CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY OBITUARIES
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MRS. ANNA D. CODY

CEDAR VALE - Anna D. Cody, 88, of Cedar Vale, passed away Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, at her home in Cedar Vale, Kan.

She was born April 5, 1917 at Otto, Kan. to John and Lillie Mae (Alsip) Tousley. She grew up in the Newkirk and Foraker, Okla. area.

On Nov. 3, 1943, she married Alpha Cody. Following their marriage, they made their home in the Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County area, where they raised cattle for many years. She was a good cowboy and hard worker all of her life. She enjoyed naming the cattle and calling them by name.

Mrs. Cody worked for several years at the Cedar Vale Locker and Todd’s Locker in Sedan. She loved caring for people and cleaning houses. She enjoyed bingo and making quilts for her grandkids. Anna was a loving and caring, wife, mother and grandmother.

Survivors include her husband, Alpha, of the home, one daughter, Laura B. Stough, Cedar Vale; one son, Alpha “Butch” Cody and his wife Janet, San Angelo, Texas; one sister, Mary Parker. Lawton, Okla.; five grandchildren, Debbie Minor and Darla Patton, both of Dexter, Stallone Cody, Austin, Texas, Yancy and Wacey Cody, both of San Angelo, Texas; eight great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and many friends. Her parents, five brothers, three sisters and one granddaughter preceded her in death.

Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at the Round Mound Cernetery west of Sedan with Rev. Norman Reeves, Hospice Care of Kansas Chaplain, officiating. The family requests memorials to Hospice Care of Kansas or the First Baptist Church in Cedar Vale. Contributions may be left with the funeral home. David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan was in charge of the arrangements.

MR. BOBBY D. COE, SR.

PRYOR, Okla. - Graveside services for Bobby Dean Coe, Sr., 75, of Pryor, who died on Nov. 21, 2005, were held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, at the Lone Chapel Cemetery northwest of Pryor, with Rev. Rick Waldren officiating. Military rites were by the Grove Veterans Ritual Team. Services were under the direction of the Key Funeral Home of Pryor.

Mr. Coe was born on June 5, 1930 in Dalhart, Texas the son of Al Coe and Vesta (Hubbard)Coe Glass. He grew up and attended school at Chautauqua, Kan. He entered the U.S. Air Force serving in Korea. He was married to Mary Ann Hutchison on May 12, 1995 in Sedan, Kan. They moved to Pryor in 1990 from Sedan.

Mr. Coe was a heavy equipment operator and truck driver, working, for the Mayes Co. District 2, retiring in October of 2005. His hobbies included raising Boston Terriers, gardening and fixing things, but most of all, being with his family and friends.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sedan, was 32nd degree Mason in Hamilton, Kan. and a member of the American Legion. He was a 14 year member of the Diamond Head Lone Chapel Fire Department, serving from the Director of Maintenance to Chairman of the Board.

Survivors include his wife, Mary, of the home, three sons, Bobby Dean Coe, Jr. and wife, Chris, Hamilton, Kan., Norman Dale Coe and wife, Charlene, Florence, Kan. and David Coe, Hamilton, Kan.; three step daughters, Deborah Castillo and husband, Joseph, Clinton, Okla., Anna Brewer and husband, Buddy, Houston, Texas and Theresa Hutchison, Tulsa, Okla.; three sisters, Fay Wilson, El Dorado, Kan., Sue Miller and Wauneta Kilgore, both of Pryor, Okla.; one brother, Delbert McKenzie and wife, Alice, Montacee, Calif.; 13 grandchildren, 13 step grandchildren, six great grandchildren, six step great grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and many friends.

MRS. BEATRICE N. COFFEY

WAUNETA - Beatrice Naomi Coffey was born Jan. 29, 1928, and died Friday, Aug. 18, 2006.

Bea lived her life giving to others. Family, friends and casual acquaintances were attracted to her gentle spirit and reasoned approach to life’s obstacles. Her unwavering belief in the power of the human spirit caused her to reject cancer’s death sentence and refuse to relinquish her freedom after a debilitating stroke. She was fiercely independent and iconoclastic, teaching her son to cook and her granddaughter to drive a car. The world is not darker for her passing, but brighter for the light that she brought to all those whose lives she touched.

Bea is survived by a son Jimmie Felt and daughter-in-law Diane of Wichita; granddaughters Sara of Wichita and Katherine of Lawrence: brother Winiford Brown and sister-in-law Ruth of Wenachee, Wash.: sister Margaret DeArmond of New Orleans, La., sister Marilyn Knaup and brother-in-law Buck of Pittsburg; and sister-in-law Doris Brown of St. Louis, Mo.

Service was held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 23. 2006. at the Wauneta United Methodist Church in Wauneta.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice and may be left with the Funeral Home.

Visitation was held from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan. David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan was in charge of arrangements.

MR. LEVI T. COFFEY

Levi Tipton Coffey was born May 20, 1851, near Terre Haute, Indiana, and came with his parents to Emporia, Kansas, when a young man and later moved to Chautauqua county where he resided until called home. He was one of a family of 10 children. One brother. J. W. Coffey, died February 15, 1931. He is survived by one brother, Henry Coffey. and three sisters, Mrs. Laura Parish and Mrs. Beasie Nichols of Idaho, and Mrs. Ella Hutchinson of Jerico, Mo.

He was united in marriage to Sarah E. Mundy of Elk City, Kans, on November 10, 1879. To this union was born 8 children. Two daughters having preceded him in death. He is survived by his loving wife and companion Mrs. Sarah E. Coffey and six children: Irvin of Monett, Kans, Charley and Calvin of Independence, Kans, Mrs. Archie Belt of Peru, Kans, Mrs. Roy Moore and Mrs. Karl Howell of Elk City, Kans, and 11 grandchildren besides a host of other relatives and friends.

Mr. Coffey was converted in the United Brethern church at the age of 17 years. At the age of 22 years he transferred his membership to the Baptist church and held to that belief till death. He died at his home at Hale, Kans., March 15, 1931, at the age of 79 years 10 months and five days.

Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the home by Rev. B. W. Hugg of Sedan. The body was laid to rest in West Liberty cemetery to await the resurrection. He was a kind and loving husband and father and was loved by all who knew him.

MR. CLOMER COKER

Clomer L. “Buck” Coker, 98, of Sedan, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at Pleasant Valley Manor in Sedan.

He was born March 27, 1909 in Nowata, Kola., the oldest boy in a family of ten raised by Arthur and Addie Coker. His grandfather was town marshal of Nowata, Indian Territory and a great-grandfather served on the Cherokee Tribal Council while also ministering to his flock as a circuit preacher. Mr. Coker attended schools in Delaware, Kola., where the family had settled. It was in Delaware that he met Jessy Mae Simpler, a school teacher.

Mr. Coker was employed with the Sinclair Oil Company and was transferred to Sedan in May 1935. He and Jessy Mae were married in Stroud, Kola., in 1936 and settled in Sedan. Jessy Mae left her teaching career to become a homemaker and mother to their daughter, Lasandrea. In 1947, Clomer began working with John M. Denman Oil Company.

After 40 years in Sedan, Jessy Mae passed away on Sept. 22, 1976. Clomer continued to work as a driller for John M. Denman Oil Company until his retirement in 1979. For the last 28 years he kept busy with his wood and metal working hobbies as well as caring for a big yard and all the birds which have found the Coker home a sanctuary for many years. He became a familiar figure in Sedan as he walked to town nearly every day until his 98th year.

Mr. Coker was very active in his church and served as a Sanctuary Sponsor for nearly 30 years. He also traveled several times a year to church functions throughout the country.

Mr. Coker is survived by his daughter Lasandrea (Jack) Bell of Black Hawk, Colo., three brothers Doug (Eula) Coker of Nowata, Kola., Mack Coker of Monkey Island, Kola., and Don (Wanda) Coker of Belen, New Mexico, two sisters; Frances Stookey of Nowata, Kola., and Susie Chappell of Claremore, Kola., and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

A memorial service for Mr. Coker will be held at the Benjamin Funeral Home in Nowata, Kola., on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of individual choice.

David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan is in charge of arrangements.

MRS. LOIS E. COLE

Lois Ellen Cole, age 81, of rural Elk City, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2007 at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Lois was born April 20, 1926 near Hominy, Kola., to Charles L. Sr. and Anice Ellen (Young) Chambers. She moved with her family to rural Pawhuska, Kola., in 1940. On June 23, 1943, she married Raymond “Buck” Cole in Pawhuska. They worked on the Osage Ranch until 1955 when they moved east of Sedan. Buck preceded her in death in 1975.

Lois remained on the farm the rest of her life. Lois was independent, energetic and talented. She worked for about ten years at Electra Manufacturing but mostly devoted her energy to her Lord, her family and her home. She was a charter member of Lone Cherry Baptist Church of rural Havana where she served faithfully.

She is survived by two sons Charles Cole and his wife Nancy of Mequon, Wisc., and Gary Cole and his wife Darby of rural Chautauqua County; four grandchildren Kathleen Bravi and her husband Colin of Cedar Grove, Wisc., Christopher Cole and his wife Amy of Cumming, Ga., Drew Stephenson and her husband Jeff of Bartlesville, Kola., and Callie Cole of Overland Park, Kan.; five great-grandchildren, Carson, Lily, Grace, Bryce and Carsyn; one sister, Betty Harty and her husband Finn of Salem, Ore.; one brother, Chancy Chambers of rural Elk City; one sister-in-law, Maxine Frey of Prague, Kola., and one brother-in-law, Wilson Cole of Pawhuska.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 14, 2007 at the Lone Cherry Baptist Church in rural Havana, with Brother Jin Hardin and Pastor Kris Smilko officiating. Interment will follow at the Greenwood Cemetery in Sedan.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Lone Cherry Baptist Church, the Midwest Organ Bank and these rememberences may be in care of David W. Barnes Funeral Home 209 N. Douglas, Sedan, Kansas 67361.

MRS. RUBY J. COLE

Ruby Joan “Okie Jo”. (Foltz) Cole, age 78, of Oklahoma City, Okla., passed away Saturday, April 28, 2007 at the Intergris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born April 4, 1929 in Maud, Okla., to Joseph Jasper “Joe” and Ruby (Watson) Foltz. She attended school at Bowlegs High School in Bowlegs, Okla. She later attended college at The Ada Teachers College in Ada. Okla., and University at Oklahoma.

