OBITUARIES


Local obituaries in Edmond, OK

Detlef Keckel

Detlef Keckel

Dec 27, 2014

Detlef Keckel 1942-2014 Services will be held on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 12:30 p.m. at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Robert Tatum

Robert Tatum

Dec 26, 2014

Robert "Goose" Tatum 1933-2014 Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. at the Kathy Purcell Community Center, Grandfield, Oklahoma on Friday, December 26, 2014. Full obituary to be posted at a later date.

Betty Mae Brooks

Betty Mae Brooks

Dec 24, 2014

Betty Mae Brooks

November 27, 1919 – December 24, 2014

Born to Grover and Maggie Coles in Chicago, Illinois, on November 27, 1919.  Betty's father Grover passed away when she was two years old and Betty was raised by her mother, Maggie.  She was the youngest of five children; siblings Kate, Dutch, Bose and Jane...

Leatha Joyce (Treece) Steele

Leatha Joyce (Treece) Steele

Dec 24, 2014

Leatha Joyce (Treece) Steele

April 29,1936 – Dec. 24,2014

Leatha Steele was the youngest daughter of Ella (Hunter) Treece and Clyde Edward Treece. She is preceded in death by both parents, and by her brothers, Denzel Treece of Edmond, Gordon Treece of Hillham, TN, and by sister, Delores Cooley of Edmond. She is survived by...

Gabe E. Lee

Gabe E. Lee

Dec 23, 2014

Gabe E. Lee 1955-2014 Gabe Eric Lee was born May 27, 1955, in Denver, Colorado, to Roy Lee and June Hanna Lee. He passed away on December 23, 2014. He was born and raised in Denver where he graduated from Lincoln High School in 1973. He moved to Enid, Oklahoma, in 1990. Gabe later moved to Covington, Oklahoma, and worked...

Marie L. Butler

Marie L. Butler

Dec 20, 2014

Marie L. Butler 1919-2014 Lula Marie Butler (Thornton) passed from this earthly home to be reunited with her Lord and Savior and also James E., her husband and best friend of 69 years. Marie passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014 in Edmond, OK. Marie was born in Loveland, OK (Tillman CO) on September 24, 1919. She and James E....

Joann Mclaughlin

Joann Mclaughlin

Dec 19, 2014

JoAnn McLaughlin 1919-2014 JoAnn Doris McLaughlin, 85, passed away on December 19, 2014 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. JoAnn was born on August 26, 1929 in Roxana , Oklahoma to Alex Obe Ring and Gwendolyn Ann Jones. She married William Howard McLaughlin on June 15, 1947. JoAnn was a US Postal Clerk from 1960 to 1964. She worked as a cook...

Dennis G. Hixon

Dennis G. Hixon

Dec 18, 2014

Dennis G. Hixon

1945-2014

Dennis G. Hixon was born in Cushing, Oklahoma on October 16, 1945, the son of Dennis T. Hixon and Mary Virginia (Moss) Hixon. He passed away on December 18, 2014 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dennis was a barber in Edmond for 50 years, and was married to his high-school sweetheart, Patricia Hixon,...

Gwen Quarnstrom

Gwen Quarnstrom

Dec 16, 2014

Gwen Quarnstrom

April 6, 1920 – December 16, 2014

Gwendolyn Reidenbaugh Quarnstrom entered this world at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, 1920 and died on December 16, 2014. She was the youngest of five children born to Joseph Allen Ferguson and Dora Elizabeth White of Turner, Arkansas.

Her mother was her guiding...

Joann Petree

Joann Petree

Dec 16, 2014

JoAnn Petree 1937-2014 JoAnn "Crabby" Gayle Petree passed away on Tuesday December 16, 2014 after two courageous battles with breast cancer. She touched the lives of many with her amazing attitude and her loving spirit. JoAnn was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and graduated from Putnam City High School in 1955. Her family moved to Amarillo, Texas where she started...

David Grayle Howlett

David Grayle Howlett

Dec 13, 2014

David Grayle Howlett 1964-2014 Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Spring Creek Assembly of God, Edmond, OK on Thursday, December 18, 2014.  Interment will follow at Gracelawn Cemetery. Formal Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 17th at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel.

Rocio Lazaro

Rocio Lazaro

Dec 12, 2014

Rocio Lazaro

July 21, 1973 – December 12, 2014

Graveside services are 2:00 p.m. Monday December 15, 2015 at Waterloo Cemetery, Edmond, Oklahoma

Bill D. Amend

Bill D. Amend

Dec 11, 2014

Bill D. Amend

1931-2014

A loving Father chose a special soul from inventory on 09/23/1931 and placed it in a baby boy born to Clayton and Hazel (Elder) Amend in Tulsa, OK, where the child was baptized in the Presbyterian Church and given the name Billie Don Amend. On December 11, 2014, the Lord called out that name...

Timothy L. Gill

Timothy L. Gill

Dec 11, 2014

Timothy L. Gill 1960-2014 Services pending.  Full obituary to be posted at a later date.

Dexter S. Clenney

Dexter S. Clenney

Dec 9, 2014

Dexter Sanford Clenney was born in Wetumka, Oklahoma on February 27, 1920, the son of James Woodward and Ollie Bell Eason Clenney. He grew up in the Wetumka area and was a member of the greatest generation, During WWII he was a member of the 80 th division under General George Patton. He was a proud WWII veteran. When he...

Mary Catherine Holmberg

Mary Catherine Holmberg

Dec 6, 2014

Mary Catherine Holmberg

1923-2014

Mary Catherine (Kay) Holmberg was born on a farm in Seneca, Kansas- the eldest of ten children born to William Clement and Edith (Olberding) Kokenge.

She graduated from Saint Peter and Paul High School and played the violin in the school orchestra. After graduation she moved to Topeka Kansas...

Robert Ken Wampler

Robert Ken Wampler

Dec 3, 2014

Robert Ken Wampler

April 9, 1950 – December 3, 2014

Memorial services are 10:30 a.m. Monday December 8, 2014 at the First Christian Church, Edmond

Stanley Hamlin

Stanley Hamlin

Dec 1, 2014

Stanley Hamlin

March 10, 1944 – December 1, 2014

Private family services

David John Kramer

David John Kramer

Nov 27, 2014

David John Kramer

Feb. 23, 1954 – Nov. 27, 2014

David John Kramer 60, resident of Edmond passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 at his home. David was born February 23, 1954 in Harrisburgh, Pa. to Bernard and Agnes Kramer. David was a retired postal clerk at the Oklahoma City main office. David is survived...

Daniel B. Williams

Daniel B. Williams

Nov 25, 2014

Daniel B. Williams

February 23, 1953 – November 25, 2014

Daniel B. Williams, D.D.S. died November 25, 2014. He was born February 23, 1953, in Fort Lewis, WA to Bill and Shirley Williams. He was a graduate of Oklahoma State University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Oklahoma University College of...

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