Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Nancy Turner
Nancy J. Turner, 63, of Augusta, mother and mother-in-law of Mike and Dawn Turner of Park City, died Jan. 31, 2004. She was a retired daycare provider. Service was Feb. 4 at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.
Walter Breedlove
Walter Gail Breedlove, 85, of Sedgwick, died Feb. 2, 2004. Service is at 1 p.m. today (Thursday) at Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley cemetery, Bentley.
Anita Mead
Anita Mead, 68, of Belle Plaine, mother and mother-in-law of Eric and Susie Mead of Valley Center, died Nov. 29, 2002. Service was Dec. 4 at First Presbyterian Church. Burial was at Belle Plaine cemetery.
Carolyn Johnson
Carolyn “Kay” Johnson, 61, formerly of Kechi, died Nov. 23, 2002, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Graveside service was Nov. 26 at Elmhurst cemetery, Guymon, Okla., and a memorial service was held the same day at Victory United Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Chaffin officiating.
Joan Smith
Joan Ann Labanc Smith, 60, of Valley Center, homemaker, died Dec. 1, 2002. Rosary was Dec. 3 and service was Dec. 4, both at St. Jude Catholic Church, Wichita. Burial was at Ascension Catholic cemetery, 7200 E. 45th North, Bel Aire.
Joy Wehry
Joy Lynn Wehry, 23, of Wichita, Goodwill Industries employee, died Dec. 3, 2002. Visitation is from 6 to 8 tonight (Thursday) and service is at 1 p.m. Friday, both at Baker Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Kechi cemetery, Kechi.
LuLa Miller
Lula M. “Lu” Miller, 87, of Wichita, mother and mother-in-law of Theodore G. Miller, Darlene and Carl Galloway, Pamela Lee and Craig Stevens, all of Kechi, died Nov. 28, 2002. She was a homemaker. Service was Dec. 3 at Kechi United Methodist Church, Kechi.
Travis Wood
Travis Tate Wood, 1-day-old son of Megan Wood of Valley Center, died Dec. 2, 2002. No service.
Bob Eilert
Bob Eilert, 59, of Furley, died March 9, 2004. Service was March 13 at Palmyra Baptist Church, rural Benton.
Dick Hadsall
Lawrence Richard “Dick” Hadsall, 82, of Attica, formerly of Valley Center, retired Kansas Highway Patrol major, died March 2, 2004. Graveside service was March 6 at Attica cemetery, Attica, with Rev. Harry Betts officiating. U.S. Naval Reserve honor guard provided military honors.
Esther Meyer
Esther E. Meyer, 66, of Eureka, mother and mother-in-law of Michael III and JoLynn Meyer and grandmother of Kayla Meyer, Shannon Meyer and Megan Meyer, all of Valley Center, died March 9, 2004. Service was March 13 at Koup Family Funeral Home, Eureka, and at Reece cemetery.
Harold Brandt
Harold Eugene Brandt, 80, of Valley Center, Cudahy Packing Co. and Valley Trash employee, died March 15, 2004. Graveside service is at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Hillside cemetery, Sedgwick.
Janice Colucci
Janice A. Colucci, 65, of Wichita, retired special education teacher, died March 15, 2004. Visitation with family is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Cochran Mortuary, Wichita. Service is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Wichita. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Walnut Hill cemetery, Kingman.
Kirk Ruse
Kirk Alan Ruse, 59, of Wichita, Boeing sheetmetal employee, died March 15, 2004. Viewing is from 1 to 4 p.m. today (Thursday) at Baker Funeral Home. Graveside service is at 11 a.m. Friday at Kechi cemetery, Kechi.
Donald Sanborn
Donald Max Sanborn, 71, of Valley Center, retired food service manager for Stage of Kansas and 20-plus-year Navy veteran, died Nov. 24, 2002. Vistation with family is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Valley Center. Service is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Fairview cemetery, Owasso, Okla.
Jeannie Dillon
Jeannie M. Dillon, 73, of Valley Center, homemaker, died Nov. 19, 2002. Service was Nov. 23 at Kechi cemetery, Kechi.
Jo Elliott
Jo Ellyn Hare Elliott, 42, of Park City, homemaker, died Nov. 21, 2002. Service was Nov. 25 at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Valley Center. Burial was at Kechi cemetery, Kechi.
Kenneth Byers
Kenneth George Byers, 75, of Wichita, retired Boeing sheetmetal employee and welder, died Nov. 24, 2002. Service was Nov. 26 at Riverlawn Christian Church, Wichita. Burial was at Bean Memorial cemetery, Little River.
Elizabeth McCoy
Elizabeth Mae McCoy, 60, of Valley Center, cake decorator and Texas Instruments tech assistant, died March 20, 2004. Memorial service is at 11 a.m. today (Thursday) at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 402 N. Topeka, Wichita.
Frances Pfeifer
Frances Janelle “Nell” Pickle Pfeifer, 70, of Valley Center, died March 19, 2004. Service was March 22 at Valley Center Christian Church with ministers Errol Stepp and Charles Pickle officiating. Graveside service was March 23 at Memorial Park cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
H.L. "Lee" Shults
H.L. “Lee” Shults, 80, father-in-law of Jane and Mike Freed of Wichita, died March 20, 2004. Service was March 23 at Goddard United Methodist Church.
Ken Pfortmiller
Ken O. Pfortmiller, 62, of Wichita, father of David B. Soles of Park City, died March 16, 2004. He was a retired CAC Corporation and West-Land Corporation machinist. Service was March 19 at Watson Funeral Home, Wichita.
Nedra Smith
Nedra DeFore Smith, 93, of Wichita, mother and mother-in-law of Betty and Tommy Taylor of Valley Center, died March 23, 2004. Visitation is from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and service is at 2 Saturday at New Albany United Methodist Church.
Tessa Cox
Tessa Cherye Cox, 16, of Sedgwick, died March 18, 2004. She was a high school senior. Service was March 22 at Plymouth Congregational Church, Sedgwick.
ASHTON COLLINS
Ashton Wayne Collins, 2 months, of Wichita, died May 7, 2006.
