DL Capt. Frank Ellis

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF, DL Capt. Frank Ellis

January 9, 1969 - September 22, 2026

 

As a highly respected Captain and Instructor, Frank flew for Delta Air Lines for over 27 years………..

Frank Leonard Ellis joined Delta Air Lines 2-24-2000 and was based Atlanta.  Frank is survived by his wife Michelle, and by his daughter Aubrey.

Visitation and services for Captain Ellis will take place October 1, 2026…..please see the funeral home website for details, and share memories online at

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Frank Ellis Obituary

Frank Leonard Ellis, 57, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, passed away on September 22, 2026.
Frank was born on January 9, 1969, in College Park, Georgia, to Dr. Donald Eugene Ellis and Mrs. Shirley Willbanks Ellis. He was raised in College Park, where he spent his formative years before going on to build a life defined by service and dedication.
Frank was a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business. He had a passion and love for aviation. As a highly respected Captain and Instructor, Frank flew for Delta Air Lines for over 27 years. He served his country with honor and distinction as a member of the United States Air Force Reserve for 21 years, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Frank is survived by his wife, Michelle Ellis; his daughter, Aubrey Ellis; his stepmother, Nancy Ellis; his stepsister, Terri Nardslico; his sister, Ann Hulsey; his aunt, Beverly Langford; and several loving nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Garrett Ellis; his father, Donald Ellis; his mother, Shirley Ellis; and his sister, Donna Gibbs.
Online condolences can be shared with the family by visiting www.mckoon.com 
McKoon Funeral Home, 770-253-4580

WA/DL Capt. Wendell Cook

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF veteran, WA/DL Capt. Wendell Lee Cook

June 20, 1942 ~ August 19, 2026

 

Wendell Lee Cook, a decorated military and commercial airline pilot of Argyle, Texas, passed away on August 19, 2026…….on National Aviation Day. He was 84 years old.

Captain Cook joined Western Airlines 03-08-1976 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 2002 based Dallas.  He is survived by his daughter Vanessa, his son Justin, his twin brother Weldon, and his sister Patsy.

 https://www.northdallasfuneralhome.com/obituaries/wendell-cook 

Obituary : Wendell Lee Cook, a decorated military and commercial airline pilot of Argyle, Texas, passed away on August 19, 2026. In a fitting coincidence for a man who spent so much of his life in the sky, he departed this world on National Aviation Day. He was 84 years old.

Born June 20, 1942, in Whiteface, Texas, Wendell grew up in Holtville, California, a small town near the Mexican border. Even as a young man, he distinguished himself both academically and athletically. He was a star basketball player, class president, and valedictorian of his high school. He later attended the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, graduating in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science degree.

His years in the Air Force marked the beginning of a remarkable career in aviation. He trained on and flew both the F-100 Super Sabre and F-4 Phantom II, distinguishing himself as an exceptional pilot and marksman. At Moody Air Force Base in 1967, he received a flying award during undergraduate pilot training. The following year, during F-100 training at Luke Air Force Base, he received the Barry Goldwater Top Gun Award after placing first in gunnery. In 1969, he again placed first in gunnery during F-4E training at MacDill Air Force Base.

During the Vietnam War, Wendell served as an F-100D pilot at Phan Rang Air Base and later as an F-4 aircraft commander at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base. Over approximately two years in Southeast Asia, he flew more than 400 combat missions. His military service earned him numerous decorations, including the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Medal, and Purple Heart.

After serving on active duty until 1972, he continued his military service as a major in the Air Force Guard/Reserve. In 1976, he began his commercial aviation career with Western Airlines and later became a captain for Delta Air Lines, where he remained until his retirement in 2002.

 Beyond his accomplishments, Wendell had a big personality, a curious mind, strong opinions, and an infectious enthusiasm for whatever captured his attention. He could talk to anyone, and his presence could shift the energy in a room. He also had a remarkable tenderness toward animals. His bird feeders were always stocked, and stray cats and other assorted “varmints,” as he affectionately called them, could always count on finding a meal.

