Obituaries

Shirley Ritchie
Mar 7, 2011
Shirley Jean Ritchie, 82, Coffeyville, Kansas, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Windsor Place Care Center, Coffeyville. Jean was born June 12, 1928 near Nowata, Oklahoma to Carl Shultz and Mary Queen Shultz. She grew up in the Coffeyville area and was raised by her uncle and aunt, John and Bertie Archer, attending local schools and graduating from Field...

Lloyd Thompson
Mar 5, 2011
Lloyd Edward Thompson, 73, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at his home. Lloyd was born January 20, 1938 in Cherryvale, Kansas to Harry and Mary Clark Thompson. He grew up in the Liberty and Coffeyville area graduating from Field Kindley Memorial High School. After high school he served in the Kansas National Guard. Lloyd worked...

Lola Cain
Mar 3, 2011
Lola Katherine Cain, 74, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at Jane Phillips Care Center of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Lola was born August 8, 1936 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Andrew and Ruth Holmes Presgrove. She grew up in the area and graduated from Lenapah High School. Lola married Harland Lee Cain on November 27, 1958 at Coffeyville....

Floyd Mcafee
Mar 3, 2011
Floyd Quintin McAfee, 71, Coffeyville, Kansas, died Monday afternoon in Topeka, Kansas. Floyd was born September 10, 1939 at Wann, Oklahoma to Ray McAfee and Vera Hadley McAfee. He came to Coffeyville at an early age and received his education there. Floyd was a graduate of Field Kindley High School. Shortly after graduation, he went to work for Fitch...

Gregory Smith
Feb 27, 2011
Gregory S.Greg Smith, 63, Coffeyville, Kansas, died Friday, February 25, 2011 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Greg was born November 3, 1947 at Coffeyville to Grady Smith and AnnaBelle Schmidt Smith. He spent his lifetime as a Coffeyville resident, graduating from Field Kindley High School, class of 1965. Greg also attended Coffeyville Junior College. He worked as a small...

Kenneth Ellison
Feb 26, 2011
Kenneth Robert Ellison, 84, rural Independence, Kansas died Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Kenneth was born March 23, 1926 on the family farm near Independence to Orrin Ellison and Irma Leslie Ellison. He grew up in the IndependenceDearing area and received his education there. Kenneth graduated high school in May of 1944, worked the wheat...

Loren Coffey, Sr.
Feb 24, 2011
Loren Dwayne Coffey, Sr., 81, of Afton, Oklahoma and formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas, died at his home near Afton, Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Loren was born October 16, 1929 at Caney, Kansas to Walter Coffey and Nora Miller Coffey. He grew up in Caney and received his education there. Upon his graduation from high school, Loren went to work...

Wayne Tongier
Feb 23, 2011
Wayne Guthrie Tongier died peacefully surrounded by his family on February 22, 2011 at CRMC. He was 89. He was the child of Russell and Effie Johnson Tongier and born on December 14, 1921. He was one of nine children. He attended schools in Coffeyville and Coffeyville Junior College. He worked for 40 plus years for Farmland Industries in...

Fred Schille
Feb 22, 2011
Freddrick Charles Schille, 53, of Coffeyville, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at his home. Fred was also known as Derf by friends. He was born on February 14, 1958 in Champaign, Illinois to Al and Rogene Schille. The family lived in New Jersey until 1966 when they moved to Coffeyville where they made their home. Fred graduated from...

Opal Esch
Feb 17, 2011
Opal Marie Esch passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at CRMC. She was 86. Opal was born on December 11, 1924 in Sycamore, Kansas to BenjaminFrank and Mildred Hazen Bowen. She grew up in Cherryvale, Kansas where she received her education. She was a graduating student of Cherryvale High School Class of 1943. On January 9, 1944 she was...

Harland Cain
Feb 15, 2011
Harland LeeCowboy Cain, 78, Coffeyville, Kansas, died Tuesday morning, February 15, 2011 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Harland was born September 16, 1932 at Coffeyville to Virn Lee Cain and Mary Jane Timmerman Cain. He grew up in Coffeyville and received his education there. Harland married Lola K. Presgrove on November 27, 1958 at Coffeyville. He served his country...

Audrey Tuggle
Feb 9, 2011
Audrey Jean Tuggle, 93, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at her home. Audrey was born on July 4, 1917 in Avonmore, PA to Martin John Faulk and Verna Elizabeth Kunkle Smith. Audrey graduated from Bell Township High School in Salina, PA. She then moved to Pittsburgh, PA to attend Maison Frederic School of Cosmetology. After graduation she returned...

Reba George
Feb 4, 2011
Reba E. George, 79, of Coffeyville, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at her residence. Reba was born March 19, 1931 at Seymour, Missouri to Carl L. George and Flora McVay George. She moved with her family to Coffeyville at an early age and received her education there. Reba moved to the Kansas City Metro area where she worked for...

Bonnie Foulk
Jan 31, 2011
Bonnie Mae Foulk, 74, of Coffeyville, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Monday at 2:00 pm at PenwellGabel FordWulfBruns Chapel in Coffeyville with Pastor Mike Elrod officiating. Friends may call on Sunday February 6, 2011 from 1:00 pm until...

Larry Phillips
Jan 31, 2011
Mr. Larry Phillips, 75, of Coffeyville, died Monday morning at his home. Lawrence Erwin Phillips was born April 7, 1935 at Coffeyville, Kansas, the son of Sam Phillips and Rose Schwartzstein Phillips. He attended Coffeyville schools, graduating from Field Kindley High School in 1953. After high school he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served for four...

John Park
Jan 31, 2011
John E. Park of Coffeyville, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2011 at Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas he was 90. John was born on April 22, 1920 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Carroll and Emma Morrow Park. He grew up in the Coffeyville area where he received his education. On August 26, 1939 he was united in marriage to...

Frances Barker
Jan 25, 2011
Frances Irene Barker, 78, Coffeyville, Kansas, passed away late Monday morning, January 24, 2011 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Frances was born August 13, 1932 at Coffeyville to Ira L. Filkel and Halle Mae Dick Filkel. She was a lifelong Coffeyville resident and received her education there as well. Frances married Don Barker, Sr. on August 13, 1949 at...

June Gruber
Jan 25, 2011
June Mabel Gruber, 87, Coffeyville, Kansas, died Monday, January 24, 2011 at Windsor Place Care Center, Coffeyville. June Bug, as she was known, to friends and family alike, was born June 9, 1923 at Nebraska to Fred O. and Margaret McNabb. She came to Coffeyville in the 1930s and worked as a donut fryer for Goldies Pie Shop from...

Arlene Mitchell
Jan 24, 2011
Arlene Anne Mitchell, 58, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away January 22, 2011 at her home. Arlene was born on December 19, 1952 in Hartford, Connecticut to Robert Dean Tracy, Sr. and Josephine Klecman Tracy. The family moved to Coffeyville when Arlene was age 12. She was a member of the Business Professionals of America. In 1997 she earned her...

Billy Bean
Jan 24, 2011
Billy Joe Bean of Coffeyville passed away Sunday, January 23, 2011 at CRMC. He was 68. Bill was born on March 29, 1942 in Tyro, Kansas to Vernie and Tillie Shaw Bean. He grew up in Coffeyville where he received his education. He worked for Tony Moons Restaurant for five years, Acme Foundry for four years, Mullendore Ranch for...