Hays, Kansas – Kay F. Wellbrock, age 82 died Friday, April 29, 2016, at her home in Hays, Kansas.

She was born March 18, 1934, in Hays, Kansas, to Lewis and Joann (Rupp) Hatfield.

She married Leo J. Wellbrock on August 16, 1952 at Wichita, Kansas. He died November 5, 2013.

She was a homemaker and was a bus driver for U.S.D. 489 Transportation Department from 1981 to 1995. She grew up in Hays and was a 1952 graduate of Hays High School. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

Survivors include four daughters, Pam Whitham and husband, David, Broken Arrow, OK; Kelly Heifner and husband, Jim, Hays, KS; Sandra Seems, Salina, KS; Tina Dix and husband, Doug, Hays, KS; one daughter-in-law, Jolene Wellbrock, Hays, KS; two brothers, Lewis “Butch” Hatfield, Moore, OK; Charles “Chuck” Hatfield and wife, Leona, Hays, KS; 16 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three sons, Gary Wellbrock, Wayne Wellbrock and Leo Steven Wellbrock; two brothers, Kenneth “Corky” Hatfield and Donnie Wayne Hatfield; and one sister, Bonnie Pless.

Services are 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Hays, Kansas. Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery Hays, Kansas.

A vigil service will be at 7:00 P.M. Monday, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday, and from 8:30 to 9:45 A.M. Tuesday, all at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays.

Memorial to Hospice of Hays Medical Center and Paralyzed Veterans of America. Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected].