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Edna Gehring

Edna Gehring

May 8, 2006

Gehring, Edna, age 93, ret. North Dakota State employee, passed away Monday, May 8, 2006. Services will be held Today, (Wednesday) 3:00 PM, Calvary United Methodist Church. Burial will be in North Dakota on Friday. Survived by her daughter, Carol Williams, of Wichita, grandchildren, David Williams, Wichita, Mary Oliver, Republic, MO, Dawn McEwen, Kansas City, MO, 7 great-grandchildren, sister, Ida...

Susie Shook

Susie Shook

May 6, 2006

Shook, Susie, age 55, retired Waste Connections accounts receivable clerk, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2006. A graveside burial service is scheduled for 2:00 PM Tuesday, at Reflection Pointe Cemetery, located on the grounds of Watson Funeral Home, with Pastor Larry Greenwood, of Calvary United Methodist Church officiating. She is survived by her loving husband, Larry, children, Tommy, Wendy Crabb,...

Thelma Gibbs-Ihde

Thelma Gibbs-Ihde

May 3, 2006

Gibbs-Ihde, Thelma L., 92, homemaker, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006. A visitation will be held from 7:30-9:00 PM Friday in Watson’s Garden Chapel with funeral services scheduled for 2:00 PM Saturday at New Covenant United Methodist. Mrs. Gibbs-Ihde was a longtime member of St. Lukes United Methodist Church, active in the ILUS Eastern Star, the 20th Century Club, the Sedgwick...

Janet Staats

Janet Staats

May 2, 2006

Staats, Violet "Janet" (Nordstedt), 75, homemaker, went to be with her Lord, Tuesday, May 2, 2006. A visitation will be held from 7-8 PM Thursday in Watson's Garden Chapel with funeral services scheduled for 10:00 AM Friday at First Pentecostal Church, 1755 E. MacArthur Rd., where she was an active member of the Church. Preceding her in death were her...

Steven Keller

Steven Keller

May 1, 2006

Keller, Steven Jay, age 26, passed away Monday, May 1, 2006, as a result of an automobile accident. A visitation with the family will be held from 6 - 8 PM Wednesday, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home, with services scheduled for 10:00 AM Thursday, at Central Christian Church. He is survived by his parents, mother, Dianne Matreci,...

Juanita Pearl Hopkins

Juanita Pearl Hopkins

Apr 24, 2006

Hopkins, Juanita P. (Stamper), 86, retired nurse, formerly of Baxter Springs, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2006, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center. She was preceded in death by her spouses; Wiley M. Stamper, and Jack L. Hopkins, daughter; Regina M. Rowton, son-in-law; William Butler and granddaughter; Rebecca Butler. Survivors include two daughters; RosaLee Leggitt (Sid) of Butte, MT,...

Otis Smith

Otis Smith

Apr 24, 2006

Smith, Otis R., age 88, ret. Beech Aircraft foreman, passed away Monday, April 24, 2006. A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 PM Friday, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home. Otis was born in Franklin County, Kansas on April 24,1918, to Mahlon and Sarah Mae (Dougherty) Smith. He joined the United States Army Air Corp where he served...

Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Apr 16, 2006

Reese, Wilburn J. "Bill", age 73, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2006. He was born on July 15, 1932, in Osborne, KS, and was a retired aeronautical engineer. There will be no services held. Preceded in death by his parents. Survived by his wife, Jean Reese, 2 sons, Todd Reese, of Everett, WA and Jeffrey Reese, of Prairie Grove, AR,...

Mary Marable

Mary Marable

Apr 15, 2006

Marable, Mary C. (Wallace) “Mimaw”, passed away April 15, 2006. Memorial services will be held, at 7:00 PM Thursday, April 27 in the Garden Chapel at Watson Funeral Home. Mrs. Marable was an active member of the Metropolitan United Methodist Church, Greensboro, N.C., the McConnell Air Force Base Chapel Community, and the Bennett College Alumni Association. She was preceded in...

James W. Johnston

James W. Johnston

Apr 11, 2006

Johnston, James W., age 73, formerly of Wichita, retired LearJet customer service representative, passed away April 11, 2006, at his home in Cherokee, OK. A visitation with the family will be held from 6 - 7 PM this evening, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home, with services scheduled for 11:00 AM Saturday, at Cedar Pointe Baptist Church, 9221...

