Arnold Wellman was born on September 13, 1929 in West Point, Iowa. Arnold is Walt’s first cousin once removed.

Arnold Henry Wellman was the son of George and Veronica Moeller Wellman. He was the fourth of 8 children born to the couple. They were farmers in the West Point area.

Arnold lived in West Point for many years. He served in the Air Force from March of 1951 until June 5, 1955.

He married Betty Lafferty in November of 1958. They had four children together. They divorced sometime in the 1970s. On July 1, 1983, he married Norma Sjrinkle.

Arnold Wellman died on March 18, 1996 in Berryville, Arkansas. He was buried in Bell Plain Kansas.

There a a few posts that talk about his parents including this one in Georgie’s memories.