OBITUARIES

Aug 13, 2017

Twala Gayle Kelly

1946-2017

Twala Gayle Kelly, aged 71, died peacefully on August 13, 2017, surrounded by her family, after a long and courageous struggle with cancer. Twala was born July 22, 1946, in Granite, Oklahoma, the daughter of Roy Thacker and Mary Askins Thacker.

Twala graduated from Putnam City High School and...

Aug 12, 2017

Roberta Eleanor Gillespie Clark, EdD

June 30, 1938 – August 12, 2017

Roberta Eleanor Gillespie Clark, 79, of Edmond, OK, went to be with the Lord on August 12, 2017. She was born June 30, 1938 to Eleanor Bishop Hand in Oklahoma City. She grew up in Oklahoma City and graduated high school in Oklahoma...

Aug 12, 2017

Joleen Maxine Carter

1959-2017

Joleen Maxine Carter, 58 year old resident of Guthrie entered the gates of Heaven in the early hours of Saturday, August 12 th , 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 19 th , 2017 at Community Church located at 512 E Seward Road in Guthrie with...

Aug 9, 2017

Margaret Ellen Mosqueda

1960-2017

Margaret Ellen Mosqueda of Edmond passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 57 years of age. She was preceded in death by her Father, Larry Farren, Mother Mary Farren, brother Robby Farren, son Michael Mosqueda as well as two grandchildren Alex and Ryder. She had two surviving children, son Fred of...

Aug 7, 2017

Frances M. Allen

1927-2017

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 7, 2017 at Gracelawn Cemetery in Edmond, OK.

Aug 6, 2017

Ella Mae Millar

1918-2017

On June 29, 1918 on a farm near Stroud, Oklahoma, a tiny, bedimpled girl named Ella Mae Ruha Hyde was born to Morris Hyde and Martha Jane (Pruitt) Hyde. Ninety-nine years later on August 6, 2017, after having given those dimples plenty of use, Ella Mae left this life she loved...

Jul 29, 2017

Natalie Jane Barber

January 21, 1962 – July 29, 2017

Natalie Jane Barber, 55, passed away Saturday, July 29 th , 2017 after her bravely fought battle with cancer. She was born January 21 st , 1962 to Iva "Coldiron" Williams in West Plains, Missouri.

Natalie spent her early childhood years with her...

Jul 28, 2017

Larry Dean Allen

1942-2017

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August, 2017 at Clinton Cemetery in Clinton, OK.

Jul 26, 2017

Leonard Franklin, Jr.

1943-2017

Leonard Franklin Jr, 73, of Edmond, OK went to be with the Lord on July 26, 2017. He was born on August 22, 1943 in Lindsay, OK to Leonard Franklin and Willie Norton Franklin.

Leonard worked in the oilfield for 50 years. He was an active member of the...

Jul 24, 2017

Clare "Lee" Kilbourn, 87, of Guthrie, Oklahoma passed peacefully on July 24, 2017. He was born in 1930 on a dairy farm in Marlette, Michigan.

Lee is survived by his loving wife Lucille of 58 years, daughter Linda Kilbourn-Durham, sons Robert and Larry, grand-children Anthony, Lisa, Sarah, Brianna, and Matthew, and great grand-children Elijah, Chloe, Sadie, Dahlia,...

Jul 21, 2017

Hardy Utah Roulston

1933-2017

Hardy Roulston, 84, died Friday, July 21, 2017 in Oklahoma City at OU Medical Center.  He was born May 6, 1933, in Vamoosa, OK, to Zachary and Lessie Roulston.  He had 10 brothers and 4 sisters; only 3 brothers are still living; Doyle of Oklahoma City, Tony of Tecumseh, and Hiram...

Jul 17, 2017

Hazel G. Rowden

1927-2017

Hazel G. Rowden died Monday, July 17, 2017 at her home. She was 90.

Named Ruby Hazel Goss at birth, she was the daughter of Albert and Minnie Goss. She was born in the mid-wife's home just down the road in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Later she attended school at Culkin...

Jul 16, 2017

Carol Brown

1939-2017

Carol Wyndolyn Brown of Edmond, Oklahoma went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Edmond. She was born on August 5, 1939 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma the daughter of Marion and Elsie Miller and was a graduate of Central High School in Sallisaw. She married the...

Jul 15, 2017

Frederick Harrison Turner

09-03-1928 – 07-15-2017

Edmond, OK

Fred was born in West Frankfort, IL, to Frederick Arthur and Mary Turner. He went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, July 15, 2017. He retired from the Army as a Chief Warrant Officer, W-4, helicopter pilot. He also retired after a career...

Jul 14, 2017

Linda R. Wood

1947-2017

Linda Rae Wood was born August 23, 1947 in Oklahoma City, to Ray Edwin and Irma Lee (Treece) Wood. She attended Oklahoma City Schools and graduated from John Marshall in 1965. Linda was a student at the University of Central Oklahoma for two years. She worked at Baptist Hospital in the...

Jul 9, 2017

Donald R. Newlun

1932-2017

Donald Ray Newlun, "Poppy Don", left this life to be with the Lord on July 9th, 2017. Don was born on December 5th, 1932 in Gentry, Arkansas. He lived in north Tulsa with his mother, brother, and grandmother during most of his childhood. He received his GED while serving in the...

Jul 8, 2017

Helena T. Winters

1923-2017

Helena Theresa Winters was born on May 22, 1923 to Gottlieb and Freida Schoenhals Helfenbein in Darrouzett, Texas. She was raised on a farm with her five siblings during the dust bowl and depression era. As a child, she was accustomed to herding cattle bareback, milking cows and many other farm...

Jul 7, 2017

Rosa Mae Daughety

1931-2017

Rosa Mae Daughety (Griggs) was born January 30, 1931 in Geary, OK to Elmer and Clara Griggs (Wilson). She passed away on July 7, 2017 in The Village, OK. She accepted the Lord at the age of 9 when she went to live with her grandparents, Charley and Rosie Wilson. She...

Jul 6, 2017

David James Cathey

November 25, 1966 – July 6, 2017

David was born at Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City on November 25, 1966, sharing a birthday with his maternal grandfather.  He grew up in Edmond, OK, attending public schools here and graduating from what is now Edmond Memorial High School in 1985.  He worked for...

Jul 5, 2017

Jeanell Bradley

1930-2017

Ina "Jeanell" Bradley was born on January 27, 1930, in the middle of a snowstorm, to James "Jim" Benjamin and Noma Shipman Nease in Punkin Center, OK. She was the ninth of eleven children in that family and was affectionately known as "Number 9". She went to be with the Lord on...