She married Robert Lynn Cole on Oct. 18, 1951 in Sedan, After their marriage, they lived in Seoul, Korea on the Clark Air Force Base in the Phillipines. They later lived in California and in Oklahoma City. He preceded her in death in 1990.

She was a member of the Draper Park Christian Church in Oklahoma City. Delta Theta Chi Sorority and the Bcst Years Club in Oklahoma City.

She is survived by one daughter, Jolynn Reed of Dallas, Texas: one son, Randal Cole of Lararmie, Wyo.; two grandchildren; one granddaughter-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by his (sic) parents and her husband, Robert.

A gravesidc service will be held at 11 a.m.. Wednesday, May 2, at the Greenwood Cemetery in Sedan with Reverend Penny Goldberg officiating.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Draper Park Christian Church of Oklahoma City. These remembrances may be left in care of the funeral home.

To view the entire obituary online, visit www.davidwbarnesfuneralhome.com. David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan is in charge of arrangements.

MR. TRUMAN FRED COLE

Truman Fred Cole of Lakewood, CA died Sept. 5, 2000 in a convalescent home in Las Altos, CA at age 81. He was born in Cedar Vale, KS to Fred and Pern Bohannan on Dec. 6, 1918.

He attended rural schools in Cedar Vale and Grenola, KS and high school in Grenola, KS. His father Fred died at an early age. Later he and his two sisters Lura and Edna were adopted by their stepfather John Cole of Grenola, KS.

He was married to Grace Pittman in 1947 in Kansas. They had two adopted daughters, Glee and Jan.

Gruman was a member of the First Baptist Church of Downey, Ca. He worked for Douglas Aircraft in Downey, CA several years before his retirement.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Pern Hooper, December 1980, his father Fred, his sister Edna at a young age, a half sister, Betty (Gibson) Frederickson and Lura (Eyman) Howard in October 1995 and two stepfathers.

He is survived by his two daughters Glee La Vroff and husband of Long Beach, CA; Jan Rydher and husband and three granddaughters of Orlando, FL; a half sister, Wanda Baffler of California and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Graveside services were conducted at Rosehills Memorial Park in the Memorial Gardens in Whittier, CA on Friday, Sept. 8 at 3 p.m. Officiating was the Rev. John Smyserof the First Baptist Church of Downey, CA. The Zerlak Family Centennel Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.

Any memorials of your choice may be sent to Mrs. Glee La Vroff, P. 0. Box 8087, Long Beach, CA 90808.

MRS. GEORGE COLLEY [MARTHA PAULINE]

Mrs. George Colley, for many years a resident of this community, died at the family home near the City park early Wednesday morning. Her death followed a long period of ill health and she had been confined to bed since her return two weeks ago from the Winfield hospital. The end however, came unexpectedly and was a severe shock to Mr. Colley and the other relatives.

Funeral services for Mrs. Colley will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Methodist church, conducted by the pastor, R.v. Cooprider. Interment in Greenwood cemetery. R. I. Buckles funeral home in charge.

Mrs. Colley is survived by her husband, George Colley, brother, Robert Custer of Peru, niece Mrs. Dolores Wilcox whom she raised, and other nieces and nephews. She was born in the state of Indiana, a daughter of Judge an Mrs. J. N. Custer, both of whom are deceased, and came to Chautauqua county with her parents in early childhood. Following her marriage to George Colley she lived at Chautauqua and later Mr. and Mrs. Colley came to Sedan where they enjoyed a wide acquaintance.

Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Wilcox and children, Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Custer of Gladewater, Texas, are among the relatives who have arrived for the funeral.

MR. DONALD LEE COLLIER

Donald Lee Collier died Saturday Oct. 25, 2000 at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was 69 years of age, a resident of Moline and Wichita, KS. A complete obituary will be printed in next week’s newspaper.

He is survived by his wife, Eda; sons, Richard of Cheyenne, WY and Gary of Statesboro, GA; daughters, Gail DuRant of Newport News, VA and Donna Creasy of Brooklet, GA; a sister, Doris Ann Collier of Frankfort, KY; his aunt, Velma Collier of Williamstown, KY; his mother-in-law, Maybelle Brust and his brother-in-law Paul Brust both of Wichita, six grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000 at the Moline Christian Church of Moline, KS with Pastor Ted Smith officiating. Interment will be held at the Moline Cemetery.

A memorial has been established with the Chautauqua County Animal Shelter in Sedan. Contributions may be left with the funeral home. The funeral arrangements are being made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.

MR. JAMES E. COLLINS

WINFIELD, Kan. - James E. Collins, 87, of Winfield passed away Monday morning, July 18, 2005, at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield.

Born on March 3, 1918, in Engleville, Kan., he was the son of Willis and Lula (Perdue) Collins. He received his education in Kingman, Sun City and Harper, Kan.

He was united in marriage to Orril Fisher in April of 1936, in Pratt, Kan. A veteran of World War II, James proudly served his country in the United States Army and served in the Philippines. Following his honorable discharge in 1945, the couple lived in Wichita, where he was employed as a guard for Beech Aircraft. They later moved to Colorado and he worked at an Army depot. They moved to the Pueblo area and he was a bus driver. The couple later divorced.

James moved to Texas, where he worked on various ranches. In 1962, he married Elizabeth Jo in Waxahatchie, Texas. He retired in 1979. Mrs. Collins preceded him in death in 1984. He moved to Sedan in 1998, and had resided at the Kansas Veterans Home since 2001.

He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Waxahatchie. He also was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.

He is survived by his daughters, Dorothy Wilson, Chautauqua, Kan., Marilyn Powers and husband Dale, Sedan, Kan. and Linda Walker, Harper, Kan.; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; five great great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents and wife, Elizabeth, he was preceded in death by his brothers Otto and Merle; and his sisters, Pearl Mahafey and Mary Shaff.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 21, 2005, at Miles Funeral Service in Winfield. Private inurnment services will be held at a later date. Friends may call from 5-9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at the funeral home. A memorial has been established in his name for the Kansas Veterans Home. Contributions may be made through the funeral home. Arrangements are with Miles Funeral Service, Winfield.

MRS. ORPHA COLLINS

WICHITA - Orpha Virginia Collins, age 78, died on Feb. 16, 2003, in Wichita. She was formerly of Sedan.

Services were held Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Resthaven Mortuary.

She was a retired Beech Aircraft machinist, retired Nurse’s Aide at Halstead Hospital and a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Myreld, of the home; three sons, Allen and Mike, Wichita and Gary, El Dorado; one daughter, Glenda Mack, Bucklin, Kan. and two sisters, Dorothy Cole, Willis, Texas and Mary Goodale, Wheatridge, Colo., seven grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

MRS. ADA COMER - Submitted by Billy L. Pate-Smith

MRS. ADA COMER PASSES
Mrs Ada Comer, aged 34 years and six months passed away at 5:30 o‘clock, Sunday, June 25 at Winfield, Kansas, after a lingering illness of seven months which she bore with great fortitude. Mrs. Comer was taken from her home at Argonia to a Winfield hospital a few days before herdeath.

Mrs. Comer was united in marriage Mr. Ralph Comer February 2nd, 1929, at Borger, Texas. Before her marriage her name was Ada Pew. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Pew of Black Fork, Arkansas.

Mrs. Comer was a member of the Baptist church and was a faithful worker. She was a faithful wife and mother.

The deceased is survived by her husband, Mr. Ralph Comer and daughter, Betty Lue. Also by her father, Mr. S. E.Pew and stepmother of Senora, Arkansas; four brothers, Raymond Pew of Lindsay, Okla., Herman and Arthur Pew of Dunbar, Okla., Earl Pew of Clifton, Arizona; and two sisters, Thelma of Senora, Ark., and Edna of Argonia. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 at the Church of Christ by bro. V. D. Love. A quartet consisting of Mrs. Pay Webb, Mrs. Cora Sullivan, Mrs. Stella Humble and Lua Stark sang, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,” “Does Jesus Care,” and “No Night There". Pall bearers were; John Jones, Charles Lefler, Paul Ham, Bill Wilson, Fred Duensing and Earl Sollers, all of Cedar Vale.

Interment was made Tuesday morning, at 10 o’clock in Cedar Vale cemetery.

Relatives from out of town who attended the funeral were: Mrs. Jake Wren, Mrs. Clark Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Giles, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bowhan, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Cornet and daughter Peggy, Mrs. Earl Stevens, all of Sedan, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pew and son Herbert and Mr. and Mrs. Bond of Lindsay, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pate, Mrs. Nile Napier of Wichita, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Brown and daughter, Beverly Ann of Floronce, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Berry, Mrs. Fern Hefner and daughter of Dexter.

MR. EDMUND R. COMER - Submitted by Billy Smith

"Eddie" Comer, son of Thomas H. and Emma M. Comer, was born May 08, 1897 in the Wauneta, Kansas area and died March 07, 1904 at his home. In the death of Eddie Comer we have one of the saddest tragedies that has ever befallen the people of this community.

On the day of his death he had eaten a hearty dinner and then had gone to the field to husk corn fodder, returning in the evening with his corn. He had come out of the cornfield and into the pasture about a quarter of a mile east of the Comer house and had closed the gate and climbed into the wagon. On Sunday he had been to Wauneta and traded Clark Stevens out of a hammerless revolver. The tripper would sometimes catch when stuck and it is supposed that Edd was examining it. The ball passed into the corner of his right eye without cutting the lid and ranged around the back of his skull, causing a bulged ridge for almost three inches, losing its force and not passing out.

About twenty minutes after he had driven through the gate his sister, Cora, seeing the team still standing, went to them. Taking the unconscious boy in her lap she drove quickly to the house where he lived about half-an-hour, never speaking a word. The revolver was found in the cornfield with a single empty shell in it that had done the deed. Dr. Hahn was sent for and decided it was not necessary to hold a coroner's inquest.

Edd was about eighteen years old and an industrious boy with many friends. He seemed to love his home and did not run around as other boys do. He had spent the winter in school where he was quiet and studious but as the spring work came on he willingly assumed his part of it.

The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Villars at the family home after which the remains were laid to rest in the Denick cemetery followed by a concourse of more than fifty families. The bereaved family has the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community.

MRS. EMMA BAKER-COMER - Submitted by Billy L. Pate-Smith

Emma Baker-Comer, daughter of Edmund and Annie Baker, was born in Missouri on June 06, 1861, and departed this life on August 10, 1947, at Mercy Hospital, Arkansas City, Kansas. She was visiting in the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. L. Brown of Arkansas City, when she became ill and was taken to the hospital.

