Obituaries

Jul 17, 2020

Gary Baker age 79, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Ks from complications due to Covid-19. Gary was born on September 6, 1940 to Charles (Chick) and Nina Baker. He attended Coffeyville schools and graduated from Field Kindley High School in 1958.  He married his High School sweetheart, Barbara Jean McKellips...

Jul 17, 2020

Rita F Dixon age 73 of Howard passed away on July 17, 2020 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

Rita was born in Winfield on April 10, 1947 to Newell “Cherry” and Fern (Stewart) Douglas. She attended Grenola schools and graduated from Grenola High School. She continued her education at Emporia State University. She met Jim Dixon...

Jul 16, 2020

Jo Ann Spradlin, just shy of her 87th birthday was greeted by her Lord and Savior at the Mansion He built for her on July 16, 2020 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville, Kansas.

Jo Ann was born on July 26, 1933 to Jay and Eleanor (Townsend) Bentley in rural Coffeyville in Old Park District, in the home...

Jul 15, 2020

Lavona Alice Rauch known by the ones that loved her most as Bonnie, age 87 of Coffeyville, passed away on July 15, 2020 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center.

Bonnie was born on February 11, 1933 in Coffeyville to Noah L and Murel F. (Smart) Morris. She attended local schools and graduated from Field Kindley Memorial High School...

Jul 5, 2020

Tarry Linn Bechtel age 66 of Coffeyville passed away on July 5, 2020 at St Johns Medical Center in Tulsa.

Tarry was born in Harrisburg, PA on September 23, 1953 to Taylor and Cordia (Varner) Bechtel. He attended local schools and graduated from high school in the Harrisburg area. He joined the United States Marine Corps and...

Jul 3, 2020

Larry Michael Smith known to his friends as Mike passed away on July 3, 2020 at Via Christi Saint Francis with his wife by his side.

Mike was born in Russell, KS on October 3, 1939 to Robert and Leoti (Tague) Smith. The family made their home in Winfield where he attended school and graduated from high...

Jun 27, 2020

Calvin Ann (Owens) Burrows was born April 27, 1939 between 7:30 and 8:00 on Highway 33 near Sliver Streak Oklahoma in a 1939 Ford coupe. Her baby book says it all “baby had black hair and eyes, very cute, just as brown as a berry and looked plump.”  Calvin Ann, named after her Father Calvin, known as Ann or...

Jun 26, 2020

Eddie Krenz formerly of Coffeyville, KS went to be with the Lord on June 26, 2020 in Texas City, TX.

Eddie was born September 5, 1938 in rural Nowata County, Oklahoma the son of Leo G. and Selma Johanna (Schwan) Krenz.  As a young boy he attended St. Paul's Lutheran School, in Coffeyville, KS and then graduating from...

Jun 24, 2020

Freda Jane Williams, (Janie) age 79, of Coffeyville, passed away with  her beloved husband and family by her side on Wednesday June 24, 2020

Janie was born Oct. 30, 1940, in Parsons to Dale and Carmen Westervelt. She attended Altamont Grade School and Labette County High, graduating in 1958.

Janie married her high school sweetheart,...

Jun 19, 2020

Phyllis Jean Smith of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center.

Phyllis was born in Independence, Kansas on February 18, 1932 to William F. and Fern Pauline (Megredy) Noah.  Her mother died in 1936 and her father married Harriett Miller, and they had a girl and two boys.  Phyllis...

Jun 15, 2020

Jimmie “Jim “Allen Gilstrap, age 81, went to his heavenly home June 15, 2020, with his loving wife by his side.  Jim was born at the family home in Coffeyville to Raymond and Mary (Toliver) Gilstrap.

Jim attended school in Coffeyville- first at Garfield Elementary (1st-6th grades), then Roosevelt Middle School (7th-9th grades), then Field Kindley High...

Jun 13, 2020

John W Gillespie age 70 passed away on June 13, 2020 at the VA Hospital in Topeka.

John was born in Coffeyville on May 15, 1950 to William and Jewel (Palmer) Gillespie. He attended local grammar schools and graduated from Field Kindley High School. He continued his education but left college to join the Army. Once he...

Jun 13, 2020

Paul H Crandell age 87 of Coffeyville passed away at his home with his beloved wife at his side on June 13, 2020.

He was born in Coffeyville on January 7, 1933 to Harry M. and Pearl (Thompson) Crandell. He was the youngest of 8 children. Paul never had the chance to know his dad as he...

Jun 10, 2020

Kenneth Charles Aduddell died June 10th, 2020. Aduddell was born May 31, 1950 to Stephen Edward Aduddell and Jean (Hopkins) Aduddell. Kenneth grew up in the family home at 415 W. 9th with his beloved parents, older brother Stephen Clement, and his grandmother, Mrs. Jessie Hopkins. As a child he was surrounded by family, friends, and employees who gave...

Jun 6, 2020

Richard Douglas Robison, Sr.

July 18, 1943. –. June 6, 2020

A good son, husband, father, grandfather; and also a proud lifelong Democrat and pipe fitter Union member, certified welding inspector, mentor, veteran, friend, talented dancer, track runner and  football player, champion Navy diver, fast pitch pitcher with a crazy drop ball,  pipe welder, teacher,...

May 26, 2020

Tommy Lee Church went home to be with his Lord and Savior on May 26, 2020.

Tommy was born November 18,1937 at Alluwe, Ok the son of Jesse T Church and Ellen A Hollabaugh.

He purchased a grocery store in Howard, Ks in 1973. He and his family worked there until 1991. In 1987 Tom...

May 26, 2020

Jeri Ann Pirkey age 56 of Coffeyville passed away on May 26, 2020 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville.

Jeri was born in Coffeyville on August 5, 1963 to Jerry D Pirkey and Eunice (Pirkey) Waltz. She attended and graduated from local schools. She was the administrator at the safehouse for a number of years.

May 16, 2020

William “Wes” Riley, 90, of Cordell, passed away May 16, 2020, at the Cordell Christian Home in Cordell. He was born August 5, 1929 in Welch (Bluejacket), OK to Earl Sylvester and Daisy May Riley. Wes was the 6th of 12 children and grew up in the Welch area. After working many years on the family farm, in 1946...

May 10, 2020

On February 14, 1925, Kenneth Edwin Williamson, was born to Lester (Bill) Alonzo, and Myrtle Barnhart Williamson. They lived in a house on 5 acres north of Parsons Kansas.   It was during his grade school years he got the nick name Duke and it stuck with him for life.  He graduated from High School in Altamont in April of...

May 10, 2020

Lula Belle Trotter age 76 of Coffeyville passed away on May 10, 2020 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center.

Lula was born in Ketchum, OK on December 12, 1943 to William and Johnnie (Lawson) Colvin. She was raised in Ketchum and attended local schools graduating from high school there. After high school she began working as nurse’s aide...