Local Obituaries for Wichita, Kansas

Robert Sublett

Aug 23, 2017

Sublett, Robert J., 83, Self-employed Appliance Sales and Repair Service, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017 in Stillwater, OK. Visitation 6-8:00pm, Friday, Broadway Mortuary. Graveside service 11:00am, Saturday, Glenwood Cemetery, Rural Perkins, OK. Preceded in death by his wife, Betty and son, Robert W., survivors include his son, Danny J. and wife Betty and his grandchildren, Charley, Celeste and...

Guy Sawhill

Aug 22, 2017

Sawhill, Guy Eugene, 89, retired MBPXL Manager, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Visitation 6-8:00pm, Sunday, Funeral Service 10:30am, Monday both at Valley Center Christian Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Opal; son-in-laws, Mark Shults and Tim Brandt; 4 sisters and 2 brothers. Survivors include his daughters, Marilyn (Jeffrey) Carpenter, Becky (Mike) Green, Jane (Mike) Freed,...

Rita Wittner

Aug 22, 2017

Rita A. Wittner, 72, Retired LPN, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Rita was preceded in death by her husband, Bennie Wittner; son, Brett Wittner; parents, Floyd and Mary Cantrell; and brother, Donnie Cantrell. Survivors include her children, Cindy Gallegos (Frank), Tammy Darbyshire (Wayne), Preston Wittner, and Travis Wittner (Melissa); 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service will...

Camila Pando-Hymer

Aug 20, 2017

Camila Pando-Hymer, infant daughter of Lydia Pando and Chris Hymer, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017. Graveside services will be 2:00pm, Saturday, August 26, 2017 at the St. Mary Cemetery, Newton, KS. Camila is also survived by her grandparents, Leticia Leal, Maurilio Pando and Hermoine and Rick Hymer; brothers, Chris, Jr, Angel and Vicente and sisters, Samantha, Alexis, Jayden,...

Beryl Gilley

Aug 19, 2017

Gilley, Beryl (Slane), 100, passed away August 19, 2017. Daughter of Walter Slane and Nora Lenz Slane, Beryl was born in Osawatomie, KS on April 23, 1917, the seventh of seven daughters. Beryl was preceded in death by husband Berton Gilley and son Clark Gilley. She is survived by grandson Bruce Minton (wife Kristie), daughter-in-law Joyce Minton (husband Frank)...

Benjamin White

Aug 19, 2017

Benjamin D. White, 82, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017. Benjamin was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Daisy White and grandson, Moses Fitchpatrick. Survivors include his wife, Margaret White; children, Mary Fitchpatrick, Katherine White, Darryl White, Robert White (Kathy), Hubert White (Janet), Rachel White-McQuillan (Michael); grandchildren, Jacob, Hannah, Lane, Abby, Anne, and Jace; and great-granddaughter, Holly....

Caroline Castro

Aug 18, 2017

Caroline Castro, 72, died unexpectedly in Lakewood, CO on August 18, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday, August 26th, at Metro East Baptist Church. Caroline was born on Nov. 20, 1944 in Joplin, MO to Clayborne "Pete" and Marie (Garrett) Kenley. She was educated in the Wichita public schools and later attended Wichita State...

Joseph Huckabey

Aug 16, 2017

Joseph Raymond Huckabey, 74, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Joseph was retired from Wonder Bakery and also served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Huckabey; children, Alice Huckabey, Annette Huckabey, Jerry Huckabey, Edward Huckabey (Lynn), Venus Wear (Scott); brothers, David and...

Naomi Phinney

Aug 15, 2017

Phinney, Naomi Ruth, 85, former Wichita and Derby School District Teacher and Proofreader for Printing Inc., passed away August 15, 2017. Funeral Service will be 3 p.m., Friday, August 18, at Broadway Mortuary Chapel. She was preceded in death by parents, Lloyd and Violet Mace; and brothers, Alvin and Ron Mace. Survivors include her two children, Debbie Christiansen and...

