita, mother of Keith Spicer of Valley Center, died Aug. 28, 2001. She was a retired licensed practical nurse. Service is at 3 p.m. Friday at Resthaven Gardens of Memory, Wichita.
Laura Byfield
Laura F. Judkins Byfield, 92, of Wichita, homemaker, died Aug. 26, 2001. Service was Aug. 29 at Calvary Baptist Church.
Shirley Aldrich
Shirley Ruth Aldrich, 64, of Park City, retired Wesley Medical Center employee, died Aug. 27, 2001. Service is at 1 p.m. today (Thursday) at Cochran Mortuary.
Billy Skiles
Billy Gene Skiles, 70, of Hays, father of Georgia Hughes of Valley Center, died Aug. 14, 2001, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was a former Boeing computer programmer, Bryan Institute teacher and minister. Service was Aug. 18 at Mount Herman Church, Salem, Mo.
E. John Neal
E. John Neal, 58, of Wichita, stepfather of Gary Pitzer of Valley Center, died Aug. 20, 2001. He was a Burns International Security Services branch manager. Service is at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at Hillside Funeral Home West.
Frances Pallister
Frances W. Pallister, 88, of Wichita, mother of Beverly Totten and grandmother of Lois Anne Millspaugh, both of Valley Center, died Aug. 16, 2001. She was a homemaker. Service was Aug. 22 at Sillin Funeral Home, Sterling. Burial was at Sterling Community cemetery. A memorial service will be held later at Kansas Masonic Home, Wichita.
Lacy Callison
Lacy Loren Callison, 77, of Valley Center, died Aug. 16, 2001. He was retired. Service was Aug. 18 at Baker Funeral Home. Burial was at Sunnydale cemetery.
Patricia Turner
Patricia Ann Turner, 75, of Wichita, mother and mother-in-law of Virginia and Mark Perez of Valley Center, died Aug. 16, 2001. She was a retired Beech Aircraft Corp. expediter. Service was Aug. 20 at Lakeview Funeral Home.
Vinola Moore
Vinola M. Moore, 93, of Wichita, retired teacher, died Aug. 19, 2001. Service was Aug. 21 at Walton cemetery, Walton.
Charles Swinney
Charles A. “Chuck” Swinney, 86, of Topeka, formerly of Valley Center, died Aug. 13, 2001. Memorial service is at 11 a.m. Friday at Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita.
Edna Berry
Edna May Regan Berry, 78, of Valley Center, died Aug. 10, 2001. She was a homemaker. Service was Aug. 13 at Faith Bible Baptist Church with Rev. Al Schuessler officiating. Burial was in Hillside cemetery, Sedgwick.
Richard Steck
Richard L. Steck, 90, of Mount Hope, formerly of Valley Center, died Aug. 10, 2001. He was a retired farmer. Service was Aug. 13 at Hillside East Chapel, Wichita.
Shirley Edmundson
Shirley Yvonne Edmundson, 70, of Valley Center, retired teacher, died Aug. 12, 2001. Service was Aug. 15 at First United Methodist Church with Dr. J. Tal Tittsworth officiating. Burial was at Dighton cemetery, Dighton.
Tomas Moncivais Jr.
Tomas Sotelo Moncivais Jr., 33, of Kechi, Encompass electrician apprentice, died Aug. 9, 2001. Graveside service was Aug. 13 at Kechi cemetery. Memorial service was Aug. 13 at Northridge Friends Church.
Vera Casado
Vera J. Casado, 98, of Wichita, grandmother of Jana McKay-Mullen and her husband Jeff and John Wesley “Guy” McKay III and great-grandmother of Jessica Angeline and Jordan Elizabeth Mullen, all of Valley Center, died Aug. 11, 2001. She was a retired educator and homemaker. Graveside service is at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Service is at 1:30 p.m. today at University Friends Church.
Darrell Hensley
Darrell Lee Hensley, 50, of Los Alamitos, Calif., brother of David Hensley of Valley Center, died Aug. 4, 2001. He was an air traffic control tower chief at Los Alamitos Army Airfield. Funeral ceremony was Aug. 8 at Church of Our Fathers, Forest Lawn Memorial-Park, Cypress, Calif. Funeral service is at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillside Funeral Home East Chapel, Wichita. Burial will be at Kechi cemetery.
Eric Thompson
Eric E. Thompson, 58, of Hutchinson, brother of Todd Chapman of Kechi, died Aug. 4, 2001. He was a retired Hutchinson Fire Department battalion chief. Service was Aug. 8 at First Church of Nazarene.
George Matzek
George J. Matzek, 89, of Wichita, retired farmer, died July 31, 2001. Rosary was Aug. 2 and service Aug. 3, both at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Graveside service was Aug. 3 at St. Joseph cemetery, Andale.
Hart Armstrong
Dr. Hart R. Armstrong, D.D., Th.D., Litt. D., 89, of Park City, died July 29, 2001. He was a minister and an author, editor and publisher. Service was Aug. 3 at Hillside Funeral Home West.
Irvin "Gene" Smith
Irvin E. “Gene” Smith, 65, of Wichita, father of Jeannie Moore of Kechi, died Aug. 5, 2001. He was the retired manager of Denny Klepper Oil Company. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. today (Thursday) and service is at 10 a.m. Friday, both at Dunsford Chapel.
Jackie Madrigal
Jackie Bryant Madrigal, 47, of Wichita, mother of Jesse Madrigal and Merry Price, both of Valley Center, died Aug. 4, 2001. She was secretary and treasurer of Madrigal Insurance. Service was Aug. 7 at Central Christian Church, Wichita.
Lorena Reiss
Lorena Reiss, 86, of Glendale, Ariz., mother of Evelyn Gerety of Valley Center, died Aug. 5, 2001. Service is at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at Petersen Funeral Home. She was a homemaker and former Newton resident. Graveside service is at 3 p.m. at Graceland cemetery, Meade.
Rebecca Bilson
Rebecca Ann Bilson, 49, of Hutchinson, mother of Elizabeth Combs of Park City, died Aug. 6, 2001. She was an Apac Customer Systems verifier. Service was Aug. 8 at Apostolic Faith Tabernacle.
Rogene Pocock
Rogene N. Keeler Pocock, 81, of Titusville, Fla., sister-in-law of Winifred Mark of rural Valley Center, died July 17, 2001. She was a former Valley Center resident. Service was July 21 at Brevard Memorial Funeral Home. Burial was at Brevard Memorial Park, Frontenac, Fla.
