OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK
Beulah May Deshazer
Jun 8, 2020
Beulah May DeShazer
1938 – 2020
Beulah May (Harms) DeShazer, died on June 8, 2020, in Edmond, Oklahoma at the age of 81. She was born on the family farm in Holly, Colorado to August and Rosie Harms on September 23, 1938. Beulah was preceded in death by her husband William (Bill) DeShazer and her...
Marvin Loren Knight
Jun 7, 2020
Marvin Loren Knight
1942-2020
Marvin Loren Knight almost finished his final list of fun. Play tennis. Play golf. Box on Friday. Convertible mustang: BUY IT. Never give up. His mission in life; to make someone laugh or smile.
Marvin went home on Sunday, June 7, 2020, and spent Saturday seeing visitors and taking...
Patricia Maureen Angier “Patti”
Jun 7, 2020
Patricia Maureen Angier "Patti"
1958-2020
PATRICIA MAUREEN ANGIER was born on March 28, 1958 to a loving family in Utica, in upstate New York. Her father was Francis Thomas Angier and her mother, Judith Louise McLoughlin. In early 1965, when Patti was 7 years old, the family moved to Oklahoma for a job at the...
Frederick “Rick” Eugene Zimmerman
Jun 5, 2020
Frederick "Rick " Eugene Zimmerman
1957 – 2020
Frederick 'Rick' E. Zimmerman, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and resident of Edmond, OK, unexpectedly passed away, while surrounded by loved ones, on June 5, 2020 at the age of 62, after a hard-fought battle with an aggressive cancer.
Rick is survived by his wife...
Noland F. Simpkins
Jun 4, 2020
Noland F. Simpkins
1925-2020
Noland F. Simpkins, 95, went home to his heavenly father on June 4, 2020, born in St. Louis, attended Stratford High School. He served in the Army Air Force from 1943 to 1945 in the Philippines and Japan. He met his wife, Hazel D. (Skelly) in Stratford, OK and they married...
John Glenn Butler
Jun 3, 2020
John Glenn Butler
1969-2020
The final chapter in John Glenn Butler's life was written on June 3 rd , 2020. His unexpected passing was overwhelming to his family and friends as was the empathy showered upon them.
John was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey on August 8, 1969 to Myron and Noreen Butler....
Joseph W. Pallatto
Jun 2, 2020
Joseph W. Pallatto
1937 – 2020
Joseph W. Pallatto passed away June 2, 2020 in Edmond OK at age 82.
Born in Buffalo, NY September 15th, 1937 to parents Joseph D. and Sylvia (Jordan) Pallatto. Married to Rosalie Hardy on July 11, 1959. Blessed with three children, son Joseph D., daughter Licia Marie...
Marie Adeline Byrkit
May 29, 2020
Marie Adeline Byrkit
1916 – 2020
Marie Adeline Byrkit passed away on May 29, 2020. She was born in Forrest, Illinois on Feb. 12, 1916 but grew up in Decatur, Illinois. Her parents were Charles and Lillian Gould. Marie was a graduate of Decatur High School with high honors and a gold letter. She graduated...
Dorothy Mae Reading
May 27, 2020
Dorothy Mae Reading
Dorothy Mae Reading, following a stroke, entered eternal life Wednesday, May 27, 2020 after Eighty-three blessed years of life with her beloved family. Members of her family spent time in her room at Integris Hospice House, holding her hands, reminiscing, singing hymns and staying with her until her last breath.
Dorothy Mae...
Peggy Jane Garvin
May 27, 2020
Peggy Jane Garvin
1941-2020
Peggy Jane Garvin, of Choctaw, passed from this life Wednesday, May 27, at the age of 79. She died in her sleep in her apartment at the Tealridge Assisted Living Center in Edmond, OK.
Peggy was born in Alma, Oklahoma on January 21, 1941 to Luther Edker Smith and...
Carole Ann Sullivan
May 26, 2020
Carole Ann Sullivan
1944-2020
Carole Ann Sulllivan departed this world on Tuesday, May 26 th at Integris Hospice House with her sister "Jean" holding her hand. She came into this world on September 9, 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her proud parents were Dora and Roy Sullivan. The nurses at Hillcrest nicknamed her "Cupie Doll".
...George S. Murry
May 25, 2020
George S. Murry
1929 – 2020
George S. Murry, age 90, of Edmond, OK, passed on May 25, 2020. He is survived by his wife Ingrid Murry, son Ken Murry and wife Lori, grandson Tyler Murry and wife Laura and grandson Ryan Murry.
Private graveside service will be held at Ft. Sill National...
Juanita J. Woddall
May 24, 2020
Juanita J. Woodall
1929-2020
Juanita Jewell "Nina" Kannada Woodall, age 90, peacefully passed away on May 24, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. Juanita was born in Kusa, Oklahoma on December 14, 1929 to Isham and Maggie Best Kannada, the second of seven children. On February 25, 1949, she married the love of her life Weldon...
Pamela Ann Bates-Crossno
May 24, 2020
Pamela Ann Bates-Crossno
1955 – 2020
Pam was born in Del Norte, Colorado to Jimmy Owen and Patricia Ann Bates. The oldest of four siblings, she grew up in South Western Colorado and moved to Portalas, New Mexico during Jr High where she graduated High School. After graduation, she moved to Arlington, Texas where she...
Nancy Jean Teague
May 23, 2020
Nancy Jean Teague
1953 – 2020
Nancy Jean Teague passed away peacefully, Saturday morning, May 23rd, 2020 at the age of 67. She spent years battling a rare brain cancer in the 90's and survived it against all odds. Despite the hardships and physical limitations, the long-term effects steroids and radiation had on her...
Daniel Tubb
May 22, 2020
Daniel W. Tubb
February 11, 1944 – May 22, 2020
On Friday May 22nd, Dr. Daniel William Tubb of Edmond, Oklahoma passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 76 from natural causes. Dan is survived my his wife Cecelia ("Sissy"), daughter Kimberly, son Jeffery, his two granddaughters, Katy and Marlina, and his...

Melva Ann Jackson
May 22, 2020
Melva Ann Jackson
1944-2020
On May 22, 2020 heavens pearly gates opened and took in a new angel, Melva Ann Jackson of Edmond, Oklahoma. Melva had been ill for some time now, undergoing a kidney transplant two years ago (donated by her daughter Tracy), but ill health came to a peak when she was diagnosed...
Margaret Anne Phillips
May 22, 2020
Margaret Anne Phillips
1947-2020
Margaret Anne (Juhasz) Phillips passed from this life on to the next on May 22, 2020 from complications due to Alzheimer's Disease. Maggie, as most knew her, was born to John and Rose Juhasz on Jan 18, 1947 in Granite City, Illinois. Growing up in Granite City, Maggie graduated from St....
Major John Hammond
May 22, 2020
Major John Hammond
September 6, 1926 – May 22, 2020
John Alfred Hammond, loving husband, father and PawPaw passed away peacefully and stepped into eternity with his Savior, Jesus Christ on May 22, 2020. He was born to William M Hammond and Lora Dean Anderson Hammond on Sept. 6, 1926 on a farm in Tangipahoa...
James Edward Bigheart, Iii
May 22, 2020
James Edward Bigheart, III
June 20, 1940 – May 22, 2020
James ("Ed" or "Scurvy") Edward Bigheart III, Wah-Zha-Zhi (Osage), of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away on May 22, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Ed was born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma on June 20, 1940 to James Edward Bigheart II and Wilma Juanita (Rutherford) Bigheart....