Emma was just a small child when her parents moved from Missouri to Kansas and settled on a farm near Lowe, Kansas. She spent most of her life in and around this community.

On October 23, 1881, she was married to Thomas H. Comer and to this union eight children were born. Four children - three sons and one daughter - and her loving husband preceded her in death.

Mr. and Mrs. Comer moved to Cedar Vale about 38 years ago and celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary here. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Comer lived alone until her health failed. During the last few years she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Grace Bibler of Florence, Kansas, also visiting her other daughters occasionally.

Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church in Cedar Vale at 10 o'clock Monday morning, August 11, and were conducted by Rev. B. F. Parnell of Florence and assisted by Rev. Raymond Coldren of this city.

Songs by the quartet, Kenneth Pack, Bill House, Maurice Smith, and O.B. Stark, were "Precious Memories," "Does Jesus Care," and "No Night There." Mrs. Bill House was piano accompanist.

Pallbearers were A. T. Mattocks, a grandson, four grandsons-in-law, Nile Napier, Ed Williamson, Clair Warring and Ellis Humphries, and a great-grandson-in-law, Rodney Smith. Burial was made in Denick cemetery.

Those left to mourn her death are four daughters: Grace Bibler of Florence; Marie Brown of Arkansas City; Cora Mattocks and Anna Pate of Cedar Vale; one daughter-in-law, Genevieve Comer of Argonia, Kansas; three brothers, John Baker of Grenola, Kansas, Will Baker of Chautauqua, Kansas, and Bud Baker of Ocheleta, Oklahoma; five sisters, Lula Harris of Tonkawa, Oklahoma, Lizzie Copple of Monta, Montana, Lucy Smith of Peru, Kansas, Sarah Bowhan and Cynthia Wrenn of Sedan, Kansas; ten grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Also, many friends.

MR. GEORGE W. COMER - Submitted by Billy L. Pate-Smith

George Washington Comer was born Jan. 5, 1867 at Sedalia, Mo. Departed this life Aug. 20, 1939 age 72 yrs. 8 mo. and 15 days.

Mr. Comer grew to manhood in Cedar Vale, Kansas. At the opening of the Cherokee Strip in 1893 when he was 26 years old he came to Oklahoma with his mother, sister and brother, all, who have preceded him in death.

Several years ago, Mr. Comer became a member Of the Pentecostal Church to which he has since faithfully adhered to, by living a Christian life always placing his trust in his Maker.

Besides a host of friends he leaves to mourn his passing the following relatives: Sister-in-law, Mrs. T. H. Comer, Cedar Vale, Kansas; five nieces, Mrs. Anna Pate, Mrs. Corn Mattock and Mrs. Grace Craig all of Cedar Vale, and Mrs. Marie Brown of Florence, Kansas. Mrs. Daisy Hunsaker, Qswego, Oregon; two nephews, Ralph Comer, Neodesha, Kansas, John Comer, Oswego, Oregon.
Funeral services were held in the Assembly of God Church, Rev. Turner, pastor officiating, asassisted by Rev. Hopkins. Burial at Blackburn.

Those from out-of-town Who were here to attend the funeral of Mr. T. F. Comer were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bowhan, Mr. and. Mrs. Jake Wren and Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. Will Baker and family, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Cornett, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Giles. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Warring, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Williamson. and son, Mrs. Zeda Johnson, Mr. Eugene Wren, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Warring, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Leonard, Mrs. Roy Anderson, Mr. Leslie Smith, all of Sedan; Mr. and Mrs. Clark Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Young of Peru; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pate and daughter Coffeyville, Mrs. Cora Pate of Tyro; Mr. and Mrs. John Baker and family of Grenola; Mr. and Mrs. Nile Napier of Wichita; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harris of Tonkawa, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Comer and children of Argonia; Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Brown and children of Florence

MR. JAMES R. COMER - Submitted by Billy L. Pate-Smith

James Ralph Comer was born on June 23, 1894 at Wauneta, Kansas, and departed this life near Neodesha, Kansas, on September 19, 1942, at the age of 48 years, two months, and 26 days. He died as the result of a one car accident as he was enroute to his home near Neodesha from Independence, Kansas.

The body was removed to the Loran Fawcett Funeral Home at Neodesha. Short funeral services were held at Neodesha Monday morning, September 21st after which his body was brought to Cedar Vale, Kansas.

Mr. Comer worked as a meat cutter and painter most of his life and moved to the vicinity of Neodesha March 28, 1939.

He was united in marriage to Mrs. Ada Pew Sullivan at Borger, Texas, February 02, 1929. Mrs. Ada Comer died June 24, 1933. He was married to Miss Genevieve Plumleigh on February 26, 1934, at Wichita, Kansas.

Funeral services in Cedar Vale were held September 21st at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at the Baptist church with Rev. F. W. Ruddle of the Adventist church at Iola, Kansas, officiating. Assisting with the service was Rev. T. D. Thatch of the local Baptist church.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill House, Robert Hassard and Mrs. T. D. Thatch composed the quartet which sang "This World Is Not My Home," "Farther Along" and "God Be With You." Mrs. Paul Buchele served as accompanist. Rev. Thatch sang as a solo "Precious Memories." Mrs. Thatch accompanied him at the piano.

Serving as pallbearers were Chris Patteson, Herbert Marshall, Bliss Kirkpatrick, Melvin Shrader, Bill Johnson and C. B. Cable. Burial was in the Cedar Vale Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Genevieve Comer, one daughter, Betty Lou Comer, by his first marriage; two sons, Kermit Orwyn and Johnnie Raye, all of the home R.F.D. 1, Cherryvale, Kansas; his mother, Mrs. Emma Comer of Cedar Vale; four sisters, Mrs. Albert L. Pate and Mrs. Ervin Mattocks of Cedar Vale, Mrs. Grace Craig of Wichita, and Mrs. Forrest Brown of Florence, Kansas; and a host of friends and acquaintances.

His father, Thomas H. Comer preceded him in death September 25, 1937. Also, two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

MISS RUTH COMER - Submitted by Billy L. Pate-Smith

Miss Ruth Comer died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Comer, southeast of Wauneta, Saturday, April 7, 1906, after an illness of seven months. Ruth was the fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. Comer, the two eldest daughters being married and living at Wauneta, the third child, a son, accidentally shot himself March 7, 1904.

Miss Ruth was born in 1889 and has lived all her short life in this county and in Summit township. She was one of the best liked little girls in the community having all friends and no enemies.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Collins of Wauneta at the Silver Prairie School house at 1 p. m. Sunday. A very large and sympathizing crowd of friends and relatives of the family were present. Music was rendered by the Wauneta choir, the songs sung being favorites of the deceased.

Rev. Collins spoke some very consoling words to the bereaved parents, after which the remains of Ruth were followed to the Denick cemetery where she was laid to sleep by the side of her two brothers gone on before. Little Ruth leaves a very sad and lonesome father, mother, four sisters and one brother besides a host of relatives to mourn her death.

MR. THOMAS H. COMER - Submitted by Billy L. Pate-Smith

Thomas Henry Comer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Comer, was born July 17th, 1856, near Sedalia, Missouri, and died at his home in Cedar Vales September 25th, 1937, at about 7 o’clock a. m. He was 81 years, two months, and 12 days of age.

He moved to Kansas when he was 17 years of age, settling near Lowe. He lived in that community until he moved to Cedar Vale 28 years ago.

On October 23, 1881, he was married to Emma Baker and had he lived until the 23rd of next month, they would have celebrated their 56th anniversary. There were eight children born to this union, three of these preceding him in death. Those left with his widow to mourn his death are: Mrs. Anna Pate, Mrs. Cora Mattocks, Mrs. Grace Craig, all of Cedar Vale, Ralph of Argonia, and Mrs. Marie Brown of Florence; one half brother, George, of Blackburn, Okla.; a half sister, Eliza Kerschner, of Portland, Ore.; ten grandchildren, six great grandchildren, other relatives and a countless number of friends.

He had always enjoyed good health until about a year ago when he began to fail. On Tuesday morning he became ill and passed quietly on Saturday morning.

He had been a member of the Odd Fellows lodge for about 40 years.

He was one of the oldest pioneers and hardships and cares were his, but through it all he came out a loving husband, a wonderful father, and a friend to everyone. His children say, "We can't praise him enough.

What a noble thing to have loved and served one's family for 56 years and to have so reared your children that they will love and revere you and the home you have made for them.

Funeral services were held from the Cedar Vale Baptist church at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 26, 1937, conducted by the Rev. H. J. Hassard of Cedar Vale, formerly of Oxford, Kansas, assisted by Bro. Neil Dulaney of Winfield, Kansas. A quartet composed of Robert House, Kenneth Pack, Leon Akin, and Frank Stark sang the hymns, :The Unclouded Day," "Sometime We'll Understand, and "Going Down the Valley," also a duet by Robert House and Kenneth Pack, "Does Jesus Care." Miss Florence Johnson was piano accompanist.

The sermon texts selected by Rev. Hassard were Job 14:14 and 15, and Job 19-25 and 26. The pall bearers were Ed Williamson, Clair Warring, Nile Napier, Dean Baker, John D. Baker, and Morgan Cornett. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends of the deceased.

Interment was made in the Demick cemetery northeast of Cedar Vale in accordance with the expressed wish of the deceased.

There was a beautiful display of floral tributes.

MR. ALBERT P. COMSTOCK

FORMER RESIDENT DIES.
Remains of A. P. Comstock Brought to Havana for Burial,
A. P. Comstock, an old resident of Montgomery and Chautauqua county, passed away at Clayton, New Mexico, on April 28. 1931.

Albert, as he was called by all his old friends, was born in Iowa, December 13, 1860. He departed this life at the age of 71 years.

He was married to Lulula Defenbaugh, in the year of 1883. She preceded him to the great beyond six years ago. Two children survive this union. One son, Ward Comstock, and family of near Hermosa Beach, Calif.; and one daughter, Mrs. Mary Winsor and family of Rock, Kansas, and other relatives.

His daughter and family came to be with him a few days before his death. His son was unable to be present.

The remains were shipped from Clayton, New Mexico April 30, to Caney, Kansas, accompanied by his daughter. Interment was made to the Havana cemetery by the side of his wife.

Prior to his death be had leased a farm near Sedan, New Mexico, and his grandson, Harold Winsor, came and did the farming and cared for his grandfather during his illness.

