Elizabeth Grace Wellington 1912-2005

WELLINGTON, WILLEY, PIERCE

Posted By: Debbie (email)
Date: 8/18/2005 at 22:44:40

August 16, 2005 Burlington Hawkeye
Elizabeth Wellington
Elizabeth "Liz" Grace Wellington, 93, of Mount Pleasant, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
Born Jan. 15, 1912, in Hillsboro, she was the daughter of Alexander and Nina Pierce Willey. On Aug. 5, 1932, she married Silas Justice Wellington I in Mount Pleasant. He died Oct. 30, 1995.
Mrs. Wellington worked in the dietary department for the mental health institute and the medium security prison, both in Mount Pleasant, where she was a cook for more than 25 years, retiring in her late 70s. She also worked for Nellie Cookes at Cookes Funeral Home, Ty's Grill and Potter Drug Store, all in Mount Pleasant. For several years, she and her husband managed the Ridge Drive–In Theater.
She was a graduate of Hillsboro High School. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant. She thoroughly enjoyed cooking and baking. She also enjoyed crocheting and was often working on an afghan.
Survivors include six grandsons; eight great–grandchildren; and one great–great–grandson.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, three sons and two infant brothers.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Weir & Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
The graveside service for Mrs. Wellington will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Edward R. Peterson of First United Methodist Church officiating. Family and friends are invited to a luncheon at her home at 301 N. Jackson St., Mount Pleasant, following the service.