Curtis Dean “Curt” Coup, 69, Hays, died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at his home.
He was born May 30, 1946 in Manchester, Kansas the son of Henry and Opal (Fenn) Coup. He was a 1964 graduate of Chapman High School and received his BS degree in Business Administration from Fort Hays State University.
On October 29, 1966 he married Sheryl Kay “Shari” Riffel in Herington, Kansas. He was a salesman for over 40 years with LeFebure Bank Equipment, School Specialty, and Thompson Educational. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Delta Sigma Phi, was a member and Past President of Smoky Hill Country Club, and was also Past President of Hays High School Booster Club. He loved golf and was very active in Senior Men’s Golf, Couple’s Golf, and numerous boards, functions, and tournaments at the club. He was a youth baseball and football coach, a Cub Scout leader, and loved watching sports, especially FHSU and K-State athletics.
Survivors include his wife, of the home in Hays, two sons, Brian Coup and wife Kristy of Fountain Hills, AZ, and Brent Coup and wife Lori of Cave Creek, AZ and five grandchildren, Derek Green, Shelby Coup, Jackson Coup, Bryce Coup, and Paige Coup; a brother Verl Coup and wife Kathy of Talmage, KS, a brother-in-law Larry Riffel and wife Mary Jane of Champaign, IL, sisters-in-law Nancy Coup-Brown of Lawrence and Kathy Ludden and husband Howard of Surprise, AZ, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother Tracy Coup.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 2000 Main Street, Hays. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date in the Prairie Dale Cemetery in Talmage, KS. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 pm on Monday at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street and on Tuesday from 10:00 am until service time at the church.
Memorials are suggested in Curt’s memory to the Talmage Historical Museum or to Hospice of Hays Medical Center, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.