OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dec 11, 2014
Timothy L. Gill 1960-2014 Services pending. Full obituary to be posted at a later date.
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
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
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
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
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...

