OBITUARIES

Aug 19, 2016

Mary Frances Funston 1918-2016

Mary Frances Keeter Funston passed peacefully from this earth and woke up in heaven on August 19, 2016, in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Mary Frances is survived by her daughter, Arlene Bayne and son-in-law, Brett; grandchildren, Leslie Womack, Brian Womack, Brenda Chadwick, Ashley Best, and Brandon Bayne; and 9 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death...

Aug 19, 2016

Lu Ann Tuttle 1954 – 2016

Lu Ann Tuttle went home to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 19 th , 2016 in Edmond, Oklahoma, at the age of 61.

Lu Ann was born on December 13, 1954 in Fort Worth, Texas and she graduated from University of Central Oklahoma with a degree...

Aug 18, 2016

Velma Irene Hendricks 1909-2016

Velma Irene Herren Hendricks was born May 2, 1909 near Enid OK to Caric Hill & Daisy Lou Herren, & died August 18, 2016 at the age of 107 years. Velma was preceded in death by her loving husband of 71 years, Rev. Louis Monroe Hendricks; her parents; sisters, LaVerle Russell and Syble Nielsen, and...

Aug 17, 2016

William S. Myers, M.D. 1929-2016

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.  Family will be greeting guests after the service from 5 to 7 pm.

Aug 16, 2016

Adam Todd Barber 1961-2016

Adam Todd Barber, 54, passed away Tuesday, August 16th, 2016. He was born October 5th, 1961 to Ivan and Bobbie Barber (Lopez) in Portsmouth, VA.

Adam grew up in Edmond and graduated from Edmond Memorial High School in 1979. Soon after he graduated high school, Adam attended Central State University where he met...

Aug 16, 2016

Leta Jo Huggins 1934-2016

Services will be held on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, Edmond, OK.  Interment to follow at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Full obituary to be posted at a later date.

Aug 14, 2016

James "Jim" Turner Jr, M.D. 1928-2016

James S. Turner II, MD, passed away Sunday August 14, 2016 at the age of 88, in the Oklahoma Veterens Center at Norman, OK. Jim was born in April 1928, the son of Sterling and Nelle Turner, in Rockwood, TN. He was the oldest of three children. Jim's father was a Church of...

Aug 13, 2016

Jordan Elizabeth DeShazer 1997-2016

No words can describe the loss we all shared when Jordan was taken from us on August 13th. She was greeted into Heaven by her grandfather and Hammer, her pet cat. Our beautiful baby girl and cherished friend to so many will be missed so, so much. Those who knew Jordan would describe her as...

Aug 12, 2016

Pat Farley 1929 – 2016

Mary Katherine "Pat" Williams Farley was born July 1, 1929, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Dr. James Rex Williams and Mary Tunnicliff Williams. She passed away on Aug. 12, 2016 in Edmond, Oklahoma. She is survived by her son Jim of Edmond, Jim's wife Judy and their children Emily Farley Russell and her husband...

Aug 12, 2016

Earl Leroy Benne 1917-2016

Earl Leroy Benne was born January 2, 1917 to William and Katie Benne.  He passed away peacefully on August 12, 2016, in his home.  He was one of twelve children who grew up on a farm in NW Oklahoma City which allowed his family to survive the depression.  He attended a Carson School, a one...

Aug 12, 2016

Evelyn L. Shipp 1926-2016

Evelyn L. Shipp entered the gates of heaven to join her beloved husband, Orin A. Shipp and daughter, Deborah Correll, and grandson, Justus Landry on August 12, 2016. She leaves behind her loving daughter, Cynthia and husband Cary Kramer of Edmond, and Deborah's husband Don Correll of Oklahoma City, OK. She adored her grandchildren; Chay...

Aug 12, 2016

Gillian S. Gerlach 1981-2016

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2016 at Edmond First Church of the Nazarene with interment to follow at Gracelawn Cemetery in Edmond, OK.

Aug 12, 2016

Laura Lynn Jeffery 1967-2016

A formal viewing will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel.  Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2016 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1315 E. 33rd St. Edmond, OK.

Aug 7, 2016

Helen Jeanne Jones Peachee 1927-2016

Born February 5, 1927 in Ponca City, OK to Earl J. and Helen Deardorf Jones she left her earthly life on August 7, 2016 surrounded by her immediate family and friends after a short illness.

Helen Jeanne grew up in Ponca City, OK. She moved with her family to Moore, OK where...

Aug 7, 2016

Betty M. Lynn 1922-2016 Private family services.

Aug 6, 2016

Bettye J. Thompson 1931-2016 Bettye J. (Walraven) Thompson was born on March 3, 1931 in Oklahoma City to Mont Ray and Marcella Walraven, and went to be with our Lord on August 6, 2016 in the presence and comfort of her family. Bettye attended Central High School, worked for local businesses, and then for the T G & Y company,...

Aug 4, 2016

Oliver Sherrick 1924-2016

Oliver Sherrick, Jr. was born on June 28, 1924 in Strang, OK and grew up in Avant, OK. He is the son of Oliver Sherrick, Sr. and Hattie Lucille Baker. He married Alpha Mae Williams on December 7, 1950 in Britton, OK. Together, they had two sons, Richard Eugene and Grover Dean Sherrick.

Oliver,...

Aug 4, 2016

Eleanor Ann Blagg 1930-2016

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel.

Aug 1, 2016

Marjorie June Thompson 1927-2016

Marjorie June Thompson passed away on August 1, 2016 in Oklahoma City. She was born at home in the house her father built in Oklahoma City on August 16, 1927 to George Washington Hingeley and Muriel (Hackett) Hingeley.

Marjorie attended Oklahoma City Public Schools and then on to Central State College in Edmond,...

Aug 1, 2016

Ollie Martin "Pepper" Fairless

1930-2016

OLLIE MARTIN "PEPPER" FAIRLESS was born on December 6, 1930 in Garfield County, Oklahoma. Ollie's parents were James Thomas Fairless and Beulah Juanita Crawford Fairless. Ollie was the fourth of six children.

Ollie died Monday, August 1, 2016 at V A Hospital in Oklahoma City at the age...