Garland L. "Salty" Mountz
Mar 30, 2009
Garland L. "Salty" Mountz, age 88, formerly of Wellington, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2009 at William Newton Hospital in Winfield, KS. Garland L. Mountz was born on July 3, 1920 on a small farm South of Wellington, KS to Otto K. and Ivy A. (Dugan) Mountz. He attended Wellington public schools and graduated from WHS in 1939. He...
James Richard Andrews
Mar 25, 2009
James Richard "Jim" Andrews, age 69, passed away at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS on Wednesday morning, March 25, 2009. He was a retired Insurance and Bonds Agent for Old Republic Insurance Company and had been a Wellington resident since 1976. James Richard Andrews was born on December 14, 1939 in Bethany, OK to Clinton and Adenia (Byrd)...
Rose Irene Goodrum
Mar 22, 2009
Rose Irene Goodrum, age 65, loving wife, mother, and Mema passed away at her home on Sunday evening, March 22, 2009. She was co-owner of Emergency Fire Equipment in Mayfield, KS. Rose Irene (McEachern) Goodrum was born on November 15, 1943 in Wellington, KS to Leo Neil McEachern and Dorothy M. (Higgins) McEachern. She was raised in Wellington and attended...
Shirley V. Romig
Mar 22, 2009
Shirley V. Romig, age 93, homemaker and lifelong Wellington resident, passed away at Sumner Regional Medical Center on Sunday, March 22, 2009. Shirley V. Romig was born on March 22, 1916 in Wellington, KS to William A. Bowman and Coral L. (Rowe) Bowman. She attended Wellington schools and graduated with the Wellington High School Class of 1935. Shirley V. Romig...
Beryl Lee Stonehocker
Mar 7, 2009
Beryl Lee Stonehocker, age 75, of rural Clearwater, KS died on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Beryl Lee Stonehocker was born on June 24, 1933 in Arvada, CO the sixth of seven children born to Roy Sr. and Rebecca (Shaklee) Stonehocker. On May 7, 1955 he was united in marriage to Bessie Orrell...
Jimmie Lee Popplewell
Mar 3, 2009
Jimmie Lee Popplewell, age 81, long time Wellington resident, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield, KS. He worked at Boeing in Wichita, KS for several years. In 1956, he went to work for the Kansas Turnpike Authority as a toll collector and teller, he retired in 1992 after 36 years of service....
Junior V. Edgerton
Mar 2, 2009
Junior "Curly" V. Edgerton, age 81, long time Wellington resident, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2009 in Wellington, KS. He was a retired welder for Plessey Midwest after 25 years of employment. Junior V. Edgerton was born February 24, 1928 to Elmer A. and Lola E. (Layton) Edgerton in Homewood, KS. He served in the United States Navy from...
Lavera E. Mumford
Mar 1, 2009
LaVera E. Mumford, age 104, life long Wellington resident, passed away March 1, 2009 at Slate Creek Deseret Nursing Home in Wellington, KS. She was a retired auctioneer clerk for Louise and Kenneth Sargent, worked as a clerk for the Westside Grocery Store and she also enjoyed working on election boards and served there for many years. LaVera E. Mumford...
William Norman Metcalf, Jr.
Feb 23, 2009
William "Bill" Norman Metcalf, Jr., age 69, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at his home in Hunnewell, KS on February 23, 2009. He was a retired Detention Officer for Sumner County. William Norman Metcalf, Jr., was born on November 21, 1939 in New London, CT to William Norman Metcalf, Sr. and Helen (Shea) Metcalf. He served in the...
Jerry Taylor Mcgillicuddy
Feb 22, 2009
Jerry Taylor McGillicuddy, age 74, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at his home in Wellington, KS. He worked as a brakeman/conductor for the BNSF Railroad for 46 years before he retired in 1999. Jerry Taylor McGillicuddy was born July 14, 1934 to Joseph Bernard and Cherrie "Evon" (Taylor) McGillicuddy in Wellington, KS. He attended schools...
