Obituaries

Tiffany Nicole Smith

Tiffany Nicole Smith

Feb 22, 2026

Tiffany Nicole Smith, age 37, passed away on February 22, 2026, in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was born on December 14, 1988, to Debbie and Floyd Smith.

Tiffany liked art and music. She played the piano and the guitar. She also loved animals. She liked going to concerts. Tiffany’s first job was working in the dietary department at CRMC. She graduated from...

Martha Rae Kelley

Martha Rae Kelley

Feb 21, 2026

Martha Kelley was born February 25, 1942, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to Claude Franklin and Alice Irene (Vail) McKee. She attended Longfellow Grade School, Roosevelt Junior High, and graduated from Field Kinley High School in 1960.

She married James (Jim) Kelley in 1960 in Miami, Oklahoma. They moved to their present home in 1962, where they raised two sons, Ronald Dean and...

Malcom Douglas Critchfield

Malcom Douglas Critchfield

Feb 19, 2026

Malcolm Douglas Critchfield, fondly known as Doug, passed away on February 19, 2026, at the Medical Lodges in Midland, where he had resided for the past few years. Born on March 17, 1937, in Hutchinson, Kansas, Doug was the son of Justice Warner and Audrey Evelyn Bizzle Critchfield.

Doug's early years were spent in Fullerton, California, where his family relocated during...

Cecil Glen Kastler

Cecil Glen Kastler

Feb 13, 2026

Cecil Glen Kastler of rural South Coffeyville, Oklahoma, passed away on February 13, 2026, at CRMC in Coffeyville, Kansas, surrounded by his loving family at the age of 73.

Born on May 20, 1952, in Coffeyville, Kansas, Cecil was one of eight children born to Chester "Chet" and Demple (Howe) Kastler. He grew up in rural Labette County near Valeda, where...

Denise Anne O'Connor

Denise Anne O'Connor

Feb 12, 2026

Denise Anne O’Connor age 64 of Coffeyville, Kansas, passed away on February 12, 2026 at CRMC.

Denise was born November 7, 1961, to Dwight E O’Connor and Deloris May Hannah in Mesa, Arizona. The family moved to Isleton, California where she was raised until her teenage years. They later moved to Coffeyville, Kansas where she finished her High School Diploma and...

Rebecca "Becky" Deann Crites

Rebecca "Becky" Deann Crites

Feb 11, 2026

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Rebecca “Becky” Deann Crites, who left this world on February 11, 2026, at the age of 49, after a courageous journey at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Becky was born on November 21, 1976, in Garnett, Kansas, to Donna Schommer and Robert Peterson. In the spring of 1977, she found a loving...

Phillip Arthur Gale

Phillip Arthur Gale

Feb 9, 2026

Phillip Arthur Gale, 64, of Coffeyville, Kansas, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026, at CRMC after a courageous battle with ALS.

Phillip was born on March 27, 1961, in Yakima, Washington, to David and Saundra Gale. He spent his childhood in Vancouver, Washington, and graduated from high school in 1979. In 1981, he proudly enlisted in the United States Navy,...

Dixie Dee Cummings

Dixie Dee Cummings

Jan 29, 2026

Dixie Dee (Watson) Cummings was born November 13, 1940, in Altamont, Kansas, the youngest child of Clarence and Lorene (DeBolt) Watson. In 1945, the family moved to Parsons, where she attended school and graduated from Parsons High School in 1958. Dixie Continued her education at Parsons Junior College, graduating in 1960.

Setting out into the world, Dixie moved to Topeka, where...

Bobby Joe Whitson

Bobby Joe Whitson

Jan 13, 2026

Bobby Joe Whitson, 88, of Coffeyville, KS passed away January 13, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.

Bobby was born on August 17, 1937, to Luther (Luke) Whitson and Viola Lee (Tinney) Whitson in Hutchinson, KS.

Bob served 22 years in the United States Air Force as a Technical Sergeant. Some of his favorite memories include working as a member of the...

Vickie Dick

Vickie Dick

Jan 12, 2026

**DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, SERVICES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO FRIDAY JANUARY, 23RD, FROM 10 AM- 12PM.**

Vickie Sue Dick age 64 passed away unexpectantly on January 12, 2026, at CRMC in Coffeyville, Kansas.

