Gloria Lynn Monroe
Apr 13, 2017
Gloria Lynn Monroe, 63, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born September 8, 1953, in Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Wade and Melba (Maris) Harmon. Gloria was a lifetime resident of Protection, KS. She graduated from Protection High School in 1971. She attended Dodge City VoTech in Dodge City, KS, and...
Floyd O. Thompson
Mar 25, 2017
Floyd O. Thompson, 80, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt, KS. Born February 9, 1937 at Patterson Township, OK, he was the son of Floyd and Mary (Baker) Thompson. Floyd was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1956-1960. His basic training was in Great Lakes, IL and he served aboard the U.S.S....
Melvin Darrell Thompson
Jan 13, 2017
Melvin Darrell Thompson, 84, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born April 12, 1932, in Protection, KS, he was the son of Edson Aubrey and Leta Hazel (Cline) Thompson. Melvin was a longtime resident of Coldwater, KS, previously living in Plains, KS, Mullinville, KS, and Protection, KS. He was a veteran, serving...
Karen Ann Perschbacher
Jan 6, 2017
Karen Ann Perschbacher, 59, of Coldwater died at her home in her sleep Friday night, Jan. 6, 2017. Born in Detroit, Mich., June 18, 1957, she was the daughter of George and Francis Wood. She grew up in Detroit, graduating from high school and attending college there. She married Wayne Perschbacher July 27, 1988. The Perschbachers moved to Coldwater after...
Raelene Affeldt-Pritt
Jan 4, 2017
Joyce Raelene Pritt, 76, of Coldwater, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 4, 2017, at the Comanche County Hospital. Born April 2, 1940, in Coldwater, she was the only child of Raymond and Betty Shultz. Growing up in Coldwater, she graduated from Coldwater High School in 1958. While married to Jim Affeldt, the couple had one child, Raymond, and moved back to...
Laurene Vanderree
Dec 31, 2016
Wilma Laurene (Heckman) Vanderree passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016, on her 96th birthday. She was born to Hannah Gertrude (Clites) and Charles W. Heckman on December 31, 1920, near Uniontown, Ks. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Donald Vanderree, brother Charles Elmo (Irene) Heckman and sister Beulah (Les) Shore. Her brother Bob (Caroline) Heckman and sons...
Everett E. Keller
Dec 28, 2016
Everett E. Keller, 89, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Kansas Veteran's Home in Winfield, KS. Born August 6, 1927, in Sun City, KS, he was the 5th of 13 children born to George Melvin and Ethel Beatrice (Ward) Keller. Everett graduated from Sawyer High School in Sawyer, KS, in 1946. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army...
Norma Jean Starks
Dec 11, 2016
Norma Jean Starks, 84, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016, at the Kiowa County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, KS. Born June 19, 1932, on a farm south of Wilmore, KS, she was the daughter of Clyde Norman and Ruth Mildred (Jordan) Denney. Norma Jean graduated from Wilmore High School in Wilmore, KS. On December 23, 1950, she married Darl Ivan...
Charles Kim Leeper
Nov 30, 2016
Charles Kim Leeper, 63, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Born April 27, 1953, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of David Paul and Doris Anne (Dorsey) Leeper. Kim graduated from Protection High School in 1971 and attended Garden City Community College. On July 29, 1972, he married Sharon Kay Webster in Protection, KS. He was Co-Owner of Leeper...
Fonda Mae Dollar
Nov 28, 2016
Fonda Mae Dollar, 73, passed away on November 28, 2016, in Chandler, Arizona. Fonda was born in Lawton, Oklahoma to Alma Jo and Charles Douglas on October 30, 1943. She served in the United States Army from 1976-1978 and was the first female officer to complete training as a correctional officer at the United States Penitentiary at Terre Haute. After...
Ralph Sayre Metzger
Nov 19, 2016
Ralph Sayre Metzger, 86, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Golden Living Center in Spring Hill, KS. Born February 24, 1930, at Laramie, Wyoming, he was the son of Ralph Sayre and Sylvia Lee (Funk) Metzger. Ralph was a long-time resident of Wichita, Kansas, previously living in Protection, Kansas, and recently living in Spring Hill, Kansas. He attended schools...
Phyllis June Mcneely
Oct 26, 2016
Phyllis June McNeely, 84, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born May 28, 1932, on a farm southeast of Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Glenn and Madeline (Marley) McCulla. Phyllis was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. She attended Pike Country School and graduated from Coldwater High School in...
Judy Ann Gee
Oct 8, 2016
Judy Ann Gee, 75, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016, at her residence in Medicine Lodge, KS. Born March 20, 1941, at Enid, OK, she was the daughter of Cecil and Thelma (Pitts) Brady. Judy was a resident of Medicine Lodge, KS, previously living in Protection, KS and Enid, OK. She worked for many years as a Certified Nurse's Aide....
Maureen Herd
Oct 4, 2016
Maureen Herd, 86, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born November 11, 1929, at Ashland, KS, she was the daughter of Clarence and Delphine (Wyatt) Harden. Maureen was a lifetime resident of Protection, KS. She graduated from Protection High School in 1947 and attended Rockford College in Rockford, IL. On September 29, 1948, she...
Marjorie Faye Cook
Sep 13, 2016
Marjorie Faye (Lacer) Cook died peacefully at the age of 71 on September 13, 2016, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. She was born in Mooreland, OK on June 24, 1945, to Thomas Franklin and Edna Elsie (Huenergardt) Lacer. She grew up and attended school in Ashland, KS. On June 10, 1962, she married Milo Eugene Cook in Buffalo,...
Darrel E. Bilyeu
Sep 12, 2016
Darrel E. Bilyeu, 79, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born September 7, 1937, at Yates Center, KS, he was the son of Estol and Helen (Rork) Bilyeu. Darrel was a lifetime resident of Coldwater, KS. He graduated from Coldwater High School in 1956. He graduated from Pratt Juco and attended Emporia...
Glenn "Eddie" Thompson
Sep 10, 2016
Glenn Edson "Eddie" Thompson, 60, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016, at the Minneola District Hospital in Minneola, KS. Born March 27, 1956, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Alfred and Glenice (Atteberry) Thompson. Eddie was a long time resident of Dodge City, KS. He graduated from Protection High School in Protection, KS in 1974 and attended Liberal...
Evelyn Alma Jellison
Sep 4, 2016
Evelyn Alma Jellison, 80, passed away September 4, 2016 in Coldwater. She was born June 5th, 1936, on the family farm north of Coldwater, KS, the daughter of Francis and Alma (Ochs) Burkhall. Evelyn attended New Home Country School and graduated from Coldwater High School in 1954. On June 5th, 1959 she married Don Jellison of Protection, KS. Don and...
Billy Jack Sanders
Aug 18, 2016
Billy Jack Sanders, 84, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016, at his residence in Protection, KS. The youngest of four children, he was born August 20, 1931, in a farmhouse near Protection, KS, the son of Clemie C. and May (Ferguson) Sanders. Billy Jack was a lifetime resident of Protection, KS. He attended Protection Grade School and graduated from Protection...
Wayne Woolfolk
Jul 30, 2016
Raymond Wayne Woolfolk, 84, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016, at the Ashland Health Center in Ashland, KS. Born May 8, 1932, on a farm nine miles south of Protection, KS, the son of Glen and Bernice (Lindsay) Woolfolk, he was a rancher and farmer. Wayne was a lifetime resident of the Protection, KS area. He attended Pleasant Valley Country...
