Obituary of Herschel L. Foote

Coffeyville - Herschel L. Foote, 79, of Coffeyville, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. He was born October 9, 1931 at Big Cabin, OK to Henry Bryan and Mary Edna (Bacon) Foote. Herschel grew up in the Big Cabin area where he attended rural grade schools, and graduated from Big Cabin High School in 1949. In December 1952 he entered the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War. Following his discharge in December 1954 he worked for Boeing in Seattle, WA until returning to the Big Cabin area where he farmed with his parents and was a truck driver for Elliott Truck Line in Vinita, OK. On April 16, 1966 he married Carolyn Handy at Wichita, KS. Following their marriage they made their home near Cherryvale while Herschel worked for Electra in Independence, until moving to Parsons where he worked for the Parsons School District and at the ITV Studio. In 1975 they moved to Coffeyville and he worked as a Quality Control Engineer at Automotive Control Corp in Independence where he worked for 27 years, retiring in 1999. Herschel was a member of the Tyro Christian Church, and the Joy Group at his church. Survivors include his wife Carolyn of the home; one daughter, Rebecca Hutcheson of Springfield, TN; one son, Brian Foote of Denver, CO; one brother, Marvin Foote of Tiburon, CA; and five grandchildren, Kathryn Hutcheson, Andrew Hutcheson, Logan Hutcheson, Ashleigh Foote and Derek Foote. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant twin daughters; and two brothers, Bill Foote and Raymond Foote. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 2, 2011 at the Tyro Christian Church in Tyro, KS with David Bycroft officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Coffeyville with military honors conducted by the U.S.Army Honor Guard, Fort Riley, KS. Friends may call on Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Coffeyville. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to the Tyro Christian Church Technology Ministry; contributions may be left with the funeral home or mailed c/o David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 306 North Cline Road, Coffeyville, KS 67337. Tagged as: Fairview Cemetery, Tyro Christian Church