Marjorie Faye Sullivan
Feb 20, 2014
Marjorie Faye Sullivan, age 83, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Wellington, KS. She retired after many years of service as an assistant to the city manager for the City of Wellington. Marjorie Faye (Allen) Sullivan was born on March 7, 1930 to Eakle Payton Allen and Olive Faye...
Richard Delmont Legan
Feb 3, 2014
Richard Delmont Legan, age 87, of Wellington, passed away early Monday morning, February 3, 2014 at Sumner County Care Center. Richard was born to Amzi Quaddock Legan and Beulah Ora (Nichols) Legan on August 4, 1926 in Cicero, KS. After his father passed away in 1929 his mother married Andrew (Doc) Hartley. Richard served in the United States Army during...
Wella H. Brown
Feb 1, 2014
Wella H. Brown, age 99, passed away Saturday morning, February 1, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Wellington. She was a retired hair dresser. Wella H. (Feldmann) Brown was born on May 30, 1914 in Wurzen, Germany to Alfred Feldmann and Martha (Willig) Feldmann. Wella married Herschel Brown on September 30, 1950. He preceded her in death. She enjoyed playing...
Frankie June Rader
Jan 30, 2014
Frankie June Rader, age 88, passed away Thursday morning, January 30, 2014 at Riverview Manor in Oxford, KS. She was a retired Registered Nurse. Through the years she had worked in Winfield and at the Wellington Hospital and Clinic for 21 years. She retired from there in 1989 as Head Nurse and House Supervisor. Frankie June (Owens) Rader was born...
Verna May Stewart
Jan 30, 2014
Verna May Stewart, age 93, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 at McAlester Nursing Center in McAlester, OK. Verna was a life long Wellington and Mayfield resident until 2000 when she moved to McAlester to be near her daughter. Verna May (Dawson) Stewart was born on May 6, 1920 in Mayfield, KS to Benjamin Harrison Dawson and Bertha Helen (Beatty)...
Lillie Louise Opel Cooper
Jan 23, 2014
Lillie Louise Opel Cooper, age 87, Wellington resident since 1953, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington. Through the years she was a homemaker and had also worked at Village Pizza Parlor, Oxwell, and in the kitchen at Cedarview Nursing Home. Lillie Louise Opel (Russell) Cooper was born on October 29, 1926 in Meeker,...
Judith Merlene Meslin
Jan 19, 2014
Judith Merlene Meslin, age 72, passed away Sunday evening, January 19, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. Judy was born on December 1, 1941 in Santa Monica, CA to Merle E. Wilkerson and Alta M. (Ritterhouse) Wilkerson. Judy married Jerry Lee Meslin on June 11, 1967 at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Wichita, KS. She was preceded...
Ronald Mark "Rocky" Heasty
Jan 14, 2014
Ronald Mark "Rocky" Heasty, 58, life long Wellington resident, passed away at St. Francis Via Christi in Wichita, KS on January 14, 2014. He was one of the first clients at Future's Unlimited where he worked as a production worker. He was the beloved son of Wendell Heasty and Jo Ann (Diller) Heasty. He was born September 2, 1955 in...
Salvador G. Jaramillo
Jan 11, 2014
Salvador G. Jaramillo, age 82, lifetime Wellington resident, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He worked as an inspector/carman for the Santa Fe Railroad for nine years, as a sheet metal assembler for Boeing Aircraft for 15 years, and for the USD #353 for many years. Salvador G. Jaramillo was born November...
Daniel Roy Stewart
Jan 10, 2014
Daniel Roy Stewart, age 64, passed away Friday, January 10, 2014 at his home in Wellington, KS. He was born the son of Daniel Blackstone Stewart and Erma Maxine (Chiles) Stewart on March 18, 1949 in Wellington, KS. Danny lived all his life in the Mayfield/Wellington area. He attended the Mayfield Grade School and graduated from Wellington High School with...
