Melba Lee Black
Aug 18, 2009
Melba L. Black, age 79, died August 18, 2009 to be with her Lord. She passed away at Lakepoint Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wichita, KS. She was a retired beautician and former owner of Gwynn's Beauty Shop. Melba Lee (Williams) Black was born on December 26, 1929 in Toronto, KS to Emery Williams and Dorothy (Matthews) Williams. She was...
Roger Dennis Lansden
Jul 29, 2009
Roger Dennis Lansden, age 61, passed away at his home in Tigard, Oregon on July 29, 2009 surrounded by his family and close friends. Roger Dennis Lansden was born on October 7, 1947 in Wellington, KS to Jack and Dorothy (Gardner) Lansden. He was raised in Wellington and was a WHS graduate with the Class of 1965. Roger was a...
Gerald Ray May, Sr.
Jul 18, 2009
Gerald Ray May, Sr. passed away Saturday evening, July 18, 2009 at Sumner Regional Medical Center. He was a retired farmer and a long time Wellington resident. Gerald Ray May was born on July 5, 1934 in rural Winfield, KS to Ray May and Jessie (Chapman) May. Gerald was a Wellington High School graduate with the Class of 1952. Gerald...
Donna Loree Thomas
Jul 15, 2009
Donna Loree Thomas, age 57, passed away Wednesday evening, July 15, 2009 at her home in Oxford, KS. She was a retired Assistant Director for the Sumner County Maintenance Department and also a volunteer director for the First Responders in Oxford. Donna Loree Thomas was born on October 22, 1951 in Wichita, KS to Donald H. Thomas and Lillie (Hudson)...
Florence Marie Headley
Jul 15, 2009
Florence Marie Headley, age 84, passed away Wednesday morning, July 15, 2009 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington. She was a homemaker and a retired Clerk at the Sumner County Landfill. Florence Marie (Sandell) Headley was born on May 20, 1925 in rural Renfrow, OK to George Sandell and Julia (Herrington) Sandell. Florence married George Clift in February of...
Linda Lou (Jackson) Nichols
Jul 8, 2009
Linda Lou Jackson Nichols, age 66, passed away July 8, 2009 in Cornville, AZ. Linda Lou (Jackson) Nichols was born on September 1, 1942 in Wellington, KS to Julian and Thelma (Lauterbach) Jackson. She grew up on the family farm south of Mayfield, KS and attended the Mayfield School. She was a member of the Mayfield Federated Church and the...
Esme Eva Nicole Mcgowan
Jul 8, 2009
Esme Eva Nicole McGowan joined her uncle, Jaime Fontes, on July 8, 2009 at Childrens Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. She gave a gift of life by donating her organs. Esme Eva Nicole McGowan was born on August 2, 2008 in Wichita, KS to Allison McGowan and Steven Drake. Survivors include her mother, Allison McGowan and her father, Steven...
Betty "Ruth" Aday
Jul 7, 2009
Betty "Ruth" Aday, age 69, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away on July 7, 2009 at Doctor's Hospital in Edinburg, TX. Ruth was a homemaker and a long time Wellington resident before retiring and moving to Texas in 2002. Betty Ruth Aday was born on September 24, 1939 in Wellington, KS to Emmet Alfred Rothrock and Marie...
Ellen Ruth Schwantes
Jun 30, 2009
Ellen Ruth Schwantes, age 59, passed away at Slate Creek Deseret Nursing Home on Tuesday evening, June 30, 2009. She was a homemaker and a long time Wellington resident. Ellen Ruth (Adamson) Schwantes was born on December 26, 1949 in Oklahoma City, OK to Raymond H. Adamson and Marjorie E. (Bailey) Adamson. She attended schools in Wellington and was a...
Marilyn Kay "Katie" Clark
Jun 28, 2009
Marilyn Kay Clark, age 67, passed away on June 28, 2009 at Riverview Manor in Oxford, KS. She was a retired Boeing cafeteria worker. She has been a Wellington resident for the past five years, moving here from Wichita. Marilyn Kay (Harmon) Clark was born in Wichita, KS on August 12, 1941 to Woodrow Marion Harmon and Clara Beatrice (Evans)...
