Everett E. Mulkey

DERBY - Mulkey, Everett E., 89, of Derby, formerly of Wichita, Plainville and Phillipsburg, retired Boeing Engineering Manager, died Jan. 7, 2015. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, family greeting 5-7 p.m., at Smith Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Road, Derby. Funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 525 W. Douglass Ave, Wichita, KS 67213. Memorial established with the church. Mr. Mulkey was born Dec. 29, 1925, in Agra KS, to Lester C. and Elfie May Mulkey. The family moved to Phillipsburg in 1930, where he lived until 1943, when he left to join the Navy Aviation Cadet Program. During the down sizing of the Cadet program he graduated from Torpedo school and then returned to the Cadet Program. After being discharged from the Navy he attended and graduated from Kansas State University with a BSEE degree. Wichita State University was attended towards an Engineering Masters Degree. He was working in Plainville for Western Light and Telephone when he met Georgina Ruth Johnson and they were married Oct. 20, 1950. They moved to Wichita were he worked with The Boeing Company for 36 years before retiring. They moved to Derby in 1954. In 1957 he entered into part time employment with the Central Ticket Agency and retired after 46 years. He served as Scout Master in Wichita and Derby along with being a Little League Baseball Manager. He was active member of Metropolitan Baptist Church in Wichita, Sons of the American Revolution (Washington Chapter), many Masonic organizations including Knight Templars of which he spent 43 years on the Mount Olivet #12 Drill Team. He was preceded in death by parents; wife, Georgina Johnson; sisters, Lorine Goodwin, Leola Bartlett; and son, Glen Mulkey. He is survived by daughters, Pamela (Michael) Porter, Susan (Paul) Boucher; son, Eric (Nyla) Mulkey; 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. View tributes and send condolences at www.SmithFamilyMortuaries.com