He was sick only a short time and was moved to Clayton to have close medical attention. With the aid of a private nurse, his friends and neighbors did every thing possible to relieve him of his suffering, but to no avail.

He was a kind and loving husband and father, a true friend, and loved by all who knew him.

MRS. EVELYN M. COMSTOCK

Evelyn Mae Comstock, age 79, of Sedan, Kansas, died Thursday, November 9, 2000, at Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Sedan. She was born September 11, 1921 at Wichita, Kansas to Norman F. and Ruby Slane. She was a Nurse and a member of the Wauneta United Methodist Church. On August 27, 1938 at Wichita, KS, she and Wallace Woodrow Comstock were united in marriage. He preceded her in death on December 12, 1986.

Other survivors include two sons, Rex Comstock of Ponca City, OK and Ronnie Comstock of Cedar Vale, KS, one daughter, Nancy Turner of Sedan, KS, three brothers Wayne Raycraft of Los Angeles, CA, Harry Slane of Arkansas City, KS and Earl Bryant of El Dorado, KS, eight grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday, November 13, 2000, at 2:00 p.m. in the Wauneta United Methodist Church in Wauneta, KS. Interment was in Round Mound Cemetery, rural Sedan,  with Rev. Dois Nix of the Sedan First Baptist Church officiating. Graves-Baird Funeral Home in Sedan was in charge of the arrangements.

Memorials in her name have been established with the Wauneta United Methodist Church.

Frances Wolford Conner was born July 16, 1868, near Pawnee Station, Bourbon County, Kansas, where she grew to womanhood and departed this life at her home at Elk City, Kansas, Wednesday, February 12th.
She was married on May 1st, 1886, to J. M. Conner who preceded her in death last May. To that union were born five children—Joe B. of Elk Falls, Kans.; E. C. Conner of Sedan, Kans.; John Jr. of the home address; Mary Smith of Havana, Kans., and Ada Moussean of Los Angeles, Calif.
She lived her entire life in two counties of Kansas, Bourbon and Chautauqua. She loved the free life of the country and expressed a desire to be free from the city's restrictions.
Her life was devoted to her home and her family. She was proud of her children and her neighbors. She found no fault with anyone, but seemed to see good in all. It can truly be said of her that she did her best every hour of her life. In her passing all can say that a loyal friend and a good neighbor and a wonderful mother has gone to her reward.
Funeral services were conducted at Elk City funeral chapel Friday afternoon, February 14th, at 2:30. Interment was in Elk City cemetery.

MRS. FLOY R. CONNETT - Submitted by Billy L. Pate-Smith

Mrs. J. V. Connett at Rest
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parks, of Hewins, the happy Christmas season was suddenly changed to a time of intense anxiety anl mourning, when the news came over the wire that Floy was in a hospital at Greeley, Colo., dangerously ill. The parents took the first train westward, but long before they reached the bedside of their daughter, her spirit had taken its flight to realms eternal.

The mortal remains of the young mother and her infant son were brought by the grief stricken husband and parents back to her girlhood home, arriving Saturday noon.

Funeral services were held from the Methodist church at 1 o’clock p. m. Sunday, December 31, 1916, conducted by the Rev. J. B. Brown, pastor in charge. Many relatives and friends assembled to pay the last tribute of respect to one who was widely known and well beloved in this community.

The many beautiful floral offerings were fitted tokens of love for the departed and sincere sympathy for the bereaved ones. Schoolmates and former friends acted as pall-bearers and tenderly laid the body in its last resting place in the big Caney cemetary, there to await the Resurrection Day, when the graves shall give up their dead and Christ shall gather his own to dwell forever in the many mansions of Our Father’s house above.

Floy Rebecca, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Parks was born in Dade county Missouri, April 6, 1888. She was married December 24, 1914, at Denver, Colo., to J. V. Connett.

Floy, united the Methodist church at Hewins, Kansas, in 1904. After her marriage she with her husband united with the Presbyterian church at Sterling, Colo. She departed this life at Greeley, Colo., December 26, 1916 Those left to mourn her departure are her husband, her father and mother, three brothers and three sisters and a host of other relatives and friends.

"To weary hearts, to mourning homes God’s meekest Angel gently comes. No power has he to banish pain Or give us back our lost again. And yet in tenderest love, our dear and Heavenly Father sends him here.

O, thou who mournest on thy way, With longings for the close of day, He walks with thee, that Angel kind And gently whispers “be resigned, Bear up, bear on, the end shall tell The dear Lord ordereth all things well.

MS ELIZABETH H. COOK

INDEPENDENCE - Elizabeth “Beth” Howorth Cook, age 41, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2006. She was formerly of Peru.

Memorial services will be held at the Mt. Zion Tabernacle Church in Peru on Saturday, March 25, at 1 p.m.

She is survived by her fiance, Maurice Marshall, father and stepmother and three sisters.

Memorial donations can be left at the Peru Truck Stop to help family with expenses.

MRS. NORMA LEE COOK

SEDAN — Norma Lee “Ozzie” (Osteen) Cook, 71, of Sedan, and former Ponca City resident, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at the St. John Medical Center of Tulsa, Okla.

A graveside service was held Monday, Feb. 3, at the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Ponca City. Father Chrysostom Ah Maung, pastor of St. Roberts Catholic Church in Sedan, officiated. Services were under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel.

Ozzie was born May 22, 1931, in Thomas, Okla., to the Rev, and Mrs. Elijah Osteen. She was educated in various cities in Oklahoma, as her father served the Free Methodist Church, including Thomas, Newkirk, Stillwater and Ponca City. She later attended Ponca City Business College and took extension courses from OSU of Stillwater. Ozzie and Steve Cook were married Dec. 1 1948, establishing their home in Ponca City, where Steve was an independent building contractor and Ozzie worked for Rowe’s Drugstore as a bookkeeper, kept books for Sherm Wittmer and clerked at Harter’s Dress Shop before going to work as Deputy Kay County Clerk for 16 years. She served as president of the Northwest District of County Clerks Association, comprising 19 counties and was later elected president of the State County Clerk’s Association. As state president, she established the first annual school for clerks and deputies at OSU.

Following her service as County Clerk, she worked for HUD as director of Tribal Housing in Ponca City and Tonkawa, retiring in 1989 due to health concerns from Lyme Disease.

Ozzie and Steve moved to Sedan following his retirement and purchased a small ranch for raising cattle.

Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Steve, her son, Terry and his wife, Rhonda, Pawhuska, Okla., two grandsons, Christopher Cook, Pawhuska and Stephan Cook, Norman, Okla., one granddaughter, Whitney Cook, Pawhuska, two sisters, Eunice Belvin and husband, Stan, Montgomery, Texas and Pat Trager and husband, Jack, Belleville, Ill., one brother, Darrell Osteen and wife, Carol, Palm Springs, Calif., as well as other nieces and nephews.

Her parents and one infant sister preceded her in death.

MR. CARL M. COONROD

Carl M. Coonrod, 76, of Winfield, former resident of Elk County, retired general contractor and rancher, died Monday, March 4, 2002. He was born June 3, 1925 in Bourbon County, Kansas to Carl Chester Coonrod and Mary T. (Simpson) Coonrod.

Visitation with family will be on Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Downing & Lahey Mortuary East in Wichita. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday in College Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday in Pleasant View Cemetery in rural Fort Scott.

Carl was preceded in death by both of his parents, Carl C. and Mary T. Coonrod; brother, Harold Coonrod; and grandchild, Kristin Coonrod.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth L. (Blockcolsky) Coonrod; sons and daughters-in-law, Carl F. and Donna of Elk Falls, Kansas; Randy and Jacquie of Wichita; stepmother, Beulah Davis of Conway Springs, Kansas; sisters, Joyce Coulter of Socorro, New Mexico; Rosetta Schemenauer of St. Ignace, Michigan; half-sister, Kathi Maher-Elier of Arlington, Texas; grandchildren and spouses, Sandra and Steve Ackley of Wilmington, Delaware; Christopher and Cami Coonrod of El Dorado, Kansas; Nicole and Justin Parks, Laurie Coonrod, Morgan Coonrod, all of Wichita; step grandchildren and spouses, Chris and Diana Freeman, Rick and D. J. Freeman, LaRona and Tom Lloyd, all of Wichita; two great-grandchildren; and four step great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established with Kansas State University Foundation, 2323 Anderson Avenue, Suite 500, Manhattan, Kansas 66502; Boy Scouts of America Quivira 1555 E. 2nd Street, Wichita, Kansas 67214; and Kansas Wildscapes Foundation, P. 0. Box 4029, Lawrence, Kansas 66046.

FuneraL arrangements are being made with Downing & Lahey in Wichita, Kansas.

MR. GENE COONROD

Gene Coonrod, age 81, of Sedan, Kansas passed away early Saturday morning, September 15, 2001, at the Sedan City Hospital.

Gene was born October 25, 1919 in Cato, Kansas to Hillman and Ellen (Tuttle) Coonrod. He attended Otter school. He married Lucille Ferrell in Howard, Kansas on April 28, 1941. She preceded him in death on March 17, 2000. He worked as a farmer and rancher and also worked in the oil field as a driller and pumper.

He is survived by one sister, Elsie Magness of Washington State, numerous nieces and nephews and many, many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two brothers, and three sisters.

Graveside services were held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2001, at the Greenwood Cemetery in Sedan, Kansas.

Memorial contributions can be made to either the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society or American Diabetes Association and can be left at the funeral home.

MS FERN M. COOPER

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. - Fern M. Cooper, 86, of Independence died at her home on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004.

Graveside funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 13, at the Fairview Cemetery, Cherryvale.

Fern was born Sept. 5, 1917 in Sedan, Kan. to Aaron and Hattie M. Moreland-Cooper. She was raised in the Sedan area, where she graduated from Chautauqua High School in 1934. She attended Draughons Business School.

She began working as a secretary and office clerk for Mercy Hospital, Independence, Pratt Community Hospital, Pratt, Kan., and Poplar Bluff Hospital, Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Fern is survived by one sister, Margie Harris, Cherryvale, and many nieces and nephews.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Audobon Society. Memorials may be left with the Webb & Rodrick Funeral Home, 306 West Main, Independence, KS 67301.

MR. ARTHUR BLAINE COOVER - Submitted by Irma Ward

Arthur Blaine Coover, 84, life long resident of Chautauqua county died at his home Saturday morning after being in failing health since February. Funeral services were held in the First Baptist church on Tuesday morning with Rev. Clarence Brooks and Rev. Danl Janzen officiating. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery.

