Obituaries

William K. Novak

William K. Novak

Mar 29, 2011

Novak, William K., age 79, ret. U.S. Air Force Tech Sergeant and ret. cardiologist technician, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Preceded in death by his wife Jane. Survived by his loving family, daughter, Kris (Mike) Baker, Derby; grandchildren, Lauren & Cody; son, Daniel (Julie) Novak, Indianapolis, IN; grandchildren, Joey, Jamie, & Justin; son, Andrew (Cindy) Novak, Las Vegas, NV....

Leonard W. Dutcher

Leonard W. Dutcher

Mar 19, 2011

Dutcher, Leonard W., age 89, farmer, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011. Visitation with the family present will be from 6-8 PM Monday in the Garden Chapel of Watson Reflection Pointe, 3201 S. Webb, with funeral services at 2 PM Tuesday at Crossroads Baptist Church, 11441 E. Central Ave. Preceeded in death by, 5 brothers and 3 sisters-in-law, Lester (Lillian)...

Crystal Rose Crahan

Crystal Rose Crahan

Mar 16, 2011

Crahan, Crystal Rose, January 22, 1982 - March 16, 2011, age 29. Visitation with the family present will be from 1-3 PM Sunday, March 20, with funeral services at 2 PM Monday, March 21, both in the Garden Chapel of Watson Reflection Pointe, 3201 S. Webb. Crystal graduated from Enid High School in 2000, Wichita State University in 2008 and...

Ronald "Brent" Clayborn

Ronald "Brent" Clayborn

Mar 16, 2011

Clayborn, Ronald “Brent”, age 50, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Survived by daughter, Leslie Clayborn; mother, Barbara Clayborn; sisters, Rhonda Butts, Kim Gavin; granddaughter, Arianna Saiz; and many family, friends, and loved ones. Visitation with family present 4-6 PM Sunday, Funeral services 10 AM Monday, both in the Garden Chapel at Watson Reflection Pointe, 3201 S. Webb Rd. Memorials...

Troy Tyler Barnes

Troy Tyler Barnes

Mar 15, 2011

Barnes, Troy T., age 59, ret. Clearwater and Andover school district custodian, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Survived by loving family, wife Maxine; son, Sean Ringey, KY; brother, Gary (Jackie) Barnes, Goddard. The visitation with the family present will be held from 6 - 8 PM Thursday (tonight), with funeral services held at 10 AM, Friday, both in the...

Thomas Franklin Mitchell

Thomas Franklin Mitchell

Mar 9, 2011

Mitchell, Thomas F., age 72, ret. U.S. Air Force, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Private family military services. Survived by his loving wife, Naomi, 5 children, 12 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.

Bernice M. Johnston

Bernice M. Johnston

Mar 8, 2011

Johnston, Bernice M., age 92, ret. Carlson Stapler employee, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Preceded in death by husband, Bob and son Dick. She is survived by her loving family, daughters, Pat (Sam) Stroud, Vicki Burris (Rick Snyder), son, Robert II (Jan) Johnston, daughter-in-law, Patty Johnston, all of Wichita, 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren. The visitation with the...

Dien Bao Tran

Dien Bao Tran

Mar 7, 2011

Tran, Dien Bao, age 31, loving father, husband, son, and brother, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2011. Survived by, wife, Linh Chau; daughter, Ailynne Tran; son, Laythan Tran; mother, Hong Tran; father, Tom Tran; brother, "Big" Kevin Tran; sister, Karen Tran; one & only nephew, "Lil" Kevin Tran. Services Friday, March 11, 2011 in the Garden Chapel at Watson...

Ruth Wharton

Ruth Wharton

Feb 26, 2011

Wharton, Ruth Thompson, age 91, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011. Preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Ben Wharton. Survived by her daughters, Carolyn (Boyce) Holloway, Salt Lake City, UT, Dianne (Jay) Zimmerman, Wichita, KS, Jennifer (Tim) Scanlan, Gold River, CA; five grandsons, Kirk Zimmerman, Kris Zimmerman, Erik Zimmerman, Jason Thomson, Brent Eighmey; seven great-grandchildren. Ruth applied...

Aaron Robbins

Aaron Robbins

Feb 25, 2011

Montia “Aaron” Robbins age 28, passed away Friday, February 25, 2011, as a result of a car accident.  Aaron worked at Ford of Augusta and served in the United States Air Force where he became a mechanic by trade.  He is survived by his loving family, parents, Lisa and Scott Alexander, Derby, sisters, Jennifer Robbins Wilson, Locust Grove, OK, Kayla Alexander,...

