OBITUARIES

William John Puckett

Dec 29, 2012

BJ Puckett 1976-2012

BJ Puckett went to Heaven on Dec 29, 2012, at Baptist hospital. Born on June 6, 1976, BJ was a loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend, always living life with a smile. He was precious to many, and always had a way of making everyone feel special.

BJ married his wife Courtney Karns...

Verlin “Paul” Bell

Dec 29, 2012

Paul Bell 1983-2012 Verlin "Paul" Bell, 29, of Edmond, OK, passed away December 29, 2012 in Austin, TX. Paul was born on May 1, 1983 in Mangum, OK to Deborah Strief. Paul was currently working as a mud engineer. He enjoyed spending time with his daughter, Kaedence, playing guitar, motorcycle riding, listening to music and spending time with his friends...

Riley Andrews

Dec 29, 2012

Riley Andrews 1999-2012 Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Full obituary to be posted at a later date.

Larry L. Adair

Dec 28, 2012

Larry Lloyd Adair 1932-2012 Larry Lloyd Adair, 80 of Edmond, Oklahoma passed December 28, 2012. Larry was born June 17, 1932 in Chandler, Texas to Dan and Ruth Adair. Larry married the love of his life Polly Wage and from that union they were blessed with three daughters. They moved to Edmond in 1954 where he attended Central State College,...

Mary Lou Blevens

Dec 28, 2012

Mary Lou Blevens 1924-2012 Mary Lou Blevens, a lifelong homemaker and Indiana native, died Friday, Dec. 28, at INTEGIRS Hospice House in Oklahoma City from complications related to a hip fracture. She was 88. Born in DeMotte, Indiana, on May 7, 1924 to Fred and Frances Cheever, Mary Lou graduated from DeMotte High School in 1942. Soon after high school,...

Ladeana Maria Rawlings

Dec 27, 2012

LaDeana M. Rawlings 1947-2012 LaDeana Maria Rawlings, 65, resident of Edmond, passed away December 27, 2012. LaDeana was born August 14, 1947 to Norman and Goldie Bullock. She was a graduate of Northwest Classen in 1965. LaDeana graduated from Central State University and was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority. On June 9, 1967 she married George Rawlings at Council...

Lu Anne Hester

Dec 27, 2012

Lu Anne Hester 1931-2012 Lu Anne (Lu) Hester 81 of Oklahoma City passed away Thursday December 27, 2012 at Baptist Integris Hospital, OKC. Lu was born on October 24, 1931 in Oklahoma City. She attended Classen High School and the University of Oklahoma. Lu was the daughter of the late Robert Carl Larkins and Dorothy Anne Larkins Burg of Oklahoma...

Kenneth Lee Sturdy

Dec 25, 2012

November 24, 1956 – December 25, 2012

Kenneth Lee Sturdy, 56 of Jones, Okla. was born November 24, 1956 in Minneola, Kansas to Roy and Joyce Sturdy. Kenneth was an avid O.U. fan and was a loving son, father and papa. He passed away on December 25, 2012 in Midwest City. Services are 10:00 a.m. Friday December 28...

Arlene Snyder

Dec 25, 2012

Arlene R. Snyder Nov 2, 1922-Dec 25, 2012 Our Mother, Arlene R. Snyder, found peace in the loving arms of Our Lord early on Christmas Day, December 25, 2012. Born November 2, 1922 in Haverhill, MA to the late Marie and Matthew Ryan, she found the love of her life with our father, Charles E. Snyder, Jr. Mom could not...

Howard Tribble

Dec 21, 2012

Howard Tribble 1935-2012 Howard Lewis Tribble, 77, passed away on December 21, 2012 in Guthrie, OK. Howard was born on July 3, 1935 in Tulsa, OK to Hubert & Stella Tribble. He married Virginia Champlain in 1955 and was married until her death in 2006. He then married Georgia Rice in October of 2012. Howard served as an electrician's mate...

