Marvin Leroy Walton, Jr.
Jul 27, 2016
Marvin Leroy (Marty) Walton, Jr., 52, gained his Angel Wings at this home in Longview, WA on July 27, 2016 after a short battle with cancer. Marvin was born in Wellington, KS on July 9, 1964 to Marvin L. Walton, Sr. and Janice (Engelhardt) Walton. He attended schools in Deer Creek-Lamont, OK. Marvin served 21 years and retired, with the...
Secundino "Andy" Castaneda, Jr.
Jul 23, 2016
Secundino "Andy" Castaneda, Jr., age 86, loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and Wellington resident, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Sumner Regional Medical Center. Andy retired from the Santa Fe Railroad Bridge Department after 41 years as a carpenter. Secundino "Andy" Castaneda, Jr. was born on October 19, 1929 in Chicago, IL to Secundino Castaneda and Cristina (Artega)...
John P. Nickel
Jul 1, 2016
John P. Nickel, age 90, of Wellington, KS, passed away early Friday morning, July 1, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Wellington, KS. He was a retired aircraft machinist. John Peter Nickel was born on December 4, 1925 in Fairview, OK to Peter P. Nickel and Mary H. (Loewen) Nickel. He served in the United States Marines Corps during WWII...
John H. Palmer
Jun 28, 2016
John H. Palmer, age 82, of Wellington, KS, passed away early Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016 at William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield, KS. He was a retired aircraft machinist. John H. Palmer was born on December 13, 1933 in Kansas City, KS to James Luther Palmer and Hannah Marie (Murrell) Palmer. He served in the United States Air Force...
Forest "Gene" Turney
Jun 28, 2016
Forest "Gene" Turney, age 84, of Udall, KS, passed away early Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016 at William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield, KS. He was a retired farmer and agronomist. Forest Gene Turney was born on January 7, 1932 in rural Peck, KS to Forest L. Turney and Mary Belle (Swan) Turney. Gene married Anita S. Blankenship on August...
Ila M. Mitchell
Jun 16, 2016
Ila M. Mitchell, age 95, of Wellington, passed away early Thursday morning, June 16, 2016. She was a homemaker and lifelong Wellington resident. Ila M. Mitchell was born on July 21, 1920 in Wellington, KS to William A. Bowman and Coral L. (Rowe) Bowman. Ila married William A. "Bill" Mitchell on April 27, 1942 in Newkirk, OK. He preceded her...
Carolyn L. Heasty
Jun 14, 2016
Carolyn L. Heasty, age 71, loving mother, grandma, sister and friend, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, KS. She was elected Sumner County Treasurer in 1996 and retired in 2012. Carolyn L. (Barry) Heasty was born on July 20, 1944 in Wichita, KS to Orville Eugene Barry and Beatrice Orlean (Tennant) Barry....
Florence Ruth Titus
Jun 5, 2016
Florence Ruth Titus, age 93, of Mulvane, KS passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016 at her home. Florence was a homemaker and had been a resident of Mulvane since 2000. Florence Ruth Titus was born on January 10, 1923 in Wellington, KS to Edwin Dailey and Ruth (Ready) Dailey. She married James Robert Titus on March 8, 1941 in Newkirk,...
Stephen Allen Drumhiller
Jun 4, 2016
Stephen Allen Drumhiller departed this life on June 4, 2016 in Wichita KS at the age of 61. Steve was born in Wellington, Kansas on August 6, 1954, the son of Dean Signor Drumhiller and Veralita Fay (Wager) Drumhiller. Steve graduated from the Argonia, KS school system, and then attended Kansas State University, obtaining a bachelor's degree in 1976. He...
Iris Darlene Whitley
May 30, 2016
Iris Darlene Whitley, age 92, life time resident of Sumner County, passed away Monday morning, May 30, 2016 at Medical Lodge of Oxford, KS. Iris was a homemaker. Iris Darlene (Knox) Whitley was born on February 23, 1924 in South Haven, KS to Clarence Knox and Gretchen (Ramsey) Knox. She married Ernest E. Whitley on February 28, 1942 in South...