Tom Mathews

Tom Mathews

Apr 10, 2006

Mathews, Jr., Henry "Tom", devoted husband, father and grandfather, "baba", passed away April 10th, after complications from open heart surgery. Tom was born April 14th, 1930, in Chicago, IL. He graduated from Evanston High School in 1948. He enrolled in Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA in 1948. In 1951, he entered the United States Marine Corp and served in the...

Vaughn Dagel

Vaughn Dagel

Apr 9, 2006

Dagel, M. Vaughn, 81, retired Cessna Aircraft tooling department employee, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2006. A visitation with the family will be held from 6 - 8 PM Wednesday, with services scheduled for 1:00 PM Thursday, both in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home. The graveside will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery, with Military Honors and the...

Kinnie Raquel Hall

Kinnie Raquel Hall

Apr 5, 2006

Hall, Kinnie R., 13, Truesdell Middle School student, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006. Memorial services are scheduled for 10:00 AM Saturday, April 22, in the Truesdell Middle School Auditorium, 2464 S. Gleen, Wichita, KS. She was an active member of the ROTC drill team and Leadership Academic Team. She is survived by her father & stepmother, Clayton & Sondra Hall,...

Donald J. Williams

Donald J. Williams

Mar 24, 2006

Williams, Donald J., 78, Ret. United States Army MSGT and Southwestern Bell installer, passed away Friday, March 24, 2006, at his home. A visitation with the family will be from 7 - 8 Monday evening, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home, (Wichita), with services scheduled for 10:00 AM Tuesday, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 1000 W. 26th Street So.,...

Dortha Lee Watson

Dortha Lee Watson

Mar 23, 2006

Watson, Dortha Lee (Lewis) Paige, age 71, homemaker, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2006. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Tuesday, at the Kechi Cemetery. She will be available for viewing from 8AM-7PM Monday. Dortha was born June 10, 1934 in Ada, Ok. Preceding her in death were her parents, Mabon C. and Delpha K. (Brown) Lewis, brother, James...

Ruth C. Hyde

Ruth C. Hyde

Mar 15, 2006

Ruth Clara Stetson Hyde, 85, completed life’s journey on March 15, 2006 at the Kansas Masonic Home. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 pm on March 19 at the KMH.Ruth’s was born on June 3, 1920 in Rutland, Vermont, to Rev. Clifford and Margaret Stetson. She spent much of her childhood in Japan as a missionary’s daughter and then...

Martha Steiner

Martha Steiner

Mar 11, 2006

Steiner, Martha, age 78, ret. Coleman Co. assembler, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2006. A visitation with the family will be held from 7 - 8 PM Monday, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home, with services scheduled for 10:30 AM Tuesday, at Calvary United Methodist Church. Survived by her husband, Tony, daughter and son-in-law, Deb and Tim Peters,...

Col Phyllis M. Cooke

Col Phyllis M. Cooke

Mar 10, 2006

Cooke, Col. Phyllis M., 61, Air Force Reserves, Ret., Flight Nurse and Operating Room Supervisor, Via-Christi St. Francis Open Heart Team Perfusionist, and member of the team that performed the first heart transplant in Kansas, currently Royal Carribean Cruise Line Supervisor, passed away Friday, March 10, 2006. The visitation will be held from 7 - 9 PM tonight, at Watson...

John Kozaka

John Kozaka

Mar 10, 2006

Kozaka, John, 84, passed away Friday, March 10, 2006. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, March 18, at Grace Community Church, 1600 S. Anderson, Newton, KS. Please send flowers to the church on Saturday. Survived by his daughter and her husband, Michelle and Don Ruebke, of Newton, daughters, Christina Nicodemus, Hesston, Sandra Roby, Derby, Rhonda Carra, Wichita, sister,...

Arlene Clark

Arlene Clark

Feb 26, 2006

Clark, Velma Arlene (Peterson), 75, spread her wings and moved to the other side on Sunday, February 26, 2006. A visitation with the family will be held from 7 - 8 PM Tuesday, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Funeral Home, with funeral services scheduled for 1:30 PM Wednesday at Countryside Christian Church. She was born on October 22, 1930,...

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