Angelina Ernestine "Angie" Hyatt
Feb 12, 2018
Angelina Ernestine "Angie" Hyatt, age 76, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away February 12, 2018 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS surrounded by her loving family. Through the years Angie worked as a CNA/CMA at St. Lukes Hospital and also as a sales associate at the Derby Wal-Mart. Angelina (Lira) Hyatt was born on November 7, 1941 in...
Clarion Lee Creed
Feb 12, 2018
Clarion Lee Creed, age 67, of Wellington, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 in Arkansas City, KS. He was a machinist for Lamar and Boeing and was also a life time farmer. Clarion Lee Creed was born on December 9, 1950 in Winfield, KS to Holland M. Creed and Velma Evelyn (Finley) Creed. He was a graduate of Oxford High...
Sharon Estelle Corter
Jan 17, 2018
Sharon Estelle Corter, 56, of Wellington, passed away January 17, 2018. Sharon was born on November 13, 1961 to James and Jeannette Whitehead in Portsmouth, Virginia In 1972 she moved to Kansas with her family. After finishing school Sharon attended nursing school and graduated as an LPN. She worked in several hospitals, nursing homes and home health care. Sharon was...
Javier Orlando Zavala
Jan 15, 2018
Javier Orlando Zavala, age 44 of Wellington, formerly of Denver, CO, passed away Monday morning, January 15, 2018 at Sumner Regional Medical Center. Javier was born on June 27, 1973 in Wellington, KS to William Zavala and Gloria C. (Aguilar) Zavala. He was raised in Wellington and graduated with the WHS Class of 1991. Javier enjoyed life to the fullest....
Joann Heasty
Jan 1, 2018
JoAnn Heasty, age 89, of Wellington, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington. JoAnn (Diller) Heasty was born on May 21, 1928 in New Salem, KS to Clarence and Lydia (Markley) Diller. She spent her early childhood in New Salem, Wilmont, and Douglass, before moving to Atlanta, KS when she was seven years old....
Billie June Whaley
Dec 31, 2017
Billie June Whaley, age 92, of Perth, KS, lifelong Sumner County resident, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Sunday afternoon, December 31, 2017 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington. Billie June (Ray) Whaley was born on July 7, 1925 in Argonia, KS to Clarence Ray and Alta (Bingaman) Ray. Billie married Ed Lincoln Whaley on May...
James Francis "Jim" Karlin
Dec 27, 2017
James Francis Karlin, age 81, of Wichita, KS, passed away on December 27, 2017 at Via Christi St. Francis Harry Hynes Hospice Unit in Wichita, KS. He worked for 41 years as an electrician for Derby Refining Company. James Karlin was born on April 26, 1936 in Wellington, KS to Merle A. Karlin and Evelyn J. (Zoglmann) Karlin. He was...
Tammy J. Stewart
Dec 21, 2017
Tammy J. Stewart, age 59, passed away at her home in Mayfield, KS on December 21, 2017 after a two year battle with cancer. Tammy J. (Moyer) Stewart was born on January 20, 1958 in Wellington, KS to Thomas R. Moyer and Jeanette E. (Brown) Moyer. She was raised in Wellington and was a graduate of Wellington High School with...
George Zavala
Dec 14, 2017
George Zavala, age 83, long time Wellington resident passed away on December 14, 2017 at Clearwater Nursing and Rehab in Clearwater, KS. Through the years George worked as an electrician for Nichols Electric and GEC. George Zavala was born on May 9, 1934 in Wichita, KS to Juan S. Cruz and Cruz Sanchez Cruz. George married Hortencia "Tenci" S. Sanchez...
Herminia Zavala
Nov 23, 2017
Herminia Zavala, age 83, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and long time Wellington resident passed away at her daughter's home in Sturgis, Michigan on Thursday, November 23, 2017. Herminia Zavala was born on October 18, 1934 in Wellington, KS to Frank Romero Venegas and Felipa (De La Rosa) Venegas. Herminia married Pete Zavala, Sr. on April 14, 1952 at...
