OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK
Rubena Ann Wallis
Mar 26, 2026
There will be a memorial service for Rubena at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel on April 1, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
Owen Wayne Smith
Mar 25, 2026
Owen Wayne Smith was born January 6th, 2021 in Oklahoma City. He was welcomed into this world wrapped in his loving parent’s arms.
Owen, aged 5, passed at home in his parent’s arms on March 25, 2026 after a long battle with brain cancer.
Owen was a spirited young man, known for his passion for Ghostbusters and Pokemon. He loved deeply, laughed...
Linda Carol DeBusk
Mar 24, 2026
Linda Carol DeBusk, age 77, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away on March 24, 2026.
Linda was born on June 1, 1948, in Springfield, Missouri, to Lowell and Wilda DeBusk. She lived most of her life in Springfield and loved everything about her hometown and Missouri - especially the St. Louis Cardinals.
Linda was a lifelong educator, teaching high school English at her...
Mary Elizabeth Alexander
Mar 20, 2026
Our sweet mother, wife, sister and friend, Mary Elizabeth (Allard) Alexander, went to our Lord on March 20th, 2026 in Edmond Oklahoma. She was born on November 29, 1942 in Duluth, Minnesota. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Dorothy Allard, her brother and his wife, John and Mary Allard and their daughter Lisa, her nephew David...
Dianna Lee Masters
Mar 20, 2026
Dianna Lee Masters was born January 11, 1950, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma to Stanley and Helen Schroeder. After a well fought battle with cancer, she passed away in the comfort of her home on the first day of spring, March 20th, 2026. Dianna grew up & spent most of her life in Watonga, Oklahoma. She graduated from Watonga High School in...
Harrell King Jenkins, Jr.
Mar 20, 2026
Harrell King Jenkins, Jr. passed away on the first day of Spring, March 20, 2026 in Edmond, Oklahoma after living courageously with Ocular Melanoma for 4 years. King was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Pat Jenkins, who remarkably also passed from Ocular Melanoma in 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harrell and Athelene...
Kathleen Ann Schneider
Mar 19, 2026
Kathleen Ann (Tillinger) Schneider was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 24, 1942, and passed away on March 19, 2026. “Kathy” was a strong-willed woman with a zest for life and loved being in company with her family and friends.
Kathy was the oldest daughter to parents, Joe and Kathleen (Kitty) Tillinger. She was preceded in death by her parents and...
Mura Elizabeth Dirickson
Mar 19, 2026
Obituary to come.
There will be a memorial service for Bette at 3:00 p.m. at Chisholm Creek Baptist Church on Sunday, April 26, 2026.
Betty Jean Wymer
Mar 17, 2026
Betty Jean (Tidball) Wymer, 85, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away, surrounded by family, on March 17, 2026.
Betty’s memorial service will be held on Friday, March 27th, at 2pm at Matthew’s Funeral Home Chapel, 601 S Kelly Ave, Edmond OK. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City.
Betty was born in Oakwood, Oklahoma on...
John Kevin Bowman
Mar 16, 2026
John “Kevin” Bowman, 62, left the playing field on March 16, 2026, in Oklahoma City, OK, surrounded by family and friends. Kevin was born on June 22, 1963, in Bluffton, IN. He was a current resident of Edmond Oklahoma, where the family had moved to offer better opportunities for academics and softball for his daughter. He was the son of...
Stephen Paul Miller
Mar 15, 2026
Stephen Paul Miller, 72, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2026, in Oklahoma City, surrounded by his family.
Born on February 25, 1954, in Oklahoma City, Stephen was the son of Willard and Martha Miller. A man defined by integrity and an extraordinary work ethic, he dedicated 42 years of service to McKesson. His colleagues knew him as a steady, loyal...
Vicki Donna Henderson
Mar 13, 2026
On Friday, March 13, 2026, Vicki Donna (Clement) Henderson earned her wings and went to heaven surrounded in love by her daughters Amber and Alicia and her grandson Jacob. She is finally free of her oxygen “leash” that everyone, including her, tripped over and can enjoy anything she desires to eat.
Vicki was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma on October 1, 1945,...
Armenda "Eva" Hackler
Mar 13, 2026
Armenda Loueva Hackler
d. March 13, 2026
Armenda Loueva “Eva” Hackler, 84, was born on May 24, 1941, and passed gently from this life on March 13, 2026, surrounded by family. Eva was born in James Township, Arkansas to Putnam “Jack” Wayne Hale and Lavern Hale. She attended high school in Porterville, California.
She lived her life as a mother first. Her children...
Dixie Miller Wagner
Mar 13, 2026
Dixie Miller Stewart Wagner of Edmond, Oklahoma, was born on March 1st, 1940, and departed her earthly life on March 13, 2026.
She was born to Jake and Ruth (Harper) Miller, in Blanchard, Oklahoma. She is survived by her husband, David Wagner; her older brother, Billy Miller; sons Robert Bowers; Patrick Bowers (Debbie); stepchildren, Davina Van Duker (Mark), Darrin Wagner (Susan),...
Tonya W. Van Horn
Mar 13, 2026
Tonya Woullard Van Horn of Edmond, Oklahoma, was born in San Angelo, Texas, on a spring day in 1933 to Emma Jo and Euston Woullard. She passed away in the early hours of March 13, 2026. She had spent her days and nights preceding her death surrounded by her family.
The Family would like to invite you to a special memorial...
Barbara J. Shane
Mar 11, 2026
Barbara Jean (Taney) Shane was born March 16, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Taney in Omaha, Nebraska. She had one older brother, David Taney. Growing up, she and her family lived in several small towns in Nebraska including Hershey, Callaway, and Plattsmouth.
Barbara was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist church.
Barbara married Robert (Bob) Shane at St. Paul United...
Kenneth Gregory Burger
Mar 10, 2026
Kenneth Gregory Burger, 60, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, March 10. Ken and his wife, Stephanie, were the loves of each other’s lives for over thirty years. Together they built a beautiful life and family, and his wife and children were everything to him.
A talented contractor, carpenter, and woodworker, Ken saw his trade as more than a craft…...
Garald Dwayne Worley
Mar 10, 2026
Garald (Gary) Dwayne Worley, 77, of Oklahoma City, passed away on March 10, 2026. He was born on March 9, 1949, in Oklahoma City to the late Carl and Catherine Worley.
Gary grew up in Midwest City and graduated from high school in 1967. He continued his education, earning an engineering degree from Oklahoma State University and a master’s degree from...

