Obituaries

Linnie Riley
Nov 19, 2010
Linnie FranklinFrank Riley, Sr., died Thursday morning, November 18, 2010 at his home in rural Coffeyville, Kansas. Frank was born March 29, 1920 at Hollow, Oklahoma to Earl Sylvester Riley and Daisy May Riley. He grew up in the Hollow area and joined the United States Air Force. Frank married Nadine May Peirce on August 9, 1941 at Edna,...

James Thomas
Nov 19, 2010
James LeeJim Thomas, 71, formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas, died Thursday afternoon, November 18, 2010 at Green Country Care Center of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jim was born December 16, 1938 at Coffeyville. His parents were Albert Sauer and Ila Milford Sauer. He grew up there and received his education in the Coffeyville schools, graduating from Field Kindley High School in 1957....

Robert Lee
Nov 16, 2010
Robert N. Lee of Coffeyville, KS passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010 at St. Johns Regional Medical Center in Joplin, MO. He was 76. Mr. Lee was born on December 15, 1933 in Welch, OK to Robert Edward Lee and Alma Lee Howe. He grew up in the Coffeyville area where he attended school. He served in the Air...

Wenonah Tankcred
Nov 8, 2010
Wenonah Kay Tankcred, 71, Coffeyville, Kansas died early Monday morning, November 8, 2010 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Kay was born November 28, 1938 at Santa Monica, California to Perry Herman Gillman and Wenonah Chouteau Gillman. She came to Lenapah, Oklahoma as a child and attended Lenapah Schools. Kay moved to Coffeyville over 35 years ago. She worked as...

Victor Purkey
Nov 8, 2010
Victor Ray Purkey of Coffeyville passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010 at CRMC in Coffeyville. He was 43. Victor was born July 5, 1967 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Jesse Ashworth and Phyllis Smith Sisco. He grew up in Coffeyville where he attended school. After school he was married and later divorced. He worked construction for several years until his...

Tommilene Thorpe
Nov 5, 2010
TommileneTommie Braschler Thorpe, 73, died Friday, November 5, 2010 at her home in Coffeyville, Kansas. Tommie was born May 3, 1937 at Coffeyville to Albert L. Braschler and Marguerite Myers Braschler. She grew up in Coffeyville, receiving her education there and graduating from Field Kindley High School in 1955. Tommie also attended Rolla School of Mines, Rolla, Missouri. On...

William Ross
Nov 4, 2010
William McKinleyBill Ross, 66, Lenapah, Oklahoma, died Thursday morning, November 4, 2010 at Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Bill was born April 9, 1944 at Ironton, Ohio to Clarence Ross and Anna Louise Stamper Ross. He grew up in Ohio and was a 1962 graduate of Stockdale High School. In October of 1962, Bill became a member of...

Betty Tracy
Nov 4, 2010
Betty Carolyn Tracy of Liberty, Kansas passed away November 4, 2010 at St. Johns Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was 71. Betty was born on September 30, 1939 in Savannah, Georgia to Olin and Annie Cobb Kicklighter. She grew up in the Savannah area where she attended school. On January 3, 1957 she was united in marriage to Raymond...

Blenda Huggard
Nov 2, 2010
Blenda Kay Trask Huggard formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away October 28, 2010 in St. Petersburg, Florida at the St. Petersburg General Hospital. She was 56. Blenda was born July 16, 1954 in Wichita, Kansas to Leroy and Mary Ann Howard Trask. She attended school in Coffeyville graduating from Field Kindley High School and Coffeyville Community College. She attended...

Stephen Barnett
Nov 2, 2010
Stephen NealRed Barnett, 55, of Dearing, Kansas, died Monday, November 1, 2010 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Red was born August 24, 1955 in Missouri to Wayne and Helen Mathes Barnett. At an early age, he and his family moved to Dearing and Red has been a resident ever since. He attended Caney Valley School and was a selfemployed...

Esther Willbern
Nov 1, 2010
EstherJo Willbern of Coffeyville passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010 at her home. She was 82. Jo was born July 1, 1928 in Coffeyville to John and Marian Perry Livingston. She grew up in Coffeyville where she received her education, graduating from Field Kindley High School in 1944. She also attended classes at Coffeyville Community College. On September 5,...

Karon Dozier
Oct 30, 2010
Karon Faye Dozier of Coffeyville, KS passed away Friday, October 29, 2010 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville. She was 69. Karon was born February 18, 1941 in Coffeyville, KS to Dale and Mary Benning Beam. She grew up in Coffeyville where she graduated from Field Kindley High School. After high school she was united in marriage to Stiner Lee...

James Handy
Oct 30, 2010
James Thaine Handy, 94, of Coffeyville passed away Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville. James was born May 2, 1916 in Baca County, Colorado, to Homer and Pearl Parks Handy. He attended school in Rolla, Kansas. The family moved to a farm in Elk County, Kansas in the early 1930s. On April 21, 1946 he married...

James Ledbetter
Oct 24, 2010
James D.Led Ledbetter, 51, Coffeyville, Kansas, died Sunday afternoon, October 24, 2010 at his home. Led, as he was known to friends and family alike, was born July 19, 1959 at Wichita, Kansas. He moved to Hamlin, Texas and received his education from Hamlin High School. Jim married Kathleen Barnhart on January 3, 1982 at Hamlin. He worked for...

Norma Alter
Oct 22, 2010
Norma Alter Norma Elaine Alter of Coffeyville, KS, died Friday, October 22, 2010, in Coffeyville. She was 87. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, at PenwellGabel FordWulfBruns Chapel in Coffeyville. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery Friends may call to register on Tuesday beginning at 9:00 a.m. The family will receive friends from...

Nona Pendleton
Oct 21, 2010
Nona Aleene Pendleton Nona Aleene Pendleton of Coffeyville, KS, died Thursday, October 21, 2010, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She was 76. Cremation has taken place under the direction of PenwellGabel FordWulfBruns Chapel. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at the Alluwe Baptist Church in Alluwe, OK. Rev. Weldon Foster...

Alice White
Oct 20, 2010
LenaAlice White of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She was 76. Alice was born February 5, 1934 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Christian and Minnie Clark Timmerman. She grew up in Coffeyville where she received her high school education. On June 4, 1952 she was united in marriage to...

Jane Fritz
Oct 17, 2010
Jane Ellen Fritz formerly of Coffeyville, KS passed away October 13, 2010 in Antioch, TN. She was 74. Jane was born May 20, 1936 in Coffeyville to Roy and Mavis Mayfield Thomason. She grew up in the Coffeyville area where she completed her education. In February of 1959 she was united in marriage to Manuel Bustos. The couple later...

Joan Veron
Oct 17, 2010
Joan Roberta Veron of Coffeyville passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 at Medicalodge in Coffeyville. She was 94. Joan was born on September 10, 1916 in Concordia, Kansas to Edward and Laura Creech Short. She grew up in the Osawatomie, Kansas area where she received education. On June 24, 1937 she was united in marriage to Leslie Eldon Veron....

Catherine Holmes
Oct 17, 2010
Catherine Holmes of Coffeyville passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010 in Baldwin City, Kansas. She was 84. Catherine was born March 6, 1926 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Alvin and Maude Epperly Antle. She grew up in Coffeyville where she received her high school education. On March 8, 1945 she was united in marriage to Roland Holmes the couple made...