OBITUARIES

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...

Mack Lyon

Aug 5, 2015

Joseph Mack Lyon 1921-2015 Joseph Mack Lyon was born November 19, 1921 to Earl C. Lyon and Inez Weatherby Lyon in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  He departed this life August 5, 2015 at the age of 93 at home. He was a graduate of Coalgate, Oklahoma High School. He attended Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, TN and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree...

Alvin Lamar Cleveland

Aug 4, 2015

January 6, 1925 – August 4, 2015 Alvin Lamar Cleveland, 90, of Midwest City passed away on Tuesday, August 04, 2015.  He was a member of the church of Christ and had served as a deacon for many years.  He was born at Caney, Oklahoma, the son of Grover and Bessie Cleveland.  He married Jewell Marcell Northcutt May 16, 1944....

Mary Ann Fent

Aug 4, 2015

Mary Ann Fent

July 16, 1926 – August 4, 2015

Mary Ann Fent, age 89, was born on July 16, 1926, in Luther, OK, to John and Ida Boydston. She went to be with loved ones on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. She worked 30 years in the banking industry and retired as Assistant Vice President at...

Cecil L. Cruce

Jul 31, 2015

Cecil L. Cruce

1927-2015

Cecil Lee Cruce passed away on July 31 st , 2015. He was born to Charlie & Jane Cruce on June 3, 1927 in Okemah, OK. He was preceded in death by several step-brothers and his beloved sisters, Pauline Thomas and Willa Lawrence. He is survived by several loving nieces and...

Chelyne Anne Barney

Jul 29, 2015

Chelyne Anne Barney 1949 – 2015 A memorial service for Chelyne Anne Barney, 66, will be held in the chapel of Edmond's Matthews Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. on August 3rd, 2015. Her cremains will be interred in the Barney family plot at Edmond's Gracelawn Cemetery immediately following the memorial service. She was born July 19, 1949, and died on...

Richard Carl Muno

Jul 28, 2015

Richard Carl Muno passed away at the age of 76 on July 28, 2015, following a long, brave battle with Alzheimer's. Rich was born July 2, 1939, in Arapaho, OK, to Randolph and Julie Muno. He was the fourth of five children. Beginning early in his life, Rich showed a talent for art. From the age of nine, he loved...

Robert Richard Covell

Jul 25, 2015

Bob Covell 1938 – 2015 My best friend and the man that stole my heart pasted from this life as a result of auto immune hepatitis. Robert Richard Covell was born in Detroit, MI; the youngest of 3 children born to Bruce Wayne Covell Sr. and Ruby Amethyst Thorne Covell. He grew up in Detroit graduating from Redford High School...

Jill René Helms

Jul 25, 2015

Jill René Helms, 51, resident of Edmond, passed away July 25, 2015, surrounded by her family. Jill was born to Jim and Donna Graham in Midwest City, OK. Jill obtained her LPN license as a teenager and then her RN license from Rose State College. She loved nursing but had to leave her work because of health reasons. She is...

Beau J. Meyer

Jul 24, 2015

Beau J. Meyer

Infant son of Eric and Heather (Washburn) Meyer passed away on July 24, 2015 at home surrounded by his family.  A memorial service to celebrate his life will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday July 29, 2015

at Matthews Funeral Home chapel.

James Harris

Jul 24, 2015

James Harris

1945-2015

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2015 at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel, Edmond, OK.  Full obituary to be posted at a later date.

John J. Bohe

Jul 23, 2015

John J. Bohe

February 23, 1940 –July 23, 2015

John J. Bohe

"You Are My Sunshine"

John was Born in Denver, CO. in 1940 to John & Dorothy Bohe. He graduated from South High School in 1958. He began working at King Soopers Grocery Store at the young age of 15...

Charles Vance Rogers

Jul 23, 2015

Charles Vance Rogers

Charles Vance Rogers born in Indo,Ca on November 28, 1974 passed away on July 23,  2015. He was a beloved son, father, husband  and friend. He is survived by his parents, Rhonda Hooper, Charles Corland Hooper, John Robert Weber Jr. his sister Samantha Rogers. by Karen Delossantos- Rogers and their sons Nicolas Garrett Daniel...

John D. Roberts

Jul 22, 2015

John Dennis Roberts 1939-2015 John D. Roberts was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, to Fred Foster and Mary Catherine (Hastings) Roberts in 1939.  He graduated from Duncan High School in 1957. John D. was an industrious boy, starting with the delivery of the Duncan Banner when he was 11 years old. As a teenager he ushered for local theaters and sold...

Carol Ann Cole Rauch

Jul 20, 2015

Carol Ann Cole Rauch

May 16, 1934 –July 20, 2015

Carol Ann Cole Rauch, 81 was born May 16, 1934, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of John H. and Anna Cole. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 20 th , 2015 after a brief illness. Carol was a...

James A. (Jim) Yocum

Jul 19, 2015

James A. (Jim) Yocum

James (Jim) Yocum, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away July 19, 2015 at the age of 78. He was born on June 7, 1937 in Booneville, Arkansas to the late Argy and Lois Hayes Yocum of Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He was the oldest of four siblings, two of which preceded him in death: Donald Yocum...

Braden, Kent

Jul 19, 2015

Kent Braden

1931-2015

Dr. Kent Braden, 84 passed away July 19, 2015. He was born on April 16, 1931 to Sam and Thelma Braden in Lubbock, TX. He grew up in Sulfur, OK helping his family at their dairy. He attended high school in Elk City and was recruited by the University of Oklahoma where he was a...

J. David Lawson, Phd

Jul 19, 2015

J. David Lawson

1943-2015

J. David Lawson was born March 8, 1943 in Oklahoma City to Ernest and Frances (Meinert) Lawson. In 1965 he graduated from the University of Tulsa with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. In 1970 David received a Doctor of Philosophy...