Betty Jean Lowder
May 17, 2016
Betty Jean Lowder, age 86, long time Wellington resident, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 17, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Wellington. Betty was a homemaker. Betty Jean Lowder was born on June 12, 1929 in Dill City, OK to Theodore Browning and Minnie (Feland) Browning. She married Virgil E. Lowder on November 25, 1946 in Winfield, KS. She...
Kalum Lake Marshall
May 13, 2016
Kalum Lake Marshall, age 23, of Udall, KS, passed away May 13, 2016 in rural Milan, KS. He was a machinist at TECT Aerospace in Wellington, KS. Kalum was born on August 30, 1992 in Wichita, KS to Lorena G. Marshall. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Kima Butler. Survivors include his two sons, Hayden and Holden Marshall...
Elmira Ruth Wheeler
May 6, 2016
Elmira Ruth Wheeler, age 60, of Hunnewell, KS, passed away May 6, 2016 at her home. Elmira Ruth (Creed) Wheeler was born on March 31, 1956 in Arkansas City, KS to Robert E. Creed and Norma Jean (Downen) Creed. Ruth married Charles E. Wheeler on February 22, 2003 in Collinsville, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents; one...
Norman E. Fuhrmann
May 5, 2016
Norman E. Fuhrmann, age 90, of Wellington, KS, passed away May 5, 2016 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington. He was a retired farmer and stockman. Norman was born on January 1, 1926 on a farm near Hennessey, OK to John H. Fuhrmann and Flora Iva (Whittenmeyer) Fuhrmann. He was a 1943 graduate of Hennessey High School. He married...
Dixie Kay Bright
Apr 26, 2016
Dixie Kay Bright, age 68, of Wellington, KS, passed away Tuesday evening, April 26, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Dixie Kay (McQain) Bright was born on November 15, 1947 in Wellington, KS to Eli McQain and Geneva (Baughman) McQain. Dixie was a retired bus driver for the Naples, FL school district. She had lived in Naples, FL...
Georgia Jeanne Meyer
Apr 22, 2016
Georgia Jeanne Meyer, age 90, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away Friday afternoon, April 22, 2016. She was surrounded by her daughters and family. Georgia worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone for 42 years and retired in 1981. Georgia J. (Shields) Meyer was born July 3, 1925 in Wellington, KS to Sidney J. Shields and Malinda (Schultz) Shields. The...
Edna "Merlene" Pohlenz
Apr 20, 2016
Edna "Merlene" Pohlenz, age 79, of Wellington, KS, passed away April 20, 2016 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. She was a homemaker. Edna Merlene (Brundage) Pohlenz was born on May 26, 1936 in rural Milan, KS to Bert Brundage and Bertha (Pearce) Brundage. Merlene married William A. Pohlenz on June 4, 1954 in Newton, KS. Merlene and William...
Patricia M. Hardin-Ward
Apr 10, 2016
Patricia M. Hardin-Ward, age 60, of Hunnewell, KS, passed away April 10, 2016 at Sumner County District Hospital #1 in Caldwell, KS. She was a L.P.N. and had worked at various nursing homes in our area. Patricia M. (Hensley) Hardin-Ward was born on November 13, 1955 in Emporia, KS to Carl Hensley and Margaret (McAuliffe) Hensley. She was preceded in...
Harriet C. Fox
Mar 25, 2016
Harriet C. Fox, age 86, lifelong Wellington area resident, passed away March 25, 2016 at Wellington Health and Rehab in Wellington. Through the years she had worked at Modern Cleaners and Daylight Donut Shop. Harriet was born on February 12, 1930 on a farm near Perth, KS to Erwin Ellsworth Fox and Fannie Belle (Erhard) Fox. She was a graduate...
Dewey Herschel Gressel
Mar 25, 2016
Dewey Herschel Gressel, age 82, lifelong Wellington area resident, passed away March 25, 2016 at his home in rural Wellington. Dewey was the owner and operator of Dewey Gressel Well Service for many years. Dewey was born on October 12, 1933 in Wellington, KS to Paul Reed Gressel and Martha Ellen (Cumberledge) Gressel. He married Annabele Rush on July 24,...