He was born to F.M. and Millie Cye Coover on July 17, 1881 and except for four years which he spent in Lamar, Colorado, lived in Chautauqua county. He was married to Estella Burch in 1903. Coover had engaged in farming and ranching, operated a grocery store, worked at the electric plant for four years and was county road supervisor for seven years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Carl Coover, of Wichita; one daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Hopkins, of Lodi, New Jersey, and three grandchildren.

MRS. LEONA B. COPELAND

Leona Belle Copeland, age 83, of Sedan, Kansas, died at her home on October 18, 2001. She was born on February 13, 1918 in RoxAnne Camp, Oklahoma to William Wesley and Eliza Leona (Powell) Sears. She was a Homemaker and a member of the World Wide Church of God.

On June 13, 1948, she and Glenn K. Copeland were united in marriage at Wichita, KS. He survives at the home. Also surving are two sons, Reid Copeland and Ronald Copeland, both of Sedan, KS, one brother, Floyd Sears, Wichita, KS, one grandchild and two great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday, October 22, 2001, in the First Christian Church in Sedan with Herschel Foote officiating. Interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sedan. Graves-Baird Funeral Home of Sedan was in charge of the arrangements.

A memorial has been established in her name with Hospice, Inc. Donations may be left with the funeral home.

MR. GLENN K. COPELAND

SEDAN, Kan. - Glenn K. Copeland, 88, of Sedan died Saturday morning, July 23, 2005, at his home in Sedan.

Glenn was born May 17, 1917 at Cedar Vale, Kan. to C.W. and Ella (Oakes) Copeland. He grew up in Sedan, where he attended elementary and high school, graduating from Sedan High School in 1937. One of the highlights of his life was playing in the Sedan High School Band and Orchestra, the Sedan Lions Club Band and Methodist Church Orchestra.

On Dec. 31, 1937, he married Ida Fern West at Eureka, Kan. Following their marriage Glenn leased the Skelly Service Station and Ida worked at the Register of Deeds Office. Ida preceded him in death on December 5, 1947.

On Oct. 5, 1942, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corp and he flew 13 missions with the 15th (449 Group) before being transferred to England, where he was with the 8th A/F Bomb Group 448 as a Flight Engineer and Gunner flying 17 more missions. He received an honorable discharge on Sept. 5, 1945. Following his discharge, he returned to Sedan where he leased a service station and sold used cars.

On June 13, 1948, he married Leona Belle Sears at Wichita, Kan. Following their marriage, Glenn went to work at Boeing Aircraft Co. in August 1948. In Dec. 1958, he was transferred to the Seattle Aero Space Program. During the next eight years, he was sent out on the missile program to Long Island, NY, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Santa Monica, Calif. and Great Falls, Mont. He also spent seven years on the Moon Shot Outer Space Program in Huntsville, Ala. He retired from Boeing in 1979 and they returned to Sedan to make their home.

For the past 20 years, he bought houses and fixed them up for rentals. They also owned and operated the Thrift Store on East Main Street for eight years. Leona preceded him in death on Oct. 18, 2001.

In 2002, Glenn and his son Reid purchased Tom and Sue’s Convenience Store on the south side of Sedan to keep them busy.

Glenn was a long time member of the V.F.W., American Legion and Disabled American Veterans.

He is survived by two sons, Reid Copeland and Ronald Copeland, both of Sedan; one grandson, Wesley Copeland, Sedan; and two great grandsons, Wesley Copeland, Jr. and Randall Glenn Copeland, both of Sedan.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2005, in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sedan. Military rites will be conducted by the U.S. Army Honor Guard, Fort Riley, Kan.

Friends may call on Wednesday, July 27, from 9-9 p.m. and Thursday, July 28, from 9-12:00 noon at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan.

The family suggests memorials to the Disabled American Veterans and contributions may be left with the funeral home.

David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan is in charge of arrangements.

MRS. ELMIRA BELLE HEAVILIN COPPLE - Submitted by Freida Wells

Elmira Belle Heavilin was born in Vanwert County, Ohio July 17, 1870 and came with her parents to Kansas in 1885. She was married to William D. Copple March 10, 1888. Seven children came to their home and five of them survive.

Mrs. Copple died very suddenly at 7 o'clock last Friday evening at her home in the east part of the town. She hade been subject to heart trouble for some time and was seized with a severe attack Friday evening. She soon passed away and medical aid which was quickly summoned, was of no avail.

The funeral was conducted from the home of her mother, Mrs. J. E. Heavilin, at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. J. I. Smallwood conducted the services assisted by Rev. Houston of the Baptist church. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery.

Mrs. Copple was well liked by those who knew her and her death has caused much grief. She was a loving mother and dutiful wife and the husband and children have the sincerest sympathy of all in their bereavement.

MRS. IDA COPPLE - submitted by Lena Seng

Late Resident Recalled Indian Raids in Kansas
Mrs. Ida Copple Laid at Rest with Services Here Tuesday

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Bustard Funeral Home for Mrs. Ida Copple, who died early Sunday morning at Memorial hospital.

The deceased was born in Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 22, 1859. When seven years of age she moved to Kansas with her parents who settled near Fort Riley. The family resided there when Sitting Bull was making raids on the settlers and the family was several times warned to take refuge at Mrs. Copple’s uncle’s place.

It was during those days that the Indians captured two white women after killing their husband, keeping the women for two years.

The deceased was married to W. H. Copple, a veteran of the Civil War and the couple made their home near Sedan, Kans., where they raised their family. The husband preceded her in death in 1908. All of the children are still living.

The Rev. Fr. Thomas F. O’Reilly officiated at the services Tuesday afternoon. Burial was in the Veterans plot in Highland cemetery.

Escorts were E. P. Martin, C. F. Simpson, John Scarborough, Harry Heady, J. W. Bowman and Lou Musser.

Mrs. Copple was a member of the W. L. Kuykendall Rebekah Lodge No. 39.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 15 at 3 o'clock at the Bustard Funeral home in Casper, Wyoming for Mrs. Ida Copple who died early Sunday morning December 13 at Memorial hospital.

Mrs. Copple was born in Bloomington, Illinois, February 22, 1859. When seven years of age she moved to Kansas with her parents who settled near Fort Riley. The family resided there when Sitting Bull was making raids on the settlers and the family was warned several times to take refuge at Mrs. Copple's uncle's place.

The deceased was married to W. H. Copple, a veteran of the Civil War and the couple made their home near Sedan, Kansas where they raised their family. The husband preceded her in death in 1908. All the children are living.

The Rev. Fr. Thomas F. O'Reilly officiated at the services Tuesday. Burial was in the Veteran's plot in Highland cemetery.

Mrs. Copple was a former resident here living on the Copple Hill west of Sedan and moving to Montana in 1913 and later to Casper Wyoming where she has made her home since.

She is survived by four children, Mrs. Mary Warmbrodt of Sedan, Wes Copple of Malta, Montana. Mrs. Zoe Wilson of Casper. Mrs. May Baker of San Bernadino, and Mrs. Frances Marshall of Hominy, Oklahoma, a step-daughter.

None of the relatives from a distance were able to attend the funeral.

MR. JOHN A. COPPLE - Submitted by Freida Wells

On Wednesday night of last week, of pnuemonia John Copple. Mr. Copple was one of the early settlers in this section of the country and by a life of honesty and integrity, endeared himself to a host of acquaintances.
John Copple was the first husband of Sarah Ann Jobe d/o of Edward Jobe and Isabelle Fincher and Great-Grandmother of Freida Wells.

JOHN A. COPPLE - Submitted by Freida Wells

John A. Copple Funeral Rites Held Monday John A. Copple who was born March 3, 1881 died at his home here October 12, 1946 of a heart attack. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Christian church with Rev. Joe Samuels officiating. Pall bearers were C. U. Henderson, Harold Nelson, A. V. Fairley, Leonard Copple, Olin Proper and A. C. Wright. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery.

Mr. Copple a son of Sarah Jobe and John A. Copple had lived in Chautauqua County all his life. He had been in the cafe business here since 1922, retiring in February 1945 because of ill health. He was a member of the Christian Church, Eastern Star and Masons Lodge.

His is survivied by his wife Lena Myrtle, five daughters, Mrs. C. U. Henderson, Dexter, Mrs. G. D. Murrell and Mrs. T.P. Cullen of Arlington, Va., Mrs. H. M. Nelson and Mrs. A. V. Fairley of Cushing, OK. One sister Mrs. Pat Duffey and half sister Mrs. Ed Puckett of Sedan. Eleven grandchildren. Note: His father died in December of the same year.

MR. JOHN W. COPPLE - submitted by Lena Seng

John W. Copple Funeral Rites Held Monday

Funeral Services were conducted Monday at the Malta Lutheran church for John Wesley Copple who died Friday. The services were conducted by Rev. Torgeir Haugland of the Elim Lutheran church.

John Copple was born July 9, 1877, in Sedan Kansas, the son of Ida and William Copple. In 1897 he married Elizabeth Baker.

Six children were born to this union before the Copples moved to Oklahoma in the year that territory became a state.

In 1913 he came to Montana with Roy Pendergraft and homesteaded 19 miles northeast of Malta. His family joined him there the next year. Four more children were born here. Later he moved to Bowdoin where he lived for five years and then he lived at Black Coulee for 12 years. When he retired from farming he lived in Malta until the time of his death.

Margie McCollom played the organ for the funeral. Barbara Faydo and Helen Brown sang the "Old Rugged Cross" and "In the Garden."

Pallbearers for the last rites were William Ashby, John Smith, J.M. Oxarart, Karl Gjersing, Rex Kaufman and Byron Bebee.

Burial was in the Malta cemetery.

In addition to his wife, the deceased is survived by three ons, Charles D. Copple of Saco, Millard W. Copple of Bridger, and Lewis T. Copple of Malta; one foster son, Roy Pendergraft of Bridger, and four daughters, Mrs. Jessie Hoke of Belfry, Mrs. Albert Lush of Alma, Neb., Mrs. Clarence Olson of Malta, and Mrs. Zoe Wilson of Burbank, Calif.

MRS. LENA COPPLE - Submitted by Freida Wells

Rites Wednesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Myrtle Copple, 87, of Sedan were held at 2.p.m. Wednesday May 30th in the First Christian Church with Rev. J. Lemert Whitman officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery with miles Funeral Home of Cedar Vale in charge.

