Obituaries

Helen King
Jun 10, 2005
HELEN JEAN KING BROWN 1933-2005 Helen Jean King Brown, age 72, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away early Friday morning, June 10, 2005 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville. She was born May 29, 1933 in Alpena, Michigan to Elroy Comiska, Sr. and Mabyn Wood Comiska. She graduated from Busch High School in 1951 from Centerline, Michigan. She...

Clifford Campbell
Jun 7, 2005
CLIFFORD CAMPBELL 1922 - 2005 Clifford Campbell, age 83 longtime resident of Coffeyville, passed away Monday, June 6, 2005 at his residence. He was born April 18, 1922 in McMann, Oklahoma. He was raised in the Lenapah area. He served in the US Army during WWII. On July 7, 1943 he married Fern Murray in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was...

Rosalio Mendoza
Jun 6, 2005
Rosalio Charlie Mendoza September 4, 1932-May 30, 2005 Rosalio Charlie Mendoza, age 72, passed on May 30, 2005 at his home in Coffeyville. He was born on September 4, 1932 in Chanute, Kansas to Evarista Gutierrez and Bernie Mendoza. He was a 1951 graduate of Field Kindley Memorial High School, Coffeyville, Kansas. He served in the United States Army...

Ernestine Buster
Jun 5, 2005
Ernestine Wilma Buster Ernestine Wilma Buster, 82, Coffeyville, passed away early Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Windsor Place in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was born January 8, 1923, the daughter of Claude William and Lois Pearl Helmick Hughes. She attended Radical Elementary School north of Indpendence before graduating from the Tryo High School. On March 22, 1941, she married Robert...

Myron Long
May 28, 2005
Myron W. Long 1922 2005 Myron W. Long, age 82, Coffeyville Kansas resident passed away early Saturday, May 28, 2005 at the Pickwick Apartments in Coffeyville. He was born on November 25, 1922 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Benjamin Harrison and Donna Ruth Purdy Long. He was born and raised in Coffeyville community. He attended Coffeyville Elementary Schools. He was...

Edna Pate
May 26, 2005
EDNA I. PATE 1913-2005 Edna I. Pate, 92, of Coffeyville died Wednesay, May 25, 2005 at Windsor Place. She was born April 25, 1913 to Frank and Anna Hogan Bishop of Simmons, Missouri. On April 25, 1931 she married Wilbur Allen in Simmons, Missouri. The couple lived in Coffeyville where Mr. Allen was the owner of Allen Floor Sanding...

Betty Herring
May 22, 2005
Betty J. Herring, 83, Liberty, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2005, at her home in Liberty. She was born September 21, 1921, in Butler, Pennsylvania, the daughter of James A. and Edith B. Shaffer Gray. She has lived in the Liberty area most of her life. She graduated from Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville. She was a member...

Robert Engle
May 20, 2005
Robert Frog Engle, 39, Coffeyville, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at his home in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was born February 24, 1966, in Iola, Kansas the son of Noah Ferd and Elizabeth Engle. Mr. Engle worked for Acme Foundry and Jen Cast in Coffeyville. Preceded in death by Father, Brother, Foster Mother and Special Friend Elizabeth Moore. Survived...

Lester Metzer
May 19, 2005
Lester Ray Metzer 1910-2005 Lester Ray Metzer, age 94, died Tuesday evening, May 17, 2005 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. He was born December 27, 1910 in Girard, Kansas to Fred and Sarah Harper Metzer. He married Mae Machin March 2, 1930 in Girard, Kansas. She preceded him in death on December 17, 1994. He was also preceded...

Barbara Summers
May 14, 2005
BARBARA LEE SUMMERS 1921-2005 Barbara Lee Summers, age 83, of Coffeyville, Kansas died Friday afternoon, May 13, 2005 in the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was born August 31, 1921 and was the chosen child of James Claude and Mary Ethel Gibson Finley. She graduated from Labette County Community High School in 1939 as home economics major. On October...

Nolan Carnes
May 11, 2005
Nolan Dean Carnes 1924 - 2005 Nolan Dean Carnes, age 80, Coffeyville, Kansas resident passed away early Wednesday morning, May 11, 2005 in the ER unit of Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. He was born June 29, 1924 in rural Coffeyville, Kansas to Ewell and Mary Whinery Carnes. He attended a one room school Ringo School West of Coffeyville. He...

Mary Bruce
May 5, 2005
Mary L. Bruce 1930 - 2005 Mary L. Bruce, age 75, Coffeyville, Kansas resident, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was born February 17, 1930 to Virgie Lois Frye Yeubanks and Floyd Arvel Yeubanks in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was born and raised in the Coffeyville community. She attended Coffeyville Schools. She...

Gladys Seger
May 3, 2005
Gladys I. Seger 1918-2005 Gladys I. Seger, age 86, of Coffeyville died Monday at the Janes Phillips Hospital in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She was born September 6, 1918 in Craig County, Oklahoma to Forrest and Nettie Martin. Gladys married Albert Seger October 23, 1935 in Vinita, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death. Gladys had several interests including church, quilting, sewing,...

Neva Bartel
Apr 28, 2005
Neva Jean Bartel 1923 - 2005 Neva Jean Bartel, age 82, Coffeyville, Kansas resident passed away on April 26, 2005 at the Asbury Village in Coffeyville. She was born February 17, 1923 in Drumright, Oklahoma Mrs. Bartel was part owner of Edgewood Lanes in Coffeyville with her husband Bud Bartel. Neva was a member of First Christian Church in...

Letha Manley
Apr 26, 2005
Letha R. Manley 1911 - 2005 Letha R. Manley, age 93, Edna, passed away on early Monday afternoon on April 25, 2005 at the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was born on December 11, 1911 in Sedan, Kansas to Ben Edward Davis amp; Edith Blanche Graham Davis. She attended Sedan Schools. On November 11, 1930 she...

Roselee Colford
Apr 14, 2005
Rosalee F. Colford, 61, Coffeyville, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2005, Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She was born January 2, 1944, in Coffeyville, Kansas. She resided in the Coffeyville area most of her life. Rosalee was a truck driver for many years. She was out spoken and good hearted and never met a stranger. She...

Elsie Wilson
Apr 13, 2005
Elsie Marie Wilson 1918-2005 Elsie Marie Wilson, age 86, passed away on April 13, 2005 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was born June 4, 1918 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Jesse Frederic and Lula May Griswold Russell. She attended Coffeyville Schools. She enjoyed shopping, fishing and camping. On February 10, 1941 she married Charles Edward Wilson in Joplin,...

Nellie Francis
Apr 11, 2005
Nellie Norene Francis 1922-2005 Nellie Norene Francis, age 82, currently of Hot Springs, Arkansas passed away Saturday morning at St. Josephs Hospital in Hot Springs. Mrs. Francis was born in Garnett, Kansas, October 15, 1922 to Frederick and Nora Milton Campbell. She later married Leland Martin Francis deceased of Coffeyville, Kansas and resided in Coffeyville for more than 20...