All Obituaries

Geraldine “Jerry” Headley, 96, formerly of Wellington, passed away, Monday, December 3, 2018 at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Hutchinson, KS. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the First Christian Church in Wellington. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 5, 2018 from 9:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. with the family receiving friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the Shelley Family Funeral Home in Wellington. Interment will be at Prairie...

Catherine “Cathy” Louise Nichols, 62, of Arkansas City, KS, passed away on Saturday afternoon, December 1, 2018 at South Central Kansas Medical Center.   Cathy was born on April 27, 1956, in Alamogordo, NM, the daughter of Windell Nichols and Louise (Manard) Nichols.  She graduated from Arkansas City High School the Class of 1974.  She worked for Lot-A-Burger in Ponca City and Arkansas City and Kan-Pak and K-Square locally.  She enjoyed watching old...

Keith Brandon, 87, Wellington: June 7, 1931-November 30, 2018. Keith Brandon, 87, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, November 30, 2018.  Keith was generous, kind, witty and loving; he will be dearly missed.  He was preceded in death by parents, Bryson Brandon and Pearl Brandon. Survived by wife, Anna Rose Brandon; siblings Virginia Conley and Terry Brandon (Susan); children, Lindi Johnson (John), Lorri Carter (Marl), Sunni Bales...

Isauro “Ike” Aguilar Sr., 93, of Wellington, passed away, Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at his home with his family by his side. Rosary Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at St. Anthony/St. Rose Catholic Church. Visitation will be Monday, November 26, 2018 from 9:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M. with the family receiving friends from 6:00 until 8:00 at the Shelley Family Funeral Home in Wellington. Interment will be at the Prairie Lawn Cemetery in Wellington....

Donna Mae (Defore) Storey, 86, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018 at Winfield Senior Living Community. The family will hold a celebration of life service at 10 AM Friday, November 30 at the First United Methodist Church in Winfield. Burial will take place at the Mulvane Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Contributions may be left in care of the Shelley Family Funeral Home – 803 Loomis St. Winfield, KS 67156. Donna was...

Brenda Ann (Fowler) Cooper, 72, passed away Friday, November 16th, 2018 at the Medicalodge of Arkansas City. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM, Wednesday, November 21 at the Shelley Family Funeral Home of Winfield – 803 Loomis St. Winfield, KS 67156. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Winfield. Visitation will be held at 9 AM Wednesday, prior to the funeral. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, contributions may be left in care of the funeral...

Billy Byron Wheeler, 89, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2018.   Billy was born on November 9, 1929 in Western Grove, Arkansas, to Carl and Jessie (Jones) Wheeler. Billy was united in marriage to Bernice Waters on August 25, 1951 in Oxford. They had recently celebrated 67 years of marriage. Billy worked at Boeing as a Fabrication Manager. He enjoyed fishing, carpentry, food and the boy scouts. He loved his family very much.   Billy is survived by his wife, Bernice of the...

Janet Sue (Roberts) Bennett, 62, passed away on Monday, November 12, 2018 at her home in Winfield with her family at her side.   The family will hold a memorial service at 10 AM Thursday, November 15 at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery in Winfield. Memorial contributions in Janet’s name can be made to the COPD Foundation or the Crohns Colitis Foundation. Arrangements are in care of the Shelley Family Funeral Home of Winfield.  Janet Sue Roberts was born in Winfield on...

Helma Unruh, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2018 at Presbyterian Manor, in Arkansas City, Kansas. Helma was born April 16, 1922 to Fred and Susie Penner in Meno, Oklahoma. Her early years on the family farm was devoted to hard work in the depression era. She held various jobs over time from hospital employment in Enid, Oklahoma to sundry retails sales positions in local stores. In 1943, Helma married a returning WWII soldier Army Sgt. Cecil A. Unruh. After marriage, she and her...

Catherine Ann (Briski) Snell passed away on November 7, 2018 in Wichita, Kansas. She was a longtime resident of Rose Hill, Kansas before leaving her home. Cathy was born on March 17, 1930 in Van Houten, New Mexico, the youngest of 11 children.  Her family relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area shortly before World War II, and she graduated from San Mateo High School in 1948. Cathy worked in a bakery and as a dental assistant before marrying Alfred W. Snell in 1955. He preceded her in...