Lorraine Coulter, 87, passed away at the Gove County Long Term Care, Quinter, Kansas, on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. She is home in the arms of her loving Lord and Savior. Lorraine began her earthly life on June 25, 1932. She was born at the home place in rural Sheridan County near the Lucerne area to Paul and Ruth (Mowry) Mills. Lorraine was the only girl of four children. Along with her three brothers, she grew up on the family farm and lived there until her marriage. Lorraine attended Bow Creek School for the first eight years and attended Sheridan Community High School in Hoxie, Kansas, graduating with the class of 1950.
When attending high school, Lorraine stayed in town during the week and went home on the weekends. Lorraine Mills and Edwin “Ed” Coulter were high school sweethearts. Ed was drafted into the service. During the time Ed was serving in the army, Lorraine went to Amarillo, Texas to help out with an uncle’s children. She and Ed continued their courtship, and one day in late May, Lorraine boarded the bus to go visit Ed. Much to everyone’s surprise, the couple got married on June 2, 1952 in Rockingham, North Carolina in the Methodist Parsonage. This was the beginning of happy married life. They were blessed with three children, Janet, Chuck and Tim.
Lorraine and Ed lived most of their life on the farm until moving to town upon retirement. Lorraine was a loving wife, and worked hard raising her children, and helping Ed with the farm. She planted plentiful gardens and canned the produce to help feed her family. She was a great cook and enjoyed sharing what she had with her family and friends. She would give credit to everyone else for the amazing meals she prepared. There was no one more welcoming and accepting than Lorraine. She would always claim she was too shy to talk to people, but in reality, she was just giving everyone around her time to shine. She was quick to give praise to others and laugh at everyone’s joke. There was no one more generous and loving to those around her than Lorraine.
Lorraine leaves behind her daughter, Janet Dunbar and husband Ron of Menahga, Minnesota; sons, Chuck Coulter and wife Lisa of Tishomingo, Oklahoma; Tim Coulter and wife Lori of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; brother, Lloyd Mills of Houston, Texas; sister-in- law JoAnn Mauck and husband Laverne of Hoxie; grandchildren, Corene Smith and husband Brian, C.J. Dunbar and wife Carolynn, William Dunbar, Christopher Coulter, Michael Coulter, Breck Coulter, and Malone Coulter; great-grandchildren, Grace Smith, Eden Smith, and soon to be born, baby boy Smith; nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
She has gone to her heavenly home to join her loving husband, Edwin “Ed” Coulter; parents, Paul and Ruth Mills; grandson, Braden Bertelli; brothers, Albert Mills and Norman Mills; and sisters-in-law, Nadine Mills and Veryl Mills; brothers-in-law Elvin Coulter, Elvis Coulter, and sisters-in-law Elva Coulter, Wanda Coulter, Irene Coulter, and Ann Coulter.
Lorraine was a kind, gentle person who rarely or if ever spoke a bad word about anyone. She was a woman of great faith and loved the Lord with all her heart. Her family was so dear and important to her, and she loved them unconditionally. Lorraine and Edwin are again holding hands, laughing, and walking together in in God’s Glory. Her gentle words and touch will be missed by many, as will her infectious laugh, sense of humor and bright smile. Hold her memory in your heart. As the song goes, Lorraine was truly the wind beneath so many wings.
A funeral service is planned for Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 10:30 A.M. at the Hoxie Christian Church, Hoxie, Kansas. Visitation will be held Friday, November 22, 2019 from 1:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. with family receiving friends from 5:00 P.M. until 6:30 P.M. at the Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, Hoxie, Kansas. The family requests memorials to the Sheridan County Benefit Walk, and they may be sent in care of Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, PO Box 987, Hoxie, Kansas 67740. Words of comfort may be left at www.mickeyleopoldfuneral.com