Glennda Lee Burt
Jun 30, 2021
Glennda Lee Burt, 60, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk, City, OK. Born December 16, 1960 in Denver, CO, to her biological mother: Anna Lou Wesley, she was later adopted by her maternal grandparents: Glenn Allen and Treva Juanita (Emerson) Moreton.
Glennda was nearly a lifetime resident of Coldwater,...
Jack Leon Pyle
Jun 27, 2021
Jack Leon Pyle, 72, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 5, 1949, at Pratt, KS, he was the son of Jack Stanley and Claudine (Martin) Pyle.
Jack graduated from Haviland High School in Haviland, KS in 1967 and was the President of his Senior Class and quarterback...
Merle Dewayne Wait
Jun 23, 2021
Merle DeWayne Wait, 93, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. Born October 9, 1927, at the family farm east of Protection, KS, he was the son of John and Minnie Esther (Sinkle) Wait.
Merle was a farmer and a lifetime resident of Protection, KS. He graduated from Protection High School...
Pauline Zielke
Jun 15, 2021
Pauline L. Zielke, 94, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at her residence in Coldwater, KS. Born December 24, 1926, at Tulsa, OK, she was the daughter of Stanley George and Robbie Esther (Keese) Lasarsky.
Pauline graduated from High School in Ada, OK and received a Bachelor's Degree in Music and a teaching certificate in Vocal Music...
John Wayne Friend
Jun 11, 2021
John Wayne Friend, 68, of rural Freedom, OK, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born January 24, 1953, at Coldwater, KS, he was the son of Chester Willard and Dorothy Edna (Corbin) Friend.
John was a rancher and lifetime resident of NW Woods County, OK. He attended Centerview Country School and...
Marjorie Holler
May 31, 2021
Marjorie Evelyn (DeMoss) Holler, 102, went to be with the Lord, Monday, May 31, 2021. She was born March 28, 1919, at Wellsford, KS and was the sixth child of Charles and Beulah (Williamson) DeMoss. Her family moved from Croft, KS to Wilmore, KS when she was five years old. She graduated from Wilmore High School in 1937.
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James Alva Young
May 29, 2021
James Alva Young, 87, passed away peacefully Saturday May 29, 2021, at Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital. James was born the first child of Alva "Cap" Young and Opal (Huffman) Young in Protection, Kansas on December 05, 1933.
James attended grade school and high school in Protection, KS, graduating in the Class of 1951. James served in the...
Garlon Leroy Jarnagin
May 5, 2021
Garlon Leroy Jarnagin, 87, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born March 9, 1934, at Dalhart, TX, he was the son of Ivan R. and Alba A. (Barker) Jarnagin.
Garlon graduated from Seiling High School in Seiling, OK, received a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Friends University in Wichita,...
Greg Norton
May 1, 2021
Gregory A. Norton, 61, passed away on May 1, 2021, due to a motorcycle accident.
Greg was born on July 23, 1959 on Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, Texas to Don and Karen Jo (Hopkins) Norton.
With his Dad in the U.S. Air Force, he traveled with family all over the United States and...
Larry Van Dorn
Apr 24, 2021
Wichita, Kansas – Wilbur "Larry" Van Dorn, age 80, passed away April 24, 2021. He was born on June 25, 1940 to Jennafawn (Bell) and Wilbur "Bill" Van Dorn in Protection, KS. Larry was a devoted father, brother and loving grandpa. He will be dearly missed. Larry graduated from Protection High School in 1959 and attended college at Northwestern...
Joyce Louise Puderbaugh
Mar 27, 2021
Joyce Louise Puderbaugh, 75, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver, CO. Born June 21, 1945, at Abilene, KS, she was the daughter of Carl and Velma (Crider) Baldwin.
Joyce graduated from Abilene High School in 1963; received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Washburn University; and received a...
Judith "Judy" Ann Odell
Mar 25, 2021
Judith Ann "Judy" Odell, 70, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Born January 3, 1951, at Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Nelson Lawrence and Nellie Marie (Blake) Mosher.
Judy was a resident of Pratt, KS, previously living in Clark County and Comanche County, KS. She attended Wilmore...
Barbara Dean Mcginnis
Mar 9, 2021
Barbara Dean McGinnis, 90, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Wheatlands Health Care Center in Kingman, KS. Born September 5, 1930, at Booneville, AR, she was the daughter of James and Delta (Greenwood) Barbour.
Barbara was a long time resident of Kingman, KS, moving there in 1975, previously living in Greensburg, KS and Coldwater, KS. She...
James "Jim" Crosby Wright
Mar 9, 2021
James "Jim" Crosby Wright, 67, passed away March 9, 2021 in Minneola, KS. Jim was born October 13, 1953 at Medicine Lodge, KS. He is the foster son of Don & Judy Kerstetter and biological son of Richard & Ellen (Jones) Wright Meacham. He was a resident of Comanche, Reno, and Meade Counties in Kansas. Jim and wife, Laurie,...
James Philo "Jim" Booth
Feb 18, 2021
James Philo "Jim" Booth, 74, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS, after a brief illness. Jim was born November 23, 1946, at Ashland, KS, weighing in at 2 pounds, 10 ounces, the second son of Donald and Rachel (Gregg) Booth.
Jim attended Coldwater, KS schools, graduating in 1964. ...
Jordan Jae (Hamilton) Stauth
Feb 17, 2021
Jordan (Hamilton) Stauth of Haviland, Kansas left this world suddenly on February 17, 2021, at the age of 37, less than 2 miles from her home in a motor vehicle accident. She was a loving wife and mother and will be greatly missed.
She was born on April 19, 1983 to Paige Rambo Hamilton and Bradley K....
Aaron Travis Carter
Feb 16, 2021
Aaron Travis Carter, 6, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, in Wichita, KS. He was born July 5, 2014, in Pratt, KS.
Aaron had attended South Central Elementary School in Protection, KS. He loved the outdoors and experiencing ranch life. He liked riding in the truck checking cattle, riding 4-wheelers, horses, dancing, and swimming.
Aaron...
Harriette Irene Darnell
Feb 8, 2021
Harriette Irene (Murry) Darnell was born February 23, 1932, in Anthony, KS, and passed away February 8, 2021.
She was the daughter of J. Allen and Hattie Mae Murry of Jet, OK. Her parents were both teachers. Her schooling began in Kiowa, KS, then Beloit and Clay Center, KS, and she graduated from Ashland, KS High School...
Martha "Jo" Mathews
Jan 28, 2021
Martha "Jo" Mathews, 91, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born August 18, 1929, at Wilmore, KS, she was the oldest of eight children born to Lester Paul Fry, Sr. and Clarice E. (McMillin) Fry.
Martha was a longtime resident of Illinois, recently moving to Coldwater, KS. She graduated from Wilmore...
Lila May Webster
Jan 25, 2021
Lila May Webster, age 89, went to her heavenly home on January 25, 2021 at Protection Valley Manor. She was born December 27, 1931 on a farm southwest of Protection, Kansas. Lila was the daughter of Albert Hazen and Edith Irene (Thomas) Hazen. She lived most of her life in Protection and was a homemaker, a restaurant cook and...
