Wilma M. Wharton, 83, of Hutchinson, died Monday, May 29, 2017, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born December 23, 1933, in Hoxie, the daughter of Donald and Hazel Walden.

She was a 1951 graduate of Hoxie High School and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson. Wilma was a volunteer at the Hutchinson Hospital gift shop for many years. She was also in bank management, starting with Security-Pacific Bank, Napa Valley, CA, then Central Valley Builders, St. Helena, CA and Bank of America, Fairfield, CA, retiring as a vice-president.

On July 6, 1952, she married John James Wharton. He died February 16, 2009.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Susan Pauline Dahlgren.

Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Hoxie Cemetery, with Pastor Jake Schadel presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary and Crematory, Hutchinson.