Alberta Lanell Coe, age 89, lifelong resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Comfort Care Home of Pittsburg, KS. She was born October 24, 1932, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Oscar Leroy and Pearl Givens Taylor. She attended Ft. Scott schools, graduating from FSHS with the class of 1950. From the age of 9, she and her sisters “The Taylor Sisters” sang and performed live and on the radio with A.J. Cripe of Pittsburg. She married Ben Coe, Jr. on May 23, 1953, in Ft. Scott. He preceded her in death on December 27, 2017. Alberta managed the bookstore at FSCC until 1985. She then enrolled in the Cosmetology School, graduating in 1986.
She then operated her beauty shop with daughter Janel and worked for the next couple of years. Together, Alberta and Ben enjoyed going to auctions, buying furniture to refinish and sell. She loved sports, both locally and the KC Chiefs and Royals. Alberta was a giving individual, always providing an open door for those in need of a place to stay or a warm meal. She was a member of Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church.
Survivors include 4 sons, Ben Coe and wife Lanza, McKinney, TX, Kevin Coe and wife Kim, Wichita, KS, Keith Coe and wife Carla, Newman, GA, and Pat Coe and wife Mitzi, Springfield, MO; 2 daughters, Marianne Garrison and husband Jon, Pittsburg, KS, and Janel Blackburn and husband Lee, Ft. Scott; 18grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; 8great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Francis Putnam; 4 Sisters, Helen Coyan, Beulah Putnam, Deloris Person, and twin sister Roberta Sellers; and an infant grandson Milo James Coe. Father Yancey Burgess will conduct the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 5th, at the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery.
The Rosary will be prayed at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. The family will receive friends following from6:00 to 8:00. Memorials are suggested to Cradling Memories –The Milo James Coe Foundation and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, POBox347, 201 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
