Kenneth Daniel Coultis
"OTTAWA-Coultis, Kenneth Daniel 74, of Ottawa, died Monday, May 7, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the First Baptist Church, 410 S. Hickory, Ottawa, KS.
Ken was born January 28, 1944, in Wichita, KS, the son of robert Clark Coultis and Mary Virginia (Wood) Coultis Pankratz.
He lived in various location throughout his life including Wichita from 1944 to 1962. Lawrence from 1962 to 1977, Baldwin city from 1977 to 2016. and Ottawa from 2016 until hjis death.
He graduated from Wichita west High School with the class of 1962 and continued his education at the University of Kansas from 1962-1964.
Ken was united in marriage to Lilly Marie Pratt January 26, 1964, in Lawrence. She survives of the home. Other survivors include his four children, Daniel Allen coultis and wife Jane. David Mathew Coultis and wife Barbara, Mark Andrew (Andy) Coultis and wife April, and John richard coultis and wife cheryl, four siblings, don coultis, Enid Albrecht, George Ingram Pankratz, and John Mel Pankratz; mother-in-law Jessie Pratt; nine grandchildren. Erin, Adam, Michael, Benjamin, Claire, Ty, Adele, Arron and Amber; and two great-grandchildren, Jordan and Cayden.
He was employed with the Sunflower Ammunition Plant from 1965-1971; Lawrence Police Department as an officer from 1971 to 1976; and Koch Inddustries as a chemical plant operator from 1977 to 1999; retiring at the age of 55 years.
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