Obituaries in Kansas Newspapers (arranged by city)
Donald E. Bennett Sr.
Donald E. Bennett Sr., 84, of WaKeeney, father and father-in-law of Donald E. Jr. and Diane Bennett of Valley Center, died Sept. 28, 2004. He was the owner and operator of El-Tre-Go Water Boy Enterprises. Service was Oct. 1 at First United Methodist Church, WaKeeney, with Rev. Randy Jellison-Knock. Burial was at Kansas Veterans cemetery, WaKeeney, with military rites by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Gregory Van Ert
Gregory Allen Van Ert, 57, of Sandy Hook, Conn., formerly of Wichita, died Sept. 16, 2004. Service was Sept. 22 at St. Rose Church, Newtown, Conn.
Hugh Miller
Hugh E. Miller, 87, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of Chuck and Deanna of Valley Center, died Sept. 22, 2004. He was a retired Wichita Metropolitan Transit Authority bus driver with 34 years of service. Service was Sept. 25 at Hillside Funeral Home West, Wichita.
Jeffery Gile
Jeffery O. “Jeff” Gile, 51, of Wichita, father of Alicia Gile of Park City, died Sept. 20, 2004. Service was Sept. 24 at All Faiths Funeral Services, Wichita. Graveside service was at Rose Hill cemetery, South Haven.
Ruth Davidson
Ruth M. Lorei Davidson, 78, of Valley Center, retired Leeker’s Inc. bookkeeper, died Sept. 22, 2004. Service was Sept. 24 at Baker Funeral Home. Burial was at Kechi Township cemetery.
Donald Ramsey
Donald Eugene Ramsey, 75, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of Michael and Loretta Ramsey of Park City, died Sept. 18, 2004. Service was Sept. 21 at Pleasant Hill cemetery, Thayer, Mo.
Paul Smith
Paul Edwin Smith, 77, of Valley Center, retired Watkins Inc. employee, died Sept. 20, 2004. Service is at 1 p.m. today (Thursday) at Hillside cemetery, Sedgwick.
Pearline Lathrom
Pearline Stafford Lathrom, 74, stepmother of Rob Lathrom of Kechi, died Sept. 19, 2004. She was a foster parent and homemaker. Family visitation is from 5 to 7 tonight (Thursday), and service is at 10 a.m. Friday, both at Broadway Mortuary. Graveside service is at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greenwood cemetery, Bolivar, Mo.
Ruth Lovett
Ruth E. Lovett, 88, of rural Valley Center, died Sept. 21, 2004. Visitation is from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center, with a memorial service following. Private family burial will be at Kechi cemetery.
Sharon Krauter
Sharon Kay Krauter, 58, of Wichita, mother of William Martin and sister of Dwight Edwin Jantz, both of Valley Center, died Sept. 19, 2004. Service is at 1 p.m. today (Thursday) at Resthaven Mortuary Chapel, Wichita. Burial will be at Resthaven cemetery.
Betty Bomar
A memorial service honoring Betty K. Bomar, who died May 3, 2004, that was scheduled for Sept. 5 at Walter Shikany’s Bonita Funeral Home, 28300 Tamiami Trial South, Bonita Springs, Fla., has been rescheduled to November due to Hurricane Frances.
Melvin Whitfield
Melvin Dean Whitfield, 75, of Park City, painter and home repairman, died Sept. 1, 2004. Service was Sept. 4 at Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center. Burial was at Kechi Township cemetery, Kechi.
William Bole
William R. “Bill” Bole, 82, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of William R. II and Nancy M. Bole of Valley Center, died Sept. 4, 2004. Service was Sept. 8 at Resthaven Mortuary Chapel, Wichita.
Bobby Rowell
Bobby Dale Rowell, 64, of Wichita, retired Boeing tooling and jig builder C, died Sept. 14, 2004. Viewing is from 1 to 5 p.m. today (Thursday) at Baker Funeral Home, Valley Center. Graveside service is at 10 a.m. Friday at Kechi Township cemetery, Kechi.
Derald Lamar
Derald Gene Lamar, 70, of Belle Plaine, father and father-in-law of Ronald and Pamela Lamar of Valley Center, died Sept. 7, 2004. He was a retired Boeing Aircraft machinist. Service was Sept. 11 at Smith Mortuary, Derby, and burial was at White Chapel cemetery in Wichita.
Everett McKinley
Everett E. “Mac” McKinley, 80, of Wichita, died Sept. 11, 2004. Service was Sept. 15 at Burden cemetery, Burden.
Howard Goldsmith
Howard L. “Smokey” Goldsmith, 62, of Kechi, died Sept. 10, 2004. Service was Sept. 14 at Cornerstone Christian Church.
Rita Wiebe
Rita C. Wiebe, 74, of Newton, mother and mother-in-law of Jim and Barbara Wiebe of Valley Center, died Sept. 8, 2004. She was a homemaker. Service was Sept. 13 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Halstead, with Father Thomas Wai officiating. Burial was at Halstead cemetery.
Addie Skaggs
Addie Lou Skaggs of Warsaw, Mo., formerly of Park City, died Oct. 5, 2004. Service was Oct. 9 at Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Bryant Harris
Bryant Young II “Pappy” Harris, 86, of Beaumont, father and father-in-law of Philip and Mary Harris of Park City, died Oct. 7, 2004. Graveside service was Oct. 12 at Milan, Kan., cemetery.
Mildred Phillips
Mildred Anna Phillips, 89, of Wichita, grandmother of Janice Annette Munroe of Valley Center, died Oct. 9, 2004. She was a retired florist. Service was Oct. 12 at Old Mission Mortuary. Burial was at White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
Wilfred Clark
Wilfred “Bill” Clark, 80, of Wichita, stepfather and stepfather-in-law of Anita and Larry Allen, Larry and Barbara Rutschman and Richard and Diana Rutschman, and stepgrandfather of Shawn and Rhonda Allen and Ronda Allen, all of Valley Center, died Oct. 5, 2004. Service was Oct. 8 at Riverlawn Christian Church.
Albert Petersen
Albert G. “Al” Petersen, 82, of Wichita, father and father-in-law of Lori Petersen and Anne and Mike Fleury, all of Valley Center, died Oct. 22, 2004.
Bobby Turner
Bobby Gene Turner, 77, of Wichita, brother-in-law of Marceille Sult and Sharon Adams, both of Valley Center, died Oct. 26, 2004.
Freda Davis
Freda Lorraine Davis, 82, of Wichita, mother and mother-in-law of Charles and Constance Davis of Valley Center, died Oct. 27, 2004.
