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Jerame Eugene Albee
May 27, 2020
Jerame Eugene Albee, 41, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at his residence in Greensburg, KS. Born February 17, 1979, at El Cajon, CA, he was the son of Joel Lawrence Albee, Jr. and Teresa Marie Keith.
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David Allen Brown
May 24, 2020
David was born January 4, 1964 in Salida, CO, the son of Rodney and Annie (Lambert) Brown. David went to be with the Lord on May 24, 2020 in Van Wert, OH.
David graduated from Protection High School in 1983. His love was being a truck driver and traveling with his friend and companion Denise Brown of...
Rex Leroy Haltom
May 18, 2020
Rex LeRoy Haltom, 87, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020, at his residence in Coldwater, KS. Born September 8, 1932, at Avard, OK, he was the son of Ralph Preston and Ima Ruth (Beecher) Haltom.
Rex graduated from Avard High School in 1952 and attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, OK. He was a veteran, serving...
Paul Austin Hanger
May 17, 2020
Paul Austin Hanger, 32, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born July 1, 1987, at Ponca City, OK, he was the son of Jay Hanger and Elizabeth Cook.
Paul was a resident of Coldwater, KS, previously living in Ponca City, OK, where he was born and raised. He attended...
Esther (Delgado) Herman
Apr 23, 2020
She was the last of her generation, the last of 13 children. Esther (Delgado) Herman was born May 6, 1926 in Minneola, Kansas to S.G. and Isabel Delgado. She was a graduate of Minneola High School class of 1945. In 1944, she met a boy named Roy Herman from the neighboring town of Ashland, Kansas. He was preparing to...
Clarence Junior "Jr" Williams
Apr 21, 2020
Clarence Junior "JR" Williams, 93, died Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Coldwater, Kan., following injuries sustained from a tractor accident in March.
He was born February 4, 1927, at Lookout, Okla., to Clarence Amos and Bessie Louise (Uhl) Williams. He married Neoma Louise Carver on June 6, 1946 at Coldwater, KS. Children Janice and Max Williams were...
Leola Lomeda Bostick Shrauner
Apr 17, 2020
Leola Lomeda Bostick Shrauner, 91, was born on April 7, 1929 to Clyde and Ivy Bostick, and returned to her heavenly home on April 17, 2020. She was born and raised in west Texas, where Leola met her husband, Robert Carter Shrauner in LaMesa, TX. They were married on April 2, 1951.
She and her family moved...
Everett Leon Rogers
Mar 26, 2020
Everett Leon Rogers, 59, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020, at Meade District Hospital in Meade, KS. Born July 3, 1960, at Kiowa, KS, he was the son of Everett Roland and Patsy Jean (Dunlap) Rogers.
On July 20, 1980, Leon married Barbara Lea "Bobbi" Bayne at Coldwater, KS. She survives.
Leon is survived by...
Brenda Faye Austin
Mar 16, 2020
Brenda Faye Austin, 71, passed away Monday, March 16, 2020, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Born September 24, 1948 at Grandfield, OK, she was the daughter of Herman and Thelma (Inman) Rollins.
Brenda was a long time resident of Protection, KS, moving there in 1974. She was a member of Church of Christ and Circle...
Joseph Edward Baker
Mar 14, 2020
Joseph Edward Baker, 77, of Rago, KS, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Born January 26, 1943, in Anthony, KS, he was the son of Nicholas Boone and Gwendolyn Breman (Woods) Baker of Wilmore, KS.
Joe spent his early years in Greensburg, KS, Hardtner, KS, and Medicine Lodge, KS. ...
Charles Edward Uhl
Jan 24, 2020
Charles Edward Uhl, 87, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at the family ranch in Wilmore, KS. Born December 21, 1932, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of William and Ada (Price) Uhl.
A lifetime resident of rural Wilmore, KS, Charles was a farmer and rancher. He spent his childhood years working with his father and...
Marvin Rae Maris
Jan 22, 2020
Born on June 30, 1931 in Ashland Hospital, Ashland, KS to Melvin & Alene (Williams) Maris. Marvin departed this life on January 22, 2020 in the comfort of his home with his loving wife of 58 years, children and grandkids present.
Marvin graduated from Protection High School, Protection, KS, with the graduating class of 1949. Marvin was...
Marion Edna Herd
Jan 20, 2020
Marion Edna (Henderson) Herd of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on January 20, 2020. Marion was born on January 6, 1925 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. When she was eight months of age, her mother moved them to Coldwater, Kansas where she lived until her marriage. She grew to adulthood on a farm where her family raised cattle, sheep, chickens, feed...
Jeanie Northern
Dec 6, 2019
Regene "Jeanie" Colette Northern, age 71, slipped peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Thursday, December 6, 2019 at Medical City of Plano, TX.
She was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on November 26, 1948, to D. ReVae Markey and Walter Wierenga. She attended Washington High School and then on to Kansas University on an IBM...
Jack Duane Lemon
Dec 3, 2019
Jack Duane Lemon, 72, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at the Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. Born July 24, 1947, at Ashland, KS, he was the son of Luther Daniel and Bessie Blanche (Dotson) Lemon.
Jack was a resident of Protection, KS for many years. He graduated from Coldwater High School in 1966. Jack enjoyed...
Sue Schultz
Dec 1, 2019
Barbara Sue Schultz, 84, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born September 23, 1935, at her grandparent's farm 5 miles south of Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Carlyle Edward and Gertrude Lucille (Fish) Frazier.
Sue was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. She attended Coldwater Grade...
Jarrett Frazer Koch
Nov 27, 2019
Jarrett Frazer Koch, 35, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 14, 1984, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Richard Stanley Koch and Denise (Bergkamp) Amaro.
Jarrett was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. He attended Protection Grade School, graduated from South Central High School...
Wildena Georgia Probst
Oct 29, 2019
Wildena Georgia Probst died on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in Protection, Kansas. She was 80 years old. Wildena "Dena" was born on July 13, 1939 in Kremlin, Oklahoma, to George and Wilma (French) Probst. Her older brother Roscoe Lee "Rocky" welcomed her into the family, which was soon expanded to four more: George ("Buddy"), Bill, Roger, and...
Gary Wallace Girk
Oct 24, 2019
Gary Wallace Girk, 77, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born September 21, 1942, at Beaver, OK, the son of Wesley Wallace "Buck" and Delsie Virginia (Davidson) Girk, he was a farmer and rancher.
Gary was a lifetime resident of Protection, KS. He graduated from Protection High School in...
Melvin Ray Odell
Oct 13, 2019
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 17, 2019, at the Wilmore Cemetery in Wilmore, KS.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Mullinville Church of Christ or World Champions Rodeo Alliance in care of Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, P.O. Box 417, Coldwater, KS 67029.
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