Obituaries

Dorothy Bonham

Dorothy Bonham

Sep 25, 2010

Dorothy Elizabeth Armstrong Bonham, 91, Coffeyville, Kansas, passed away Saturday morning, September 25, 2010 in the Cambridge Unit of Windsor Place Care Center, Coffeyville. Dorothy was born October 8, 1918 at Lenapah, Oklahoma to George Willard Armstrong and Gertrude Wright Armstrong. She grew up in Coffeyville, graduating Field Kindley High School in 1936, where she was a charter member...

Florence Dworzack

Florence Dworzack

Sep 21, 2010

Florence Thomson Dworzack, 95, of Coffeyville, KS, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville, KS. Florence was born February 28, 1915, in Burlington, Iowa to Louie J. Thomson and Sophie Wemmie Thomson. She married Ervin J. Dworzack on May 9, 1938. They moved to Wyoming in November 1939 when Mr. Dworzack accepted a position with...

Thomas Johnston

Thomas Johnston

Sep 20, 2010

Thomas W.Bud Johnston, 77, of Coffeyville passed away Saturday evening, September 18, 2010 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Bud was born on June 5, 1933 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Raymond F. and Effie A. Head Johnston. He was raised in Coffeyville where he graduated high school and attended some local college classes. On August 7, 1959 he...

Ruth Collier

Ruth Collier

Sep 20, 2010

Ruth A. Collier, 95, of Coffeyville, Kansas, passed away Sunday morning, September 19, 2010 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville. Ruth was born September 20, 1914 in Liberty, Kansas to Jess and Ticie Shank Slaton. She grew up in the area attending Round Prairie School and received her high school diploma from Field Kindley High School, as a member of...

Robert Ward

Robert Ward

Sep 15, 2010

Robert J. Ward, 76, Dearing, Kansas, died Wednesday morning, September 15, 2010 at Continuous Care Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Robert was born September 25, 1933 at Stella, Missouri to Ewell Robert Ward and Hazel Kathleen Nickelson Ward. He grew up in Kinsley, Kansas, graduating high school there. Robert met Evelyn Marie Rupe and on December 14, 1952, the couple was...

J.D. Akard

J.D. Akard

Sep 7, 2010

J.D. Akard, 80, of Coffeyville, KS, died Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, KS. J.D. was born February 23, 1930 in rural Delta County Texas to Robert Akard and Eva Maynard Akard. He grew up in the Texas panhandle community of Memphis, where he excelled in sports. J.D. served one enlistment in the U.S....

Lila Henry

Lila Henry

Sep 1, 2010

Lila Loe Henry, age 94, died August 31, 2010 at the Medicalodge Nursing home in Dewey,Oklahoma. Mrs. Henry was born March 1, 1916 at Valeda, Kansas, to Albert and Grace Livingston Neville. Attended Valeda grade school, graduated from the Labette County High School, in Altamont, Kansas. Was a first string basket ball player, loved ridding horses, and Ice skating....

Wilma Clapp

Wilma Clapp

Aug 31, 2010

Wilma Clapp, age 71, of Coffeyville, KS entered into rest on Monday, August 30, 2010 in Pemberton, Minnesota. She was born on March 31, 1939 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to Silas and Pearl Burr Ferguson. On October 18, 1964 she married William Bill R. Clapp in Miami, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on October 25, 2006. The couple made...

Eleanor Renard

Eleanor Renard

Aug 30, 2010

Eleanor L. Renard,85, formerly of Ellsworth, passed from this life August 30, 2010 at Guest Home Estates in Caney, KS. She has resided in Caney since 2002. Eleanor was born on July 1, 1925 in Cannon City, Colorado to Ralph and Maybelle Cooper Fear. She was raised in Kanopolis, Kansas. On August 24, 1940 she was united in marriage...

Betty Adams

Betty Adams

Aug 23, 2010

Betty LaRue Adams of Coffeyville passed away on Friday, August 20, 2010 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was 78. Betty was born on November 22, 1931 in Cedar Vale, Kansas to Robert and Leola Johnson. She attended school in Cedar Vale and Sedan. On November 22, 1949 she was united in marriage to PerryGene Adams he preceded her...