Wendell was an avid follower of current events and a devoted sports fan—not of any particular team, but seemingly of all of them. If there was a game on TV, there was a good chance he was watching.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Ruby Cook. He is survived by his daughter, Vanessa Cook; his son, Justin Cook; his twin brother, Weldon Cook; and his sister, Patsy Cook.

From a small desert town in California to the Air Force Academy, from the skies over Southeast Asia to the captain’s seat of a commercial airliner, his was a life few people could have imagined. Wendell was accomplished and complicated, curious and charismatic, strong-willed and tenderhearted. He loved aviation, animals, sports, conversation, and the people who mattered most to him.

Wendell had a remarkable life, and his absence leaves a profound space behind. He is deeply loved and will forever be missed. His remains will be interred at the U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with services to be held at a later date.

 

 

 

WA/DL Carol Wakefield, wife of WA/DL Capt. Tony Wakefield

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

Carol Ann Wakefield, wife of retired WA/DL Capt. A.L."Tony" Wakefield

Feb 14, 1943 — Aug 31, 2026

 

PCN memorial site

Obituary  https://www.vistafh.com/obituaries/carol-wakefield 

Carol Ann Wakefield died peacefully on the evening of August 31, 2026, at Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital, with her husband and five of her seven children at her side. She was 83.

She was born on Valentine's Day, 1943, in Mobile, Alabama, the second of Fred and Marion Davis's four daughters. She grew up mostly in Mobile, with several years in Chateauroux, France, where her father worked as a civilian employee at the Air Force base. After high school, while working as an X-ray technician and taking classes through the University of Alabama, she met a Naval aviation cadet in flight training across the bay in Pensacola named Anthony L. Wakefield. They fell in love quickly and completely and married on December 19, 1964.

They began their family at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, where sons Glenn and Todd were born. Daughter Sherry arrived a few years later, after Tony left the Navy and the family settled in Southern California. There they built a home, a career in the airline industry, and an orchard of 800 avocado trees. In 1979 they more than doubled their family, adopting three siblings - Paul, Matt, and Amy - and also taking in their adult older brother, Mark, as their own. In 1984 they moved the family to Summit County, Utah, where Carol spent the next thirty years before she and Tony moved to St. George in retirement.

Carol carried the grace of the Southern belle she was raised to be and the grit of the Western mountain woman she became. She never met a stranger. She would welcome anyone into her home as family, sometimes to the surprise and even the chagrin of her actual family – though every one of us has since come to wish we could be more like her in that regard. She was a mama bear in defense of her children, and if the moment called for it, she could tell someone exactly where to go - but so sweetly that they would look forward to the trip.

She and Tony were inseparable for nearly 62 years, as husband and wife and as best friends. Their travels took them to very nearly every continent ocean, much of it by ship. Through five years with COPD, the illness that ultimately took her home to her Maker, she was slow to complain and quick to name what she was grateful for.

If Carol lived by a single principle, it was that love conquers all. She met eight decades ·of whatever life sent her by throwing love at it - at the problem, and at everyone in the room while she worked on it. Her life is the argument for that principle.

She is survived by her husband, Tony; her sisters, Edna and Judy; her children, Mark (Elva), Glenn (Trista), Paul (Elizabeth), Todd (Paige), Matt, Sherry (Fred), and Amy; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Patty, and two grandchildren.

DL Capt. Chris Walker

 
~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, DL Capt. Chris Walker                 

June 19, 1943 ~ September 18, 2026

 

Delta Golden Wings member Captain Don Christopher “Chris” Walker of Clinton, Missouri joined Delta Air Lines 02-08-1973 and was Dallas based.  Chris is survived by his wife Elizabeth, and by his children and their families.

Visitation and Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will take place Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at Holy Rosary Catholic in Clinton…..    ( http://holy-savior-ms.org/  ) …please see obituary for details.

