OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK

Ronita Usher
Ronita Usher 1960-2016 Private Family Services
Dona Mae Mcdaniel
Dona Mae McDaniel 1937-2016
Dona Mae Crouch McDaniel was born in Monroe, Oklahoma on Mother's Day, May 10, 1937 to Nettie and Elvin Crouch. Dona was the middle girl of seven sisters and two older brothers.
Dona was an avid basketball player and fan. From her high school years at Monroe High to cheering for OSU, OU,...

Jim Devoe
Jim Devoe 1941-2016 Memorial Services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27th at the Memorial Road Mennonite Brethren Church, 4201 E. Memorial Road, Edmond, OK 73013.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Memorial Road Mennonite Brethren Church, Disaster Fund.
Bertrand Prost
Bertrand John Prost 1919-2016
Bert Prost, 96, was born in Chicago, IL, to parents Mathias Sylvester Prost and Teresa Gerold Prost.
Bert was a Chemical Engineer and worked 33 years for Cities Service Oil Company, working in Chicago, NYC, Cicero, IL, and Tulsa. He was a consummate family man who loved his wife of 57 years, Margaret,...

Erin Gayle Thurston
Erin Gayle Thurston 1963-2016 A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 21st at St. John the Baptist Church.
Tommy Charles Martin
Tommy Charles Martin 1937-2016
Born July 17, 1937, in Ash Grove, MO. Tom was raised in Ash Grove, son of Leo and Permelia Martin. He stayed busy during his younger years helping various Uncles with their farming operations, mowing lawns, delivering newspapers and playing high school basketball in Ash Grove. These early activities shaped his lifelong work ethic. He...
Billy Wayne Mansfield
Billy Wayne Mansfield
He was born to Jack and Audra Mansfield in a log cabin south of Paden, OK during a winter snowstorm on January 4, 1940. The family tried to farm for a few years, but the South Canadian river flooded their property. When Billy was two years old they joined other family members in the...
Matthew Schumacher
Matthew Adam Paul Schumacher 1933-2016
Our loving, gracious, and funny husband and dad, Matthew Adam Paul Schumacher, passed away at age 82 after a short illness in Oklahoma City.
Matt was born in Tulsa in 1933, and graduated from Cascia Hall High School in 1951. He attended the University of Notre Dame for three years before graduating...
Carolyn Frazier Parks
Carolyn Frazier Parks 1942-2016
Carolyn Frazier Parks was born in Ft. Smith AR on May 7th, 1942. She grew up in Waldron, AR. She moved to Edmond, OK, where she met and married J.H. Parks in 1973. They were married for 43 years until her death.
She worked in retail most of her life. Carolyn was a...

Elisabeth Anne Houk
Elisabeth Anne Houk was born March 24, 1970. Raised by loving parents, Wayne and Pat Warner in Topeka, Kansas. She loved her work as a Registered Nurse, and was active in pre-school education at Quail Springs Church of Christ, and was a friend of the Kingsgate Christian School.
Elisabeth is survived by her parents; husband Wayne Houk;...

Norma “June” Wilson
Norma "June" Wilson 1928-2016 Norma June Wilson, 87 of Oklahoma City, was born July 17, 1928 in Winchester, Tennessee to Carrie and Everett Keele. Norma was a retired Registered Nurse. She was a lifelong artist specializing in oil and acrylics and she was a Sunday school teacher. She was married to Samuel Lee Wilson, and he precedes her in death....
Norma Abbott
Norma Abbott 1937-2016 A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 17 at Arcadia IOOF in Arcadia, OK.
Steve Allen Williams
Steve Allen Williams 1955-2016 A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 18 at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel Edmond, OK.
Jack Spear
Jack Spear 1930-2016 Jack F. Spear, 85, Edmond, Oklahoma, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday morning, March 8 th . During the past year, Jack bravely fought multiple cancers. He was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Silas McClure Spear and Ruby Mae Floyd Spear. Jack joined the U.S. Army and fought in the Korean conflict. Upon his...

Rosa Marie Rowe
Rosa Marie Rowe 1940-2016 Private family services.

Harold Loy Tanksley
Harold Loy Tanksley 1940-2016 A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a,m,, Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Rose Hill Burial Park in Oklahoma City, OK.
Buddy Mayes
Buddy Mayes 1929-2016 Buddy Mayes was born January 9 th , 1929 in Deer Creek, OK to Esther and William Mayes. He lived a full life as a farmer, truck driver, and Jack Dorman Chevrolet outstanding salesman from 1961 to 1967. He successfully built several businesses for over 40 years in the used car, rental equipment, pawnshop and commercial rentals...