Donald Davis

Donald Davis

Aug 17, 2010

Donald L. Davis of Coffeyville passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at his home. He was born March 21, 1940 in Pryor, OK to Lee Carl Davis and Opal Blanche Henry Davis. He grew up in Coffeyville where he graduated from Field Kindley Memorial High School. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving two years...

Rosa Archer

Rosa Archer

Aug 17, 2010

Rosa Archer, 87, of Tulsa, Oklahoma and formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas, died Monday, August 16, 2010 at her home in Tulsa. Rosa was born January 1, 1923 at Corato, Bari, Italy to Pascuali Abbatista and Felicia Ventura Abbatista. She grew up in Corato, on the southeastern coast of Italy, and graduated from college, there. Rosa began teaching school and...

Beulah Kuehn

Beulah Kuehn

Aug 9, 2010

Beulah Marie Hodges Kuehn of rural South Coffeyville passed away on Monday, August 9, 2010 she has resided the last nine years at Windsor Place in Coffeyville. She was born October 5, 1918 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Clarence and Ruby Cheek Hodges. She attended South Coffeyville School through elementary grades and graduated from Lenapah, OK High School in 1936....

Robert Brooks

Robert Brooks

Aug 9, 2010

Robert Lloyd Brooks, 83, Coffeyville, Kansas, died early Sunday morning, August 8, 2010 at Windsor Place Care Center, Coffeyville. Robert was born December 8, 1926 at Wann, Oklahoma to Robert Lee Brooks and Mabel Elma Roberts Brooks. He grew up in northeastern Oklahoma and attended Wann schools. Robert was a member of the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Benning,...

Rowene Mcclure

Rowene Mcclure

Aug 6, 2010

Rowene Jacqueline McClure, 97 passed away on Friday, August 6, 2010 at CRMC in Coffeyville, Kanasas. She was born on July 20, 1913 in Tyro, Kansas to Benjamin H. and Margaret Payne Dunbar. Rowene graduated from Tyro High School in 1931. She graduated from Pittsburg Kansas State University in 1958. She taught Elementary school at Whittier, Garfield and Longfellow....

Gerald Shamblin

Gerald Shamblin

Jul 30, 2010

Gerald Dean Shamblin formerly of Coffeyville passed away Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Chelsea, OK. Gerald was born September 28, 1932 in Neosho, Missouri to Willis J. and Mildred N. Lamar Shamblin. He grew up and went to school in Coffeyville. He was united in marriage to Nancy Blackburn she preceded him in death on November 4, 1998. The...

Madge Thiele

Madge Thiele

Jul 30, 2010

Madge M. Thiele, 91, Coffeyville, KS died Friday afternoon, July 30, 2010 at Windsor Place Care Center, Coffeyville. Madge was born December 5, 1918 at Liberty, Kansas to Carl Pinkston and Kittylou Kelso Pinkston. She was a resident of southeast Kansas all her life. Madge married Ernest A. Thiele and he preceded her in death. She enjoyed crocheting and...

Brent Olson

Brent Olson

Jul 29, 2010

Brent D. Olson formerly of Coffeyville passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at Southcrest Hospital in Tulsa, OK. He was 55. Brent was born July 17, 1955 in Coffeyville to Philip and Lola George Olson. He grew up and attended school in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma where he received his High School education. He attended Oklahoma University where he received...

Frances Cooper

Frances Cooper

Jul 26, 2010

Mae Frances Cooper, 88, formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas, died Sunday afternoon, July 25, 2010 at Comfort Care Homes of Wichita. Frances was born May 1, 1922 at Independence, Kansas to Bert Smith and Nancy Chouteau Smith. She grew up in the CoffeyvilleIndependence area and graduated from Coffeyville Junior College and later, Pittsburg Teachers College. Frances taught school in Montgomery...

Diana Rosson

Diana Rosson

Jul 22, 2010

Diana Gayle Rosson of Coffeyville passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010 at her home. She was 61. Diana was born December 3, 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska to Jim and Leona Young Gillespie. She received her high school diploma and earned some college credits. She worked for Acme Foundry and also for Spears Manufacturing for 78 years until her health...