Obituaries

Velma Allen
Feb 11, 2012
Velma Jeane Allen, 85, Coffeyville, Kansas, died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville. Jeane will lay in state on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 from 12:00 Noon 7:00 p.m., at Penwell Gabel Ford Wulf Bruns Chapel. The family will greet friends from 6:00 7:00 p.m. at the chapel. Funeral Services will be 10:00 am Thursday, February 16,...

Tyson Diver
Feb 11, 2012
Tyson Wade Diver, 24 of Las Vegas Nevada, formerly of Independence, Kansas died Sunday, February 5, 2012 as a result of an automobile accident in Las Vegas. Tyson will lie in state on Monday, February 13, 2012 from 12:00 Noon until 8:00 p.m.. The Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 6:30...

Thomas Jones
Feb 7, 2012
Thomas Roy Jones, 79, of Frontenac, Kansas died Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Landmark Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Cremation has taken place and no services are being held. Arrangements were provided by PenwellGabel FordWulfBruns Chapel in Coffeyville. Thomas was born February 28, 1932 at Neal, Kansas to Dwight Pete Jones and Alice Row Jones. On July 26, 1952, he...

Dona Seaton
Feb 6, 2012
Dona G. Eden Seaton, 90, formerly of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Frances Streitel Villa in Collinsville, Oklahoma. Dona was born on August 22, 1921 in Montgomery County, Kansas to Albert G. and Louie Gates Eden. She grew up in the Coffeyville area where she attended rural schools. She went on to attend Beauty College...

Dolretta Woodard
Feb 4, 2012
Dolretta Pyatt Woodard, 92, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at CRMC in Coffeyville, Kansas. Mrs. Woodard was born August 16, 1919 in Osawatomie, Kansas to Edward A.Doc and Hazel Frybarger Pyatt. In 1921 the family moved to Coffeyville where she attended school, graduating from Field Kindley in 1937. She attended the local college for one...

Phyllis Caley
Feb 3, 2012
Phyllis J. Caley, 77, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012 at CRMC. A private family burial was held and no further services are scheduled. PenwellGabel FordWulfBruns Chapel in Coffeyville assisted with arrangements.

Virginia Noble
Feb 2, 2012
Virginia Copeland Noble, 88, of Coffeyville, Kansas suffered a tragic fall on January 13, 2012 and died of massive head injuries January 31, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was the daughter of Emery and Mary Clark Copeland, and was born in rural Independence, Kansas, May 6, 1923. She married Frank Noble, June 1965. Virginia graduated from...

Edgar Smith
Jan 30, 2012
Edgar Lloyd Smith, 91, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville. Edgar was born on January 19, 1921 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Ralph and Ella Robinson Smith. He grew up in the Coffeyville area where he has spent his entire life. On June 22, 1940 he was united in marriage to the...

Orville Tosh
Jan 26, 2012
Orville B. Tosh, 95, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at CRMC. Orville was born on March 21, 1916 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Frank A. and Elizabeth Tosh. He has been in the Coffeyville area all his life. He served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army. On April 19, 1947 he was...

Dr. Allison
Jan 25, 2012
Dr. LeroyScott Allison, D.O., 62 of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 at the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center in Talihina, Oklahoma. Dr. Allison was born on October 16, 1949 in Atkinson, Nebraska to Joseph L. and Phyllis E. Brown Allison. He grew up in many places as his father was in the U.S. Navy and stationed...

Richard Bryant
Jan 25, 2012
RichardRick Dean Bryant of South Coffeyville, Okla., passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the age of 52 at St. Johns Hospital in Tulsa after an extended illness. Rick was born to Bill and Shirley Bryant on November 25, 1959 in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was the baby of the family, growing up with three older sisters. He attended...

Harold Testerman
Jan 22, 2012
Harold EugeneGene Testerman, 84, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Friday, January 20, 2012 at CRMC. Gene was born on January 26, 1927 in Craig County, Oklahoma to Arno and BarbaraMarie Trissell Testerman. He grew up in the Craig County area as well as Bartlett, Kansas. After receiving his high school education, Gene served in the United States Navy during...

Clarence Hill
Jan 22, 2012
ClarencePete Lavern Hill, 76, of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pete was born on August 3, 1935 in Centralia, Oklahoma to Benjamin and Bessie Mae Elder Hill. He grew up in the Centralia, Oklahoma area where he attended local schools. On August 3, 1957 he was united in...

Michael Sutton
Jan 3, 2012
MichaelMike David Sutton, 66, of Tyro, Kansas passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 at St. Johns Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mike had made the decision early on to give the gift of life he wanted to be an organ donor. At the time of his passing he was able to give others the gift of having a longer life...

Delmer Reeves
Dec 29, 2011
Delmer L. Reeves, 91, World War II Veteran of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011 at CRMC. Delmer was born on June 30, 1920 in Gray Horse, Oklahoma to William and Lela Reeves. Delmer served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was part of a Tank Battalion, performing maintenance on small equipment. Delmer...

Joan Rauscher
Dec 23, 2011
Joan Marie Ziegler Rauscher, 82, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011 at CRMC. Joan was born on October 5, 1929 to Carl and Virginia Ziegler. Joan graduated from Field Kindley Memorial High School in 1947. She furthered her education at Miami University in Florida where she met the love of her life Melvin Rauscher. They were...

Herbert Findley
Dec 16, 2011
Herbert E.Herb Findley, 77, Coffeyville, Kansas, died Thursday morning, December 15, 2011 at St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Herb was born September 24, 1934 at Norwood, Missouri to Jason E. Findley and Ora V. Calhoun Findley. He moved to Coffeyville at the age of eight and attended Whittier Elementary and graduated Field Kindley High School, Class of 1952....

Helen Riley
Dec 16, 2011
Helen Riley, 88, Coffeyville, Kansas, died early Friday morning, December 16, 2011 at Windsor Place Care Center. Helen was born September 13, 1923 at Welch, Oklahoma to James Franklin Ingram and Gertrude Sullivan Ingram. She grew up and attended school in Welch and attended college at Northeastern Oklahoma AM at Miami. Helen held a variety of bookkeeping jobs, including...

Michael Neal
Dec 15, 2011
Michael Dean Neal, 58, of Coffeyville died Tuesday at his residence in Coffeyville. A memorial service was held in his honor on Saturday, January 7th, 2012 at the First Christian Church in Coffeyville.

Ella Beeson
Dec 15, 2011
Ella Belle Beeson, 80, Coffeyville, Kansas, died Tuesday night, December 13, 2011 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Ella was born August 25, 1931 at Ottawa, Kansas to Ernest McBee and Myrtle Foster McBee. She came to Coffeyville at an early age and attended Lowell Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High and Field Kindley High School, where she was a graduate of...