Theressa Elaine Biles
Oct 25, 2015
Theressa Elaine Biles, age 72, of Wellington, KS passed away Sunday afternoon, October 25, 2015 at the Attica Long Term Care facility in Attica, KS. Through the years she had worked in the marketing division for Cessna Aircraft. Theressa "Tess" Elaine (Snider) Biles was born on April 4, 1943 in Blackwell, OK to Duane R. Snider and W. Arlene (Kohler)...
Sandra Georgene Mcvey
Oct 23, 2015
Sandra Georgene McVey, age 81, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015. She was a retired telephone operator for St. Joseph Hospital. Sandra Georgene (Sells) McVey was born on January 19, 1934 in Wichita, KS to George Nelson Sells and Vivian Lorene (Davis) Sells. She enjoyed handicrafts, stage shows and music theatre. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors...
Katheryn Jane Hull
Oct 18, 2015
Katheryn Jane Hull, age 76, passed away Sunday morning, October 18, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center. She was a retired real estate broker. Katheryn Jane (Ellis) Hull was born on January 20, 1939 in Oklahoma City, OK to Floyd Ellis and Dolly (Fromm) Ellis. Katheryn married Olen Hull, Jr. on February 20, 1960 in Amarillo, TX. She was preceded in...
Hattie "Corine" Shaffer
Oct 10, 2015
Hattie "Corine" Shaffer, age 75, of Milan, KS passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital – Harry Hynes Hospice Unit in Wichita, KS. Hattie "Corine" Shaffer was born on July 4, 1940 in Manhattan, KS to Dee H. Mattox and Mary Lofless Virginia (McHugh) Mattox. She enjoyed attending the Argonia Bible Church, dancing, bowling, and...
Jere Van Robinson
Oct 8, 2015
Jere Van Robinson, age 84, of Milan, KS passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the Robert J. Dole V. A. Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He was a farmer and a rancher. Jere V. Robinson was born on March 9, 1931 in Milan, KS to Forrest A. Robinson and Frances J. (Weyen) Robinson. Jere served in the United States...
Joanne Dillard
Oct 4, 2015
JoAnne Dillard, age 80, passed away Sunday morning, October 4, 2015 at her home in Wellington. She was a driver for Rail Crew Express before she retired and had been a resident of Wellington most of her life. JoAnne (Greeno) Dillard was born on August 3, 1935 in Wellington, KS to Harry J. Greeno and Pearl P. (Beatty) Greeno. She...
Linda May Higgins
Oct 1, 2015
Linda May Higgins, age 66, of Dalton, KS passed away Thursday evening, October 1, 2015 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington. Linda May (Joseph) Higgins was born on December 11, 1948 in Indianapolis, IN to William Ora Joseph and Marjorie Delores (Nolan) Joseph. Linda married Hugh D. Higgins on October 19, 1990 in Wichita, KS. She was preceded in...
Mary Joan (Hill) Merrick
Sep 29, 2015
Mary Merrick known as "Joan", passed away peacefully at North Kansas City Hospital on 09/29/2015 with her son Dr. Todd Hill and daughter-in-law, Viola Hill, by her side. Joan was born in Medford, Oklahoma on 10/07/1929. Joan was married to Wellington physician, Dr. J.C. Hill and a resident of Wellington for over 35 years. Following the death of her husband,...
Larry Dee Sowersby
Sep 25, 2015
Larry Dee Sowersby, age 61, of Wellington, KS passed away Friday afternoon, September 25, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Larry Dee Sowersby was born on December 6, 1953 in Wichita, KS to Emmil Wayne Sowersby and Beulah Mae (Phipps) Sowersby. Larry married Nancy Dutcher on May 15, 2013 in Wellington. He was preceded in death by his...
Joyce Long
Sep 25, 2015
Joyce Long, age 86, of Wichita, KS, passed away September 25, 2015 at her home. She was a homemaker. Joyce (Gallagher) Long was born on August 3, 1929 in Wellington, KS. On May 25, 1946, she married Glenn C. Long in Wellington, KS. He preceded her in death on November 11, 2010. Joyce and Glenn had resided in Salina, KS...
