Rick came to Isabel in December 1982 as postmaster. He had been with
     the Postal Service as letter carrier in Manhattan, Wichita and Great Bend
     for 20 years before coming here. One of his great-grandfathers, William
     Coughlin, homesteaded in Cloud County, Kansas. Another, James Kerr, was a
     Methodist circuit rider in northcentral Kansas.
          Rick was born in Sioux City, Iowa, second son of Edward and Johanna
     Coughlin. The depression put a great strain on the family and Rick and his
     brother were raised by a great aunt and uncle, Marie and C.W. Bills, in
     Manhattan. Rick served three years serving his country in the U.S. Army.
          Rick's wife, Yvonne, was born in Goodland, Kansas, daughter of Edwin
     and Viola Beeby. Yvonne is a fourth generation teacher. Her great-grandfather,
     Sol Hutton, homesteaded in northwest Kansas. His wife taught her children and
     the children from the next farm in her home. Yvonne taught in Wichita, Valley 
     Center, and Great Bend before coming to Isabel. Now she substitutes, trims
     dogs, and sews. 
          Rick and Yvonne met while attending KSU in Manhattan. They were married
     after graduation. They have three children. D.R. lives in Pratt with his
     wife and three children; Deby lives in Aurora, Colorado with her husband and
     small son; Dave lies in Pawnee Rock, Kansas with his two small daughters.
               
     Source: Isabel, Kansas - The First 100 Years, 1887 - 1987,  pg. 65