Worthey, Donald Ray

1943 - 2012  (69 years)

• Name	Worthey, Donald Ray
  Birth	25 Oct 1943	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WORT.D002
  _FGRAVE	103117540
  Funeral	Central Christian Church, Liberal, Seward County, Kansas   [1]
  	A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Central Christian Church, in Liberal, with Charley Worthey, Ron Davis, and Pastor Chuck Scroggs officiating.
  Death	31 Dec 2012	Via-Christi Regional Medical Center - St Francis, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas   [1]
  Burial	Y  [1]
  	There will be no visitation, as cremation has taken place. Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
  Person ID	I40784	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Worthey, Donald H.,   b. 4 Oct 1924   d. 2 Oct 1982 (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Forseman, Evelyn Marie,   b. 10 Sep 1924, Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois d. 18 Dec 1997, Vincennes Township, Knox County, Indiana (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F4425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BOSTON, Shelby Jean,   b. 29 Apr 1946, Salem, Marion County, Illinois d. 9 Jun 2013, Texas (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1961	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Worthey, Criss Allen,   b. 23 Jul 1961, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Aug 2017, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas (Age 56 years)   2. Worthey, Michael Wayne 'Mike',   b. 25 Oct 1943   d. 31 Dec 2012 (Age 69 years)   3. Worthey, Sandra J.,   b. 25 Oct 1943   d. Bef 28 Aug 2017 (Age < 73 years)
  Family ID	F16079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Oct 1943 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - - Central Christian Church, Liberal, Seward County, Kansas Marriage - 11 Feb 1961 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Death - 31 Dec 2012 - Via-Christi Regional Medical Center - St Francis, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He owned W. J. Drilling, in Xenia, IL, then worked for Wes-Kem, Inc., an Industrial Chemical Company, where he served as Operations Supervisor, until retirement in 1995. He was a member of the Xenia Volunteer Fire Dept. for 9 ½ years, and a city councilman for 6 years. He moved to Kansas in 1978. He was superintendent of 38 foster children over the years at Cookson Hills Christian School, in Syracuse, KS. He was a member of Central Christian Church in Liberal.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12934] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Worthey, Donald Ray, 69, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103117540/donald-ray-worthey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S12936] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Worthey, Shelby J., 67, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112960966/shelby-j-worthey), none. (Reliability: 2).