Coila Maxine Earnest
October 2, 1926 ~ July 18, 2021
Coila Maxine Earnest, 94, church secretary, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021. Funeral Service, 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Downing & Lahey Mortuary West. Coila was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Earnest; parents, Clark and Rozella Miller; first husband, Cary Oldham, and brother, Eldon Miller. Survivors: children, Cheryl (Paul) Ward of Wichita, Janet (Scott) Schwindaman of Goddard, Mark (Cindy) Earnest of Jenks, OK, Cindy (Bill) Burr of Wichita and Kevin (Marci) Earnest of Olathe; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial established with First United Methodist Church TV Ministry, 330 N. Broadway, Wichita, KS 67202.
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Cindy, Bill, & family – Please know that you are in our thoughts & prayers. A life well-lived is the greatest of legacies and your Mom has surely left you with that! May her love and energy comfort you. Love, Troy & Dawn Smith
She was a lovely lady. Always remembered my name. Great smile. Prayers for the family
Remembering Grammy, that lovely head of hair, and the quiet demeanor; was easy to see why she was loved so much To Grammy’s family, God gave us the ability to remember as one of the mechanisms to help cope with loss; I’m sure there are lots of memories of this dear lady
Cindy, Bill, Meaghan and Michael, Scott and I lift you all up in prayers, including the rest of the family. Coila was always a bright light. She will be missed but her legacy lives on in all of you. All our love and prayers, Scott and Jackie Lembke
Coila was such a lovely lady inside and out. Our love goes out to you all. Lonni Oldham, Molly Oldham, Megan, David, and Aliviah Sommer
Cindy and Megan. I was very sad to hear of Coila’s death. I have known her for over thirty years and have many grat memories of her and how she cherish your family. She was a wonderful person and I am glad I got to meet her and later your family. My thoughts and prayers are with her. Megan, the last time I saw your grandmother, she as always, told me how you were doing. I was always glad to hear how you were doing. I’m sorry I won’t be there for the memorial but I hope to see it on line. Again, I am sorry for your lost. What a wonderful person to know. She was so full of God’s grace.