OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK

James (Jim) Gooden
Sep 9, 2015
James (Jim) Gooden 1933-2015 On the early morning of September 9, 2015, James (Jim) Gooden passed away at Select Specialty Hospital in Oklahoma City. Jim was 81 years old. Jim was born November 21, 1933 in Conway, AR. He was the youngest son of Dr. Orville and Settie Gooden. Jim graduated from Conway High School in 1951, Hendrix College in...
Danny Lynn Johnson
Sep 3, 2015
Danny Lynn Johnson
November 23, 1947 – September 3, 2015
Danny Lynn Johnson, 67, died September 3, 2015 in Ardmore, OK from complications related to his dementia. He had been in hospice care at the Ardmore Veteran's Home since April and died peacefully in his sleep.
Danny Lynn Johnson was born November 23,...
Aldin Malzer
Aug 30, 2015
1921 – 2015
Al Malzer, 93, passed away just a few days short of his 94th birthday. He was born to Emma and Otto Malzer in Parker, South Dakota on September 3, 1921. Just out of high school, he enlisted in the Army and was sent to England during World War II. There he met and married...
Dale E. Shogren
Aug 25, 2015
Dale E. Shogren
1962-2015
Dale E. Shogren died August 25, 2015 surrounded by family and friends. He was born on May 22, 1962 to Orin and Dorothy Shogren in Salina, Kansas. He grew up and graduated from Salina Central High School. He met his wife, Gwendolyn Perkins, and was married in 1983. Dale studied at Kansas State University...Floyd Russel “Russ” Goodno
Aug 24, 2015
Floyd Russel "Rus" Goodno 1928-2015 Floyd Russel (Russ) Goodno of Edmond departed this earth on Monday, August 24th. Born in Ludington, Michigan, on September 2, 1928, Russ grew up in Aline, Oklahoma, with his parents, George and Erma Goodno, and five brothers and sisters. Russ had perfect attendance from the first grade through graduation from high school. After graduating from...
Gary Scott Rickell
Aug 22, 2015
Gary Scott Rickell was born Jan. 21 st , 1952 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to William and Margie Rickell. His father preceded him in death. He is survived by his mother, his older brother, Bill and his sister Patti Glasgow and his brother in law Greg Glasgow of Estes Park, Colorado and also many cousins.
He...

Jon Michael Hyatt
Aug 21, 2015
Jon Michael Hyatt
March 26, 1954 – August 21, 2015
When Jon wasn't working or sick he was fishing at Roaring River state park. He loved his family and his two dogs; Cory and Rosie. He is survived by his wife Marcia Hyatt of the home; two daughters, Tanya McCloud of Kansas City Missouri and...
Lanell Coppedge
Aug 20, 2015
LaNell Coppedge
1942-2015
On August 20, 2015 at 8:20 p.m. LaNell Coppedge, a life–long follower of Jesus Christ was called home to her eternal reward. LaNell was born on August 12, 1942 in New Mexico. The family later moved to Hattiesburg, MS, where her parents, William Van and Elizabeth Murry raised all three of their girls. LaNell and...John L. Harris
Aug 20, 2015
John L. Harris
John L. Harris, 86, of Edmond, Oklahoma was born August 30, 1928 in Mustang, Okla. to Robert Dewey and Della Nave Harris. He grew up in Deer Creek and graduated from Deer Creek High School. John married Mary Ruth Cornforth in 1965. John retired from Macklanburg-Duncan shipping dept.. He enjoyed family get-togethers, traveling and...

Elnora Jaqueline Zachary
Aug 19, 2015
Elnora Jaqueline Zachary
November 28, 1933 – August 19, 2015
Elnora Jaqueline Zachary, 81, passed away on August 19,2015 in Jamestown, NC. She was born on November 28, 1933 in Okfuskee, OK to Drew and Ruby Goodman. She was a teacher by profession. She was preceded in death by her son Tom Zachary and daughter...
Viola Mae Espinosa
Aug 18, 2015
Viola Mae Espinosa 1929-2015 Viola Mae (Cramer) Sparadeo, Espinosa, 86 years old, born January 19, 1929 in Oklahoma City, died August 18, 2015 at Willow Creek Nursing Center in Guthrie, OK. At the young age of 17, she married a young sailor from Providence, Rhode Island who was stationed at the naval base in Norman, OK. After serving time overseas,...
Loren Erie Evans
Aug 17, 2015
In memory of Loren Erie Evans February 13, 1927 – August 17, 2015 Loren Erie Evans passed away August 17 th in Oklahoma City after moving recently from Kansas where he had been a lifetime resident. He was born on February 13, 1927 in Harper, Kansas to the parents of Ernest and Ima Evans. Loren graduated from Harper High School...
Nancy G. Tally
Aug 13, 2015
Nancy G. Tally 1949-2015 Nancy G. Tally was born on Mar. 14, 1949 in Oklahoma City, OK to Elmer & Galena Roberts. Nancy passed away on Aug. 13, 2015 in OKC. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, Thomas and Jeffery; two sisters, one brother, two son-in-laws and two great granddaughters. She is survived by her husband...
Orval Lee Goodson
Aug 11, 2015
Orval Lee Goodson 1935-2015 Orval Lee Goodson passed away at the age of 80, on August 11, 2015 in Edmond, Oklahoma with his family at his side. He was born on June 28, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri to Estel and Aleeane Goodson. Orval started his incredible work ethic at a young age, by working in a bowling alley setting...
Lena Mae Hopkins
Aug 10, 2015
Lena Mae Hopkins 1928-2015 Lena Mae Coffee Hopkins, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, peacefully passed away on the evening of Monday, August 10, 2015. She was 87. Born in 1928 in Indianola, Oklahoma, Lena grew up with her mother and five siblings. She was very close with her younger sister, Doris, and as the two grew older they...
Alice Kaye Steele
Aug 9, 2015
Alice Kaye Steele
November 16, 1942 – August 9, 2015
Alice Kaye Steele, 72, passed away on August 9, 2015 in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born to Clarence and Edna Sasser in Arcadia, OK. Alice graduated from Edmond Memorial High School and worked for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company until 1978. Alice was...
Lawrence Lee “Bud” Zielny
Aug 9, 2015
Lawrence Lee "Bud" Zielny March 5, 1926 – August 9, 2015 Bud Zielny was born in Britton, OK, to Mike and Margaret (Lewandowski) Zielny and raised on the Zielny Dairy Farm. He graduated from John Carroll Catholic High School in 1944. From 1944 to 1945 he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII and later earned his pilot's...
Lola Fern Jewell Blake
Aug 6, 2015
Lola Fern Jewell Blake
January 3, 1929 – August 6, 2015
Lola Blake was born in Randall, KS on January 3, 1929 to John and Mildred (Newton) Jewell, the second of six children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Morris, parents, two sisters, and two brothers. She passed away on August 6 with...