Wilma Berniece Wilkerson
Feb 14, 2009
Wilma Berniece Wilkerson, age 82, passed away February 14, 2009 at Cliffview At Riverside Rehab & Nursing Center in Riverside, MO. She was a retired stenographer and clerk for the Santa Fe Railroad from 1952 – 1986. Wilma Berniece (Morrison) Wilkerson was born on March 21, 1926 in Isabel, KS to Robert Adolph and Metta Berniece (Blankenship) Morrison. She married...
Gabriela "Gay" Chavez Viramontes
Jan 28, 2009
Gabriela "Gay" Chavez Viramontes, age 86, a longtime Wellington resident, left us on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. Gabriela C. Viramontes was born February 27, 1922 in Wichita, KS to Emigdio and Francisca (Camacho) Chavez. Gabriela Chavez married Lauro "Larry" Viramontes on November 26, 1949 in Wichita, KS. He preceded her in death...
Geraldine Stewart Porter
Jan 26, 2009
Geraldine Stewart Porter, age 93, longtime Wellington, KS resident, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2009 at her grandson's home in Kalama, WA. Geraldine Stewart Porter was born on July 21, 1915 in Mayfield, KS to William Ed and Addie (Mullins) Stewart. She attended schools in Wellington and was a Wellington High School graduate. Geraldine married Claude Porter in 1933....
H. Burton Zech
Jan 24, 2009
H. Burton Zech, age 89, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Golden Living Center in Wellington. He was a retired businessman, farmer, rancher, and dairyman. H. Burton Zech was born on May 26, 1919 in Renfrow, OK to Harry and Mabel C. (Cole) Zech. He married Dixie D. Wood on May 18, 1941 in McPherson, KS. Burton was ahead...
Joan Gonzalez
Jan 22, 2009
Joan Gonzalez, age 70, passed away Thursday morning, January 22, 2009 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. She was a homemaker and had been a Wellington resident for the past three years. Joan (Stewart) Gonzalez was born on May 24, 1938 in Clover Port, KY to Roy Stewart and Mary (Tucker) Stewart. She married Manuel Gonzalez on October...
Margret Y. Moore
Jan 20, 2009
Margret Y. Moore, age 92, passed away at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, KS on January 20, 2009. She was a long time Wellington resident and a retired school teacher. Margret (York) Moore was born on October 17, 1916 in Wichita, KS to Raymond A. and Bernice A. (Seeley) York. Margret married Delbert G. Moore on May 28, 1939...
Robert Leroy Lynch
Jan 17, 2009
Robert Leroy Lynch, age 83, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away January 17, 2009 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington, KS. He was a retired farmer. Robert Leroy Lynch was born on December 24, 1925 in Wakita, OK to Harry McLain and Doris Ursula (Cattenburg) Lynch. He served in the United States Navy during WWII as...
Vernon Edgar Goodrum
Jan 15, 2009
Vernon Edgar Goodrum, age 87, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away at his home in Mayfield, KS early Thursday morning, January 15, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. He was a retired farmer and former co-owner of Machine Products along with his son, Robert Goodrum. Vernon Edgar Goodrum was born on September 12, 1921 in Wellington, KS...
Bessie C. Bowen
Jan 9, 2009
Bessie C. Bowen, 101, beloved wife, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother, passed peacefully to eternal life on January 9, 2009 at The Glenwood House in Wellington, KS. She was born the daughter of Robert and Mary (Belcher) Yount on August 17, 1907. Bessie was the only daughter with five brothers, Albert, Mack, Claude, Robert, and Pascal Yount. On...
Dolores A. Green
Jan 9, 2009
Dolores A. Green, age 79, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away January 9, 2009 at her home in Wellington, KS. She was a life long resident of Wellington and a retired Food Service Director at Wellington Hospital for 23 years. Dolores A. (Lane) Green was born on September 24, 1929 in Wellington, KS to Roy E. Lane,...
