John B. Bone

Bone, J. Bradley "Brad", 65, of Wichita, Kansas passed away on Friday December 7, 2018 in Wichita. Brad was born in Dodge City, Kansas on March 28, 1953 to John G. Bone, Jr. and Jean (Holtfrerich) Bone. The family moved to Sublette, Kansas in 1962 and Brad graduated high school there in 1971. He played football and basketball but music was a big part of his life. He will always be remembered as a fantastic trumpet player. He continued his education at Wichita State University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. Brad then continued on to obtain three Master’s degrees: Master of Music Education, Advanced Conducting, and Master of Business Administration. Brad was the band director at Wichita State University for nearly nine years. During this time, he began working for Stellar Fireworks. Every year, for many decades, he traveled to Provo, Utah where he worked with the Osmond Family for the Stadium of Fire fireworks show. He then worked for Senseney Music in Wichita for many years before working for Hume music. Most recently, he was the National Sales Manager for Rent My Instrument and the Vice President of Stellar Fireworks. Brad is survived by daughter; Victoria "Tori" Bone of Wichita, sisters; Linda (Ed) Stewart of Dodge City and Lianna Dobbins of Thomas, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law; Randy Dobbins. Visitation will be on Friday December 14, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Lakeview Funeral Home, 12100 E. 13th St. N., Wichita. Celebration of Life service will be 1:00 p.m. on Saturday December 15, 2018 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 600 N. Greenwich Road, Wichita preceded by a viewing from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. The graveside burial service will take place Monday December 17, 2018 at Maple Grove Cemetery at 2:00 p.m., 2350 Matt Down Ln, Dodge City, KS 67801. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Hungry for Music, or the American Lung Association.