Linda Rae Wellington, 76, of Prue, OK passed away on Tuesday, February
9, 2021 surrounded by her family.
Visitation for Linda will be from 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Thursday,
February 11, 2021 at the Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2021 at the
First Baptist Church of Prue with Bro. Garry McDevitt officiating.
Interment will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery in Collinsville.
Linda was born on September 30, 1944 to Ellis Cecil Peachee and the
former Oleta Earl McKinney in Haileyville, OK. Her family later moved to
Collinsville, where she attended high school. She met and married the
love of her life Carlis Eugene Wellington and they remained married for
57 years. Linda made a career in public education. She retired from
Tulsa Public Schools as a Special Education Teacher. Linda was a,
active member of the First Baptist Church of Prue and the Senior
Citizens. She was a wonderful cook and very skilled at sewing. Linda
made many special occasion outfits for her daughter and a number of
quilts for her family.
Linda is survived by her husband Carlis Eugene Wellington of the home;
her children Randall Eugene Wellington and Carla Cherise Tilley; her
sister Mary Lou Wellington; 5 grandchildren, Brandon, Bailey, Brooke,
Paige, and Chad; 4 great grandchildren, Keira, Kailey, Kylee and Harper;
and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Linda was preceded
in death by her parents, Ellis and Oleta Peachee; 4 siblings, Barbara
Gail Kirk, Mirtie Jane Shanks, her twin sister Lois Mae Brown, and
infant sister Charlotte Ann Peachee; sister-in-law Shirley Ann Boyd and
brother-in-law D.F. Wellington.
Services are under the direction of Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home,
(918) 371-2111, collinsvillefh.com.