Kent Gerard Coiner, 49 of Independence, MO passed away, Sunday, July 29, 2007 at Truman Medical Center Lakewood. The family will greet friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday evening at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Rosary, funeral Mass and burial will be held latter in the week at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home in Fort Scott. Donations may be made to the Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation 2310 S. Holmes Rd., Suite 735, Kansas City, MO 64108. Kent was born June 14, 1958 in Fort Scott, KS to Lawrence and Margaret Jo (Howell) Coiner. He graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1976, attended Fort Scott Community College and later attended Pittsburg State University. He worked as a security officer for AT&T. Kent was a gunsmith who enjoyed hunting, fishing, cooking and leatherwork. He was a Kansas Hunter Safety instructor, a member of the NRA, Professional Gunsmith’s of America in Lexington, MO and the Old Fort Sharp Shooters in Fort Scott, KS. Kent was a genuine nice guy, who never met a stranger with a infectious personality and wonderful sense of humor. He enjoyed cheering people up with either words or, as a last resort, food. He was is survived by a sister, Sister Catherine Coiner of Hulbert, OK; a uncle, John F. Howell of Lacygne, KS and many friends who will miss him dearly.
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