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Inez Kathryn Young
Dec 11, 2012
Inez Kathryn Young Inez K. Young, 74, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at the South Wind Hospice House in Pratt, KS. She was born February 12, 1938, in Coldwater, KS, to Bert and Edna (Towner) Young. She grew up in Coldwater, graduating from Coldwater High School in 1956. Inez joined the First Christian Church at Coldwater during the early...
Edna Luella Currier
Dec 7, 2012
Edna Luella Currier Edna Luella Currier, 75, passed away Friday, December 7, 2012, at the Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born December 13, 1936, at Woodward, OK, she was the daughter of Harry Edward "Pete" and Alice Rosamond "Rose" (Lapeer) Miller. Edna was a long time resident of Coldwater, KS, moving there in 1969, previously living in Woodward, OK. She...
Kenneth C. Webb
Nov 2, 2012
Kenneth C. Webb Kenneth C. Webb, 86, passed away Friday, November 2, 2012, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born November 17, 1925 near Plainview, TX, the son of Fred E. and Esther (Schrock) Webb, he was a farmer and stockman. Kenneth was a lifetime resident of the Protection, KS area and attended Protection Grade School and Protection...
Mary Jo Parker
Oct 22, 2012
Mary Jo (Loucks) Parker Mary Jo (Loucks) Parker went to be with her beloved husband Elmer Dierking on October 22, 2012 at the age of 96, after a courageous battle with old age. Mary Jo was born November 24, 1916 in Gray County, KS, and was raised just outside of Copeland, KS. Mary Jo was married March 19, 1944 to...
Ruth Ellen Timmons
Oct 7, 2012
Ruth Ellen (Sutherland) Timmons Ruth Ellen (Sutherland) Timmons, 85, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012, at the Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. Ruth was born November 26, 1926 in Dodge City, KS to Loren and Edith (Steele) Sutherland of Meade, KS. After graduating from Meade High School, she attended Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS. Ruth began her career...
Lola Bernice Robbins
Sep 3, 2012
Lola Bernice (Smith) Robbins Lola Bernice (Smith) Robbins, Coldwater, died on September 3, 2012 in Topeka, KS at age 86. She was born in Wesley Hospital, Wichita, KS, on June 22, 1926, and was the youngest child of J. Frank and Agnes E. (Long) Smith. Lola graduated from Coldwater High School in 1944. On November 23, 1947, Lola married Carl...
Ernest Junior Oller
Aug 18, 2012
Ernest Junior Oller Ernest Junior Oller, 86, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2012, at the Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born January 9, 1926, at Coldwater, KS, the son of Ernest Martin and Rosa Marie (Kurz) Oller, he was a farmer and rancher. Ernest was a longtime resident of Buttermilk, KS, moving to Dodge City, KS in 1976 after retirement,...
Betty Leone Love
Aug 6, 2012
Betty Leone Love Betty Leone Love, 68, passed away Monday, August 6, 2012, at Life Care Center of Wichita in Wichita, KS. Born January 6, 1944, at Cherokee, OK, she was the daughter of Vernon Oral and Fleeta Lucille (Grimes) Love. Betty was a long time resident of Protection, KS, previously living in Dodge City, KS, Enid, OK, Wichita, KS,...
Sharon Kay Dome
Jun 24, 2012
Sharon Kay Dome Sharon Kay Dome, 65, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2012, at her residence in Dodge City, Kansas. Born November 15, 1946, at Ashland, Kansas, she was the daughter of Richard George and Madeline Josephine "Jo" (Van Dorn) Dome. Sharon was a long time resident of Protection, Kansas, recently moving to Dodge City, Kansas. She graduated from Protection...
Johnny Unruh
Jun 21, 2012
John Earnest "Johnny" Unruh John Earnest Unruh (Johnny) 85, was born to Jacob J.C. and Susie (Nichols) Unruh on March 7, 1927 at Galva, Kansas. He passed away June 21, 2012 at Comanche County Hospital. When he was three weeks old his family moved from Galva to a farm south of Greensburg. On December 22, 1946 he married Elga Schmidt...
Mary Ellen Riner
Jun 12, 2012
Mary Ellen Riner Mary Ellen Riner, 78, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born May 17, 1934 at Ashland, KS, the daughter of Mal "Bill" and Marjorie (Bonham) Eubank, she was a homemaker. Mary Ellen was a lifetime resident of the Protection, KS area. She attended Bluff Creek Country School and graduated...
Frankie Pauline Dowling
Jun 9, 2012
Frankie Pauline Dowling Frankie Pauline Dowling, 80, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012, at the Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. Born July 4, 1931, at Streetman, TX, the daughter of James H. and Evelina (Stogsdill) Clendenen, she was a homemaker. Pauline was a long time resident of Protection, KS, moving there in 1958. She was an active member of...
Martin Luther Webster
Jun 5, 2012
Martin Luther Webster, Jr. Martin Luther Webster, Jr., 78, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Born September 5, 1933, at the family farm south of Protection, KS, the son of Martin Luther Webster, Sr. and Minnie Pearl (Ogden) Webster, he was a farmer and rancher. Martin was a lifetime resident of Comanche...
Don Kerstetter
Jun 1, 2012
Don Kerstetter Don Kerstetter, 74, passed away Friday, June 1, 2012, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, Kansas. Born July 8, 1937, at Ashland, Kansas, the son of Roy and Blanche (Sailor) Kerstetter, he was a farmer and rancher. Don was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, Kansas. He graduated from Protection High School in 1955 and attended Fort...
Clarence A. Gillet
May 19, 2012
Clarence A. Gillet Clarence A. Gillet, 84, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born October 31, 1927, at the family home in Comanche County southwest of Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Theodore Clarence and Ellen (Nielsen) Gillet. Clarence was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. He attended Rich Country School...
Marie Chandler
May 17, 2012
Marie Chandler Marie Chandler, 82, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012, at the Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. Born August 18, 1929, at Neodesha, KS, she was the daughter of John L. and Edith A. (Crocker) Clark. Marie was a resident of Protection, KS, moving there in 2004 from Chanute, KS, having lived in Chanute for much of her...
Patricia "Tricia" Jean Snyder
May 1, 2012
Patricia Jean "Tricia" Snyder Patricia Jean "Tricia" Snyder, 58, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at her residence in Wilmore, KS. Born March 5, 1954, in Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Carl L. and Rowena (Booth) Snyder. Tricia attended Wilmore Grade School and graduated as salutatorian from Coldwater High School in 1972. She attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University...
Gene Autry Loesch
Apr 25, 2012
Gene Autry Loesch Gene Autry Loesch, 68, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at his residence near Protection, Kansas. Born October 28, 1943 in Ashland, Kansas, the son of John William and Gladys Esther (Moore) Loesch, he was a retired farmer and rancher. Gene was a lifetime resident of the Protection, Kansas area. He attended Protection Grade School and graduated...
Charlotte Mary (Prilliman) Meek
Apr 21, 2012
Charlotte Mary (Prilliman) Meek My time with you ended on April 21, 2012, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. I was born March 10, 1944, in what was a boarding house at the corner of Jefferson and Pine in Protection, KS, to Claude "Bud" Prilliman and Grace A. Carson. I attended school in Protection until 1955, when my mother...
Alma A. Favreau
Mar 31, 2012
Alma A. Favreau Alma A. Favreau, more affectionately known to her grandchildren as just "Favreau's", 89, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Trinity Manor in Dodge City, KS. She was born March 12, 1923 in Coldwater, KS, the daughter of Edson A. and Leta H. (Cline) Thompson. She was a beautician for many years in Coldwater, KS and Protection, KS....
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