OBITUARIES

Betty Butler

Jan 20, 2014

Betty L. Butler 1932-2014 Betty L. Butler, 81, of Edmond, OK, passed away January 20, 2014 in Edmond. She was born December 25, 1932 in Woodford, OK to Charlie & Lucille (Parker) Wallace. Throughout her life, Betty worked as a nursing assistant and enjoyed her membership with the Red Hats. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert...

Silvia Esperanza Ayarza Fenton

Jan 18, 2014

Silvia Fenton 2014 Silvia Esperanza Ayarza Fenton passed away at home on January 18, 2014. Survived by her husband of 25 years, Harry Fenton and sons Harry Fenton III and Shawn Ayarza, Silvia had a love for life and she had a forgiving and loving heart until her illnesses got the best of her. She was preceded in death by...

Willis Glen Richardson

Jan 17, 2014

Willis Glen Richardson 1918-2014 Willis Glen Richardson was born in McPherson, KS on July 17, 1918. He departed this life at Edmond OU Hospital in Edmond, OK on January 17, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his wife Zerlina and a son Butch. He is survived by his daughter in-law Jan Huelskamp, granddaughter Kimberly...

Estylene Younger

Jan 16, 2014

Estylene Younger 2014 (Thelma) Estylene (Touchstone) Younger crossed over to her heavenly home January 16, 2014. She grew up on a farm northwest of Butler, Oklahoma. The first of 10 children born to Dennis and Louise Touchstone. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Ella Dee Rogers, brother Larry Earl Touchstone. Survived by husband Sam Younger of...

Emma Jean Smith

Jan 14, 2014

Emma Jean Smith 1932-2014 Emma Jean Smith, Edmond, Oklahoma left to meet with her waiting loved ones on January 14, 2014. She was born on August 5, 1932 in Arcadia, Oklahoma to Thomas C. and Blanche Prewitt. She graduated from Arcadia High School in 1950 and later married her former classmate, Leeman B. Smith. She was employed at Southwestern Bell...

Edward M. Coon

Jan 14, 2014

Edward M. Coon May 5, 1923 – January 14, 2014

Ed Coon was born May 5,1923, to Clyde and Bessie Coon in Okla. City. Preceeded in death by his parents, brothers Clyde and Lewis, and sister Mary Alice Stong.

On March 20, 1945, he married the love of his life, Billie Bryan.

Ed served in...

Robert Dean Huckeba

Jan 12, 2014

Robert Dean Huckeba 1927-2014 Services are pending. Full obituary to be posted at a later date.

Joe D. Phipps

Jan 9, 2014

Joe D. Phipps

July 28, 1945 – January 9, 2014

Joe D. Phipps, 68, of Edmond, Oklahoma was born July 28, 1945 in Hobart, Oklahoma to Joe and Pearl (Bates) Phipps. He attended grade school at Sedan, Oklahoma at closing he transferred to Mountain View High School where he graduated in 1963. He then attended...

Sadie Edna Weiss

Jan 5, 2014

Sadie Edna Weiss 1919-2014 Sadie Edna Weiss, 94 of Edmond, beloved, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, went home to be with the Lord on January 5, 2014 She was born in Paden, Oklahoma on May 24, 1919 to Nellie (Parkett) and Thomas Stone. She met and married Wilford Clyde Weiss. From this marriage they had five children Bobby, Billy,...

Thomas Norman Tipping

Jan 4, 2014

Thomas Norman Tipping 1932-2014 Thomas Norman Tipping, 81, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2014. Tom was born to the late William Edward Tipping, Sr., and Florence Virginia Brayton Tipping on September 8, 1932, in Virginia, Minnesota. After graduating from Joplin Senior High in 1950, he received his Bachelor of Arts and Science degree from the University of Tulsa in...

