Nowata Star
126 E. Cherokee St.
Nowata, OK 74048
April 4, 2001
Permission for archiving obituaries given by Phillip
Reid, Publisher
Graveside funeral services for Pauline
Cease, 90, of Coffeyville,
Kansas, who died Saturday, March 31, 2001 at
Windsor Place in the
London Unit, Coffeyville will be held Wednesday, April 4 at Ford-Wulf-Bruns Edgewood
Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery both of Coffeyville.
Pauline was born August 22, 1910 in Alluwe to Harold and Bessie Long
Dunn. She attended schools in Nowata.
On October 29, 1927 she married Glenn August
Cease in Coffeyville,
Kansas. Following their marriage, the couple lived in Coffeyville. Mr. Cease was General Yard Master for
Missouri Pacific Railroad. He died July 25, 1972.
Mrs. Cease was a homemaker and enjoyed playing bingo. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and
Eagles Auxiliary, where she served as secretary for 20 years and was State Sweetheart for
Eagles Auxiliary in 1995.
Mrs. Cease is survived by one son, Harold G. Cease of Coffeyville; one daughter, Karen
Thompson of Coffeyville; one sister, Lucille Gillesprey of Nowata; 14 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She is also preceded in death by her parents; two sons: Donald Paul
Cease and Lewis Dwayne Cease; two daughters: Loretta Joy
Pullins and Martha Ellen McKellips; one brother, Harold
Dunn and one sister, Ruby
Crupper.
The family would welcome memorials to Trinity United Methodist Church.