OBITUARIES

Aug 22, 2024

Ruby "Polly" Pauline Maxey

1934-2024

Polly Maxey, long time resident of Tishomingo, passed away peacefully in Edmond, Oklahoma on August ­­­22, 2024 at the age of 90.

Ruby Pauline "Polly" Rice was born April 8, 1934, in Aylesworth, Oklahoma to Bruce Lee and Ora Emma (Duncan) Rice. She lived in Aylesworth (now under...

Aug 16, 2024

Charles K. Waggoner

1944 – 2024

Charles Keith Waggoner, 80, of Edmond, Oklahoma, son of Glenn and Gwen Waggoner, Guthrie, Oklahoma, passed away on August 16, 2024. Charles was born in Enid, Oklahoma on April 26, 1944. Charles graduated from Guthrie High School in1962 and after working for Western Electric in Oklahoma City, joined the...

Aug 15, 2024

Mary Jo McKenney Hajducek was born June 9, 1941 to Josephine Rae Coleman and Hubert Francis McKenny, in Humboldt, Kansas.  She passed away on August 15, 2024 in Edmond, OK at the age of 83 years old.

Josephine (Jo) later married Frank P. Hoover and the family moved to Tulsa, OK where Mary Jo would attend and...

Aug 14, 2024

Linda W. Reese

1946-2024

Linda Williams Reese, age 77, of Norman, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday August 14, 2024. She was born on October 4, 1946, in Norman, the daughter of Billie and Edith Williams. She married her high school sweetheart, John "Bill" Reese, on June 15, 1968.

Linda graduated from Norman High...

Aug 12, 2024

Ferne Louise Herman

1935-2024

Ferne Louise (Mattson) Herman died August 12, 2024. She was born February 5, 1935 in Wadena, MN to Verdi Mattson and Eleanor (Seidenkranz) Mattson. She was the oldest of three children; Ferne, sister Vonna and brother Warren. Ferne graduated from Staples High School, then went on to teacher training to end...

Aug 5, 2024

Melba June Ewing

1941-2024

Melba June Ewing, 83, passed away August 5, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born May 30, 1941, in Oak Grove Community, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, the oldest child of Floyd and Opal Thronesbery.

Melba graduated from Chandler High School in 1959. Melba spent her working...

Aug 3, 2024

Mark O. Nagel passed away Saturday, August 3, 2024 in Enid, Oklahoma. Mark was born August 21, 1955 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Owen and Wanita Nagel.

Jul 31, 2024

Carl Eugene "Gene" Cowgill

1938-2024

Carl (85) was affectionately known as Gene and Sonny.  He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who returned to God on July 31, 2024.

He was born in Eldorado, Ohio.  Growing up, he loved spending time with his grandparents, Earl and Elizabeth Petry, on their farm. ...

Jul 27, 2024

Margaret Fay Cox

1967-2024

Margaret Fay (Zellner) Cox, 57, of Edmond, Oklahoma, was a beautiful wife, mother, daughter, sister, and soul. She bravely fought breast cancer in 2007 and won, but unfortunately, the cancer came out of remission in 2015 and again in September 2020, and she sadly lost her battle with the disease on...

Jul 27, 2024

Viki Beth Sarff

May 5, 1940 – July 27, 2024

Viki Beth Cunningham Sarff passed away on July 27, 2024, at Jasmine Estates Memory Care in Edmond. She was born on May 5th, 1940, in Enid OK, the daughter of W. Paul and Bo Peep Cunningham.

Viki attended Enid schools until her father...

Jul 21, 2024

After a life well lived, Anna Lay, wife of Kenneth Lay of Edmond, Oklahoma, said good-bye to her earthly home and entered her heavenly home on July 21, 2024.

She was born to George and Addie Mae Sells in Hominy, Oklahoma, the first of four children. She attended Elementary School in Hominy, Oklahoma, and High School in...

Jul 21, 2024

Dr. Dorothy Mildred Marotte

1928-2024

Dr. Dorothy Marotte, age 95, died on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Touchmark Senior Living Center in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born on November 5, 1928, in West Springfield, Massachusetts, to Edward and Mildred Marotte, and was raised in New England. Following her high school graduation, she worked in retail...

Jul 19, 2024

Betty Hemann

1942 – 2024

Betty ann Hemann, age 81, of Edmond, OK passed away on July 19 th , 2024.  Betty, who with her late twin brother, Barry, was born on September 9, 1942.  The daughter of the late Leto and Thelma Essenpreis, she was reared on a fam near Grantfork. Illinois.  She graduated...

Jul 18, 2024

James E. Kelm

January 6, 1932 – July 18, 2024

James E. (Jim) Kelm, USAF (Ret) Colonel, went to be with the Lord and his wife of 58 years, Connie, on July 18, 2024, at the age of 92.  Jim was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to Fred and Kay Kelm on January 6, 1932.  ...

Jul 18, 2024

Donald Glen Ellison, 69, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2024 in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Donald was born February 20, 1955 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Glen and Bonnie (Gotcher) Ellison.

Services are pending

Jul 18, 2024

Deborah Jeanne Slosky

1951 – 2024

Our beloved Deborah Jeanne Slosky, "Babs", of Edmond, OK, left us on July 18th 2024 to join her Heavenly Father, her mother Laverne Lester, and her ever so loved husband George, whom she loved to call "Georgious".  Debbie was surrounded by close family and loved ones.

Debbie...

Jul 11, 2024

Marvin Edward Blubaugh

1929 – 2024

Marvin E. Blubaugh, 95, of Edmond, OK, was called home July 11, 2024. Marvin was born in Clyde, OK to Virgil E. and Mary L. (Cook) Blubaugh and was raised in Grant County where he worked on the family farm.

He graduated from Medford High School in...

Jul 6, 2024

Ray Lavern Blakeney

May 20, 1945 – July 6, 2024

Ray Lavern Blakeney of Edmond, Oklahoma, (79) passed away on July 6, 2024. Born in Clarendon, Texas, to Jewel Ruth (Barksdale) and C.Y. Blakeney, Ray's earliest memories were of the family farm in Acorn, Arkansas. When Ray was 8 years old, the family moved to...

Jul 6, 2024

1947-2024

Sharon Kay Wilson 76, of Edmond, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 6, 2024. She was born on October 27, 1947 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sharon loved shopping and antiquing. She was a great homemaker and loved decorating her house, but also loved working for the highway patrol and Department of Agriculture. She...

Jul 6, 2024

Carole Lynn Holmberg

1954-2024

Carole Lynne Holmberg, 70, of Edmond, OK passed away on July 6, 2024. She was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Jean M Holmberg and Mary Kay (Kokenge) Holmberg. As a young girl she moved with her family to Bartlesville, Oklahoma where she fell in love with horses. She became...