Marlene Gilkey Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Marlene Gilkey in Wichita, Kansas, who passed away at the age of 93, on December 22, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Marlene Gilkey to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Harvey Johnson and Iola Johnson; her adoptive father Adolphus Gilkey; her siblings, Harvey Johnson Jr., Nerma Johnson, Marie Homer, Dorothy Johnson and Arlene Phillips; her daughter Karon Lynn Gilkey Derrough; and her goddaughter Laveda Goodspeed.
She is survived by: her daughter Cora Edith Gilkey; her grandchildren, Miquiel Kristopher Swain, Janekka Colbert (Ralph Colbert), Karryn Derrough, Derryan Derrough (Elaine Derrough) and Lakedra Swain; her great grandchildren, Mi'ckel SwainJohnson, Myiah SwainJohnson, Adrian Williams, Trinity Colbert, Ezekiel Swain, Elijah Colbert, Jordan Derrough and Emery Derrough; and her great great grandchildren, Iris and Ava.