She died Friday May 25th in the Highland Manor Nursing Home in Winfield. Mrs. Copple was born April 23, 1866 in Cherokee County the daughter of Isaac and Bell Downs. She and John A. Copple were united in marriage January 14, 1904 at Sedan. Mr. Copple preceded her in death October 12, 1946. There were in the cafe business in Sedan for 28 years. She was a member of the Christian Church. Order of the Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodge. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Cecil (Meomia Alma) Henderson of Dexter, Mrs. George (Muriel) Murrell and Mrs. Menifee Cullen both of Arlington, VA. Mrs. Harold (Marjorie) Nelson and Mrs. A. L. (Myrna June) Fairley of Yale, OK. Two sisters Mrs. Laura Mason of Mound Valley, and Mrs. E. O. Burton of Sedan. 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

MR. LEONARD COPPLE, JR. - Submitted by Ilene Mullendore Butler

Leonard “Big John’ Copple, Jr., 62, or Cedar Vale, Ks. and Pawhuska, Okla., died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1989 at the Sedan City Hospital. Born Aug. 15, 1927, in Independence, he was the son of Leonard and Mary Jane Bird Copple. He attended the Sedan High School. He married Earlene Fuller in 1946 in Independence. She died in 1956. In 1958, he married Kay Chapman in Arkansas City, and they later divorced. Mr. Copple worked as a farmer and hayhauler from the age of 14 until his retirement in 1971.

He is survived by a close companion, Viola Ellis, of the home; one son, John L. Copple of Cedar Vale; four daughters, Mary Ann Magnus of Cedar Vale. Linda VanLeeuwen of Thayer, Shelly K. Copple and Tracey Ogden, both of Lawrece, 10 grandchildren and one greatgrandson.

A memorial has been established with the Cedar Vale EMS. No services will be held.

Wheeler Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

MR. LEONARD COPPLE - Submitted by Freida Wells

Copple Service To Be Thursday
Funeral services for Leonard (Rip) Copple, Sr. are scheduled for 2 o’clock this Thursday afternoon in the Graves-Baird chapel with burial to be in the Moore Prairie cemetery southwest of Sedan. Rev. Clarence Brooks will conduct the rites.

Copple died unexpectedly Monday morning at the home of his sister Mrs. Henry (Neva) Wright. He was born at Sedan May 31, 1904, the son of Phillip and Nettie Taylor Copple and was a lifetime resident of this area. He was a laborer and heavy equipment operator. He and Mary Bird were married at Sedan in 1925 and she died in 1934.

Survivors include one son Leonard Copple, Jr. of Sedan; two sisters, Mrs Wright and Mrs. Olin (Vena) Proper, both of Sedan and five grandchildren.

Note: Leonard was the son of Philip Copple and gds/o John Copple and Sarah Ann Jobe.

Mrs. Copple was involved in an accident approximately 15 miles east of Arkansas City the morning of Oct. 5 about 1:45. Her husband, Leonard Copple was the driver of the 1952 Cheverolet truck in which they were returning home from Arkansas City. The door of the truck came open, and Mrs. Copple fell to the pavement. She suffered head and shoulder injuries and died at the Cedar Vale hospital at 4:00 the same morning.

Survivors include her husband, Leonard Copple, Jr., two daughters, Mary Ann and Linda Sue, and one son Johnnie Lynn of the home in rural Sedan; her parents Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fuller, of Senca, Mo.; four sisters, Mrs. Beth McGee of Elgin, Mrs. Mary Jean Lear, of Wichita, Annett and Janett Fuller of Seneca, Mo., and five brotheres, Franklin, Jimmy, Terry, Tim and Jeff Fuller, all of Seneca, Mo.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Wauneta Methodist church by the Rev. Wayne E. Newlin of Cedar Vale. Burial was in the Moore Prairie cemetery under the direction of the Baird Funeral home.

Mary G. Copple of Malta, died Mar. 9, 2002 of natural causes at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. Funeral services will be Thursday, Mar. 14, 2002 at 2 p.m. at the Little White Church in Malta, with burial Malta Cemetery, with Rev. Kent Gordon officiating. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.

Mary was born Nov. 22, 1909 in Larimore, N.D. to David and Sara (Crerar) Simpson. They moved to the Bowdoin Commanity east of Malta in 1913 and then her family moved to Great Falls in 1916. Mary lived most of her life in Saco and Malta. She married Charles D. Copple. He passed away in 1969. Mary managed the Smith Cafe in Saco from 1953 to 1950. when she moved to Malta, where she owned and operated Mary’s Cafe. She also worked at other cafes in Malta. She moved to the Nemont Manor in Glasgow in 1997. Mary enjoyed playing cards, bingo, gardening, flowers, making afghans and visiting with people.

Survivors include: sons, Charles Copple of Glasgow. William Copple of Saco, David Copple of Pawhuska, Okla.; daughter, lInen Pekovitch of Saco; 21 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by brothers Leslie, David and Walter Simpson, a sister Daisy Smith, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and daughter Margaret Anderson.

Pallbearers will be Ed Pekovitch, Walter Pekovitch, Rick Pedersen, Walter Nelson, Eric Sonsteng; Kevin Wersal. Honorary pallbearers: all her lifelong friends.

MRS. NETTIE COPPLE - Submitted by Freida Wells

Nettie Jane Taylor was born August 20, 1874 in Canwart County, Ohio and passed away Saturday march 21, 1942. She was united in marriage to Phillip Copple September 24, 1889 and to this union seven children were born. Three of whom survive are, Mrs. H. C. Wright, of Valley Center. Leonard D Copple of Sedan and Mrs. Olin Proper of Hoisington. One grandchild Leonard Copple. One sister Mrs. N. M. Cool of Independence.

Mrs. Copple had been a member of the Christian Church. her life was an example of a true Christian character. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Baird Funeral Home with Rev. Charles E. Neff officiating. A quartet composes of Mrs. N. E. Banks, Mrs. E. C. Ackerman and Frank Harmon and Robert Harmon furnished music. Mrs. Charles E. Neff accompanied the quartet.

Pall bearers were Dawson Thornhill, Harley Wilkes, Herb Parman, Harold Nelson, Alpha Fairley and E. I Fish. Burial Greenwood Cemetery.

MR. PHILLIP COPPLE - Submitted by Freida Wells

Funeral services for Phillip Copple 75 who died Friday September 20, 1946 of a heart attack in the office of an Independence, Kansas physician were held at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Baird Chapel with Rev. Floyd C. Moss officiating. Mr. Copple had been suffering from heart ailment for the past four years. A quartet composed of Mrs. Wayne Boooks, Mrs. Darrell Floyd, Darrell Floyd and Ben Funk accompanied by Mrs. Horace Dungan at the piano sang, Saved By Grace and There'll Be No Light. The scripture was read by T. N. Millard. Pall bearers were Herb Parman, Gene Burton, Earl Bowersock, Roy Harmom all of Sedan and Alpha Fairley and Harold Nelson of Cushing, Ok.

Surviving relatives include two daughters, Mrs. Vena Proper of Sedan and Mrs. Neva Wright of Valley Center. One son Leonard Copple of Sedan. A brother John Copple, Sedan and a sister Mrs. Rose Duffey of Elgin. One grandson, four children preceded him on death.

Interment was in the Greenwood cemetery with Baird Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Copple was born December 14, 1870 in Linn County Kansas a son of John Alexander and Sara Jane Copple. He had been a resident of Sedan all his life and was engaged when ill health forced his retirement four years ago. His wife the former Miss Nettie Taylor preceded him in death in 1942.
(NOTE)The middle name of Sarah in this obit is incorrect , it is Ann not Jane.

MR. WILLIAM DANIEL COPPLE - Submitted by Freida Wells

William Daniel Copple, aged 51 died at his home on the east side of Sedan Thursday evening very suddenly of acute indigestion. The funeral was held at the home Friday afternoon with Rev. T. I. Smallwood in charge. Interment was in Greenwood.

The deceased was born in Linn County Kansas May 9, 1864. At the age of 5 he came with his parents to Chautauqua County and the parents settled on what is now know as the Albert Casement Farm.

In 1887 he married Miss Belle Hevland and to this union seven children were born. Two have died, leaving five who are, Rose Copple, Edward Copple, Mrs. Irvin Sanborn, Mrs. Robert Hutton and Mrs. Margaret Murphin of Oklahoma. The wife preceded him to the great beyond four years ago. A mother, two sisters and two brothers also survive.

W. H. Copple was born March 25, 1843, in Polk County, Missouri, and died in Sedan, Kansas, February 26, 1908, aged 64 years, 11 months, and 2 days. He came to Kansas when about eleven years of age, and has resided on a farm a short distance west of Sedan since about 1870. At the age of 19 he enlisted in the Union Army and served his country faithfully for three years. He has ben married twice. The first union were born four children, three of whom are still living. His first wife having died, he married the companion who survives him in 1876. To this union were born four children, all of whom are still living.

Mr. Copple had never enjoyed very good health since the war, and for the last two years he had been incapacitated for any active service. Finally becoming unable personally to look after the farm, he rented out his farm and moved to Sedan last fall to be near the doctor and where he could be more free from care. Much of the time during the last year or two he had been confined to this bed, and several times he had been near death's door. Having recently purchased the John's property near the mill, he moved into it on Tuesday the 25th. He felt unusually well during the day and rested will at night, but on Wednesday morning about nine o'clock he passed quietly and easily away, having remained in bed all the morning.

After death struck him, he tried to speak to his wife, but could not. His death was quite sudden and apparently painless. The immediate cause of his death was doubtless heart failure, as his heart, as well as his lungs, had been troubling him, together with some other complications.

Mr. Copple was one of the old settlers of Chautauqua county, and was well respected by his neighbors and a large number of acquaintances, as was manifested by the large funeral.

The funeral services were conducted from the family residence by Rev. J.N. Kidd, of the Baptist church, assisted by Rev. J.J. Dunham. of the Presbyterian church and his remains were laid to rest in the west cemetery.

MRS. ANNALEA CORBIN-KERR

Annalea Corbin-Kerr, age 74 of Sedan, passed away Monday morning, June 11, 2007 at the Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Sedan.

She was born Dec. 20, 1932 in Sedan to Frank and Marguerite Emma (Straight) Ward. She grew up and attended school in Sedan, graduating from there in 1950. She married David Corbin on Dec. 27, 1950 in Sedan, where they made their home. He preceded her in death on Aug. 8, 1978. After his death, she moved to Bartlesville in 1983. She later married John Paul Kerr on April 26, 1986 in Bartlesville. They returned to Sedan in 1999 and lived there until her death. He preceded her in death on Oct. 24, 2004.

