Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Robert Pennington
Robert G. Pennington, 78, of Linn Valley, Oklahoma Tire & Supply Co. (Otasco) salesman, died Nov. 4, 2002. Service was Nov. 6 at Linn Valley Community Church. Entombment was at the Mausoleum of the Wichita Park cemetery, Wichita.
Dan Ackerman
Daniel R. “Dan” Ackerman, 78, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of Jeannie and Gordon Reddoch of Valley Center, died Oct. 28, 2002. He was the former owner of Valley Sharpening and a former Valley Center resident. Service is at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Webb Mortuary, Clearwater.
Doris Miller
Doris Miller, 78, of Wichita, mother of Chris Miller of Valley Center, died Oct. 25, 2002. She was a retired U.S.D. 259 paraprofessional. Memorial service was Oct. 30 at Central Community Church.
Dr. Douglas Curry
Dr. Douglas Wayne Curry, 56, of Valley Center, family practice medical doctor, died Oct. 28, 2002. Visitation is from 5 to 8 tonight (Thursday) at Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Service is at 10 a.m. Friday at Riverlawn Christian Church, 4243 N. Meridian, Wichita. Burial will be at Hillside cemetery, Sedgwick.
Edna Bixler
Edna O. “Granny” Bixler, 100, of Wichita, grandmother of Philip and Sharon May and great-grandmother of Lisa Baxter and Lana Clark, all of Park City, died Oct. 17, 2002. She was a homemaker. Service was Oct. 22 at Kaufman Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Rawson officiating. Burial was at Halstead cemetery.
James Koontz Sr.
James Ridgeway Koontz Sr., 82, of Wichita, great-grandfather of Kaleb Koontz-Clubb of Park City, did Oct. 28, 2002. He was a retired Litwin Corporation senior project engineer. Service was Oct. 30 at Gospel Assembly Church.
Juanita Roundtree
Juanita Roundtree, 59, of Wichita, wife of Ulase Hall of Park City, died Oct. 26, 2002. She was disabled. Service is pending.
Lowell Deckard
Lowell Arnold Deckard, 77, of Park City, retired elementary school teacher at Rose Hill, Clearwater, Park City, Mueller and Bryant, died Oct. 27, 2002. Service was Oct. 30 at Baker Funeral Home Chapel, Valley Center. Burial was at Kechi cemetery, Kechi.
Reba Eaton
Reba Viola Eaton, 89, of Wichita, stepmother of Glenn Eaton of Park City, died Oct. 25, 2002. She was a homemaker and Senior Companion employee. Service was Oct. 29 at White Chapel cemetery.
Rodney Helmke
Rodney D. Helmke, 50, of Topeka, brother of Patty Brooks of Valley Center, died Oct. 27, 2002. He was a U.S.D.A. inspector. Service was Oct. 30 at Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene.
Stan Terry
Stan Alan Terry, 40, grandson of Mildred Riggs of Valley Center, died Oct. 15, 2002, in Oklahoma City, Okla. He was branch manager at Fort Wayne Pools of Oklahoma. Service was Oct. 18 at North Colonial Chapel of Vondel L. Smith & Son Mortuary. Burial was at Resurrection Memorial cemetery.
Wilbur Herron
Wilbur L. Herron, 82, of Park City, retired mechanic, died Oct. 25, 2002. Service was Oct. 29 at Park Place Ministry Center.
Baby Gallatin
Baby Gallatin of Wichita, great-grandchild of Donna Pearson of Valley Center, was stillborn Sept. 27, 2002. Service has been held.
Elizabeth Baker
Elizabeth Louise Pannell Baker, 57, of Valley Center, State of Kansas social worker, died Oct. 18, 2002. Service was Oct. 23 at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Wayne Rogers officiating. Burial was at Hillside cemetery, Sedgwick.
Gerald Carr
Gerald Wesley “Jerry” Carr, 78, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of Karen and Barry Hager of Valley Center, died Oct. 16, 2002. He was a retired Intrust Bank vice president of marketing. Service was Oct. 19 at Riverside Christian Church, Wichita.
Lola Jackson
Lola Lee Jackson, 73, of El Dorado, formerly of Valley Center, died Oct. 13, 2002. Graveside service was Oct. 18 at Daisyland cemetery located on the Jackson Ranch and Stables, four miles north of El Dorado on Highway 77.
Norma Schmidt
Norma Jean Pinaire Schmidt, 66, of Kechi, homemaker and Wichita Christian Center and Indo Chinese Center English teacher, died Oct. 16, 2002. Service was Oct. 19 at Assembly of God Church, Valley Center.
Donald Koehler
Donald Eugene “Spud” Koehler, 69, of Argonia, father and father-in-law of Kent and Julie Koehler and grandfather of Jeremy Koehler and Andrew Koehler, all of Bel Aire, died Oct. 12, 2002.
Edward Capps Sr.
Edward Howard Capps Sr., 71, of Valley Center, retired Santa Fe Trucking mechanic and parts department foreman, died Oct. 12, 2002. Service was Oct. 15 at Baker Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at Resthaven cemetery.
Esther Roth
Esther Louise Roth, 80, of Gridley, mother and mother-in-law of Larry and Karen Roth of Valley Center, died Oct. 7, 2002. Service was Oct. 10 at Gridley United Methodist Church. Burial was at Gridley cemetery.
Walter Sondergard
Walter Wilson Sondergard, 82, of Bel Aire, retired Beech Aircraft engineer and former Martin Marietta employee, died Oct. 12, 2002. Service was Oct. 15 at First United Methodist church, Wichita.
Ericka Agee
Ericka Jo Lynn Agee, 16, of Topeka, great-niece of Glen and Janel Hawkins of Valley Center, died Aug. 27, 2004, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Service was Sept. 1 at Jefferson Assembly of God. Burial was at Meriden cemetery.
Eugene Anderson
Eugene “Gene” Jonathan Anderson, 88, of Topeka, father and father-in-law of D. Keith and Carmen Anderson of Valley Center, died Aug. 26, 2004. Cremation was planned. Service was Aug. 30 at Countryside Methodist Church in Topeka.
Eunice Mattal
Eunice F. Mattal, 73, of Marion, sister of Phyllis McCollom of Valley Center, died Aug. 25, 2004. Service is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Nashville, Kan., cemetery.
Jeweline Duckett
Jeweline Duckett, 72, of Wichita, mother of Verna Houston of Kechi, died Aug. 30, 2004. She was a retired School Service Leasing driver. A wake is from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at Jackson Mortuary. Service is at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark United Methodist Church, Wichita.
