OBITUARIES

Jo Ann Mclinn

Jan 10, 2017

Jo Ann McLinn

1932-2017

Jo Ann McLinn was born May 4, 1932, in Okeene, Oklahoma to Nellie and Harold Knoetgen. Jo Ann is survived by her husband of 64 years, Kenneth McLinn, son Kirby McLinn and wife Carol Kay, son Bruce McLinn and wife Claire, son Jeff McLinn and Diane Rupe, and daughter Cindy McLinn;...

Sanford Byrd Wilson

Jan 7, 2017

Sanford Byrd Wilson

1928-2017

Sanford (Sandy) Byrd Wilson, 88, of Edmond, went home to be with The Lord on January 7, 2017, after a short illness. Sandy was born on June 20, 1928, to Wayne P. and Ruth Wilson in Enid. Sandy grew up in many small southwestern Oklahoma towns and graduated from Thomas High...

Oeta Cox

Jan 7, 2017

Oeta Cox

1922-2017

Born August 19 th , 1922 in Poteau, Oklahoma passed January 7, 2017 at OU Medical Hospital, Edmond, Oklahoma. Preceded in death by husband Thomas Cox, son Larry Ford and daughters Glenna Gentry and Debbie Bishop. Survived by daughter Carolyn Flewelling of Edmond, Oklahoma, sons Grover Ford of Edmond, Oklahoma...

Darlene Mary Schwall

Jan 6, 2017

Darlene Mary Schwall

April 2, 1953 – January 6, 2017

Darlene M. Schwall, 63, passed away January 6, 2017 in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and retired from the Louisiana State Food and Drug Unit, Legal Services as an Executive Secretary, Board of Medical Examiners with 30 years of service.

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Debra “Debi” Deann Snider

Jan 5, 2017

Debra "Debi" Deann Snider

1953-2017

Debra (Debi) Deann Snider, age 63, of Edmond, Oklahoma passed away January 5, 2017 at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City from AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia). Debi was born September 5,1953 in Wichita, KS to parents Robert E and Wanda L Graves. She married Charles (Charlie) Snider on May 4, 1974....

Bernice Louise Wilson

Jan 2, 2017

Bernice Louise Wilson

1933-2017

Bernice Louise Federer was born to Theodore and Edna Federer on May 30, 1933 in Cheyenne, Wyoming where she grew up on the farm and ranch that her father homesteaded.  She was the 6 th of 8 children.

Bernice was married to David Wayne Wilson on Dec 17, 1955....

Karla Joyce Taylor

Jan 2, 2017

Karla Joyce Taylor

1946-2016

Karla Joyce (Hardridge) Taylor, 70, of Broken Arrow, Okla. Passed away peacefully on January 2, 2017. She was born on January 17, 1946 in Greenville, Texas to Charles and Jessie Hardridge. Karla is preceded in death by her husband Gary L. Taylor. She is survived by her son Dean Taylor; Son...

Kathy Jo Eckard

Dec 31, 2016

Kathy Jo Eckard

1951 – 2016

Memorial service set for Monday, January 2, 2017 at 12 pm at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel.

Billie I. Lesher

Dec 29, 2016

Billie I. Lesher

1929-2016

Billie I. Lesher entered this life on Feb. 26, 1929. She entered her new eternal home on Dec. 29 th , 2016. Billie married Melvin Lesher, her one true love November 1949. She was preceded in death by her husband Melvin, and her parents Anita and Clarence Cockrum and many in-laws...

Darrell A. Williams

Dec 26, 2016

Darrell A. Williams "Big D"

1931-2016

Public viewing will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 29th.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 30th at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Samuel Elton Hamill

Dec 26, 2016

Samuel "Elton" Hamill

1936-2016

SAMUEL ELTON HAMILL, JR was born the 3rd of March, 1936, in Roswell, New Mexico. He passed from this earth to meet his Father in Heaven on the 26th of December, 2016, in Tucson, Arizona, from complications of pneumonia.

Elton is survived by his second wife of eight years,...

Glen R. Neal

Dec 26, 2016

Glen R. Neal

1954-2016

Glen R. Neal born June 28, 1954 passed to his final and glorious resting place Dec. 26, 2016.

Glen was a kind, gentle, and unassuming man who loved living on the family's farm northwest of Edmond.  He spent approximately 29 years working for Rockwell International in Bethany.  At that...

Marie Chancellor Christy

Dec 25, 2016

Marie Chancellor Christy

1919-2016

Marie Chancellor Hawkins Christy, 97, was born February 12 th , 1919 to William and Anna Hawkins in Middlesboro, KY. She passed away December 25, 2016, in Edmond, OK.

Marie's early work life revolved around WWII. She was a Civil Service employee at Camp Lee in Petersburg, VA, then...

Charles Ray Guthrie

Dec 20, 2016

Charles Ray Guthrie

1937-2016

Quietly in his sleep, Charles Ray Guthrie passed away peacefully on December 20, 2016 in Oklahoma City. He was born on February 27, 1937 in Gibson, MO to Walter and Mattie Guthrie. His mother died in 1942, and he and his brother, John, were adopted by Tilman and Ruth Guthrie, his...

Susie June Best

Dec 19, 2016

Susie June Best

1933-2016

A viewing will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 21 at Matthews Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 22 at the Edmond Church of Christ.  Interment will be at 2:00 p.m. at the Hanna Cemetery in Hanna, OK.

Murphy Bourgeois Jr.

Dec 18, 2016

Murphy Bourgeois Jr.

Nov. 6, 1937 – Dec. 18, 2016

Murphy died Sunday at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in New Orleans to Murphy and Florence Bourgeois. He is survived by his wife of 58 years Patricia, children Andrew and Cindy Bourgeois, Michele and Ashel Richardson, Jacqueline Daughtry and Randall Daughtry,...

Jewell (Judy) Fronterhouse

Dec 17, 2016

Jewell (Judy) Fronterhouse

1916-2016

Jewell (Judy) Fronterhouse passed away on December 17, 2016 in Wichita, KS. She was preceded in death by her husband Jess Fronterhouse. She is survived by her daughter Judy Baldridge and her husband George; grandchildren; Jason Baldridge and his wife Janice, and Rebeccer Turgen and her husband Dan, great grandchildren; Aaliyah...

Jewel R. Story

Dec 16, 2016

Jewel R. Story

1925-2016

Jewel R. Story, 91 years old, of Edmond, Oklahoma, Passed from this life into Heaven on Friday, December 16, 2016, at her home.

Jewel was the only child of Paul and Eleanor Gordon Rainey, born June 20, 1925 at Hornbeak, Tennessee. In 1944 she graduated Giles County High School,...

Vincent Tipu Malakar

Dec 16, 2016

Vincent Tipu Malakar

1960-2016

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2016 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Edmond, OK with interment to follow at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Gay Chambers

Dec 16, 2016

Gay Chambers 1924-2015 Gay (McCammon) Chambers passed away peacefully at home on December 16, 2016. Gay was born on August 4, 1924 to Walter and Bessie (Shoup) McCammon in Oxford, Kansas. She spent her younger years on a fruit and vegetable farm. Her father also managed a swimming beach where Gay swam every chance she got. In 1936 Gay and...