Vickie was born on October 10, 1961, to Clarence Stansbury and Betty (Scott) Smith in Coffeyville. Vickie attended school in Coffeyville, Independence and Lenapah, Oklahoma where she graduated.

On March...

Neil Clayton Malone

Neil Clayton Malone

Jan 10, 2026

Neil C. Malone, age 84, of Coffeyville, Kansas, passed from this life into his eternal life on January 10, 2026 at his home with his family near. 

Neil was born on May 27, 1941, in Chautauqua County, Kansas, to Everett and Eula (Wells) Malone. He was the seventh of nine children. He attended rural school at Belknap and graduated from Sedan...

Darlene Mae Trollope

Darlene Mae Trollope

Jan 8, 2026

CHANGE OF SERVICE DATE AND TIME

**Services have been rescheduled do to the threat of inclement weather for Wednesday Jan. 28, 2026 with the family receiving friends from 9-11 ad the service will be at 1pm at the Ford-Wulf-Bruns Chapel, located at 2405 Woodland Avenue, in Coffeyville.

Darlene M. Trollope, age 80, passed away peacefully and was welcomed into the arms of...

Judy Rae Roberts

Judy Rae Roberts

Jan 6, 2026

Judy Rae Roberts, a lifelong resident of Coffeyville, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 6,2025 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma at the Bartlesville Assisting Living where she had been residing for the last few months. At the time of her death, Judy was 87 years of age.

Judy was born to Chester Levi and Arnita Cherokee (Knight) Toney in Coffeyville, Kansas on April 7,...

Jimmy Allen Miller

Jimmy Allen Miller

Dec 23, 2025

Jimmy Allen Miller, born March 15, 1953, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center at the age of 72. Known to many simply as “Waving Jimmy,” he was a kind-hearted soul who would give you the shirt off his back and never met a stranger. Jimmy’s warmth, humor, and...

Jackie Glenn Gregory Sr.

Jackie Glenn Gregory Sr.

Dec 12, 2025

Jackie Glenn Gregory Sr., age 77, passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 12, 2025, Coffeyville, Kansas.

Born on March 5, 1948, in Delaware, Oklahoma, Jack was the son of Benjamin and Ruby Evelyn (Allen) Gregory. He spent most of his childhood in the Delaware area, where he attended school until his family moved to Coffeyville during his teenage years.

Jack...

Belva Colleen Perkins

Belva Colleen Perkins

Dec 10, 2025

Belva Colleen Perkins’ beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on December 10th, 2025.

Colleen was born on August 14th, 1937, in Independence, Kansas; attended Wayside schools; graduating from Field Kindley High School, in May of 1955; and later married Charles W Perkins on November 11th, 1955.

Colleen and Charles resided in the Montgomery County area and raised three...

Grace Irma Cook

Grace Irma Cook

Dec 9, 2025

Grace Irma Cook, 99, formerly of Coffeyville and Independence was born February 2, 1926 in Kansas City, Kansas -- the 4th and youngest child of Ivan and Delia (Lewallen) Coldwell. When Grace Irma was a young girl, the family moved to Independence, Kansas. While both parents worked long hours as pharmacists, she was tended to by her sisters, Louisa and...

Barbara Jean Haynes

Barbara Jean Haynes

Dec 6, 2025

Barbara Jean Haynes, a devoted wife, mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at the Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas.

Born on October 8, 1944, in Coffeyville, Kansas, Barbara was the daughter of Denzil Erwin and Sylvia Mary (Monday) Menefee. She cherished her role as the eldest sister to Janet, who preceded her in...

Bret Robert Hart

Bret Robert Hart

Nov 21, 2025

Bret Robert Hart a cherished husband, dad, son, and brother passed away on Friday, November 21st, 2025, at Methodist Main Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.

Bret was born on November 8th, 1972, in Enid, Oklahoma to Robert Lee and Donna Lee (Pratz) Hart. He was raised in Drummond, Oklahoma where he graduated high school, in which he developed a passion for...

Ramon W. White

Ramon W. White

Nov 10, 2025

Ramon William White, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, went to his eternal home on November 10, 2025, at the age of 83 at his home in Tyro, Kansas. Born March 13, 1942, in Independence, Kansas, to William Orville “Chub” White and Mary Elizabeth (Hanlon) White, Ramon lived a life marked by integrity, grit, and a deep love...