The Wichita Eagle

Reva J. Rapp passed away peacefully on August 20,2022. She is survived by her sons, William and Thomas, many grandchildren and great grandchildren. A family burial will be held in Sterling, Kansas.

Joel Frayne passed away on January 18, 2022 after a brief illness. He was born in Wichita, Kansas on December 9, 1942. He is survived by his wife, Myrna; sister-in-law, Janet Holmes of Wichita, Kansas; niece, Carrie Frayne Davis of McKinney, Texas; and a host of other nieces and nephews. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 2:30 pm at the North Dallas Funeral Home, Dallas, Texas with Chaplin Mike Weaver officiating.

John Alan Nail, 78, of League City, Texas went peacefully to be with his heavenly father on December 8, 2021 with his family by his side. Celebration of Life service will be held on Friday, January 14, 2022, 11am at Crowder Funeral Home, 111 E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster, Texas. To view the full obituary, please visit www.crowderfuneralhome.com. The service may be viewed via live-stream at 11:00am. Please request link.

Our Beloved Aunt Judy - Judy K. Robb, age 82, gracefully passed away Sunday evening, November 7, 2021 at The House at Midland Care in Topeka, KS from natural causes. Dove Cremations and Funerals Southwest Chapel is assisting the family. To read a full obituary online, please visit www.DoveTopeka.com

Gilbert (Gil) Emanuel Hurley of Dallas, Texas passed away on October 31, 2021 peacefully surrounded by his wife and four daughters. He will always be remembered as a loving, generous, devoted and fun husband, dad, grandpa, father-in-law, brother, uncle and friend. Born in Wichita, Kansas on February 9, 1937 to John E. and Frances Weigand Hurley, Gil attended Blessed Sacrament Grade School and St. Mary's Cathedral High School in Wichita. He received a BS in Engineering from Wichita State University in 1961. Gil and Carol Haag married in 1961 and in 1962 he both became a father for the first time and began his career as a systems engineer in manufacturing systems at Boeing in Wichita. In...

James E. Gray, 70, formally of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at a hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born November 3, 1950, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Wayne and Edna (Snavely) Gray. He is survived by his siblings Jean, Robert, Joan and Betty (Billy) and seven nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Joyce and brother John. Graveside Service will be at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at the White Chapel Cemetery in Wichita, Kansas. To leave a message for his family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.

Jeanie Shanon Poole O'Shaughnessy, 57, died unexpectedly on September 7, 2021. Jeanie was born January 5, 1964, to Sandra Jean and Ted Poole in Natchez, MS. She was raised in Amite County, MS, and Tulsa, OK. Jeanie was passionate about and devoted to her family above all else. She had a fierce love for her husband and children, adoring the roles of wife and mother. She was always there and willing to do anything for each of them, telling them this frequently. She cultivated their love of learning and sense of adventure. She treasured home-cooked meals enjoyed around an impeccably set table with family and friends. She even mastered snow-skiing and scuba diving because her family loved these...

Carol Sue Cutting, 74, of Atchison, formerly of Manhattan, passed away on August 30, 2021 at her home. She was born in Topeka, Kansas on September 7, 1946 the daughter of Eugene and Virginia (Voelker) Schell. Carol was a 1964 graduate of Hayden High School in Topeka. Carol received her Registered Nursing Degree from St. Margaret's Hospital Nursing School and she and her husband Dennis owned and operated the Manhattan Medical Supply in Manhattan, Kansas from 1978 until their retirement in 2014. She grew up in Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, was a member of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church while in Manhattan and most recently attended St. Benedict Catholic Church in Atchison. ...

James Benton Brakey, age 80, of Manhattan, died Friday August 20, 2021 at the Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice House in Manhattan. James was born on January 7, 1941 in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, the son of Herbert and Helen (Baker) Brakey. He grew up in the Ponca City, Oklahoma area and graduated from Ponca City High School with the class of 1959. He worked for the Wichita Eagle as a pressman for many years until his retirement. He enjoyed being part of the Amateur Hamm Radio Club -WB0EWW. James is survived by his daughter, Joy Brakey of Manhattan, Kansas and his grandson, Joseph Benton Brakey; also, his sisters, Peggy Jane Klusmeyer, of...

Mark Alan MacKay, 60, of Lawrence, died Friday, August 20, at home in Lawrence. He is now in God's presence, able to see and play the guitar again to his heart's content. Memorial services will be 2 pm, Thursday, August 26, 2021 at the First Southern Baptist Church, Lawrence KS, and can be viewed remotely at https://youtube.com/channel/UCK0AAbz2VkKOXi8N-1okmpQ He was born on July 27th, 1961, to Charles and Garnet MacKay and raised on the family farm near Douglass, KS. He graduated from Rose Hill High School as the class of 1979 Salutatorian. Mark went on to graduate Magna cum laude in his pursuit of an electrical engineering degree at Wichita State University. He followed with getting...

Wallace Edward "Pete" Peters, Jr., age 95, of South Charleston, departed this life at dawn, Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Charleston's Oakridge Center. Pete was born January 5, 1926, in Wichita, Kansas, to Wallace Edward and Loretta Buckridge Peters. At age 18, Pete joined the Army as an aviation cadet and was later commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces. He trained as a navigator and bombardier in the B-25 Mitchell bomber. World War II ended before Pete was deployed overseas, but he stayed in the Army and retrained as a meteorologist, transferring into the new United States Air Force in 1947. In 1946 he met and married his first wife, Nancy Kathryn Sawyer of Kingwood,...

