CRUMP, April Diane (Wellner) - b. April 7, 1965 - d. January 6, 2015

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April Diane Crump, 49, of Peru, Kansas, passed away January 6, 2015 at her home in Peru.  She was born on April 7, 1965 in Sedan, Kansas to Loren Wellner and Velma L. McCormac Wellner.

April grew up and attended school in Madison, Kansas, graduating with the Class of 1983.  She moved to Sedan, Kansas in the late 1980s, making her home in Sedan and Howard for several years before moving to Peru in 2004.  She graduated with her Associate's Degree from Independence Community College and worked for Class LTD as a job coach for the last ten years.  She joined the Open Door Fellowship Church in 2010 and was baptized on October 5, 2011 and was an active member of the church.  She also enjoyed puzzles, reading, sewing, crafts, and spending time with her family.  She also loved her church family.

April is survived by her companion, Henry Gywn of Peru, Kansas; one brother, Carl Wellner and wife, Tamara of Girard, Kansas; one sister, Cindy Alberts and husband, Billy of Moline, Kansas; three aunts, Viola Darnall, Mary Van Royan, and Nadine Ratcliff; five nieces, Melinda Joseph of El Dorado, Kansas, Cassandra Bosley of Fort Scott, Kansas,  Kelsey Fox of Pittsburg, Kansas, Barbara Wellner of Girard, Kansas, and Tori Wylie of Wichita, Kansas; one nephew, Kyle Wellner of Independence, Kansas; six great-nieces and nephews, Keeyton Fox, Kendall Bosley, Zachary Joseph, Alexandria Joseph,  Noah Joseph, and MaKelty Joseph.  She was preceded in death by one brother, William Willner; her parents; and one great-niece, Kaibryn Joseph.

Funeral services will be held Monday, January 12, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 200 N. Chautauqua, Sedan, Kansas with Pastor Mike Bush of the Open Door Fellowship officiating.  Burial will follow at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in rural Tyro, Kansas.  Visitation will be held on Monday, January 12, 2015 from 10:00 until service time at the church.  Condolences may be left at www.dwbfh.com.  The family has requested memorials to the Open Door Fellowship Church and may be left in care of the David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 209 N. Douglas, Sedan, Kansas 67361.

(taken from the David W. Barnes Funeral Home website)