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Birth Date: 12.26.1955

Date of Death: 3.12.2013 Probably in Des Moines, IA. as he had bought some land there in 1990. 

The Wichita Eagle, Sun, Jan 23, 1983, Page 16

Wichita police say the death early Saturday of a 26-year-old man found on the steps in front of his southeast Wichita home was probably an accident. Derek F. Johnson, 26 of 3509 S Everett, was found dead from head injuries about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, police said. Detectives investigating the death said Capt. Donald Ipsen, “concluded it was probably an accident.” Ipsen said Johnson who was a machinist for Wolfe Machine, Inc., had been at a local nightclub Friday night. Investigations show he apparently slipped on ice in front of his house, hit his head and bled profusely. An autopsy will be performed this morning, Ipsen said.

The Wichita Eagle, Sun. Jan 23, 1983, Page 20.

DEREK F JOHNSON, 26 of 3509 S. Everett, machinist for Wolfe Machine Inc., died Saturday. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Broadway Mortuary Chapel. Survivors: parents, Clifford and Juanita Johnson of Wichita; brothers, Steven, Michael both of Wichita; great-grandmother, Gertrude McCully of Lowell.

The Salina Journal, Thu, Jan 12, 1984, Page 9

A 24-year-old Wichita man died Tuesday at St. Francis Regional Medical Center of a gunshot wound he suffered over the weekend. Police said Jerry Petty was shot outside his apartment early Sunday. Mr. Petty was born Jan. 21, 1956, in Wichita and had lived there all his life. He is survived by a son, Marcus, and a daughter, Lisa, both of Wichita; his mother and stepfather, Herbert C and Mary Graves, Wichita; his father and step-mother, Jack R. and Mary Lou Petty, Salina; four brothers, Jimmy, Golbert, and Jeffery, all of Wichita, and William, Smolan; two sisters, Julie Ann Morton, Riviera, Ariz., and Vera Jane Petty, Nashville, Tenn.; and his grandmothers, Emma Gruver, Scott City, and Lena G. Petty, Lucas. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Resthaven Mortuary, Wichita, the Rev. Kent Holcomb officiating. Burial will be in the Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary.

I am saddened to read this. Although I had not seen Rodger in over 50 years, one always remembers their high school boyfriends. We dated for about 2 months. I don't remember why we stopped dating, but I enjoyed his company. He was a very caring person. I remember that he stood very tall over me. I would get a crick in my neck when we kissed while standing. Rest in peace, my friend, rest in peace. Katherine McGee Young

Steven was my brother-in-law. This picture is from the 1972 yearbook. His burial information is:

Death

13 May 2020

Burial

Saint Anthony Cemetery

Garden Plain, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USAAdd to Map

Plot

Section ND, Row M, Space 10

He is buried in the same cemetery of my late husband.

Katherine McGee