She worked as an Administrative Assistant at the Chautauqua County Extension Office and the Sedan Times-Star Newspaper in Sedan. She later worked in the same capacity at the Phillips Petroleum Company and the Nipper Company, both in Bartlesville.

She was a member of the First Christian Church and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Sedan.

She is survived by two sons, James Corbin of Sedan, and David Corbin of Novato, Calif.; two brothers, Carl F. Ward of Oskaloosa, Kan., and Jack G. Ward of Sedan; one sister Shirley Shirkey of San Jose, Calif., and three grandchildren, Andrea Corbin of Haysville, Kan., and Matthew and Michelle Corbin of Novato, Calif.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband David and her second husband John.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, June 14, 2007 at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, June 15, 2007 at the First Christian Church of Sedan, Kansas with Pastor Penfly Goldberg officiating. Interment will follow at the Greenwood Cemetery in Sedan. David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan is in charge of arrangements.

MR. CARL CORDER

W1NFIELD Carl Maurice Corder, 87, of Winfield, died Feb. 9, 2003, at William Newton Hospital. Private services will be held later.

He was born Nov. 18, 1915, in Cedar Vale, Kan., to Francis (Pulum) and Frank Corder. He was raised and educated in Cedar Vale. As a young boy, he farmed with his family at Cedar Vale and worked in the cotton fields. He later worked in oil fields and on various pipelines in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Arizona.

In 1938 he married Dorothy Moore. He continued to farm and work in oil fields in the Dexter and Cambridge communities. A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in Germany until his honorable discharge on Dec. 7, 1945. His wife died in 1980.

On Feb. 18, 1982, he married Pauline Boots in Miami, Okla., and they made their home in Winfield.

Survivors include his wife, Pauline Corder, Winfield; a son, Cecil Corder, and a daughter, Sharon Mitchell, both of Cambridge; a sister, Thaice Lang, Weippe, Idaho; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A memorial has been established with the American Lung Association.

MR. HENRY F. CORLE

CANEY,Kan. Henry Floyd Corle, age 96, former Caney, Kan., resident, passed away on March 6,2005 at the Silver Lake Care Center, Bartlesville, Okla.

He was born March 8, 1908 in Bolton, Kan. to Frank L. and Vivia 0. (Key) Corle.

Mr. Corle married Opal M. Long on March 8, 1933 in Caney, Kan. She preceded him in death Nov. 17, 1983.

Mr. and Mrs. Corle moved to Caney, Kan. in 1934.

He worked for the Sante Fe and Missouri Pacific Railroad for 10 years. Mr. Corle was also known as a handyman and owned and operated his own wallpaper business. He also worked for Blackledge Sales for 30 years.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Caney #324.

Mr. Corle moved to Bartlesvile to live with his daughter Sylvia in 2001. He then moved to Silver Lake Care Center in Bartlesville, Okla. in 2004.

He is survived by two daughters, Sylvia Loftin, Bartlesville, Okla. and Patsy Carter, Sedan, Kan.; four grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; one sister, Nellie Moore, Havana, Kan. and one brother, Elmer Corle, Boisie, Idaho.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Lorile, Charlie, Alfred and Kenneth Cone and one sister, Dorothy McNown.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at the Penwell-Gabel Graves Chapel in Caney, Kan. Rev. Mark Loftin of the United Methodist Church of Elk City, Kan. will be officiating. Masonic Services will be held by the Caney Masonic Lodge #324.

Burial will follow in the Fawn Creek Cemetery, which is northeast of Tyro, Kan.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Penwell-Gabel Graves Chapel of Caney, 107 N. Street, Caney, Kan.

MRS. MABLE M. CORLE

Mable Marie Corle passed away on Friday, April 20, 2001, at the William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield, Kansas. She was 76 years of age and a resident of Moline. Mable was born on January 9, 1925 at the family home in Grenola, KS to Samuel and Mary Eva (Vickery) Sweet. After graduating from Grenola High School in 1943, she became a Telegrapher for the Santa Fe Railroad.

On November 14, 1945, she married Billy Van Corle and to this union was born three daughters and one son. This marriage later ended. Mable was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad at several locations in Oklahoma and Kansas before being transferred to Burden, KS in 1956, where she worked as an Agent. She was transferred to Moline, KS in 1974 and worked until becoming disabled in an accident. She retired from the Santa Fe Railroad after 31 years of service.

Mable accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of the Moline Christian Church.

She is survived by her son, Samuel Corle and his wife, Maria, Winfield, KS, her daughters, Dorothy Whiterock and her husband, Johnnie, Winfield, KS, Barbara VanRoyen and her husband, Russell, Moline, KS and Billie Jo Amirifar and her husband, Majid, Yazd, Iran, her brother, Raymond Sweet, Topeka, KS, her sisters, Evelyn Futhey, Grenola and Shirley Gillespie, Moline, KS, seven grandchildren, six step grandchildren. three great grandchildren and ten step great grandchildren. Her parents, two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2001, at the Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, with Pastor Ted Smith of the Moline Christian Church officiating. Wanda Mills was the organist with Carol Smith and Iola Fulgham singing In The Garden and Until We Meet Again. The casket bearers were Carl Mac Arndt, Gary Arndt, Ray Ball, Joe Christman, Jim Futhey, Robert Futhey, John Sweet and Brent VanRoyen. Interment was held at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Grenola, KS.

Memorials have been established with the Elk Manor Nursing Home and the American Diabetes Association. Contributions may he left with the funeral home. The funeral arrangements were made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard, KS.

MR. LESLIE J. CORNELSON - Submitted by Ilene Mullendore Butler

Leslie James Cornelson, 81, died February 26, 1996 at his sons’ home in Lemon Grove, California. He was formerly of Wichita, Kansas.

He was born May 24, 1914 in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Peter A. and Armida Pearl (Ford) Cornelson. He grew up in the Sedan area and attended schools in the Grafton area. He was in the Army during World War II.

On November 24, 1934 in Sedan, he married Hettie Jane Davis. They lived in the Sedan area for several years before moving to Wichita. Hettie died in March 1995, he then moved to Lemon Grove California.

He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Dennis and Roberta Cornelson; 2 granddaughters Mitchelin and Kristie: 3 great grandchildren all of Lemon Grove, California; 3 sisters, Alice Smith of Sedan, Bernice Slaughter of Elgin and Mary Brown of Independence.

He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers, Wilbur Cornelson and Virgil Cornelson, and 3 sisters Clara Creswell, Edith Crawford and Verna Davis.

A memorial service was held Feb. 29, in Lemon Grove, California. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5 at LakevieW Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Garden of Meditation in Wichita.

MRS. FLOY J. CORNETT

Floy J. Cornett died Thursday, September 2, 1993. Mrs. Cornett was born October 28, 1899, in Wauneta, Kansas, to Jacob and Cynthia (Baker) Wren. A longtime resident of Sedan and Wichita, Kansas, she hd been a resident of the Augusta Medical Complex in Augusta, Kansas since 1984.

Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Bernasconi of Santa Barbara, California; two granddaughters, Cheryl Housman of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Lisa Mangiagli of Newhall, California; a great-grandson, Sean Housman of Tulsa, Oklahoma and one sister, Zora Banning of Sedan, Kansas.

Graveside service will held Thursday, September 9, 1993, at 2:00 p.m. in the Greenwood Cemetery, Sedan Kansas. Graves-Baird Funeral Home, Sedan, is in charge of arrangements.

MR. WAYNE CORNUE

Elk city Man Dies of Gunshot Wound
Wayne Cornue, 29, Son of Rev. E. E. Cornue Believed Victim of An Accident Last Night.
Wayne Cornue, 29, son of the Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Cornue of Elk City, was fatally wounded near the home of his grandmother, Mrs. M. J. Whistler at Elk City, about 8 o’clock last night, when a gun he was taking home was accidentally discharged as he was climbing over a fence. The bullet passed through his chest just over the heart and death ensued within twenty minutes.

Dr. W. R. Hudiburg of Independence, county corner, was summoned to the scene and in company with Marshal J. L. Zinn, of Elk City, conducted an investigation of the shooting. The coroner later pronounced the death of Cornue as “probably accidental."

According to the coroner, Cornue had gone to the home of his grandmother for a visit and while there recalled that he had previously left his 12-gauge double barreled shotgun there. Saying be would take the gun home, Cornue picked up the weapon and started across lots toward the home of his parents.

The accident occurred while Cornue was climbing or as be started to climb, over a fence. It is supposed that he had pulled the gun in a manner that caused the trigger to be discharged. There were two empty shells in the gun when examined by the coroner. One of these bad been discharged some time ago, it was believed.

Cornue had been farming near Elk City. He is survived by a wife and two children, Bennie, 4, and Crystal Louise, 2; his parents and two sisters, Mrs. Goldie Barnes, Longton, and Miss Gladys Cornue, a teacher in the Bartlesville, Okla., schools.

Mrs. Cornue and their two children have been living at Lindsborg, Kansas, for the last two years. Mr. and Mrs. Cornue had been estranged for about that length cf time. Dr. Hudiburg said last might. Cornue was a graduate of Salina Wesleyan college.

MRS. GELETTA CORONA

Geletta Corona, age 66, of Sedan, passed away Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 at Pleasant Valley Manor in Sedan.

She was born Sept. 9, 1940 in Wauneta to Raymond Rush and Golda Geletta (Butler) Hardy. She grew up in the Cedar Vale area before moving to California, where she graduated from West Moore High School in Daly City, Calif. She later attended San Francisco State College. She married Raymond Corona on June 9, 1962. They lived in California until 1996. They later divorced and she moved back to Sedan.

She worked as a bank teller at First Interstate Bank, later known as Wells Fargo.

She enjoyed quilting, cooking, reading and doing crossword puzzles.

She is survived by two sons, Russell Corona of Sedan, and Raymond Corona of Sacramento, Calif.; one daughter, Saundra Roth of Noble, Kola.; three sisters, Raemolene Schlib of Palos Verdes Hills, Calif., Priscilla Straton of Belmont, Calif., and Bonnie Longmore of Idaho and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Golda.