R. Marvel Tracy
Jun 24, 2009
R. Marvel Tracy, age 89, passed away at her home in Wellington on June 24, 2009. She was a homemaker and a retired Para-Educator with USD #353. R. Marvel (Chiles) Tracy was born on July 10, 1919 in St. Claire County, MO to Roy Elmer Chiles and Minnie Lee (Davis) Chiles. She married Mack William Tracy on February 21, 1942...
Glenn Ray Wood
Jun 16, 2009
Glenn Ray Wood, age 65, loving husband, father, step-father, step-grandfather, step-great grandfather, brother and uncle, passed away on June 16, 2009 surrounded by his family at his home in Newkirk, OK. Glenn was a former Wellington resident and graduate of Wellington High School. He was a retired machinist for Cessna Aircraft. Glenn Ray Wood was born September 23, 1943 in...
Lulabel Arlene Wolf
Jun 3, 2009
Lulabel Arlene Wolf, age 89, passed away on June 3, 2009 at The Dalles, Oregon. She was a former rural South Haven, KS resident before moving to The Dalles, Oregon in 2001 to be near her son, Wally and his family. Lulabel Arlene (Gann) Wolf was born on November 10, 1919 in Hominy, OK to James Grover Gann and Bertha...
Ora Beatrice Cottle
May 29, 2009
Ora Beatrice Cottle, age 91, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away early Friday morning, May 29, 2009 at Friendly Acres in Wellington, KS. She was a life long Wellington resident. She was a retired receptionist for USD #353. Ora Beatrice (Huffman) Cottle was born on January 13, 1918 in Wellington, KS to Ancil W. Huffman and C....
John Arthur Haggard
May 22, 2009
John Arthur Haggard, age 91, long time Wellington resident, passed away at Riverview Manor in Oxford, KS on Friday, May 22, 2009. He was a retired parts manager for Allis-Chalmers where he worked from 1955-1985. John Arthur Haggard was born on November 28, 1917 in Longton, KS to William Haggard and Norma (Bell) Haggard. He graduated from Wellington High School....
Donnie H. Rose
May 4, 2009
Donnie H. Rose, age 86, Wellington resident, passed away at Park West Plaza in Wichita, KS on May 4, 2009. He was a retired car inspector for the Santa Fe Railroad. Donnie H. Rose was born on June 15, 1922 in Milan, KS to Robert E. Rose and Anne E. (Spitznogle) Rose. He was a Wellington High School graduate. He...
Dianne Wagoner
Apr 21, 2009
Dianne Wagoner, age 70, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away at Sumner Regional Medical Center on Tuesday morning, April 21, 2009. She was a retired inspector for BAE Systems. Dianne (Burson) Wagoner was born on November 7, 1938 in Stanford, TX to Ray E. Burson and Frances (Jones) Burson. Dianne Burson married Wayne Wagoner on April 14, 1956 in...
Melvin Dean Shafer
Apr 7, 2009
Melvin D. Shafer, age 76, passed away at Via Christi St. Francis Harry Hynes Hospice Unit in Wichita, KS on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. He was a retired tool maker for Cessna Aircraft. Melvin D. Shafer was born on June 1, 1932 near Milan, KS to Clifton E. Shafer and Maude (Space) Shafer. Melvin married Della M. Orr on May...
Gary Lee Ecton
Apr 7, 2009
Gary Lee Ecton, age 59, passed away at Sumner Regional Medical Center on April 7, 2009. Gary Lee Ecton was born on April 19, 1949 in Fredonia, KS to Raymond J. and Evelyn (Simon) Ecton. Survivors include his wife, Helen Ecton; mother, Evelyn Ecton; and two sisters, Brenda Collier and Sherry Nichols all of Wellington. Graveside Services will be held...
William Paul "Will" Kelly
Apr 5, 2009
William Paul Kelly, age 67, passed away on April 5, 2009 at Sumner Regional Medical Center with his family and loved ones by his side. He was a retired machinist at BAE Systems. He had been a Wellington resident since 1968 moving here after serving in the U. S. Army. He was born on November 14, 1941 in San Francisco,...
