Joyce Weldon

Weldon, Geraldine Joyce Prosser Walters, died July 5, 2006 at Heritage Club, in Greenwood Village, CO. A descendant of Colorado pioneers, she was 91 years old. The cause of death was heart disease, with Alzheimers complications. Mrs. Weldon was born in Silverton, CO on Sept. 9, 1914. She was the daughter of the late Alice Josephine Joyce Prosser and Warren Charles Prosser. Her maternal grandfather was John Thomas Joyce, a mining engineer, registrar of the United States land office at Denver by appointment of President Grover Cleveland, publisher of the Silverton Standard, a Colorado State Senator, registrar of the United States land office at Durango by appointment of President Woodrow Wilson, and State Commissioner of Mines by appointment of Governor William Sweet. Mrs. Weldon attended public schools in Durango and Denver. After graduation from East High School she worked briefly in Denver before her marriage to Raymond Anthony Walters, a geophysicist and a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines. She accompanied her husband on seismograph crews throughout the south and mid-west during the 1930s. They eventually settled in Tulsa, OK, and later Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She moved her family to Wichita, KS after the death of her first husband. After the death of her second husband, she eventually returned to Denver in 1992 to be with her son. In addition to raising her family, she was actively involved with church activities and was a constant volunteer at St. Thomas Aquinas; past president and long time active member of the Theresians in Wichita; an avid reader and bridge player; and had a keen sense of humor. Mrs. Weldons first husband died in 1955. Mr. Walters was responsible for the discovery of the Leduc and Red Water oil fields in Alberta, Canada during the mid-1940s. Both were major discoveries for the Imperial Oil Company and launched the oil industry in Alberta. Mr. Walters was General Manager of International Petroleum, a Standard Oil of New Jersey affiliate in Bogot, Columbia, at the time of his death. Her second husband, Bernard J. Weldon, died in 1983. He owned and operated an insurance agency in Wichita, KS, where he was a prominent civic leader, very active in the Catholic Church, a Knight of St. Gregory, and member of the Knights of Columbus. They both enjoyed extensive travel throughout the world. In addition to her husbands, Mrs. Weldon was predeceased by her brother, Warren Charles Prosser, Jr. and sister, Mary Alice Loraine Prosser Gessler. Mrs. Weldon is survived by her five children: Tony Walters of Little Rock, AR; Peter Walters of Cortlandt Manor, NY; Steve Walters, Centennial, CO; Paul Walters of Washington DC; and Alice Geller of Ashland, MO. She is also survived by her four stepchildren: William Weldon of Lauderhill, FL; James Weldon and Alan Weldon of Wichita; and Patrick Weldon of Denver, CO. Mrs. Weldon is also survived by 15 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A Rosary will be said 7:30 P.M., Monday, with the Mass of Christian Burial to be offered Tuesday, July 11, 10:3o A.M., both at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Wichita, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorials to: Dumb Friends League of Denver (animal shelter), 2080 S. Quebec St., Denver, CO 80231; or the Hospice of Metro Denver, 501 S. Cherry, Denver, CO 80246. A Rosary will be said 7:30 P.M., Monday, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.