{"id":4796,"date":"2021-08-09T11:37:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T17:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coffeycountyonline.com\/?p=4796"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:20:46","slug":"2018-obituaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coffeycountyonline.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/09\/2018-obituaries\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Obituaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obituary Archive<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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2018 Obituaries<\/h2>\n
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December 27, 2018<\/strong>
\nNo Obituaries today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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December 20, 2018<\/strong>
\nEdward DeForest, 83, Mexico, Mo. – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Jeanie Friend, 65, Queen Creek, Ariz. – Read obituary<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

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December 13, 2018<\/strong>
\nPete Cox, 83, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Clara Gregersen, NA, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nKenneth Harred, 52, Melvern – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Sharon Shipley, 72, Emporia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nDavid Slead, 70, Lebo – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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December 6, 2018<\/strong>
\nJohn Francis, 69, Westphalia – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Helen Lankton, 83, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\n“Frank” White, 68, Kansas City, Kan. – Read obituary<\/a>
\nConstance Wright, 77, North Richland Hills, Texas – Read obituary
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November 29, 2018<\/strong>
\nJim Booth, 76, New Strawn – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Beryl Harris, 103, Frontenac – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nSteven Kile, 67, El Dorado – Read obituary<\/a>
\nRicky Schmidt, 66, Newton – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Yvonne Settlemyer, 84, Colony – Read obituary<\/a>
\nLouellen Valentine, 61, Melvern – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Kimberly Yelton, 49, Yates Center – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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November 22, 2018<\/strong>
\nJoey Atchison, 38, Tonganoxie – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Terry Coble, 78, El Reno, Okla. – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nNorma Ervin, 88, Severy – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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November 15, 2018<\/strong>
\nPam Hudson, 62, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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November 8, 2018<\/strong>
\nLinda (Roth) Parks, 71, Andover – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Bill Parmely, 96, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nOllie Poire, 85, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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November 1, 2018<\/strong>
\nJerry Price, 74, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Clara Ruth Williams, 93, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 25, 2018<\/strong>
\nBill Leiser, 48, Madison – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Lois Main, 86, Lebo – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nGladys Oswald, 94, Yates Center – Read obituary<\/a>
\nGary Raaf, 80, Gridley – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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October 18, 2018<\/strong>
\nDon Edwards, 83, Yates Center – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Gary Raaf, 80, Gridley – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nJerry Sowder, 73, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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October 11, 2018<\/strong>
\nMilford Draper, 92, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>John McConnell, 91, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 4, 2018<\/strong>
\nRichard Stumbaugh, 60, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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September 27, 2018<\/strong>
\nSally Trendel, 85, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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September 20, 2018<\/strong>
\nShirley Hodges, 80, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Steven Kile, 67, El Dorado – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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September 13, 2018<\/strong>
\nRoy Rodgers, 74, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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September 6, 2018<\/strong>
\nWanda Combs, 69, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a>“Viola” Luney, 81, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Jay McGee, 92, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Dorene Smith, 84, Hartford – Read obituary<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

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August 30, 2018<\/strong>
\nNyla Shaner, 70, Emporia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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August 23, 2018<\/strong>
\nDonald Allen, 68, Galesburg – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Blanca Kantack, 79, Nebraska City, Neb. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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August 16, 2018<\/strong>
\nRobert Bader, 93, Neosho Falls – Read obituary
\n<\/a>James Hoyt, 85, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Michael Kewley, 31, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Nadine Leatherman, 76, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nHarold Mannschreck, 81, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a>“Dale” Schoepflin, 82, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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August 9, 2018<\/strong>
\nBessie Sibley, 95, Clay Center – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Shirley Skillman, 64, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

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August 2, 2018<\/strong>
\nMary Lou Atherly, 90, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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July 26, 2018<\/strong>
\n“Bud” Castle, 80, Clearwater – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Floyd Cole, 63, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nAlverta Johns, 89, Central City, Neb. – Read obituary<\/a>
\nDorothy Mauer, 87, Gridley – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Alex Smith, 91, Westphalia – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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July 19, 2018<\/strong>
\nBeulah Johnson, 77, Westphalia – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Alva Riffey, 107, Garnett – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nTrenna Watts, 80, Yates Center – Read obituary<\/a>
\nTeresa Wright, 85, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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July 12, 2018<\/strong>
\nJack Allegre, 92, Lebo – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Dennis Combes, 66, Osage City – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nJanet M. Emler, 74, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a>
\nGloria Emmons, 89, Gridley – Read obituary<\/a>
\nLetha Hiles, 78, Springdale, Ark. – Read obituary<\/a>
\nThomas Paxson, 74, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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July 5, 2018<\/strong>
\nRobert “Bob” Decker, 85, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Marilyn Dugger, 63, Yates Center – Read obituary<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

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June 28, 2018<\/strong>
\nRichard Burris, 89, Iola – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Debra Ann Cambell, 65, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nCynthia Garceau, 53, Gridley – Read obituary<\/a>
\nRoger Lyman, 82, Abilene – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Howard Sauder, 82, Gridley – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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June 21, 2018<\/strong>
\nJoseph Harris, 37, Gridley – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Robert Hyde, 77, Emporia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nRuby Wittman, 97, Shawnee – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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June 14, 2018<\/strong>
\nDale Simon, 63, Manhattan – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Joseph Harris, 37, Gridley – Read obituary<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