James J. “Jim” Mcdonald

Dec 31, 2013

Jim McDonald

October 26, 1937 – December 31, 2013

McDonald passed away quickly on the last day of 2013 to begin the new year and all of eternity in the hands of his Lord and savior Jesus Christ.  Jim was born on October 26, 1937 in his grandparent's home in Lonoke, Arkansas to Burney &...

Mary Ann Jenkins

Dec 27, 2013

Mary Ann (Hanson) Jenkins 1922-2013 Mary Ann Hanson was born to Robert Dyer & Rosina Elizabeth (Rosie) Hanson on April 27, 1922. She grew up in the Deer Creek Community and lived there a large part of her life before moving to Edmond. She graduated from Deer Creek High School in 1940 and many of her classmates remained friends with...

Olga W. Reinholtz

Dec 25, 2013

Olga W. Reinholtz

October 29, 1921 – December 25, 2013

Olga W. Reinholtz of Stillwater, OK, died Thursday, December 26, 2013 in Edmond, OK.  A lifelong resident of Stillwater, and charter member of Salem Lutheran Church, she lived,  loved and served her community and church with a deeply committed spirit.      A wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother,...

R. (Romulo) Wayne Sells

Dec 24, 2013

R. (Romulo) Wayne Sells June 17, 1936 –December 24, 2013 R. (Romulo) Wayne Sells, 77, formerly of West Columbia, Texas, passed away in the early morning of December 24, 2013 at The Fountains at Canterbury in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born June 17, 1936 in Shattuck, Oklahoma to Israel Edward and Zola Faye Sells. He grew up on the...

Mary M. Kimble

Dec 21, 2013

Mary  M. Kimble 1928-2013 On Dec. 21, 2013 Mary Kimble went home to be with her Lord and Savior. A memorial service will be held on Friday Dec. 27 at 11:00 AM at First United Methodist Church, Edmond, OK. Mary Weems Kimble born on 8-7-1928 in the Mars Hill community near Summit, MS to the late Joe Louis and Angie...

Melba Bullard Goerke Flesher

Dec 17, 2013

Melba Bullard Goerke Flesher

September 3, 1929-December 17, 2013

Melba Flesher peacefully passed away on December 17, 2013 at the age of 84. She was the daughter of Harold and Vaughn Bullard. Melba had a distinguished career in education, having received her master's degree in special education. She was the special education coordinator for Watonga...

Rosalee Inez Dunham Elswick

Dec 16, 2013

Rosalee Inez Dunham Elswick, age 93

Sept. 03, 1920 – December 16, 2013

Former Oklahoma City resident Rosalee Elswick 93 Passed this life 12-16-13 at the Grace Living Center in Jenks, Okla. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Mathew's Funeral Home in Edmond, Oklahoma with Mr. George Carlton officiating Pallbearers,...

Gladys J. Jones

Dec 14, 2013

Gladys J. Jones 1921-2013 Gladys J. Jones, age 92, passed away peacefully at her home on December 14, 2013. Gladys was born to May Rinehart Dabbs and Ralph Dabbs on November 11, 1921 in Guthrie, OK. She was raised in Meridian, OK, where she met her husband William O. Jones, Sr. They resided in Guthrie, OK until 1969 at which...

Gladys Eberline

Dec 13, 2013

Gladys Eberline 1918-2013 Gladys Eberline was born March 16, 1918 to Aaron and Esther Johnson on a farm west of Axtell, Kansas. She was the fourth daughter of seven children born to Swedish immigrant parents who came to the United States in 1890. Gladys departed her earthly home for the Eternal Kingdom on December 13, 2013. On April 12, 1941...

Juanita Quillin

Dec 13, 2013

Juanita Quillin 1928-2013 Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and Sister in Christ, Juanita passed away peacefully on December 13 th after a brief stay in palliative care. She was born in Zincville, Oklahoma to Elmer and Clarice Gambrel, and grew up in Altus, Arkansas, where she met Robert (Bo) Quillin, her husband of 67 years. They were married on February...