John O. White

John O. White

Feb 23, 2011

White, John O., age 83, formerly of Hammond, IN, passed over to the other side Wednesday, February 23, 2011, to meet his loved ones before him. Proceeded in death by his 2 sons, John Jr. and David; and his brother and sister. Survived by loving wife, Ruth, of 58 years; daughter, Bonnie (Mark) Johnson of Wichita; 1 grandson, James. He...

Burnette Norman

Burnette Norman

Feb 21, 2011

Norman, Burnette, age 86, homemaker, passed away Monday, February 21, 2011. Memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Parish, Derby, KS. Burnette was preceded in death by her husband, William D. Norman. Survived by loving family, sons, Michael (Tammy) Norman, Mulvane, Timothy (Cyndi) Norman, Derby, Gerald (Wendy) Norman, South St. Paul, MN, Steven Norman,...

Dwayne R. Parnell

Dwayne R. Parnell

Feb 9, 2011

Parnell, Dwayne R., age 58, Hawker Beechcraft 39 yr. employee, passed away Wednesday, February 09, 2011. Preceded in death by his father, Ray Dean Parnell. Survived by his loving family, wife, Marlyn, sons, James (Deborah) Parnell, El Dorado, Robert (Ommanda) Trask, Wichita, daughters, Tawnya (Ronny) Williams, Haysville, Candy Appello, Texas, mother, Marie Parnell, North Newton, sisters, Dianne (Marv) Pfingsten, Mulvane,...

Linda S. Davis

Linda S. Davis

Feb 7, 2011

Davis, Linda S., age 57, homemaker, passed away Monday, February 7, 2011. Family will receive friends at 1 p.m. Friday with funeral services following at 2 p.m. in the Garden Chapel of Watson Reflection Pointe, 3201 S. Webb. Linda is survived by her loving family; husband, Shane; sons, John Davis, Shawnee, KS, Billy Zahner, Wichita, Danny (Tasha) Zahner, Wichita; parents,...

Andy H. Haylor

Andy H. Haylor

Feb 4, 2011

Haylor, Andy H., age 77, ret. Dillons meat cutter, passed away Friday, February 4, 2011. Survived by his loving family, wife, Joyce, son, Howard, Fruita, CO, daughters, Angela (Scott) Blackburn, Cheney, KS, Dana (Don) Kobiskie, Derby, KS, sisters, Evelyn Kauer, Kennewick, WA, Freda Killingsworth, Stockton, MO, Wanda Haylor, California, Brenda Haylor, Renton, WA, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren. The visitation with...

Douglas R. Wright

Douglas R. Wright

Jan 25, 2011

Douglas R. Wright, 56, Died January 25, 2011 after a nearly three-year battle with cancer.He was survived by family who loved him dearly and many, many great friends. Doug held a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1976 in the Army Corps of Engineers. He served in numerous assignments in the active and...

Richard Thompson Russell

Richard Thompson Russell

Jan 24, 2011

Russell, Richard T., age 82, retired Beechcraft aircraft assembler, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011. Visitation with family present 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday both in the Garden Chapel at Watson Reflection Pointe, 3201 S. Webb Rd. Burial following at Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by sons, Richard Russell Jr., Wichita, Tim Russell, Wichita, Clint (Jada) Russell,...

Ricky McNemar

Ricky McNemar

Jan 22, 2011

McNemar, Ricky A., age 55, formerly of Wichita, died January 22, 2011, in Tampa, FL. The family will receive friends at 2:30 PM, with Memorial Service at 3 PM, Saturday, February 5, at Watson Reflection Pointe, 3201 S. Webb Rd. Preceded in death by his father, Dale L. McNemar. Survived by his mother, Pat McNemar, Wichita; sister, Connie Velghe (Hank),...

Rebecca Lorraine Newsom

Rebecca Lorraine Newsom

Jan 17, 2011

Newsom, Becky, age 72, homemaker, passed away Monday, January 17, 2011. Visitation with family present will be held from 5 – 7 pm Thursday in the Garden Chapel at Watson Reflection Pointe, 3201 S. Webb Rd. Graveside services 10 am Friday at Reflection Pointe Cemetery. Celebration of Life service 11:30 am Friday at Faith Baptist Church, Andover. Survived by her...

Jessie Monroe Nelson

Jessie Monroe Nelson

Jan 11, 2011

Nelson, Jessie Monroe, age 61, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2011.