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June 7, 2018<\/strong>
\nRonnie Anderson, 43, Mittie, La. – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Robyn Hollinger, 39, Lebo – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nDebra Honeycutt, 62, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a>
\nDale Pohlenz, 96, Columbus – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Jimmy Tidwell, 71, Garnett – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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May 31, 2018<\/strong>
\nRonnie Anderson, 43, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Debra Honeycutt, 62, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\n“Bump” McCullough, 94, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Donald Trader, 63, Gridley – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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May 24, 2018<\/strong>
\nDelores Calvert, 83, El Dorado – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Glenna Parmely, 94, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nKay Sullivan, 80, Lebo – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Deann Tatman, 74, Hartford – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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May 17, 2018<\/strong>
\nCarla Bonjour, 70, Wichita – Read obituary
\n<\/a>“June” Decker, 95, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nTom Highberger, 73, Westphalia – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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May 10, 2018<\/strong>
\nDonna Bowen, 70, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Ima Joyce Buckle, 90, Scottsdale, Ariz. – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nWayne Gosney, 82, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Albert Lewis, 78, Storm Lake, Iowa – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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May 3, 2018<\/strong>
\nJohn Avery, 75, Lee’s Summit, Mo. – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Ina Jeanne Dody, 83, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

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April 26, 2018<\/strong>
\nDean Birk, 71, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Susan Daniel-Brey, 59, Emporia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nJuanita Slead, 74, Lebo – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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April 19, 2018<\/strong>
\nEtta Lavern Botham, 92, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Ina Jeanne Dody, 83, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

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April 12, 2018<\/strong>
\nPeggy Dyke, 67, Gridley – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Barbara Givens, 75, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nHerbert Ringstrom, 78, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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April 5, 2018<\/strong>
\nNola Acree, 87, Jacobs Creek – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Dennis Bartlett, 64, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nBetty Dall, 92, Derby – Read obituary<\/a>
\nRussell Heckathorn, 92, Neosho Rapids – Read obituary<\/a>
\nFred Kunkel, 78, Emporia – Read obituary<\/a>
\nJack Maclaskey, 66, Gridley – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Paige Metzger, 54, Gridley – Read obituary<\/a>
\nHerbert Ringstrom, 78, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a>
\nRuby Starr, 92, Iola – Read obituary<\/a>
\nJanet Whelan, 89, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 29, 2018<\/strong>
\nRandell Beaver, 61, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Ellen Marie Iseman, 84, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nJack Maclaskey, 66, Gridley – Read obituary<\/a>
\nSharon Woods, 80, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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March 22, 2018<\/strong>
\nBarbara Linsey, 80, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Merle De Long, 93, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nJoan Roney, 88, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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March 15, 2018<\/strong>
\nLoxli Chavez, 13 mo., Cape Girardeau, Mo. – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Chance Ellis, 36, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nSam Hutchinson, 87, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a>
\nTom Noonan, 61, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Gary Riley, 58, New Strawn – Read obituary<\/a>
\nKimberly Roney, 50, Hartford – Read obituary<\/a>
\nStan Stimac, 69, Paola – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Nelva Unruh, 93, Hartford – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 8, 2018<\/strong>
\nHelen Brassfield, 97, Olathe – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Hazel Kemp, 87, Hartford – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nBill Rolf, 79, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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March 1, 2018<\/strong>
\nMarlene Gleue, 83, Lawrence – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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February 22, 2018<\/strong>
\nDebra Lewis, 44, Olathe – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Thelma Natrop, 97, Westphalia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nPatrick Stukey, 48, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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February 15, 2018<\/strong>
\nHelen Akers, 94, Babson Park, Fla. – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Sheila Jones, 67, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nRoberta West, 90, Colony – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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February 8, 2018<\/strong>
\nFrank Danford, 79, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Mildred Knoblock, 90, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nJim McCurry, 95, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Phyllis Wheeler, 86, Edwardsville – Read obituary <\/a><\/p>\n

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February 1, 2018<\/strong>
\nLawrence Dudrey, 91, Hartford – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Aaron Shively, 46, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nGwen Williamson, 66, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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January 25, 2018<\/strong>
\nDora M. Efinger, 80, Westphalia – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Herb Hood, 85, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nLuella Malloy, 93, Wichita – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Elaine Mathis, 76, Waverly – Read obituary <\/a><\/p>\n

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January 18, 2018<\/strong>
\nVirginia Christy, 87, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Shawn Galemore, 45, Harrisonville, Mo. – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nKenneth Kaufman, 83, Neodesha – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Rod Lewis, 87, Lebo – Read obituary <\/a>
\nElaine Mathis, 76, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Gale Patterson, 92, Melvern – Read obituary <\/a>
\n“Viddy” Vidrios, 57, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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January 11, 2018<\/strong>
\nSandy Robinson, 52, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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January 4, 2018<\/strong>
\nArthur Linsey, 83, Yates Center – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Robert Luney, 84, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nJohn Lyman, 70, Lebo – Read obituary<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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