Charles Allen Higgins
May 10, 2012
Charles Allen Higgins, age 64, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 in South Haven, KS. He was a retired machinist at Tect Aerospace in Wellington. Charles Allen Higgins was born on June 18, 1947 in El Dorado, KS to Charles E. Higgins and Lela Ruth (Mayes) Higgins. He was a Wellington High School graduate with the Class of 1965. He...
Merle W. Howsden
May 7, 2012
Merle W. Howsden, age 84, former Wellington resident, passed away Monday morning, May 7, 2012, at Riverview Manor in Oxford, KS. Merle was a retired Chef. Merle W. Howsden was born on August 8, 1927 in Alma, NE to Arthur C. Howsden and Erma (Kersey) Howsden. On May 27, 1958 he married Mary A. Knox at the First United Methodist...
Heather Marie (Callaway) Scott
May 7, 2012
Heather Marie (Callaway) Scott, age 29, former Wellington resident, passed away early Monday morning, May 7, 2012 at Ligonier, Indiana. Heather was born on January 13, 1983 in Jacksonville, FL to Jeffery W. Callaway and Jana (Ashley) Callaway. She is preceded in death by her father, Jeffery Callaway; aunt, Jackie McCreary; and grandfather, Bob Greeno. Survivors include her husband, Stuart...
Frank Llewellyn Blodgett
Apr 23, 2012
Frank Llewellyn Blodgett, age 81, life long Wellington resident, and loving husband, father, and papa, passed away Monday evening , April 23, 2012 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. Frank was born on March 29, 1931 in Wellington, KS to Robert Earl Blodgett and Grace May (Fuller) Blodgett. He was a graduate of Wellington High School with the...
Mary Faye Sullivan
Apr 22, 2012
Mary Faye Sullivan, age 58, passed away early Sunday morning, April 22, 2012 in Wellington, KS. Mary Faye Sullivan, was born on May 28, 1953 in Wellington, KS to Thomas Lee Sullivan and Marjorie Faye (Allen) Sullivan. She was a member of the Wellington High School class of 1971. She was preceded in death by her father. Survivors include one...
Delbert Wayne Brownlee
Apr 20, 2012
Delbert Wayne Brownlee, age 80, of Wellington, KS, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. He worked for 26 years has an Engineering Technician for Sumner Cowley Electric. He retired in 1994. Delbert Wayne Brownlee was born on November 15, 1931 in Ashton, KS to Frank Elmer Brownlee and Leona (Manly) Brownlee. Delbert...
Charles W. "Buz" Staley
Apr 14, 2012
Charles W. "Buz" Staley, Jr., age 92, passed away early Saturday morning, April 14, 2012 at the Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, KS. He had worked for many years at Red Lobster in Wichita. Charles W. Staley, Jr., was born on February 27, 1920 in Wichita, KS to Charles W. Staley and Hattie (Robinson) Staley. He was raised in the...
Dorothy Mae Cole
Mar 29, 2012
Dorothy Mae Cole, age 92, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. She was a homemaker and a retired secretary for the Sumner County Extension Office for over 35 years. Dorothy Mae (Reige) Cole was born on January 19, 1920 in Kansas City, MO. She was...
Elva Alvira "Ally" Nail
Mar 25, 2012
Elva Alvira "Ally" Nail, age 92, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 at Northeast Methodist Hospital in Live Oak, TX. Elva Alvira Nail was born on May 5, 1919 in Wabaunsee County, KS to Daniel Bunnel Woody and Ida May (Sage) Woody. Ally and Ernest "Cleo" Nail were married on September 3, 1939 in La Crosse, KS....
Gregorio N. Caudillo
Mar 23, 2012
Gregorio N. Caudillo, age 80, life long Wellington resident, passed away Friday, March 23, 2012 at his home in Wellington. He was a self-employed musician and also a vocational trainer for KETCH for many years. He served for 25 years in the National Guard. Gregorio N. Caudillo was born on April 25, 1931 in Wellington, KS to Juan Caudillo and...
