OBITUARIES
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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....
Don Mcmillin
Mar 12, 2012
Donald D "Don" McMillin The late Frank K. and G. Alice (Mathias) McMillin resided in Comanche County, KS, north of Coldwater, when they welcomed their first born, Donald D, to their home May 15, 1929. Don attended Coldwater Schools and graduated from Coldwater High School on his birthday in 1947. He spent his summers working various jobs in town and...
Eldon "Butch" Leroy Price
Mar 9, 2012
Eldon Leroy "Butch" Price Eldon Leroy "Butch" Price, 67, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012, at the South Wind Hospice House in Pratt, KS. Born September 28, 1944, at Protection, KS, he was the only son with three older sisters: Marquice, Donna, Nila, and one younger sister: Julie, born to Hiram and Neva (Hughes) Price. On November 20, 1965, he...
Jack Evan Sooter
Feb 13, 2012
Jack Evan Sooter Jack Evan Sooter, 83, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012, at the South Wind Hospice House in Pratt, KS. Born April 2, 1928, at Dodge City, KS, he was the son of Ray Evan and Jessie Marie (Bigbee) Sooter. Jack grew up in the Coldwater, KS area and attended Coldwater Schools. He worked for Southwestern Bell in...
Scott Douglas Ellis
Feb 8, 2012
Scott Douglas Ellis Scott Douglas Ellis, 48, was born May 11, 1963, at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, KS. He was the youngest son of Larry, and the late Eleanor Ellis. Scott attended school in Coldwater, KS, graduating with the CHS class of 1981. After graduation, he attended college at Pratt Community College, Fort Hays State University, The Colorado...
Sheila Caroleen Haas
Feb 7, 2012
Sheila Caroleen Haas Sheila Caroleen Haas, 66, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Born January 29, 1946, at Herrington, KS, she was the daughter of L.G. and Ruth (Person) McEnterfer. Sheila was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. She attended Coldwater Grade School, graduated from Coldwater High School in 1964, and...
Floy E. Grace
Feb 3, 2012
Floy E. Grace Floy E. Grace, 94, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012, at the Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, Kansas. Born October 14, 1917, at Coldwater, Kansas, she was the daughter of Floyd and Mary McKinney. Floy was a longtime resident of Coldwater, Kansas, moving back to the area in 1990 from Tulsa, Oklahoma, previously living in Lamar, Colorado. She...
Dr. Ellen Maxine Beeley Emerson Weber
Feb 2, 2012
Dr. Ellen Maxine (Beeley) Emerson Weber Dr. Ellen Maxine (Beeley) Emerson Weber, 87, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012, at her residence in Alva, OK. Born December 19, 1924, at Wichita, KS, she was the daughter of J. Lynn and Frances (McKinney) Beeley. Maxine was a resident of Alva, OK, having grown up in the Coldwater, KS area and previously...
E. Arlene Wait
Jan 14, 2012
E. Arlene Dorsey Butts Wait Edna Arlene Dorsey was born April 30, 1928 to Charles Duvall and Georgia Marie (Funk) Dorsey in Protection, Ks. She went to be with the Lord on January 14, 2012. She had been praying the Lord would call her home. She was the third of six children born to Charles and Marie. Bobbie Marie (Argie)...
Dwight "Pep" Pepperd
Dec 24, 2011
Dwight "Pep" Pepperd Dwight "Pep" Pepperd, 81, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011, at his residence in Coldwater, KS. Born September 1, 1930, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Merrill and Zora (White) Pepperd. Dwight was a longtime resident of Comanche County, KS, moving back to Coldwater, KS in 1994 from Goddard, KS. He attended Wilmore Grade School...
Ross Marlin Deewall
Dec 14, 2011
Ross Marlin Deewall Ross Marlin Deewall, 69, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center in Wichita, KS. Born July 5, 1942, at Ashland, KS, he was the son of Ralph and Irene (Sturgis) Deewall. Ross was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. He attended Coldwater Grade School, graduated from Coldwater High School in...
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