Obituaries

Stephen Bucher
Mar 6, 2009
Former Coffeyville resident Stephen A. Bucher age 79, passed away at home, March 4, 2009 in Prairie Village, KS. Steve was born July 21, 1929 in Coffeyville, KS to Tilden and Mary Bucher. He served our country during the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Army. Steve married Geneva Harrington on November 10, 1956 eventually settling in Prairie Village, KS....

Jolene Cleave
Feb 28, 2009
Former Liberty resident Jolene Van Cleave passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. She was 82. Jolene was born September 7, 1926 in Liberty, Kansas to Winston K. and Margaret E. Keesler Evans. She grew up in Liberty where she attended Liberty Grade School. She went on to graduate from Field...

Grace Bollman
Feb 26, 2009
Grace Elizabeth Bollman, 100, died Wednesday morning, February 25, 2009 at Quaker Hill Nursing Center, Lowell, Kansas. She was born Grace Elizabeth Tilton, March 11, 1908 to Robert Shelby Tilton and Ona Gravette Lowe Tilton in rural Kiowa County, Oklahoma near Roosevelt. She rode in a covered wagon in her mothers arms when the family moved to Westville, Oklahoma....

Larry Thomas
Feb 21, 2009
Dearing resident Larry S. Thomas passed away Friday, February 20, 2009 at CRMC. He was 71. Larry was born December 10, 1937 to Luther and Evalyn Thomas. He grew up in Coffeyville until he joined the U.S. Army. After his career in the military he made his home in Coffeyville where he worked for Acme Foundry as a machinist...

Jerry Dickson
Feb 21, 2009
Jerry Gordon Dickson, 72, Independence, Kansas, died Saturday, February 21, 2009 at his home of cancer. Jerry was born April 6, 1936 at Monticello, Arkansas to Joe Dickson and Meryl Scott Dickson. He graduated from Wilmar Arkansas High School in 1954 and attended Arkansas Aamp;M College in Monticello for two years. Jerry served in the Arkansas National Guard from...

Shelley Smith
Feb 17, 2009
Shelley WilliamBill Smith, 86, or rural Wann, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at his home. Bill was born October 4, 1922 at South Coffeyville, Oklahoma to Shelley Keys Smith and Julia Mae Knisely Smith. He grew up in the South Coffeyville area and received his education there. Bill served his country during World War II as a member...

Patricia Long
Feb 17, 2009
Patricia J. Long, age 80, passed away on February 15 in Springfield, Missouri, where she had lived for the past 10 years. She was born in Pittsburg, Kansas, on January 21, 1929, to her parents Nancy Ann and Daniel Thomas Hendricks. Patricia spent most of her adult life in Coffeyville, where she was a member of the First Baptist...

Dean Powell
Feb 10, 2009
DeanMeatball Howard Powell was born in Coffeyville, September 9, 1929 to George Jack Grant and Goldie Ora Burris Powell. Following a battle with cancer Dean passed away February 10th at Windsor Place, Coffeyville, at the age of 79 years. Dean attended school at Whittier Elementary, Robbins Community School, Roosevelt Jr. High and graduated from Field Kindley High School in...

Carla Cline
Feb 9, 2009
Carla C. Cline, 50, Coffeyville, KS, died Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Carla was born February 5, 1959 at Seattle, Washington to John Akkerman and Velva M. Tiry Akkerman. She was adopted by George O. Honeycutt at an early age. Mr. Honeycutt was a member of the U.S. Army, so the family...

Vera Peace
Feb 8, 2009
Vera M. Peace, 107, of Coffeyville, Kansas died Saturday, February 07, 2009 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Vera was born September 11, 1901 at Kentlard, Indiana to Albert Timmons and Auda Spriggs Timmons. She grew up in Indiana and moved to Jefferson City, Missouri, where her mother was one of the firstlady judges in the territory. Vera met Carl...

Effie Phillips
Feb 1, 2009
Effie E. Phillips, 83, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2009 after a brief illness, in Durham Regional Hospital, Durham, N.C. She was preceded in death by her husband, Morton M. Phillips, originally of Coffeyville, KS. Effie was born on September 10, 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Loretta and Walter Evans. She attended high school in New Orleans...

Larry Halliburton
Jan 27, 2009
Larry Duane Halliburton, 54, Coffeyville, Kansas died Sunday, January 25, 2009 at his home. Larry was born June 10, 1954 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Hayden T. Halliburton and Mildred L. Hudson Halliburton. At age five, the Halliburtons moved to California and Larry began his education there. At 13, Larrys family moved back to Oklahoma and he later moved to...

Velma Workman
Jan 25, 2009
Velma May Workman, 75, Coffeyville resident, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday morning, January 24, 2009 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Velma was born October 31, 1933 at Coffeyville to Richard Aquilla Timmerman and Ethel Mae Scott Timmerman. She grew up in Coffeyville and received her education there. Her first husband was Walter L. Bond and...

E.J. Pursley
Jan 19, 2009
Edgar JosephDoc Pursley, 93, of Coffeyville, Kansas, died early Friday morning, January 16, 2009 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Doc was born January 11, 1916 at Diggins, Missouri to M.C. Pursley and Lilly Mae Hertweck Pursley. As a small boy, he moved with his parents to Dearing, Kansas where he attended their local schools. On June 23, 1935, he...

Dale Barlow
Jan 14, 2009
DaleGene Barlow, 73, of Dewey, Oklahoma, died Tuesday evening, January 13, 2009 at his home. Gene was born August 29, 1935 at Coffeyville, Kansas to William Barlow and Sylvia Hurst Barlow. He grew up in Coffeyville, graduating from Field Kindley High School in 1954. Gene attended Coffeyville Community College and played football for the Red Ravens. On January 29,...

Isaac Heaven
Jan 13, 2009
Isaac A. Heaven, 91, long time Coffeyville resident, died Thursday morning, January 8, 2009 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Isaac was born November 22, 1917 at Lethe, Hanover, Jamaica to Cecil Heaven and Rachel Hylton Heaven. He grew up and received his education in Jamaica. Isaac came to the United States during the days of World War II. He...

Howard Hood
Jan 13, 2009
Howard JamesJim Hood, 87, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009. Jim was born November 12, 1921 in Fairfax, Oklahoma to Howard James Hood, Sr. and Cloe Tilda Francis Jump Hood. They were later orced. His step-father, Jesse Hutcheson was very influential in his life. Jim received his education from Fairfax and Ponca City, Oklahoma; graduating from...

Ronnie Garnett
Jan 10, 2009
RonniePappy Garnett died January 10, 2009. He was 62. He passed away after a short battle with cancer. Born December 12, 1946 in Mexico, Missouri to CleoBuck and Dorothy Chapman Garnett. He attended school in Mexico, Missouri. On March 7, 1970 he married Wanda Groves in Moberly Missouri. He worked for Bill Marsh Construction and the Kansas City Star....

Connie Tosh
Jan 7, 2009
Connie Lee Tosh, 54, of rural Edna, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2009. She was born February 5, 1954 in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of James and Dorothy Reekie Ware. Connie graduated from Field Kindley High School and attended vo-tech following graduation. In 1985, Connie married Tony M. Tosh in Coffeyville, Kansas. He survives of the home. Connie...

Georgia Moomaw
Jan 5, 2009
Georgia Iona Moomaw, 83, of Coffeyville, Kansas, passed away Monday, January 5, 2009 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Georgia was born on August 12, 1925, in Conway Springs, Kansas, the daughter of George and Hesper Wynell Cease. She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, the V.F.W. Post No. 1022, American Legion Post No. 20, and the...