Ann Coltrane

Naomi Anna Coltrane
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Ann Coltrane of Yates Center, passed peacefully into the presence of Jesus on Saturday evening, June 19, 2021.
She was born August 31, 1923 on the Stockebrand homestead northeast of Yates Center.
She received her education at Durand and Yates Center High School. Soon after she worked at St. John's hospital and later Dr. R.O. Christian in Iola.
She married Loyd Wayne Coltrane March 31, 1946 in Iola KS. After the wedding they honeymooned on the farm where they spent their entire married lives raising; seven children, selling milk, sweet corn and firewood.
Parents: Edward William and Edith Bessie Charlotte (Weide) Stockebrand
Children: John Wayne Coltrane (Beverly), Jacksonville, Arkansas, Mary Ann Reid (John), Derby, Kansas, Daniel Lee Coltrane (Loretta), Scipio, Kansas, Linda Kay Grisier (Richard) Yates Center, Kansas, Kathleen Bird, Yates Center, Kansas, Steven Todd Coltrane (Dana) Towanda, Kansas.
Daughter-in-law: Penny Coltrane (Jack), Checotah Oklahoma.
Honorary daughter: Traci Ridge, Iola, Kansas.
Twenty-nine grandchildren, seventy-one great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren.
Sister: Gwen Tucker, Lee Summit, Missouri.
She is preceded in death; by her husband of 52 years, Loyd W. Coltrane, son Jack Coltrane, daughter-in-law Ruth Coltrane, grandson Joshua Coltrane, granddaughter Tamara Coltrane, great-grandson Jonah Coltrane and son in law Dick Bird. Six brothers: Milton, Maynard, Wendell "Pete", Kenneth, Gerald, Larry (Jake) Stockebrand. Three sisters: Lois Nadine Stockebrand, Thelma Jean Cline and Judith (Judy) Swibold.
While raising her family, she was an active member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Iola, Kansas. After moving to Yates Center, she attended New York Valley Church.
As an infant she was baptized by sprinkling. She accepted the Lord as her Savior at 14. At 96 years old, and at her request, was baptized by immersion at the Yates Center Reservoir. To which she stated "Now I'm Happy"!
Ann's family and Christian faith were essential parts of her life. She enjoyed teaching Sunday school, singing, and later in life, traveling with her sisters. She also enjoyed the Iola Senior Center. Through her Church and the family dairy farm, she helped many people.
Ann's family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff at Kindred Hospice for their compassion, care and guidance.
To honor the life of Ann, a 'Come-and-Go' visitation will be at the Campbell Funeral Home in Yates Center, on Thursday, June 24, 2021, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. A memorial service will be held at the New York Valley Church, east of Yates Center, on Friday June 25 at 2pm. The graveside service will be at Highland Cemetery, Friday, June 25 at 9:30 am.
Memorials in honor of Ann are suggested to the Allen County Clerk (Meals on Wheels Program) Iola, Kansas, and may be sent in care of Campbell Funeral Home, PO Box 188, Yates Center, KS 66783.