OBITUARIES

Joyce Bernadette Allton

Mar 15, 2016

Joyce Bernadette Allton 1938-2016 Joyce Bernadette Allton, was born on 9/28/38 in Tulsa, OK to James William and Velma Moore, She passed away in Edmond, Oklahoma on 3/15/2016. Joyce grew up in Blackwell, Oklahoma.  She attended Nursing school in Tulsa and was a Registered Nurse at Hillcrest Hospital for most of her career.  She married Jack Douglas Allton also of...

Ronald Lloyd Paddack

Mar 14, 2016

Ronald Lloyd Paddack 1938-2016

Dr. Ronald Lloyd Paddack passed away on Monday March 14th, 2016 at the age of 77.  He was born to Lloyd Arlie and Marjorie Hubbard Paddack on May 28, 1938 in Alex, Oklahoma.  He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Hwa Yun;  son James Arlie and daughter-in-law Stephanie Sims, daughter Marjorie and son-in-law...

Norma Abbott

Mar 14, 2016

Norma Abbott 1937-2016 A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 17 at Arcadia IOOF in Arcadia, OK.

Bobbie Jeanne Lopez

Mar 13, 2016

Bobbie Jeanne Lopez 1939-2016 Bobbie Jeanne Lopez, 76, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016. She was born July 8, 1939 to Bennett and Margaret Cathey (Wilmoth Sharp) in Edmond, OK. While still young, her stepfather, Wayne Wilmoth, became her "Daddy Wayne" for which she was eternally grateful. Bobbie grew up in Edmond and graduated from Edmond High School in 1957....

Steve Allen Williams

Mar 13, 2016

Steve Allen Williams 1955-2016 A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 18 at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel Edmond, OK.

Harold Mullins

Mar 11, 2016

Harold Mullins 1920-2016 Harold W. Mullins Oct 28, 1920 – Mar 11, 2016

Harold Walter Mullins, at age 95, passed from this life on March 11, 2016 in Edmond, OK surrounded by family. He joins his beloved wife, J. Bernice (Isaacs) Mullins, in heaven who preceded him in death in 2007.

Harold was born to Walter and...

Ellen D. Bowman

Mar 10, 2016

Ellen D. Bowman 1928-2016 Ellen Doris Bowman passed peacefully March 10, 2016. She was born December 10, 1928 in Clinton, OK to the late Claude and Lena Allison. In 1945 she married Raymond Bowman and moved to Midwest City, OK, where they raised two daughters, Cheryl and Julia, and a son, David. Ellen attended Rose State College and began a...

Larry Gene Seely

Mar 9, 2016

Larry Gene Seely 1946-2016 Larry Gene Seely passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday March 9, 2016. Larry was born January 22, 1946 in Anthony, Kansas to Frank and Marjorie Seely. He grew up in Wakita, Ok on the family farm and graduated from Wakita High School in 1964. He attended Northwestern State College in Alva and graduated with a degree in...

Charles Richard Harris

Mar 9, 2016

Charles Richard Harris 1937-2016

Charles Richard Harris, 79, of Edmond, lost his courageous battle with Mesothelioma and passed into the Lord's presence on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at home surrounded by family.

Charles was born at home in Pontiac, MI to Allan and Janet Harris on January 18, 1937. He went to Lake Orion High School and...

Jack Spear

Mar 8, 2016

Jack Spear 1930-2016 Jack F. Spear, 85, Edmond, Oklahoma, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday morning, March 8 th . During the past year, Jack bravely fought multiple cancers. He was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Silas McClure Spear and Ruby Mae Floyd Spear. Jack joined the U.S. Army and fought in the Korean conflict. Upon his...

Ernest B. “Bob” Coplen Jr.

Mar 8, 2016

Ernest B. "Bob" Coplen Jr. 1927-2016

Ernest B. Coplen, Jr. (known as Bob), 89, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 with family by his bedside. Bob was born February 25, 1927 in Greenville, TX to Ernest Brown Coplen and Johnie Bell Coplen. He had one sister, Marjorie.

Bob grew up in Dallas, TX and attended Forest Avenue...

Nita Lea Ray

Mar 6, 2016

Nita Lea Ray 1931-2016 Nita Lea Ray, 84 of Edmond, OK passed away on March 6, 2016 in Edmond, OK. She was born August 25, 1931 in Paden, Oklahoma to Arkadelphia Heiskill Haney and Bryan Haney. She married Roy B. Ray, Sr. on September 28, 1949. Nita worked as an OB Tech at Baptist Hospital. She also worked at the...

Edgar Jackson Clark

Mar 6, 2016

Edgar Jackson Clark 1922-2016 Edgar Jackson Clark, 93 former longtime resident of Ponca City passed away March 6, 2016. Jack was born December 18, 1922 to Albert P. and Myrtle Clark in Morrison, Oklahoma. He was one of eight children. He married Lila Robinson on March 4, 1945. Of this marriage came two children, Albert and Jan. Jack proudly served...

Harold Loy Tanksley

Mar 5, 2016

Harold Loy Tanksley 1940-2016 A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a,m,, Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Rose Hill Burial Park in Oklahoma City, OK.

Joyce Geneva Cole

Mar 4, 2016

Joyce Geneva Cole

November 30, 1929 – March 4, 2016

Joyce Geneva Ross Cole, 86, surrendered her earthly body and embraced her heavenly journey on March 4, 2016 in Edmond, Oklahoma with her family at her bedside. She was born November 30, 1929, in Sallisaw, Oklahoma to Jesse and Minnie Ross. Growing up she loved her...

Willa Dean Lewis-Freie

Mar 4, 2016

Willa Dean Lewis-Freie

Willa Dean Lewis-Freie was born June 27, 1926 near Verden, Oklahoma to Claude and Ellen Duren. She was the oldest of nine Children. She left this life March 4, 2016 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Herman Lewis, second husband, James Freie, parents, three brothers...

Ella Belle Floyd

Mar 4, 2016

Ella Belle Floyd

November 4, 1931 – March 4, 2016

Ella Belle Floyd, age 84, of Edmond, OK passed away March 4, 2016. She was born November 4, 1931 in Seminole, OK. She was the daughter of Loren and Wilda Cotton. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Charles Floyd; her children, Glen Floyd,...

James Williamson Sillling

Mar 2, 2016

James Williamson Silling

January 16, 1927 – March 2, 2016

James Williamson Silling, 89 of Edmond, Oklahoma was born January 16, 1927, in Huntington, West Virginia to Perry Lee Silling and Florence Isabelle (Williamson). He passed away on March 2, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. James attended West Virginia University on a football scholarship before enlisting...

William E. Kiespert

Mar 2, 2016

William E. Kiespert

William E. Kiespert, 88 of Edmond, Oklahoma was born Febrary 15, 1928 in Oklahoma City, to William and Clara Kiespert. William graduated from Central State College with a Master's degree in Library Science. He married Euellene Barnes on Jan. 16, 1953 in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He served his country in the U.S. Army. Bill and Euellene...

Harold Ray Dills

Feb 29, 2016

Harold Ray Dills 1937-2016 November 5, 1937 – February 29, 2016 Faithful describes Harold Ray Dills. He was faithful to God and family until his death on February 29, 2016. As a man of God, Harold did not falter in his after the diagnosis of leukemia. Born in Cullowhee, North Carolina, Harold (known as Ray to his brothers and sisters)...