Gwendolyone Joy Leazer

Dec 20, 2012

June 18, 1934 – December 20, 2012 Gwendolyone "Joy" Leazer, age 78, after a lengthy illness, passed peacefully at home in Edmond, OK. Joy was born one of 6 children to Mark Everett and Carrie (Prosser) Keele in Crescent, OK. She married Edward "Russell" Leazer on December 17, 1954. They have 5 children, Lisa Thompson of Edmond (Husband-Tim), Dell Van...

Dwayne Barber

Dec 19, 2012

1934-2012 Dwayne M. Barber Dwayne M. Barber, 78, of Edmond, Okla., passed away December 19, 2012. He was born July 30, 1934 in Edmond; he was raised and lived most of his life in Edmond. He graduated from Edmond High School were he earned the nickname of "Pinky" and attended Central State College. He was a member of the National...

Minnie “Lorene” Bennett

Dec 17, 2012

Minnie Bennett 1934-2012 Minnie "Lorene" Bennett, 78, of Edmond, OK, passed away December 17, 2012 in Edmond. Lorene was born November 13, 1934 to Robert F. and Hannah D. Myers, and raised in the booming metropolis of Eldorado, OK where she was a 1952 graduate of Eldorado High School. There, she excelled in basketball and was instrumental in nearly taking...

David G. Fraser

Dec 16, 2012

David G. Fraser 1955-2012

David Fraser, 57, was born in Oklahoma City on March 10, 1955 to Billy & Moonyueen Fraser. He passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2012 in Edmond, OK.

He graduated from Eisenhower HS in 1973 and Cameron University in 1977.  He later received his MBA from Oklahoma City University.

David began...

Willie C. Davis

Dec 15, 2012

Willie C. Davis 1962-2012 Willie "Billy" Clo Davis III went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Dec.15th at the age of 50 after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer. He was born Sept 21, 1962 to Willie "W.C." Clo Davis, Jr. and Mary Edythe Shanahan Davis Keenan.He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Suzanne "Sue" Davis, paternal...

Albert Norman

Dec 9, 2012

Albert Norman April 22, 1917 – December 09, 2012 On December 13, we will celebrate the life of Albert F. (Al) Norman of Edmond, Oklahoma, who left us on December 9, 2012, at the age of 95, following a brief illness. Al was born in Alton, Missouri, to Otis and Nellie Sisk Norman. He was the second of four children,...

Donna Eckhart

Dec 8, 2012

Donna Eckhart 1931-2012

Donna J. Eckhart of Edmond, OK passed away December 8, 2012 after an automobile accident. She was born on January 17, 1931 to William and Martha Johnson in Detroit, MI. Donna was raised in Highland Park, Michigan before attending the University of Michigan, graduating from their School of Nursing.

After meeting in college, she...

Freida Miller

Dec 8, 2012

Freida L. Miller 1929-2012 A celebration of the life of for Freida Lee (High) Miller, 83, of Edmond, formerly of Oklahoma City, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Matthews Funeral Home, 601 S. Kelly in Edmond. Freida was born March 27, 1929, in Lamont. She died Dec. 8, 2012, in Oklahoma City. Freida was active in Rancho Village Baptist...

Boyd Rollans

Dec 8, 2012

Boyd Rollans 1938-2012 Boyd L. Rollans, 74 of Edmond, Oklahoma was born August 17, 1938 in Delaware, Arkansas to Leland & Lyddia Rollans . Boyd was a wood worker and carpenter by trade. He passed away on December 8, 2012 in Edmond. He is survived by his wife Cheryl of the home, Daughter, Kathy Back of Peoria, Oklahoma, Son Fred...

Basil Martin Jr.

Dec 6, 2012

Basil Martin Jr. 1928-2012 William Basil Martin, Jr. died Thursday, December 6, 2012 in Oklahoma City. He was born July 9, 1928, the only child to Wm. Basil Martin and Elizabeth Dorthea (Bombeck) Martin in Muskogee, OK. He attended school in Muskogee. Basil joined the U.S. Navy in 1946 and served three years. Upon his return from the Navy he...