Mable Marie Depriest
Oct 28, 2018
Mable Marie DePriest, 75, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born July 13, 1943, on a farm northeast of Protection, KS, she was the daughter of Alva "Cap" and Opal (Huffman) Young. Mable was nearly a lifetime resident of Protection, KS. She graduated from Protection High School in 1961. On September 22, 1963,...
Cindy Eyleen Hackney
Oct 26, 2018
Cindy Eyleen Hackney, 56, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital in Medicine Lodge, KS. Born June 8, 1962, in Syracuse, KS, she was the daughter of Franklin and Treva (Plunkett) Donnel. Cindy graduated from Syracuse High School in Syracuse, KS in 1980, attended college in Colby, KS for one year, and graduated from Seward County...
Peggy Alice Rich
Oct 17, 2018
Peggy Alice Rich, 80, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at her residence near Protection, KS. Born August 9, 1938, at Galena, KS, she was the daughter of Floyd C. and Marjorie (Burnett) Rogers. Peggy was a long-time resident of Comanche and Clark County, KS. She graduated from Leon High School in Leon, KS in 1956, Butler County Community College...
Geraldine Irene Rich
Oct 8, 2018
Geraldine Irene Rich, 97, passed away Monday, October 8, 2018, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born January 4, 1921, near Protection, KS, she was the daughter of Lyman Leroy and Dora Elva (Riggle) Park. Geraldine was a lifetime resident of Protection, KS. She attended Prairie Queen Country School and graduated from Protection High School in 1939. She was a...
Jared Ryan Zielke
Aug 29, 2018
Jared Ryan Zielke, 32, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. Born October 4, 1985, in Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Mike and Gayle (Wheaton) Zielke. Jared was nearly a lifetime resident of Protection, KS, living for a few years in Bucklin, KS with his surrogate family, Tim and Cathy Rabe. He...
John David "J.D." Rowland
Aug 26, 2018
John David (J.D.) Rowland was born February 10, 1928 at Protection, Kansas and entered his heavenly rest the evening of August 26, 2018 at Hutchinson, Kansas. He was the eighth of ten children born to Claude and Martha Rowland. He graduated from Protection High School in 1946 and enrolled in Southwestern College at Winfield. At college, he became the drum...
Jean Mcmillin
Aug 7, 2018
N. Jean McMillin passed away on August 7th, 2018. She was the only child of Joy and Jessie (Lindsay) Hendrix, born January 23, 1931 in rural Comanche County, Kansas. She married Donald D McMillin on February 21st, 1953. They spent the majority of their married life in Protection, KS. He preceded her in death. Don and Jean are survived by...
Sue Anne Weimaster
Jul 2, 2018
Sue Anne Weimaster, 66, passed away Monday, July 2, 2018, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born October 25, 1951, she was the daughter of James Daniel and Louise (Parcel) Thompson. Sue graduated from Coldwater High School in 1969, and attended Hutchinson Community College, Kansas State University, and Humbolt Institute in Minneapolis, MN. She was a long-time resident of Russell,...
Mitchell "Mitch" Glen Thompson
Jun 27, 2018
Mitchell "Mitch" Glen Thompson, 55, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Born February 16, 1963, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Melvin Darrell and Mary Jean (Williams) Thompson. A long-time resident of Liberal, KS, Mitch graduated from Southwestern Heights High School in Plains, KS in 1981 and received an Associates Degree...
Mary Idell Willems
Jun 21, 2018
Mary Idell Willems, 92, passed on June 21, 2018 at Comanche County Hospital, Coldwater KS. Born September 5, 1925 at Protection, KS, she was the first daughter of Jacob and Stella (Baker) Zimmerman. Mary attended country school then graduated from Protection High School in 1943 and Hesston College, Hesston KS, in 1945. She returned to teach at Bluff Creek country...
Harlin Conrad Yost
Jun 19, 2018
Harlin Conrad Yost Harlin Conrad Yost was born at Hesston, Kansas on January 27, 1921 to Harvey and Elizabeth [Holdeman} Yost. He passed away at the Kiowa County Memorial Hospital Greensburg, Kansas on June 19, 2018, reaching the age of 97 years. His family moved to a farm southwest of Greensburg when he was 7. He attended the "Lone Star...
Jennie June Oller
Jun 13, 2018
Jennie June Oller, 92, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born September 14, 1925, at Protection, KS, she was the daughter of Ralph and Lucy (Stevenson) Sangster. Jennie was a longtime resident of the Buttermilk, KS area, living in Dodge City, KS from 1976-2009, returning to Comanche County, KS in 2009. She graduated from...
Nona Gale Fitzwater
Jun 11, 2018
Our dear Nona Gale Fitzwater passed away on June 11, 2018. She was born on November 24, 1950 to Garland Fitzwater and Irene (Ditch) Fitzwater at Ashland Hospital, Ashland, KS. Nona spent her childhood on a farm west of Protection, KS. She was born into a music loving family and as a young child, her love of music became obvious...
Doris Anne Leeper
Jun 2, 2018
Doris Anne (Dorsey) Leeper passed away on June 2, 2018 in Coldwater, KS at the age of 91. She was born February 20, 1927 in Omaha, NE, to Charles Duvall Dorsey and Georgia Marie Funk Dorsey. At the age of ten, the family moved back home to the Protection, KS area. She graduated from Protection High School in 1945 and...
Jack D. Allen
Apr 18, 2018
Jack D. Allen, 84, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born July 15, 1933 in Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Renous J. and Ruth G. (Beeley) Allen. Jack was a lifetime resident of Coldwater, KS. He attended Missouri Valley and Sunnyside Country Schools and graduated from Coldwater High School in 1951....
Lewis Harold Darr, Sr.
Apr 7, 2018
Lewis Harold Darr, Sr., 71, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 6, 1947, at Freedom, OK, he was the son of Otis Raymond Darr, Sr. and Retha Belle (French) Darr. Lewis was a long-time resident of Coldwater, KS, moving there in 1972 from Freedom, OK. He attended Freedom Schools in Freedom,...
Dru Sherman
Apr 1, 2018
Clayton Andrew "Dru" Sherman, 62, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Born July 27, 1955, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Clayton and Ellen (Brown) Sherman. A lifetime resident of the Coldwater, KS area, Dru graduated from Coldwater High School in 1973. He was a lifelong farmer and his work...
Everett Ellsworth Allen
Feb 26, 2018
Everett Ellsworth Allen, 96, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born April 16, 1921, at Allentown, Ohio, he was the son of Ezra and Annie (Davis) Allen. Everett was a resident of Protection, KS, moving there in 2006, previously living in Ohio and Florida. He was a veteran of World War II where...
Danny Lee Burkhall
Feb 23, 2018
Danny Lee Burkhall, 79, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018, at Cimarron, KS. Born December 19, 1938, at Ashland, KS, he was the son of Roy C. and Frances G. (Cline) Burkhall. Danny attended New Home Country School and graduated from Coldwater High School in 1956. He worked at Allderdice's General Store during high school. He received an associate degree...
Tracy Allen Price
Feb 14, 2018
Tracy Allen Price was born August 23, 1971. He was the third born son of Eldon "Butch" Price and Pamela Price. He left this life on February 14, 2018. He is greeted in heaven by his dad, his grandma, Wintie Todd, grandma, Neva Rainbolt and several others that have gone before. He leaves behind his wife, Ange, son Drew (Ford)...
