BETHANY, OKLA. — Ashley Marie Welcher “Skeet” was born July 11, 1995 and passed away July 6, at the young age of 17 in an automobile accident. Ashley was known for her beautiful smile and the love and pride she had for her daughter Bella.
Ashley was born in Great Bend to Mary YellowWolf and Shon Welcher. Ashley was received in heaven by her great-grandparents, Harold and Margarette Rogers and her aunt Margarette Washenberger.
Ashley is survived by her parents Mary YellowWolf of the home in Bethany, Okla. and Shon Welcher of Florida and Luke VanRiper of
Great Bend; her daughter AnnaBella DeLynn Robb; her grandparents Ann Rogers and Vaughn YellowWolf and Tom and Debbie Welcher; siblings Jonathan Andrasek, Amber Welcher, Logan VanRiper, Aspen Lineberger, and Corbin Welcher; aunts and uncles Mike and Gala Washenberger, Deann Engle, Susan Savage, Roger and Chelsea YellowWolf, Erik Lingle, Jason Welcher, Jennifer Welcher and Christy Huslig. Ashley also had several cousins and friends also great aunts and uncles.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery. An account has been set up at BancFirst under the name of Ashley Welcher to help the family with the overwhelming funeral costs. If any money is left over it will be put in a trust for Bella, Ashley’s daughter.

Funeral arrangements provided by
Demuth Funeral Home & Cremation Society**
1145 W. Britton Rd.
Oklahoma City, Ok. 73114
Great Bend (Kan) Tribune, July 10, 2013