Darrell L. McBride
November 5, 2009
McBride, Darrell L., 79, beloved husband and father, died Thursday, November 5, 2009. Visitation with the family will be 3:00 ~ 5:00 P.M., Sunday, November 8 at Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Service 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, November 10, at East Heights United Methodist Church. Darrell was a territory manager with M-D Mackanburg-Duncan, Oklahoma City for 33 years. He was a 45 year member of East Heights United Methodist Church. He was a 32nd degree member of the Albert Pike Masonic Lodge. Darrell served his country proudly in the Army during the Korean war. Preceded in death by wife, Mary McBride. Survivors: son, Michael McBride (Marcela) of San Diego, CA. Memorials have been established with Mennonite Disaster Relief, 1018 Main St., Akron, PA, 17501 and the Kansas Masonic Home, 401 S. Seneca, Wichita, KS, 67213.
Visitation with the family will be 3:00 ~ 5:00 P.M., Sunday, November 8 at Downing Lahey Mortuary East.
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Dear Mike, We have fond memories of your father. He always had a smile and a kind word for all. We enjoyed visiting with him as we walked our dogs in College Hill Park. We remember what good friends you and our son, Kurt, were as children. Those were good times! Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you and we wish you the best in life. Sincerely, Sam and Holly Howell
He will be missed, but he has provided some special memories. I can still see him walking Ginger at College Hill Park and I always enjoyed when we would go to your house or when y’all would come over to our house. It was great that our dad’s were such good friends that they didn’t mind coming over unannounced and it never bothered either one of them. He was a man who seemed to laugh easily and made me laugh many times. He will be missed.
He was a very good man. Wichita and East Heights will be a lonelier place without him. His was one friendly and smiling face. When ever I visited Wichita and East Heights I always looked forward to visiting with him. I and my family are saying a special prayer for him and his family!
Mike, I’m so sorry to hear about your dad. What a great photo of him, just like I remember him. Life is very strange and sad without parents in Wichita. I am thinking of you.
Dear Mike Although I’ve never met you, I feel as though I know you well. Your dad always spoke of you lovingly. I met your dad while working at Buck Alley Lumber Co. He was always so friendly and was never without some joke or funny story. I lost track of him for a few years until we met again at a reunion party. Since then we would meet for lunch or coffe ocasionally. I stopped in to see him for a couple of minutes Wednesday, and although he wasn’t his usual jovial self, I’m so glad that we had that time together. He was a fine man and I feel blessed to have had him in my life. My prayers are with you in this time of great loss. Dick Hobkirk
Our thoughts and prayers are with friends and family of Darrell McBride. I knew him for most of the 35 years that he was a salesman for M-D. Michael, I remember when you came with your father on one of his sales calls. At that point I’m not sure that you had set any goals for yourself and and I’m pretty sure that he thought that you had not either. Later on it was always good to hear what you were doing and where you were living. I know he was proud of you. Even after Darrel retired it was always good to have him stop in the store just to visit. It was like he was still making his rounds as a salesman for Macklanburg-Duncan. Darrell will be missed by all. Mel Diller Kropf Lumber Hesston, KS
Darrell was a great guy. I work in a hardware store in Newton(since 1985) and enjoyed visiting with him when he used to come in. He will be missed by anyone that knew him!
Mike and Marcela: Our prayers and thoughts are with you both. Much love during this time and in the months to come.
Darrell rest in peace my friend until then God be with you. God bless you and your family.