Clifford Everett Bickel
Nov 22, 2017
Clifford Everett Bickel, age 89, Wellington resident, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Sumner Regional Medical Center. He worked for Louis Dunn for many years at the Auto Parts and retired as custodian for USD #353 at Kennedy School. Clifford Everett Bickel was born on May 16, 1928 in Winfield, KS to Charles Fredrick Bickel and Neva O. (Plush)...
Frederick Pete Gonzales
Nov 20, 2017
Frederick Pete "Boy" Gonzales, age 82, lifelong resident of Wellington passed away Monday evening, November 20, 2017 at Wellington Health & Rehab in Wellington. He was a retired trackman for the Santa Fe Railroad. Frederick was born on September 12, 1935 in Wellington, KS to Bennie Gonzales and Jenny (Alcantar) Gonzales. He served in the United States Marines from 1953...
George C. Hitt
Nov 19, 2017
George C. Hitt, 82, retired Lt. Col. Air Force and Project Manager for Battelle, passed away on Sunday November 19, 2017. George was civically minded and active in the many communities he called home through the years. He helped found the Troy, IL Soccer Club, where he coached not only his children, but the community's. He was on the Wellington...
Virginia Opal Bacon
Nov 14, 2017
Virginia Opal Bacon, age 80, lifelong resident of South Haven, KS passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington. Virginia Opal (Knox) Bacon was born on May 2, 1937 in Wellington, KS to Harold William Knox and Melba Fay (Church) Knox. Virginia married James W. Bacon on July 26, 1956 in Winfield, KS and were...
Mary Ethel Mckee
Nov 11, 2017
Mary Ethel McKee was born on October 31, 1925, in Sumner County, KS to Carl and Thelma Wright of Mayfield, KS and passed away at the age of 92 on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at St. Mary's Manor in Blue Springs, MO. She was married for 67 years to Harold Everett McKee. She is preceded in death by her husband,...
Daniel Weslie Creed
Oct 14, 2017
Daniel Weslie Creed, age 85, long time Sumner County resident, passed away at St. Francis – Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, KS on Saturday evening, October 14, 2017. He retired after 42 years as a hand fabricator from Boeing. After he retired he then went to work for USD 353 as a custodian. Dan was born February 16, 1932 in...
Claudine June Bartelson
Oct 11, 2017
Claudine June Bartelson entered eternal life on Wednesday evening, October 11, 2017, leaving behind her mark on all who knew her. Born on June 21, 1930 in Douglas, Kansas, she spent nearly all of her 87 years in Wellington, Kansas. On April 23, 1954 in Hobbs, NM, she married Oscar Lee "Swede" Bartelson. He preceded her in death in 1985,...
Donna M. Regnary
Oct 7, 2017
Donna M. Regnary, age 67, of Wellington, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Sumner Regional Medical Center. Donna worked as a toll collector for the Kansas Turnpike Authority for 28 years. She has been a Wellington resident since 1989 . Donna M. (Gale) Regnary was born on July 27, 1950 in Whitewater, KS to Ivan Gale and Margaret (Fenimore)...
Betty Jean Thompson
Oct 7, 2017
Betty Jean Thompson, age 94, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Botkin Care & Rehab Center in Wellington. Betty worked as a Nurse Aide at Cedar View Nursing Home for 22 years before she retired in 1980. Betty Jean (Washburn) Thompson was born on April 18, 1923 in Wellington, KS to Eugene Washburn and Alverta E....
Adam Wesley Bennett
Oct 4, 2017
Adam Wesley Bennett, 25, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away Wednesday afternoon, October 4, 2017. Adam was born on September 17, 1992 in Wellington, KS to Wesley L. Bennett and Eloisa L. (Abasolo) Bennett. He was a graduate of Wellington High School with the Class of 2011. Adam loved music and was an active member of Wellington's band as a drummer....
