Harold L. Mckinney
Dec 15, 2017
Harold L. McKinney, 94, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, KS. Born July 10, 1923 on a farm north of Coldwater, KS, the son of Walter Arthur and Sadie (Marley) McKinney, he was a farmer. Harold was a lifetime resident of the Coldwater, KS area. He attended Reeder Country School and graduated from...
Elmer "Bud" Schultz
Nov 14, 2017
Elmer "Bud" Schultz, 89, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. He was born October 11, 1928, to Harry and Emma (Reich) Schultz at their rural home near Coy, OK, the 8th of 11 children, 6 girls and 5 boys. When Elmer was about 5 years old, the family moved back to Kansas and...
Norma Jeanne Dickinson
Nov 11, 2017
Norma Jeanne (Sankpill) Dickinson, 93, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born July 7, 1924, at Wood River, IL, she was the daughter of Albert M. and Mary Elizabeth (White) Sankpill. The Sankpill's moved to a farm southeast of Buttermilk, KS in 1930. Later the family moved to a farm in the Paruna,...
Joaquin Alonso Rivero Venegas
Nov 5, 2017
Joaquin Alonso Rivero Venegas, 18, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Born June 27, 1999, at San Jorge, Utah, he was the son of Joaquin Rivero Hernandez and Maria Dolores Venegas Flores. Alonso was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. He graduated from South Central High School in 2017 and was...
Steve J. Prusa
Oct 15, 2017
Steve J. Prusa Steven Joseph Prusa, 66, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born January 28, 1951, at Hoisington, KS, he was the son of Alphonse Daniel and Lorena Magdalene (Mater) Prusa. Steve was a long-time resident of Coldwater, KS, where he owned and operated Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home and Hatfield Furniture for many...
Francis "Frank" Leroy Young
Sep 6, 2017
Francis "Frank" Leroy Young, 81, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at Pratt Health and Rehab in Pratt, KS. Born January 14, 1936, at Protection, KS, he was the son of Alva and Opal (Huffman) Young. He grew up on farms near Protection and graduated from Protection High School in 1955. He joined the U.S. Air Force after graduation, and...
Walter Gene Myers
Aug 1, 2017
Walter Gene Myers, 88, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017 in Monett, MO. Born May 27, 1929 in Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Harmon and Ruth (Shelley) Myers. Gene was nearly a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS, recently moving in 2016 to Sarcoxie, MO to be near family. He attended Coldwater High School and was a veteran...
Gwen Ann Kamas-Herd
Jul 28, 2017
Gwen Ann Kamas-Herd, 67, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born October 18, 1949, in Fostoria, Ohio, she was the daughter of Ora J. and LaDonna (Molter) Colwell. Gwen attended and graduated from Hopewell Loudon Schools in Bascom, Ohio. She was a resident of Coldwater, KS for 19 years, previously living in the...
James Daniel Thompson
Jul 20, 2017
James Daniel Thompson, 96, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born April 20, 1921, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Walter T. and Clara (Hase) Thompson. A lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS, James was a farmer and rancher. He attended Coldwater Schools and was a veteran of World War II, serving...
Carl G. Conklin
Jul 17, 2017
Carl G. Conklin. 96, passed away on July 17, 2017. He was born to Harry and Eva Conklin at Humboldt, KS, where he attended school. He served 32 months in the Army Air Corps in North Africa, Italy, and Sardinia during World War II, then worked for Cities Service Gas Company for 37 ½ years. He married Lorene (Sevier) at...
Milo Eugene Cook
Jul 13, 2017
Milo Eugene Cook, son of Winton Alex and Cora Mae (Holler) Cook, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Milo was born on November 10, 1937, in Ashland, KS. He attended Ashland Schools and graduated from Ashland High School in 1955. After graduation, Milo enlisted in the Navy, becoming an Engineer 3rd Class. He received an Honorable Discharge on September...
Joyce Louise Comfort
Jul 2, 2017
Joyce Louise Comfort, 82, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born October 31, 1934, in Ashland, KS, she was the daughter of Richard and Bessie (Nicholas) Jarnagin. Joyce was a longtime resident of Comanche County, KS, previously living in Wichita, KS and Suitland, MD. She graduated from Protection High School in 1952 and...
Frank Clark
Jun 29, 2017
Franklin Wayne "Frank" Clark was born on September 12, 1953 in Sterling, Kansas to A. B. Clark and Judy (Sells) Kindle. Frank's father passed away at an early age. His step-father, Cliff Kindle, raised him and passed on his love for the oilfield to Frank. Frank grew up in Little River, Kansas and graduated from Little River High School in...
Ruby Irene Booth
Jun 21, 2017
Ruby Irene Booth, 96, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born April 30, 1921, in Scotland County, MO, she was the daughter of Samuel Ernest and Daisy Grace (Rush) Lawrence. Ruby came to Kansas in 1929 in a Model T Ford with her parents, sister: Wilma, brother: Ernie, and grandpa: Don Rush....
Lyman W. Mcgee
Jun 15, 2017
Lyman "Bud" W. McGee, 79, departed this life on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at home with his wife in Protection, Kansas. Lyman was born on January 13, 1938, in his childhood home in Protection, Kansas. He was born the fourth child of seven to Dwight McGee and Mary (Wilson) McGee. Lyman was raised and attended school in Protection and graduated...
Robert "Bob" Dean Hackney
Jun 13, 2017
Robert Dean "Bob" Hackney, 90, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born July 24, 1926 at the family farm south of Wilmore, KS, son of William and Ollie (Deewall) Hackney, he was a farmer and rancher. Bob was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. He attended New Eden Country School and graduated...
James "Jim" Dillon Herrington
Jun 13, 2017
James Dillon "Jim" Herrington, 93, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 9, 1924, at Huntington, TX, he was the son of James Gordon and Lola (Walker) Herrington. Jim was a longtime resident of Coldwater, KS, moving there in 1951. He graduated from McCamey Texas High School in 1941 and attended Tulsa...
Larry Leroy Ellis
May 14, 2017
Larry Leroy Ellis, son of Harold W. and Naomi Ruth (McKinney) Ellis, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017. Larry was born on September 21, 1939. He attended Pleasant Ridge Rural School and Coldwater High School, graduating in 1957. After graduating, he attended Fort Hays State University. Larry married Eleanor Gregg on May 31, 1959 in the Coldwater United Methodist...
Melvina Ilene Caldwell
May 4, 2017
Melvina Ilene Caldwell, 56, passed away on Thursday, May 4 , 2017 at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington. Born June 2, 1960 in Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Melvin and Jean Thompson. Melvina lived many years in Mukilteo, WA, previously living in Little Rock, AR, Ashland, KS, and Plains, KS. She attended Plains Elementary School and...
Cynthia "Cindy" Ann (Duer) Offield
Apr 17, 2017
Cynthia Ann "Cindy" (Duer) Offield, 67, passed away Monday, April 17, 2017, at her residence in Coldwater, KS. Born May 30, 1949, at Hays, KS, she was the daughter of Russell A. and Alice Jane (Bear) Duer. When she was two years old, the family moved to Protection, KS, where her dad accepted a teaching position. Cindy graduated in 1967...