Brenda Jester

Aug 12, 2017

Brenda Jean Jester passed away August 12, 2017. She was born December 22, 1947 to the parents of Willis O. Cagle and Maxine (Cooper) Cagle in Checotah, Oklahoma. She lived in Checotah, Oklahoma until the age of four. She then moved to Wichita Kansas and lived there until she was sixteen. She then moved to Kansas City, Kansas, where...

Adilyn Contreras-Deloera

Aug 12, 2017

Contreras-Deloera, Adilyn, infant daughter of Veronica Deloera and Abimelex Contreras, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017. Additional survivors include grandparents, Ernestina Deloera, Refugio Deloera and Alma Contreras and a sister, Yaretzi Azul Contreras. Broadway Mortuary.

Visitation Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm, Thursday, August 17, 2017 Place: Broadway Mortuary 1147 S. Broadway St., Wichita, KS 67211 Graveside Service Time: 1:00pm,...

Olive Mercer

Aug 11, 2017

Mercer, Olive Irene, 97, retired secretary, passed away Friday, August 11, 2017. Olive was preceded in death by her husband, Sylvester “Boone” Mercer; son, Jerry Mercer; daughter, Judith Michael and 4 brothers. Survivors include her son, Steve Mercer; daughters, Teresa (Jack) Dvorak and Marla (Bob) Krueger; 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6-8:00pm, Sunday, Funeral Service 9:30am, Monday, both...

Richard Breed

Aug 11, 2017

Breed, Richard E., 79, retired Southwestern Bell and ATandT Supervisor, passed away August 11, 2017. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, August 15 at Broadway Mortuary. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday August 16, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., both at St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church, 1214 E. 2nd St. N....

Paul Calkins

Aug 10, 2017

Calkins, Paul, 85, formerly of Gordon, NE, currently of Bel Aire, KS, passed away on August 10, 2017. Paul was born on February 21, 1932 in Sidney, NE to Ralph and Anna Merle Calkins (Van Fleet). He attended Hay Springs schools and joined the Navy in November of 1950. Paul was stationed in Japan during the Korean War on...

Lee Spalding

Aug 7, 2017

Lee Spalding, beloved husband, father and grandfather, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 7, 2017 at the age of 88. He was preceded in death by his parents Earl and Gertrude, and brother Wilbur. He is survived by his wife of 67 years and best friend, Jean of Wichita, brother Kenneth of Granite City, IL, daughters: Rhonda...

Jeanette Wood

Aug 4, 2017

Wood, Jeanette Faye, 72, dearly beloved wife and mother, passed away August 4, 2017. Memorial Service will be 11 a.m., Monday, August 14, at Believers Tabernacle, 2000 S. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67211. She was preceded in death by parents, Charles and Jean Killion. Survivors include beloved husband, Wier Wood; sons, Jason Wood and Jarrod (Hilary) Wood; brother, Jerry (Cathy)...

Rev. Don Scott

Aug 2, 2017

Don Scott was born in Kansas City on November 22, 1927.

His father, A.W. Scott, and mother, Dorothy Jane, had four boys and one girl. In 1930, their family moved to Oklahoma City where he started Scott Printing Co. At the age of 14, Don began working with his dad in the printing business,

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James Hall

Aug 1, 2017

Hall, James Richard , 88, loving husband and father, departed this world on August 1, 2017 to be with his Lord forever. Jim was retired from Gas Service Company (ONEOK). Visitation with family 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday with funeral services at 2:00 pm, Saturday, both at Broadway Mortuary Chapel. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce...

Mabel Willis-Baker

Jul 30, 2017

Mabel Willis-Baker, 93, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017. Mabel is survived by her daughter, Sandra Venskus (Mark); grandchildren, Melissa Schwab (Jim), Amber Wanklyn (Nick), Ashley Dreiling (Jason), and Zach Strah; 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside Services will be held at 10 am, Wednesday, August 2, at Resthaven Cemetery, 11800 W. Highway 54. Share condolences at www.CozineMemorial.com. Services by Broadway Mortuary....

Jack Newlon

Jul 29, 2017

Newlon, Jack L., 79, retired as a Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force, died Saturday, July 29, 2017. A man walking in the footsteps of the Lord, family always came first, shown by his devotion to them all. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm, Friday, August 4th, 2017 at Central Christian Church. He is survived...