Betty Louise Gilbreth
Mar 13, 2012
Betty Louise Gilbreth, age 67, passed away Tuesday evening, March 13, 2012, at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. Betty Louise (O'Bleness) Gilbreth was born on November 12, 1944 in Davenport, OK to Marion O'Bleness and Doris (Potter) O'Bleness. Betty was raised in Oklahoma and attended school in Davenport, OK. She married Jim Gilbreth, Sr., in 1960 and was...
John William Knox
Mar 6, 2012
John William Knox, age 40, passed away March 6, 2012 at his home in Wellington, KS. John William Knox was born on December 15, 1971 in Wellington, KS to Marlin Dean Knox and Shirley JoAnne (Jones) Knox. He is preceded in death by his parents; Charles Jones; Wyatt Marvin; Nicole Alexander and Randy Husser. Survivors include his wife, Mandi Knox...
John L. Larsen, Ii
Feb 25, 2012
John L. Larsen, II, age 53, passed away Saturday night, February 25, 2012. He was a farmer and stockman. John L. Larsen, II was born on May 14, 1958 in Wellington, KS to John L. Larsen and Marian Elaine (Fry) Larsen. He was a WHS graduate with the Class of 1976. He married Martha M. Brown on August 16, 1986...
Audrey Laverne Dejarnett
Feb 14, 2012
Audrey Laverne DeJarnett, age 84, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington. She was a retired florist. Laverne was born November 16, 1927 at Crescent, OK to Loren Y. Payne and Georgia Alice (Bell) Payne. She married George J. DeJarnett on August 6, 1946 in Hugoton, KS. They moved from Oklahoma City, OK to Mayfield...
Ernest "Cleo" Nail
Feb 13, 2012
Ernest Cleo Nail, age 92, passed away Monday morning, February 13, 2012 in San Antonio, TX. He was a retired Supervisor of Operations for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. Ernest Cleo Nail was born on December 16, 1919 in Mayfield, KS to Ernest Emery Nail and Myrtle Mabel (Hart) Nail. Cleo and Elva Alvira "Ally" Woody were married...
Barbara Lee King
Feb 13, 2012
Barbara Lee Peniwell King, 77, died peacefully at her home in Melbourne, Florida on February 13, 2012. Born April 15, 1934 in Wellington, KS to Lois Estelle Peniwell Cox and Everett Cornelius Cox, Barbara was legally adopted and raised by her maternal grandparents, John George Peniwell and Rebecca Lemora (Lee) Burcham Peniwell following her mother's death from complications of the...
Beatrice "B" Orlean Barry
Feb 3, 2012
Beatrice "B" Orlean Barry, age 89, devoted wife, mother and grandma, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012, at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. B was a homemaker and lived in the Wellington and Mayfield area most of her life. Beatrice B Orlean (Tennant) Barry was born on March 31, 1922 in Kay County, OK to Clem and...
Aaron Christopher Koehn
Jan 28, 2012
Aaron Christopher Koehn, age 32, passed away Saturday morning, January 28, 2012 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. He was a sheet metal fabricator for Spirit Aerosystems. Aaron Christopher Koehn was born on July 7, 1979 in Wellington, KS to Clifford Ray Koehn and Linda Sue (McCurley) Koehn. Aaron and Shea were married on October 27, 2008...
Karen Ann Head
Jan 21, 2012
Karen Ann Head, age 69, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother & fiancé, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Karen Ann (Wood) Head was born on September 3, 1942 in Wellington, KS to Duane Waymoth Wood and Josephine (Box) Wood. She loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed fishing, being outdoors, baking, cooking...
Edith E. Olinger
Jan 20, 2012
Edith E. Olinger, age 86, long time Wellington resident, passed away Friday evening, January 20, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS. She was a retired Registered Nurse having worked at St. Lukes Hospital, Cessna, Dr. Howell's Office, and Cedarview Nursing Home. Edith (Pealer) Olinger was born on May 1, 1925 in Amity, Ohio to Oscar L. "Jack" Pealer...
