All Obituaries

Terry E. Coltharp age 64 left this earthly home on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Windsor Place with her husband by her side. On November 11, 1955 Jerry Post and Dortha (DeMott) Post welcomed their daughter into this world in Coffeyville, Kansas.  Terry, her parents and sister Elaine resided in Coffeyville.  Her parents divorced and her mother remarried Howard Welch, he loved her and her sister like his own as they loved him as their Dad.  Of that union Terry and Elaine gained a...

William Robert Reynolds (Bobby) passed away at his home on Friday, March 27th, 2020 with his loving wife by his side. Cremation has taken place with Potts Chapel. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the local Legion Riders Post 139, 1531 W. Main St., Independence, KS 67301. Bobby was born on September 26, 1947 in Independence, Kansas. He was the son of Charles (Bob) and Blanche (Tackett) Reynolds. He was raised in Independence and graduated...

 John Clinton Matthews Sr. 51 (36) of Caney Kansas passed away at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on March 21, 2020. John was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on March 22, 1968 to Garland and Karen (Provence) Matthews. John was married Debbie Watts on December 21, 2009. John owned and operated NEW TO YOU furniture. In his free time, he enjoyed spreading the word of God, spending time with his family, hunting and fishing, and watching the Pittsburgh...

Wilda Pauline (Fine) Osburn, 90, of Chanute, Kansas passed peacefully from this life on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at her home. A private family graveside service will be conducted at the Peru, Kansas Cemetery and officiated by Rev Cinda Osburn. There will be no public visitation. Wilda was born on February 8, 1930, at Hartshorne, Oklahoma the daughter of Henry Salem and Emma Ursula (Moore) Fine.  On January 6, 1951, Wilda married James Russell Osburn at Fort Smith, Arkansas and made...

Longtime Coffeyville resident, Irene Hazel (Rankin) Blake, 91, passed away peacefully at Windsor Place in Coffeyville on Monday, March 16, 2020. Irene was born the only child to Frank and Ruth (Carr) Rankin on May 2, 1928 in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Irene graduated from Chanute High School in 1947. On April 12, 1952 she married Raymond Blake at the Assembly of God Church in Coffeyville, Kansas. With this union, Irene welcomed 4 daughters, Rita, Vicki, Denise, and Sherri. Through the years,...

Vicki Sue Bobo, 67, passed away at Chetopa Manor in Chetopa, Kansas on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Graveside services will be held at Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence, Kansas on Friday, March 20th at 1:00 pm. Vicki was born on July 28, 1952 in Parsons, Kansas to Billie and June (Lyles) Shannon. Vicki attended grade school and junior high school in Parsons and then graduated high school from Field Kindley in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1970. Vicki loved to knit, crochet, watch TV, play BINGO,...

Bobbie Wayne Bennett, age 90 of Independence, Kansas passed away at Freeman Health System in Joplin, Missouri on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Bobbie was born on April 27, 1929 in Elk City, Kansas to Claude and Della (Sweargin) Bennett. Bob attended the country schools in Elk City through the eighth grade and then graduated from Elk City High School. He then attended business school in Omaha, Nebraska. Bob proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army from 1951 to 1953. In...

Max Irwin Roe, 97 passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Pleasant Valley Manor in Sedan, Kansas. Max was born on October 5, 1922 in Imperial, Nebraska to Abigil D. and Edith N. (Gingles) Roe. As a child, Max grew up on a farm outside of Imperial, NE and Saint Francis, Kansas. On September 17, 1942, Max married Bernice Virginia Brown in Saint Francis, Kansas. In 1964 the two moved to Commerce City, Colorado, where they made their home for several years before relocating to Caney, Kansas....

Catherine Louise Bullock, 83 passed away at St. John’s Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Catherine was born on March 7, 1936 in Independence, Kansas to Irvin and Mabel Louise (Gross) Vandermark. Catherine grew up in Independence and attended Independence schools. She married Earl Tackett and from this union the two welcomed two children, Vickie and Earl Dean Jr. Catherine and Earl later divorced. She then married Richard Hough and the two welcomed two...

Patricia (Patsy) Gregory passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020 at her home in Independence, Kansas. Reciting of the Rosary will take place at Potts Chapel in Independence at 6:00 pm on Monday, March 9th . Friends are encouraged to sign the register and greet the family following the Rosary from 6:30 pm to 8:00pm. Funeral Mass will take place at St. Andrew Catholic Church on Tuesday, March 10th at 10:00 am with burial immediately following at Calvary Cemetery. Patricia was born on Dec....