Obituaries

Perry Freeman

Perry Freeman

Apr 10, 2009

PerryEddie Edgar Freeman, 86, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Lake Point Nursing Home in El Dorado, Kansas. Perry was born June 10, 1922 at Wayside, Kansas to Perry E. Freeman and Nellie Alma Cherry Freeman. Perry lived in Coffeyville most of his life, where he was a very likable person. He was a graduate of Field Kindley High...

Nancy Yeubanks

Nancy Yeubanks

Apr 6, 2009

Nancy Jean Yeubanks, 60, of Coffeyville, died Friday, April 3, 2009 at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nancy was born January 22, 1949 at Coffeyville to Kenneth P. King and Ada Marie Scott King. She grew up in Coffeyville and spent most of her life in the area. Nancy began her education in Coffeyville and graduated from Labette...

Anna Gillman

Anna Gillman

Apr 6, 2009

Anna Gillman of Dearing, KS passed away Sunday, April 5, 2009 at her home. She was 98. Anna was born February 24, 1911 in Peru, Illinois to Rev. Thomas and Agnes Raczykowski. She moved to Dearing, KS when she was 3 years old. She attended Dearing Schools. She lived in Dearing and surrounding areas all her life. On December...

Ellen Fangmeier

Ellen Fangmeier

Apr 3, 2009

Ellen T. Fangmeier of Coffeyville passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville. She was 91. Ellen was born November 1, 1917 in Coffeyville, Kansas to David and Lena McGrath. She grew up in Coffeyville where she attended school, graduating from Field Kindley High School. On May 11, 1938 she was united in marriage to Henry...

Earlene Stokesberry

Earlene Stokesberry

Apr 3, 2009

Mrs. Earlene Stokesberry, 74, of Coffeyville, died Wednesday evening at St. Johns Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri. She had been in failing health. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Chetopa United Methodist Church with the Reverend Susan Brown, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa under the direction of...

Sele Launiu

Sele Launiu

Apr 2, 2009

Sele Samoa Launiu Noa aka High Chief Tufuolemataafa, 74, was born on September 2, 1934 to Lafoga Launiu Noa and Faasamoa Launiu in Masefau, Am. Samoa. Sele surrendered his soul to Jesus on April 1, 2009 in Coffeyville, KS at his home. Sele was the fifth of seventeen children born and adopted. In Masefau Am. Samoa he was a...

Della Warner

Della Warner

Mar 27, 2009

Della Mae Warner, age 89, was born March 22, 1920 to Ora and Ellem Penter at Prior, Missouri. She attended country schools until the 8th grade with her two brothers Ova and Leland as her teachers. She attended high school at Mountain Grove and Ava, Missouri and graduated from Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville in 1938. On November...

Lucy White

Lucy White

Mar 27, 2009

Lucy White of Coffeyville passed away March 25, 2009 at Medicalodge in Coffeyville. She was 98. Lucy was born July 10, 1910 in Humboldt, Kansas to John and Cumi Span Hannah. She grew up and attended school in Humboldt. On July 6, 1934 she was united in marriage to Carl Clifton White in Coffeyville, Kansas where the couple made...

Helen Tomes

Helen Tomes

Mar 23, 2009

Helen Tomes of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009 in Dewey, Oklahoma. She was 83. Helen was born May 1, 1925 in Elliott, Oklahoma to John and Anna Miesner Hollmann. She grew up and attended school at St. Pauls Parochial School from 1930 to 1938 then went to Lenapah, graduating high school in 1942. She was...

Donnie Hill, Sr.

Donnie Hill, Sr.

Mar 21, 2009

Donnie Lee Hill, Sr. formerly of Coffeyville passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He was 74. Donnie was born April 3, 1934 in Jay, Oklahoma to Harry and Ruth Dye Hill. He grew up and attended school in Coffeyville. He went on to serve in the United States Army. He was united in marriage to Pauline...

Laura Morrow

Laura Morrow

Mar 20, 2009

Laura Jessie Morrow passed away on Friday, Mar 20, 2009 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was born on May 16, 1918 in Coffeyville, KS to Earl and Ella Mae Zimmerman. She grew up in Coffeyville where she attended Field Kindley High School receiving her diploma in 1935. On June 18, 1938 she married Ivan D. Morrow from that...

Claude Kimbrel

Claude Kimbrel

Mar 16, 2009

Col. Claude R. Kimbrel, USAF retired passed away Friday, March 13, 2009 at his home in rural Coffeyville, Kansas. He was 91. Claude was born February 2, 1918 in rural Coffeyville to Rosco M. and Alma Murray Kimbrel. He grew up attending Coffeyville schools graduating from Field Kindley High School. He went on to complete three years of college...

Betty Coffman

Betty Coffman

Mar 14, 2009

Betty J. Coffman of Coffeyville passed away Friday, March 13, 2009 at CRMC. She was 84. Betty was born June 30, 1924 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Allen and Gladys Phillips Gilbert. She attended Coffeyville schools. On November 11, 1948 she was united in marriage to Glen D. Coffman in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Following his discharge from the military they...

Sherry Rubio

Sherry Rubio

Mar 14, 2009

Sherry Lynn Rubio, not only was she a loving mother, sister, grandmother and aunt, she was also a wonderful friend to many. Sherry passed away at a young age of 48, but she had a wonderful 48 years of life. Sherry lived in Coffeyville, Kansas for the past three and a half years, but she was born and raised...

Lois Schoonover

Lois Schoonover

Mar 12, 2009

Lois Schoonover of rural Caney, Kansas passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at her home. She was 58. Lois was born May 25, 1950 in Bismarck, ND to Earl and Gloria Schoonover. She grew up in North Dakota. She achieved her Bachelors in Business Management. She relocated to Coffeyville, KS in 2000 to be close to her granddaughter Kenzee....

Pauline Isham

Pauline Isham

Mar 11, 2009

Pauline Melba Isham, age 97, of Coffeyville, KS, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2009 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1911 to James Eugene and Clara Ella Wall Aitken, in Parsons, KS. Her parents moved to Caney, KS where she attended school. They moved to Coffeyville her junior year, where she graduated from high...

Walter Huffer, Jr.

Walter Huffer, Jr.

Mar 11, 2009

Walter WilliamWalt Huffer, Jr., 84, of Caney, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at his home. Walt was born August 11, 1924 at Caney, Kansas to Walter William Huffer, Sr. and Berthan Winebrenner Huffer. He grew up in the CaneyPeru area and was educated there as well. Walt joined to U.S. Army during World War II and sustained shrapnel...

Hazel Scott

Hazel Scott

Mar 7, 2009

Hazel M. Scott formerly of Tyro, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009 in Cabot, Arkansas. She was 88. Hazel was born December 30, 1920 to Henry W. and D. Hettie Burt Tuggle in rural Tyro, Kansas. She went to school at Ringo through the 8th grade then went to Tyro for high school, graduating in 1939. On September...

Stephen Bucher

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

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...