Friends may call from 9 a.m.9 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007 at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007 at the First Baptist Church in Sedan with Reverend J. Dean McNamara officiating. Interment will follow at the Round Mound Cemetery located north of Wauneta.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Sedan Public Library and these remembrances may be left at the funeral home.

To view the entire obituary; visit www davidwharnes-funeralhome.com. David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan is in charge of arrangements.

MR. HAROLD COULTER

CEDAR VALE - Harold Larry Coulter, 81, of Cedar Vale, Kan. died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003, at the Cedar Vale Hospital. He was born Jan. 25, 1922 in Royal Mesa, Okla. His parents were Joseph and Marie (Packratz) Coulter.

He was raised and educated in Lahoma, Okla. He attended OSU. He worked as a farmer and at Boeing until entering the service in 1944.

He was in the U. S. Navy in WW II in Troupe Transport in the South Pacific. He served on the US President Polk.

He married Luvida Swan on Sept. 8, 1945 in San Francisco, Calif.

Harold attended the First Baptist Church in Cedar Vale and was a member of the American Legion.

He is survived by his wife, Luvida, two sons and their wives, Craig and Yvonne Coulter, Wichita, Kan. and Cary and Suzan Coulter, Overland Park, Kan., a brother and his wife, Don and Norma Coulter, Enid, Okla., three grandchildren, Erica, Christopher and Rustin Coulter. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Jo (Jodi) Coulter.

Services were held Monday, Sept. 15, 2003, at the First Baptist Church in Cedar Vale. Burial was in the Cedar Vale Cemetery. Wheeler Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

MR. IRVEN COUNSIL

Irven Gardner Counsil, well known farmer of this county residing in Caney Valley neighborhood east of Sedan, died Monday morning, March 17, at the age of 62 years, 11 months and 7 days. His death resulted from a final paralytic stroke on Sunday, March 9, which rendered him completely helpless and as a result of which he gradually declined to the end. He had been afflicted with high blood pressure for sometime previous, and suffered a stroke of paralysis last October which left him permanently disabled from resuming his usual activities. However, while he had since been closely confined to his home he had recovered sufficiently to get around some and aid himself.

The funeral service was conducted at the home about six miles east of Sedan Tuesday morning, March 18th, at eleven o’clock, the Rev. J. W. Campbell, pastor of the Methodist church of Sedan officiating. A quartet composed of Mrs. Goldie Harrop, Mrs. Harry Shrove, Rev. Campbell and Darrell Floyd sang several hyms beautifully. After the funeral service the body was laid to rest in the Monett cemetery by the side of two sons who had preceded him in death.

Mr. Irven Gardner Counsil was born at Keokuk, Iowa, April 10, 1867. When a small boy three years of age he came to the State of Kansas with his parents. The family settled in Chautauqua county east of Sedan. It was here Irven grew to manhood and in which community he has since lived.

He was united in marriage to Miss Nova Glendore Clingan on November 22, 1891. Their union was blest with nine children, four boys and five girls. A son and one of the daughters died in infancy, another son died at the age of five years and a third son went to his eternal reward when a young man.

He is survived by his widow, one son, Fay, and a daughter, May of the home east of Sedan; the three married daughters, Mrs. Grace Taylor of Hominy, Oklahoma, Mrs. Una Jones of Denver, Colorado, and Mrs. Madge Smart of Sedan; six grandchildren; one brother, Mr. Rollie Counsil of Pitcher, Oklahoma; three sisters. Mrs. Rose Lewis of Monett, Mrs. Cora Weishons of Olympia, Washington, and Mrs. Clara Dunn of Hot Springs, Arkansas; a niece, Mrs. Nellie Beckett and her husband, Mr. George Beckett of Osawatomie, Kansas; other relatives and a host of friends.

The deceased was a good husband, a faithful father, a splendid neighbor and friend. He will be greatly missed by his relatives and large circle of friends and acquaintances.

MR. PATRICK A. COWARD - Submitted by Ilene Mullendore Butler

Patrick Allen Coward, 29, of Irving, Texas, former resident of Elk City, died Sunday, May 12, 1991, at Northeast Community Hospital, Bedford, Texas. He was born November 6, 1961, in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Redden William and Ida Dorothy (Aiken) Coward. He was an electronic Engineer for Hewlett Packard.

Patrick was a graduate of Sedan High School. He had been active in 4-H, was a Honor Society Member, and was a member of the football team. He attended Coffeyville Community College for 2 years, where he was active in the drama department. He then attended Pittsburg State University, where he was president of ISA, a member of the Electronical Engineers Club, and worked in the Computer Lab and Audio/Visual Lab. He graduated in May 1986, with a BS in Engineering. He was a member of the Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving, Texas, and the President’s Health Club.

Survivors include his parents, Bill and Ida Coward of Elk, City, Kansas; two brothers, Rodney Coward of Sedan, and Randy Coward of Emporia, Kansas; three sisters, Camellia Hills of Coffeyville, Kansas, Sandra Coward of Pittsburg, Kansas, and Jill Coward of Elk City, Kansas; 1 niece and 1 nephew.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 16, 1991, at 2:00 p.m., in the Graves-Baird Chapel, Sedan, Kansas. Interment will be in the Monett Cemetery. Rev. Dois Nix will officiate. Graves-Baird Funeral Home, Sedan, is in charge of arrangements. A memorial has been established in his name with St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

MR. REDDEN COWARD, JR. - Submitted by Ilene Mullendore Butler

Redden William Coward, Jr., 56, of Elk City died at his home Monday, March 16, 1992. He was born May 17, 1935, in High Hill, S.C., to William Redden and Lela (Lee) Coward. He was a veteran of the Viet Nam conflict and a retired 20 year member of the US Army. He retired in 1973 with the rank of Sergeant First Class. He was also a member of the Disabled Veterans of America and AARP.

On April 3, 1959, in Columbia, S.C., he married Ida Dorothy Aiken. She survives at the home. Also surviving are two sons, Rodney of Sedan, and Randy of Coffeyville; three daughters, Camellia Hills of Coffeyville, Sandra and Jill Coward, both of Pittsburg; four brothers, Cecil of Greenwood, S.C., William and Kenneth, both of Lake City, S.C., and Jimmie of Darlington, S.C.; three sisters, Sadie Mae and Linda Coward, both of Lake City, S.C., and Avon Baughman of West Columbia, S.C.; and four grandchildren. One son, Patrick, preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 18, at 2:00 p.m. in the Graves-Baird Chapel in Sedan. Interment was in Riley Cemetery near Monett with Rev. Dois Nix officiating. Graves-Baird Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

A memorial in his name has been established with the American Heart Association.

He was born to Dale and Emma (Spangler) Cowell on November 25, 1924 in Moline, Kansas. He received his schooling in the Sedan Schools, graduating with the High School Class of 1943. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy, serving his country for three and one half years.

On January 10, 1947 he and Wanda E. Roach were united in marriage at Wichita, Kansas. He was a member of the South Hayen Christian Church where he taught an adult Sunday School class.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Darcia Jones.

Survivors include his wife, Wanda, of the home; daughters, Rhonda Helistern of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Becky Neal and her husband Michael of Fenton, Michigan; grandchildren, Hannah and Bethany Helistern of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Garrett, Jacob, Jesse and Kelli Jo Neal all of Fenton, Michigan.

Funeral services were conducted April 2, 2002 by Day Funeral Home in Wellington, Kansas with Rev. Gene Helistern and Rev. Raymond Stapleton officiating. Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery at South Haven with military honors conducted by the U. S. Army from Fort Riley, Kansas.

Memorials have been established in his name with the South Haven Christian Church, South Haven, Kansas 17140 and the American Heart Association, P. 0. Box 1653, Topeka, Kansas 66601-9865.

MR. CARL DAY COWEN

Carl Day Cowen, age 90 of Cedar Vale, KS died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001 at the Cedar Vale Hospital. He was born Sept. 27, 1910 in Joplin, MO. His parents were Thadeous Carlie and Carrie Estella (Day) Cowen.

He was raised and educated in the Joplin area. He moved to the Cedar Vale area in the 1930’s. He was a farmer-stockman but managed the Round Mound and Cedar Vale Cemeteries.

He married Alice Mae Hybsha Nov. 17, 1940 in Sedan. She preceded him in death Aug. 23, 1993. He is survived by a nephew, Robert Hybsha of Enid, OK, a brother, Thomas Cowen of Joplin, MO, 3 sisters, Louise Parker of Blackwell, OK, Marguerite Peoples of Lyons, CO, Ethel Mae Crane of Missoula, MT, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, James, step-sisters Jessie Anderson and Annette Anderson.

Services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Cesko Czech Cemetery near Caldwell.

A memorial has been established with Hospice, Inc. Wheeler Funeral Home is in charge of services.

MR. DEAN C. COX

Dean C. Cox, age 84. of Cedar Vale Kansas, died at the Via Christi Hospital, St. Francis Campus in Wichita, Kansas Monday, November 20, 2000.

The date of his services, which will be after thanksgiving. are pending with Wheeler Funeral Home in Cedar Vale.

MRS. DELLA M. COX

Della Marie Cox passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2005, at the Howard Twilight Manor in Howard, Kan. She was 89 years of age and a long time resident of Howard. Della was born on Sept. 23, 1915 near Howard to Wiley Michael and Gertie (Richardson) Friend. She attended Lower Paw Paw rural school and grew to womanhood in the Howard area.

Della was employed at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka during World War II before moving to Erie, Kan. On June 1, 1948 she married Millard Albert Cox at Howard, Kan. They farmed northeast of Howard for several years until moving back to Howard in 1956. Della was a devoted wife and mother and dedicated her life to caring for her family. She also served as a Cub Scout leader when her children were young. Her husband preceded her in death on June 29, 1986.

Della enjoyed playing the harmonica and guitar, as well as singing. She enjoyed growing flowers and spent time knitting, crocheting and sewing clothes for her family. On June 17, 1989, she became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and currently attended the Kingdom Hall of Elk Falls.

She is survived by a son, Ivan Hebb, San Diego, Calif.; a daughter, Julia Brenner, Howard; a daughter-in-law, Gayla Cox, Sedan; a brother, Vern Friend, Howard; six grandchildren, six great grandchildren, two step great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, John; two sisters and one brother.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2005, at the Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, Kan., with Rick Reeves of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Elk Falls, Kan. officiating. Interment was held in Grace Lawn Cemetery at Howard.

Memorials have been established with the Howard Twilight Manor and the American Cancer Society. Contributions may be left with the funeral home. The funeral arrangements are being made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.