Services for Mark Gile, 60, Lawrence will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 24th at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, Kansas. Mark died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at his home in Lawrence, Kansas with his family by his side. Mark's passing comes after a long, brave battle with Glioblastoma. He was born January 15, 1961 in Wichita, the son of Gerald and Dorothy Gile. He graduated from Wichita North High School in 1979 and went to Kansas University where he played baseball before being drafted by the Texas Rangers organization. After playing baseball for several years, he returned to Lawrence. Mark married Susan Bowen on April 13, 1991 in Lawrence. She survives of the home. They...

Brian Alan Kelley, 68, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at the Kingman Regional Medical Center in Kingman, Arizona. Services are scheduled for 10:30 A.M., Friday, July 16, 2021 at the Westside Baptist Church in Emporia. Burial will follow services at Greenwood Cemetery south of Emporia. The family will receive friends Thursday evening at the Jones VanArsdale Funeral Home in Lebo from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Emporia Community Foundation for the Brian Kelley Memorial Scholarship and sent in care of the funeral home at P.O. Box #43, Lebo, Kansas 66856. Condolences may be expressed at vanarsdalefs.com.

Linda Kay Powell, 67, died peacefully at home in Lawrence, Kansas on Monday, July 5, 2021, after living with ALS for the past three years. There will be a Celebration of Life yet to be scheduled in late August or September. Memorials may be made to the ALS Association Mid-America Chapter in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1260, Lawrence, Kansas 66044. Online condolences made at rumsey-yost.com

David John Matzek, 75, Silver Lake KS, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021. David was born June 22, 1945, in Wichita KS to Harry and Bertha Faber Matzek and graduated from Altoona High School. David and Patricia Deghand were married July 9, 1966; they later divorced. David's career was with BNSF Railroad, where he served as a carman and retired as a supervisor. He pursued a woodworking career following retirement. David enjoyed hunting, woodworking and antique cars, restoring many vintage automobiles. On June 9, 2009, David and Cynthia Lampe were married. He attended St. Joseph Church. Survivors include David's wife, Cynthia; children, Jeff Matzek (J.J.), and Kim Penrod (Todd); six...

Kerry M. Gasper, 61, attorney, died May 25, 2021. Kerry was born on February 12, 1960, in Wichita KS. He graduated from Wichita West High School in 1978. Kerry earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Kansas State University in 1982 where he was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. He graduated with honors from Washburn University School of Law, where he served on the Board of Editors for the Washburn Law Journal. Kerry was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1985. He was also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court of Kansas and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Kerry practiced law in Topeka since 1985, spending time working for the Kansas School Board Association for several...

Rhoda Walker, 67, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in Topeka, KS. A public visitation will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2021 from 5pm-7pm at Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapel: 401 SW Harrison St. (Topeka). Funeral services will be held virtually on Friday, May 14, 2021 at 11am. For more information on how to attend virtually, please visit Ms. Walker's celebration page at www.PeacefulRestFuneralChapel.com.

Wilma Angelene Mettlen passed away on April 28, 2021, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born on December 30, 1922, in Hutchinson, Kansas. She graduated from Hutchinson High School and attended Hutchinson Junior College. She was a wife and mother until her girls were grown and then worked for Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, and subsequently worked for Sears as a payroll clerk in St. Louis, Missouri, and Victoria, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband, Merlin Edward Mettlen, Jr.; her parents, Charles and Laura Denny; her brother and sister-in-law, Henry and Irene Denny; her brother-in-law and his wife, Jack and Aileen Mettlen. Wilma is survived by her daughters, Patricia Lynn Pavey of...

Marla was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, and friend to many. She passed away on April 22, 2021. She was born on June 30, 1955 in Wichita, KS and moved to Washington State in 1984. She became a 30-plus-year resident of Washington. Marla is survived by her parents: Ann and Armando Sanchez of Wichita, KS; sister, Shelly (Kevin) DeThample of Wichita, KS; her brother Brad (Diane) Allison of Sanger, TX; and nieces Stephanie (Bill) Fry of Wichita, KS: and Amanda (Jeremy) Tillery of Highland Village, TX. She was preceded in death by her father Gerald G. Allison and her beloved dogs, Dixie and Bugsy. Memorials in Marla's name may be given to the American Heart Associ- ation, 1861 N Rock Road,...

Ann Crahan, age 90 of Franklin, TN, and former longtime resident of Wichita, KS, passed away April 9, 2021. Ann enjoyed playing golf and tennis for many years as a member of Crestview Country Club in Wichita. She also enjoyed painting, music and any chance to head toward the mountains. She chose a poem by Isla Paschal Richardson to share with all who knew her: If I should ever leave you whom I love to go along the silent way, grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you there. (I'd come - I'd come, could I but find a way! But would not tears and grief be barriers?) and when you hear a song or see a bird I loved, please do not let the thought of...

Kurt Andr? Wimmer, 62, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. Kurt was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, where he graduated from East High School in 1977. He attended Wichita State University and the University of Missouri, graduating with a degree in journalism in 1982. Kurt also attained a J.D. and a Masters in Communication from Syracuse University in 1985. He went on to have a successful career as an international leader in intellectual property, cybersecurity, and media law during a career at Covington & Burling that spanned more than three decades. He worked in London for three years, lived in Washington D.C. for thirty and had...