Leah Bartene (Bart) Evans Ward Terry
Sep 25, 2015
Leah Bartene (Bart) Evans Ward Terry of Overland Park, KS passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015 in Kansas City. She was born in Wichita, KS in 1939. Bart lived in Madison, KS and attended Madison High School graduating in 1957. She went on to attend Susan B. Allen School of Nursing (now part of Butler Community College.) She had...
Freddie Eugene Cottle
Sep 23, 2015
Freddie Eugene Cottle, age 91, of South Haven, KS, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 23, 2015 at the Wellington Health and Rehab facility in Wellington, KS. Fred Cottle, the son of Roy and Beulah (Robinson) Cottle, was born at home on the Drury Road, South Haven, KS on June 8, 1924. Freddie was the youngest of four children. Upon graduating...
Vera Locke
Sep 8, 2015
Opal "Vera" Locke, 91, of Wellington, KS went to be with her Lord Tuesday morning, September 8, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. Opal "Vera" (Gardner) Locke was born on July 8, 1924 in Nevada, MO to Harry H. Gardner and Loretta Elizabeth Henry. On September 21, 1941 she married Joseph M. Locke in Springfield, MO. They celebrated...
Cherokee Lee Johnson
Sep 4, 2015
Cherokee Lee Johnson, age 9 months, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Cherokee Lee Johnson was born on November 9, 2014 in Wichita, KS to Robert Russell Johnson and Kristina Danielle (Perkins) Johnson. She is survived by her loving parents, Robert and Kristina of the home; sisters, Cheyanne and Brianna of the...
Dale Duane Meyer
Sep 3, 2015
Dale Duane Meyer, age 90, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away early Thursday morning, September 3, 2015. Dale Duane Meyer was born December 21, 1924 in Wellington, KS to Herman Frank Meyer and Nora Pearl (Rowe) Meyer. Dale lived in Wellington his entire life. He graduated from Wellington High School with the class of 1942. On September 3,...
Mary Ruth Abasolo
Aug 20, 2015
Mary Ruth Abasolo, age 85, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Thursday evening, August 20, 2015 at her home in Wellington. Ruth was a homemaker and a longtime resident of Wellington. Mary Ruth (Rodriguez) Abasolo was born on March 2, 1930 in Gary, Indiana to George Rodriguez and Maria (Martinez) Rodriguez. Ruth married Jesus J. Abasolo on...
Lora Lea Topinka
Aug 14, 2015
Lora Lea Topinka, age 72, of Wellington, passed away early Friday morning, August 14, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Wellington. Lora worked for many years in the medical field, working for Drs. Diacon and McGovern and several other doctors in Wellington. She also worked in medical records at Sumner Regional Medical Center and as an aerobics instructor for the...
Imogene Dykeman
Aug 12, 2015
Imogene Dykeman, age 82, formerly of Wellington, passed away Wednesday morning, August 12, 2015, at her home at Grand Lake, OK. She was the owner of Dykeman's Printing in Wellington for 27 years starting in 1971. Imogene (McKenzie) Dykeman was born on March 15, 1933 in Gravette, AR to Leonard Chester McKenzie and Georgia (Griffin) McKenzie. She married Arlyss K....
Lawrence R. Cole
Aug 4, 2015
Lawrence R. Cole, age 92, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather and lifelong Wellington resident, passed away early Tuesday morning, August 4, 2015, at his home in Wellington. Lawrence was a retired farmer. Lawrence R. Cole was born on August 17, 1922 in Renfrow, Oklahoma to Charles W. Cole and Blanche D. (Williams) Cole. Lawrence was a graduate of...
John Ledesma
Jul 31, 2015
John Ledesma, age 80, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away early Friday morning, July 31, 2015 at the Harry Hynes Hospice Unit at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. He was a retired City of Wellington Street Department Supervisor. Previous to that he had worked for King Construction for several years. John A. Ledesma was born on May 28,...
