Elsie Evelyn Hellums was born Jan 18, 1921 at Benton, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Ida Meyersick. She married Eugene Charles Edris in Nov. 1942. He preceded her in death in Nov. 1973. She was employed at Cessna Aircraft as a data entry operator, retiring in 1987. She married Ray E. Hellums in Sept. 1989. He preceded her in death in Nov. 2006. She is survived by a daughter Kathy Ann West of Quapaw, Oklahoma and a son Donald Eugene Edris of Ballwin, Missouri. She is survived by her grandchildren, Melissa Scott, Aaron West, Josh West, Monica Eday and Angela Quesenberry and Jeremy West (Deceased). Numerous great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. One sister Regina Bair of Camdenton, MO. Preceding her in death is one sister Irene Meyersick and three brothers Herbert, Everett and Virgil Meyersick. Graveside Service: 10 a.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Whitewater Cemetery, Whitewater, Kansas.