To share memories online, please visit the funeral home website at https://www.bradleyhadley.com/obituaries/Chris-Walker?obId=49626401

 

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Chris Walker Obituary

Obituary published by Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home

Don Christopher Walker, 8328, of Clinton, Missouri, passed away Friday, September 18, 2026 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born June 19, 1943 in Clinton, MO the son of Don Reser Walker and Matilda (Brown) Walker.

Chris married Elizabeth Morrison on October 15, 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. She survives of the home.

He was a member of the Clinton Christian Church and had attended Holy Rosary Catholic Church for many years. He received his Bachelor's of Science degree in Political Science from Central Missouri State University, now University of Central Missouri. He was a member of the Phi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity while at UCM.

Chris was a proud veteran of the United States Army and the Georgia National Guard. While Serving in the Army and the National Guard he flew the OV-1 Mohawk Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft. Serving a tour of duty in Vietnam and stationed in Germany patrolling the East German Boarder. He proudly served his country for 18 years. He was an Airline Pilot with Delta Airlines after his service, flying various aircraft around the globe. He retired after 30 years of service.

He was a member of the Commemorative Air Force, Navion Association, OV-1 Mohawk Association, a longtime member, board member and treasurer for the Clinton Airport Association, Clinton Elks Lodge, #1034, a former Clinton city councilman, serving on the planning and zoning commission, Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, serving as President of Whiteman Community Base Council, and the Henry County Museum.

In addition to his wife, surviving are four sons, Kit Walker (Lorie), Nashville, Tennessee, Jason Walker (Anna), Virginia Beach, Virginia, Ron Glancy (Missy), Columbia, South Carolina, and Sean Glancy (Robyn), Charlotte, North Carolina; two daughters, Nigora Dossove, Charlotte, NC, and Cynthia, Sligo Ireland; a nephew, Rob Walker (Stacy), Des Moines, Iowa; grandchildren, Cameron (Camryn), Dana Leigh, Cael, Brody, Natalie, Dash, Rebecca, Kaitlind, Anna, Walker, Nieves, Bella, Evvy, Olin, Collin and Christian; two great-grandchildren, Easton and Royce; one brother, David Walker, Dallas, Texas; and additional cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Jeff Walker.

The family would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Brendan Bagley for his many years of care and support.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., just prior to the service. Military honors will be provided by the Army Funeral Honors and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1894, Clinton. The family suggests memorial contributions to be Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton Animal Shelter, or Henry County Museum. These donations may left in care of the Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home, Clinton. Condolences may be left online at www.bradleyhadley.com .

DL Capt. David C. Anderson

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, DL Capt. David “Dave” Anderson

December 11, 1962 ~ July 7, 2026

                                    

                                                            

As noted in the September issue of the ALPA magazine’s In Memoriam column, the passing of Delta Capt. David C. Anderson in July of 2026.  David Carlton Anderson joined Delta Air Lines 08-20-1997.  Dave is survived by his wife Amelia, and by their children, and by Dave’s mother Nancy.

 

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David "Dave" Carlton Anderson

It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved Dave Anderson at the age of 63.

Dave is survived by his loving wife, Amelia, her son, Kenneth, Dave’s children, David Jr. and Kimberly, his dear mother, Nancy Anderson, three brothers and three sisters, Terry (Cindy), Jeanne Kadechka (Dave), Tom (Lisa), Shelly McNulty, Kelly Ruoho (Jeff), Joe (Wendy); 17 nieces and nephews; 25 grand nieces and nephews.

We take comfort in believing Dave is at peace and reunited with his dad, Orville (Bill) Anderson, his son, Jake, and his nephew, Brandon.

Dave will be fondly remembered for his ambitious determination and the courage to follow his own path. He’ll also be remembered for his sometimes-goofy sense of humor and perfectly timed one-liners.

Dave, we will miss you coming home, your beautiful smile, your calm presence, and your kind soul. Most of all, we will miss you.

A celebration of Dave’s life will be held Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 5:00 P.M. with visitation beginning at 4:00 P.M. at Bradshaw, 2800 Curve Crest Boulevard, Stillwater MN.

Committal service and burial with Military Honors will take place Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 10:30 A.M. at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minnesota.

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