SMITH, Bonnie Louise (Wheeler) - b. January 31, 1930

Bonnie Louise (Wheeler) Smith of Derby, Kansas, age 79, retired Medical Office Manager, died Friday, August 7, 2009.

Bonnie is preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Viola Wheeler; son, Troy Smith; brothers, Frank and Willard Wheeler; sisters, Dorothy Seward, Ramona Tatum and Francis Wheeler.

Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Robert; son, Kelly (Shirley) Smith of Rose Hill, Kansasl; daughter, Jill (Arlen) Thomassian of Boulder, Colorado; brothers, Robert Wheeler of Elk City, Kansas and Melvin Wheeler, Jr. of Aurora, Colorado; sisters, Mary Kiser of El Paso, Texas and Glenda Bersuch, Ft. Worth, Texas; grandchildren, Ben and Kyle Smith, and Troy, Athena, Michelle and Simon Thomassian; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby, Kansas with family receiving friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at Moline Cemetery in Moline, Kansas.

A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS 67202. View tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com. Smith Mortuary in Derby, Kansas is in charge of arrangements.

(taken from the Wichita Eagle website)