Effie "Maxine" Mcclure
Apr 20, 2011
Effie "Maxine" McClure, age 98, passed away Wednesday morning, April 20, 2011 at her home for nearly a year, Cherished Friends in Wellington, KS. Maxine had worked as a Nurse's Aide at Cedar View Nursing Home; employee of Plessey, Midwest Division; Gibson's; Wal-Mart and later in years she was a daycare provider. Effie Maxine (Riggs) McClure was born on October...
Mildred I. Prather
Apr 19, 2011
Mildred I. Prather, age 92, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 19, 2011 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center in Wichita, KS. Mildred had worked as a sales clerk for Woolworth's and Glasco Drug Store before retiring in 1982. Mildred I. (Dawson) Johnson Prather was born on December 29, 1918 in Wellington, KS to Benjamin H. Dawson and Bertha Helen...
Lela Ruth Higgins
Apr 17, 2011
Lela Ruth Higgins, age 85, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011, at Riverview Manor in Oxford, KS. Lela was a homemaker and had been a resident of Wellington most of her adult life. Lela Ruth (Mayes) Higgins was born on February 15, 1926 in Kenbro, KS to Alan Mayes and Emma (Mitchell) Mayes. Lela married...
Pauline M. Mason
Apr 16, 2011
Pauline M. Mason, age 84, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 16, 2011 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. Pauline M. (Kern) Mason was born on July 28, 1926 in Perth, KS to Carl Kern and Fannie (McEachern) Kern. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Melvin; and two sons, Jerry and Larry Mason. Survivors include...
Carlos Sanchez
Apr 4, 2011
Carlos Sanchez, age 89, passed away Monday morning, April 4, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Wellington. He was a retired construction worker and a former resident of Newton, KS. Carlos was born on November 4, 1921 in Wellington, KS to Gregorio and Maria (Garcia) Sanchez. He was a graduate of Wellington High School. Carlos served in the Army...
Bonnie Jean Nichols
Apr 2, 2011
Bonnie Jean Nichols, 85, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011, of pneumonia in Houston, TX. Bonnie Jean (Black) Nichols was born on October 26, 1925 in Wellington, KS to Ray Benton and Iona Bessie Black. She was a graduate of Wellington High School, where she was homecoming queen. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. Bonnie married Victor Shuey Nichols...
Zachary Ryan Stover
Mar 31, 2011
Zachary Ryan Stover, age 35, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011 in Dodge City, KS. He was an Automotive Technician for Frontier Ford in Dodge City. Zach was born on December 6, 1975 in Wellington, KS to Stuart A. Stover and Becca J. (Glenn) Stover Dixon. Zach attended school in Wellington and graduated with the WHS Class of 1994. Zach...
Lorene Ruth Crites
Mar 26, 2011
Lorene Ruth Crites, age 100, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away Saturday morning, March 26, 2011, at Slate Creek Deseret Nursing Home in Wellington, KS. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Lorene R. (Mosby) Crites was born on November 26, 1910 in Wellington, KS to Lincoln Mosby and Lillie F. (Mumford) Mosby. Lorene married Elmer O. "Bud" Crites...
Earl Elmer Cox
Mar 24, 2011
Earl Elmer Cox, age 79, passed away on March 24, 2011 in Tuscon, AZ. Earl Elmer Cox was born on June 1, 1931 in Harper, KS to Edwin Forrest and Idris Virginia (Snodderly) Cox. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Alfred and Ralph Cox. Cremation has taken place. There will be no services.
Robert L. Dvorak
Mar 16, 2011
Robert (Bob) L. Dvorak, 83, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Sumner County Hospital District #1 in Caldwell, KS. He was a retired school teacher, coach and farmer. Robert (Bob) L. Dvorak was born on July 30, 1927 in Renfrow, OK to Lawrence Theodore and Bess Caroline (Bruey) Dvorak. Bob was a 1945 graduate of Caldwell High School....
Lawrence Michael "Mike" Anderson
Mar 15, 2011
Lawrence Michael "Mike" Anderson, age 58, passed away at his home Tuesday, March 15, 2011. He had worked as a carpenter for many years. Lawrence Michael "Mike" Anderson was born on November 13, 1952 in Wellington, KS to Lawrence Edward Anderson and Letha Colleen (Spencer) Anderson. He was a graduate of Wellington High School with the Class of 1970. Mike...
Mable Louise Pyeatt
Mar 13, 2011
Mable Louise Pyeatt, age 79, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at Golden Living Center in Wellington, KS. She was a retired Registered Nurse and through the years had worked at Hatcher Hospital and Wellington Hospital. Mable Louise (Riley) Pyeatt was born on October 9, 1931 in Renfrow, OK to Elmer E. Riley and...
Maurita M. Craven
Mar 3, 2011
Maurita M. Craven, age 93, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Via Christi-St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita, KS. Maurita M. (Guinn) Craven was born on¬¬¬ October 15, 1917 in Belle Plaine, KS to George L. Guinn and Lulu M. (Walton) Guinn. She was a 1935 graduate of Wellington High School. Maurita married Roscoe...
Brenda Lee Ewing
Feb 26, 2011
Brenda Lee Ewing, age 53, longtime Wellington resident, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She worked as a teller at Security State Bank for over 20 years. Brenda Lee (Balster) Ewing was born on May 31, 1957 to Everett J. Balster and Helen (Dreiling) Balster in Wichita, KS. She was a 1976...
Rosa D. Perez
Jan 27, 2011
Rosa D. Perez, age 92, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother passed away on Thursday evening, January 27, 2011 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. Rosie was a retired Nurse Aide having worked at Cedarview Nursing Home for 35 years. Rosa D. (Delgado) Perez was born on September 4, 1918 in Penjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico...
Maxine G. Mccreary
Jan 24, 2011
Maxine G. McCreary, age 88, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on Monday afternoon, January 24, 2011 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, KS. Maxine had worked at the Mayfield Grocery and Locker and as a cook at the Mayfield School. Maxine G. (Jameison) McCreary was born on May 30, 1922 in Bluff City, KS to William Jameison and Ella...
Margaret "Marge" M. Lafary Vondracek
Jan 17, 2011
Margaret (Marge) LaFary Vondracek, age 86, of Hazelton, KS passed away on Monday, January 17, 2011 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. Marge was born on May 31, 1924 to John J. Foley and Mary B. (Kingsley) Foley in Wellington, KS. She was a 1942 graduate of Wellington High School. Marge married Harold Mike LaFary in March...
Ermaline A. Crooks
Jan 15, 2011
Ermaline A. Crooks, age 66, passed away January 15, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Georgia W. Burke and Byneth A. Burke. She is survived by sons, Marc Crooks (Caroline) of Haysville, KS; Charles Crooks, Jr. (Boogie) (Cindy) of Edgerton, KS; Eric Crooks of Wichita, KS; daughters, Charlene (McGilvray) (Dan) Keith of Maize, KS; and Darcy Crooks...
Opal Maxine Robinson
Jan 15, 2011
Opal Maxine Robinson, age 90, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Glenwood House in Wellington, KS. Maxine was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother and a Wellington resident for most of her life. During World War II she was an employee of Boeing Aircraft and had also worked as a waitress at Country Acres for many years. Maxine...
David "Alton" Reusser
Dec 28, 2010
David "Alton" Reusser, age 103, passed away, Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at his home in Wellington, KS. Alton farmed near Wellington for 48 years before retiring and moving to town in 1989. David Alton Reusser was born on December 27, 1907 in Beaver County, OK to David A. Reusser and Emma J. (Stucky) Reusser. Alton married Evelyne M. Dyer on...