Doris Jean Dwyer
Dec 31, 2013
Doris Jean Dwyer, age 81, loving, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away December 31, 2013 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. She was a homemaker and worked for many years at Gambrill Hardware Store. Doris Jean (Armstrong) Dwyer was born on March 8, 1932 in Wellington, KS to George Albert Armstrong and Gladys Jean (Brown) Armstrong. Doris...
James Barry Quirk
Dec 30, 2013
James Barry Quirk, age 82, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at Riverview Manor Nursing Home in Oxford, KS. He was a retired Major in the United States Air Force. James Barry Quirk was born on November 29, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Thomas Walter Quirk and Edna Ethel (Quisenberry) Quirk. He graduated from Evanston High School in Evanston, IL...
Jewel W.. Knisely
Dec 14, 2013
Jewel Knisely, 93, of Wellington, Kansas passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013. Jewel LaFever was born May 31, 1920 in Coldwater, Kansas to Jack and Sarah Elliott LaFever. Jewel grew up in Sumner County. She met Ralph Knisely on a blind date. On July 18, 1938, Ralph and Jewel took a road trip to Colorado and stopped in Syracuse, Kansas...
Joann Winn
Dec 10, 2013
JoAnn Winn, age 63, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at her home in Goddard, KS. JoAnn (Sturgeon) Winn was born on June 29, 1950 in Wellington, KS to Kelso Eugene Sturgeon and Bessie Helen (Luster) Sturgeon. She was a 1968 graduate of East High School in Wichita, KS. JoAnn married Lawrence Winn on July...
William Cockins "Corky" Long, Jr.
Nov 30, 2013
Longtime Wellington banker, oilman, and former State Representative William Cockins "Corky" Long, Jr. a loving and generous husband, father, grandfather and friend entered eternal life on Saturday, November 30th after a brief illness at Wesley Hospital in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 84 years 7 months and 28 days. W. C. Jr. was born on April 2, 1929 at...
Henry Ernest Hallman
Nov 27, 2013
Henry Ernest Hallman, age 66, of South Haven, KS passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Sumner County Hospital District #1 in Caldwell, KS. Henry was a farmer and also owner of State Line Tavern. Henry was born on July 17, 1947 in rural South Haven, KS to Franklin Hallman and Bertha May (Rush) Hallman. He was a 1965 graduate...
Mary K. Wilkerson
Nov 24, 2013
Mary K. Wilkerson, age 83, of Lenexa, KS passed away November 24, 2013 at Shawnee Medical Center in Merriam, KS. Mary K. (Brewer) Wilkerson was born on January 1, 1930 in Milton, KS, the second of four children born to Glenn and Martha Brewer. She graduated from Business College and worked as an oil secretary in Wichita, KS for several...
Harriett E. Branson
Nov 23, 2013
Harriett E. Branson, a life-long resident of Wellington, KS, passed away at the age of 92. She has resided at the Sterling House since July 2012. Preceding her in death is Raymond, her husband of over 50 years,their infant daughter Theda, her parents and siblings. Survivors include 3 daughters and their husbands: Karen/Hal, Darlene/Bob, Patricia/Mike, 8 grandchildren and their spouses:...
Elota Marie Watts
Nov 20, 2013
Elota Marie Watts, age 89, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. Elota Marie (Blehm) Watts was born on February 29, 1924 in Cashion, OK to Henry Blehm and Katherine (Bernhardt) Blehm. She was united in marriage to J.D. Watts on March 3, 1950 in Oklahoma City, OK....
Jack Leroy Lansden
Nov 19, 2013
Jack Leroy Lansden, age 93, of Oklahoma City, OK, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away Tuesday morning, November 19, 2013 at Norman Regional Hospital in Norman, OK. He was a retired co-owner of Frank Funeral Home from 1945 – 1983. Jack was born on July 15, 1920 in Wellington, KS to Guy L. Lansden and Edith C....
