obituaries

Jun 14, 2022

Dennis William Kramer was born April 7, 1945 in Santa Rosa, California.  He was the son of Joseph and Mathilda (Prosser) Kramer. His father died in 1952 and Mathilda moved with her 3 young sons back to Barton County Kansas. Dennis attended school in Great Bend where he graduated high school in 1964.  He attended Hutchinson Community College in...

May 28, 2022

Betty J. Popplewell, age 88, longtime Wellington resident, passed away May 28, 2022 at Wellington Health & Rehab in Wellington.  She worked as an operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone for 30 years before retiring.

Betty J. (Yearout) Popplewell was born on July 30, 1933 in Milan, KS to Harry Yearout and Alma L. (Stocking) Yearout.  She graduated...

May 13, 2022

Thomas "Tom" Clay Riggs, 77, passed away on May 13, 2022 in Derby, KS in the presence of family.

Tom was born on August 21, 1944, to Howard and Frances Riggs in Winfield, KS.  He grew up in Winfield, graduating from Winfield High School in 1962.  Tom spent time attending Cowley County Community College before eventually attending...

May 6, 2022

Ronnie G. Anderson, age 65, Wellington, KS resident, passed away May 6, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS.  Ronnie worked at Tect Aerospace for 13 years as a machinist and then at Railcrew Xpress for the last 10 years.

Ronnie was born on January 15, 1957 in Ft. Worth, TX to James T. Anderson and...

Apr 26, 2022

Donna Marie Etter, age 92, longtime Wellington resident, passed away April 26, 2022 at her home in Wellington.  She had worked in human resources and accounting at Oxwell for 52 years before she retired in July of 2021.

Donna M. (Day) Etter was born on January 8, 1930 in Conway Springs, KS to Floyd Earl Day and...

Apr 12, 2022

Donna L. Newell, age 85, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away April 12, 2022 at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph ER in Wellington.  She had worked for 25 years as a utility clerk for the City of Wellington and retired in 2001.

Donna L. (Riege) Newell was born on October 5, 1936 in Wellington, KS to Clifford Riege...

Mar 30, 2022

Barbara J. Mooningham of Wellington went to meet the Lord after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

She was born on January 20, 1946 in Bay City, Michigan to Donald and Dorothy (Robinson) Warren.

Barbara was united in marriage to Bill Mooningham on May 27, 1964 in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

She...

Mar 28, 2022

Lynn Rae Browning Nusser died Monday, March 28, 2022 at her home in Wellington, KS.  She was born January 14, 1957 in Greensboro, NC to Hampton Eugene Browning and Rebecca Ann (Evans) Browning.  She grew up in Greensboro and attended school there.  She was a competitive roller skater and won several local and regional competitions as a youth.

Mar 19, 2022

James "Jim" Fredric Lockhart, age 74, Wellington, KS resident, passed away at his home on Saturday evening, March 19, 2022.  He was a retired truck driver.

Jimmy, as referred to by his family, was born on February 7, 1948 in Blackwell, Ok to James H. Lockhart and Margaret (Flickinger) Lockhart.  He served in the United States Army...

Mar 7, 2022

Henry Leroy "Butch" Weber, age 70, lifelong Milan, KS resident, passed away at his home on Monday, March 7, 2022.  He was  a retired diesel mechanic, farmer, and a bus driver and supervisor in Conway Springs, KS and Burr Oak, KS.

Butch was born on November 22, 1951 at Hatcher Hospital in Wellington, KS to George Elmer...

Feb 22, 2022

Patricia Ann Lockwood age 70, of Wellington, KS, passed away on February 22, 2022 at her home.  She retired after many years as a rehabilitation counselor. Pat has been a Wellington resident for the past five years, moving from California.

Patricia Ann Lockwood was born on August 19, 1951 to Victor E. Lockwood and Betty Lou  (Shields) ...

Feb 7, 2022

Judith E. Leitch, age 69, lifelong Wellington resident, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita, KS.  Judy retired in 2014 after 26 years as a school teacher at Kennedy Elementary School in Wellington.

Judy was born on September 13, 1952 in Wellington, KS to Robert Dean Jones and...

Feb 6, 2022

Gerald K. "Butch" Shore, age 72, Mayfield, KS resident, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS.  Butch was a retired employee of the Sumner County Road and Bridge where he was a heavy equipment operator.

Gerald K. Shore was born...

Jan 26, 2022

Anna Bell Johnson Denny, 101, passed away peacefully January 26, 2022 at the home of her daughter and son in law, Debbie and Johnny Showman of Oklahoma City, OK.

Ann was born February 8, 1920 as the middle child of 7 children to Otis and Constance (Lovellette) Johnson of rural Collinsville, OK.  She was raised on the...

Jan 17, 2022

Ernest R. McComb, age 86, of Wellington, KS, passed away on January 17, 2022 at his home in Wellington, Kansas.  He was a retired clerk for Santa Fe Railroad.

Ernest R. McComb was born on September 15, 1935 to Hershel L. McComb and Hannah J.  (Whitney) McComb in Wellington, KS.  He served in the United States Air...

Jan 12, 2022

Betty L. Holdaway, age 95 of Wellington, KS, passed away on January 12, 2022 following a short illness.

Betty was the eldest daughter of Albert & Lena Watkins and was born on April 19, 1926 in Springfield, MO.

Betty and her husband owned and operated Watkins Grocery on east Douglas in Wichita, KS for many...

Jan 6, 2022

Mary Lee King, age 93, Wellington resident, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Homestead Assisted Living of Wellington where she had been a resident for the past month.  Her husband was by her side.

Mary Lee (Gaskill) King was born on October 22, 1928 in Mayfield, KS to Loyal M. Gaskill and Leona (Blunk) Gaskill....

Dec 29, 2021

David Lee Kogle, age 83, formerly of Oxford, KS, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 29, 2021 at his home in Wichita, KS.  He went to work for Santa Fe Railroad in 1964 and retired from BNSF Railroad in 1999 after 35 years as a conductor.

David Lee Kogle was...

Dec 18, 2021

"God's finger of love touched her, and she slept . . . . ."

In the late night hours of  December 18, 2021, Our Beloved Mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, aunt, a daughter, a sister, a friend, and a woman of strong faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Delores Smith was called...

Dec 14, 2021

Allie "Faye" (Thompson) Teter, age 92, passed away peacefully at Homestead Care Home of Augusta, KS on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.  She retired as a Supervisor with Binney Smith Crayola Company after 25 years of service.

Allie "Faye" (Thompson) Teter was born on June 11, 1929 in rural Rome, KS to Jacob M. Thompson and Ollie Fay...