OBITUARIES
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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...
David Tate, Jr.
Nov 11, 2011
David Tate, Jr. David Tate, Jr., 80, passed away Friday, November 11, 2011, at his residence in Protection, Kansas. Born May 25, 1931, in Oneale, Arkansas, he was the son of David and Leona (Walls) Tate. David was a resident of Protection, Kansas, moving there in 2008 from Scott City, Kansas. He worked as a custodian for Johnson Grade School,...
Marjorie "Marge" Allen Harmon
Nov 10, 2011
Marjorie "Marge" Allen (Riner) Harmon Marjorie Allen Riner was born in Comanche County, Kansas, November 6, 1926, to Bert and Nell Riner, in Protection, Kansas. She joined her older sister Wynona in their home. The Riner family made their home south of Protection on what was then known as the Goos place. Marge attended most of her grade school years...
Edward "Ed" Kenneth Dunn
Oct 25, 2011
Edward "Ed" Kenneth Dunn Edward "Ed" Kenneth Dunn, 87, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at the Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, Kansas. Born May 13, 1924, near Mullinville, Kansas, the second child of Orville and Lena (Hall) Dunn, he was a rancher. Ed was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, Kansas. He spent his childhood on a ranch 19 miles...
Lovella Eldora Weber
Oct 16, 2011
Lovella Eldora Weber Lovella Eldora Weber, 77, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, Kansas. Born June 11, 1934, at Fowler, Kansas, she was the daughter of Ramon and Mildred (Hill) Trober. Lovella was a long time resident of Coldwater, Kansas, moving to the area in 1975, previously living in Woodward, Oklahoma and Ashland,...
Maxine Elizabeth Smith
Oct 5, 2011
Maxine Elizabeth (McKinney) Smith Maxine Elizabeth (McKinney) Smith, 91, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, Kansas. Born August 6, 1920, on her parents' farm on the Comanche/Kiowa County Line, she was the daughter of Walter and Sadie (Marley) McKinney. Maxine attended Reeder Rural School for eight years and graduated from Coldwater High School...
Margaret Elaine Coles
Oct 4, 2011
Margaret Elaine (Maris) Coles Margaret Elaine (Maris) Coles passed away peacefully and comfortably on October 4, 2011, at the home of her daughter in Topeka, Kansas. She was nearly 96 years old. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, October 10, 2011, at the Coldwater United Methodist Church in Coldwater, Kansas. Visitation will be held at Hatfield-Prusa...
Barbara Miller Lyon
Sep 30, 2011
Barbara Miller Lyon Barbara Miller Lyon passed peacefully from this life on September 30, 2011. She was born November 21, 1918 in Chippewa Falls, WI, the first of five children to Mr. Arthur and Gladys Miller of Cornell, WI. Upon graduating from high school, she attended two years of college at Carleton College in Northfield, MN. The summer between her...
Jean Charles Raney
Sep 13, 2011
Jean Charles Raney Jean Charles Raney, 78, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at the Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, Kansas. Born January 14, 1933, in Dodge City, Kansas, he was the son of Floyd Monte and Lillian Maybelle (Drake) Raney. Jean was raised in Wilmore, Kansas and attended Wilmore Public Schools. He was a long time resident of Coldwater, Kansas,...
Patricia Louise Thomas
Sep 6, 2011
Patricia Louise Thomas Patricia Louise Thomas, 76, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at the Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, Kansas. Born December 12, 1934, at Protection, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde Norman and Ruth Mildred (Jordan) Denney, she was a homemaker. She attended Wilmore Public School in Wilmore, Kansas. She was a resident of Pratt, Kansas, moving there...
Marilyn Ivonne Pierce
Aug 26, 2011
Marilyn Ivonne (Miller) Pierce Marilyn Ivonne (Miller) Pierce, 81, passed away Friday, August 26, 2011, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, Kansas. Born May 22, 1930, at Coldwater, Kansas, she was the daughter of Ernest and Merl (Williams) Miller. Marilyn was a graduate of the 1948 class of Coldwater High School. She belonged to Loyal Hustlers 4-H Club. She graduated...
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