OBITUARIES


Local obituaries in Edmond, OK

Lou Ellen Phillips

Lou Ellen Phillips

Jan 6, 2013

Lou Ellen Phillips 1930-2013 Lou Ellen Phillips, 82, of Edmond, went to be with the Lord on January 6, 2013, after a short battle with pneumonia.  She was born April 8, 1930 to Floyd and Flossie Manker in Monette, Arkansas.  At the age of 13 her family moved to Visalia, California.  She married Arthur Phillips on January 6, 1956 and...

Louis William Vanermen

Louis William Vanermen

Jan 5, 2013

Louis W. VanErmen 1920-2013 Louis W. Van Ermen was born in Cicero, IL to Louis Van Ermen and Ruth (Stormer) Van Ermen on March 10, 1920. Louis passed away January 5, 2013. He was never married. He graduated with a masters degree in music from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1949. After college he toured with a museumobile...

Fleta J. Hendrix

Fleta J. Hendrix

Jan 3, 2013

Fleta J. Hendrix 1920-2013 Fleta Jeraldine (Jerry) Campbell Vantine Horton Hendrix, 92, passed from this life on January 3, 2013 in Edmond, Oklahoma. Jerry was born May 13, 1920 in Frederick, Oklahoma to Thomas and Anna Lois Carruth Campbell. The family moved to Chillicothe, Texas in 1921 where her parents operated a laundry business. She graduated from Chillicothe High School...

Barbara Magness

Barbara Magness

Dec 30, 2012

Barbara Sue Magness 1938-2012 Barbara S. Magness passed away December 30, 2012 in Oklahoma City, OK at the age of 74. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 4, 2013 at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel, 601 S. Kelly, Edmond, OK. Barbara was born October 18, 1938 in Pauls Valley, OK. She was a graduate of Shawnee...

George Whipple

George Whipple

Dec 30, 2012

George Whipple 1962-2012 George E. Whipple, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on December 30, 2012. He was born May 21, 1962 in Zeeland, Michigan. He served in the United States Army for 5 years. He received the Presidential Service Badge while working at the White House under Ronald Reagan. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Brestel) Whipple; parents George and...

William John Puckett

William John Puckett

Dec 29, 2012

BJ Puckett 1976-2012

BJ Puckett went to Heaven on Dec 29, 2012, at Baptist hospital. Born on June 6, 1976, BJ was a loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend, always living life with a smile. He was precious to many, and always had a way of making everyone feel special.

BJ married his wife Courtney Karns...

Verlin “Paul” Bell

Verlin “Paul” Bell

Dec 29, 2012

Paul Bell 1983-2012 Verlin "Paul" Bell, 29, of Edmond, OK, passed away December 29, 2012 in Austin, TX. Paul was born on May 1, 1983 in Mangum, OK to Deborah Strief. Paul was currently working as a mud engineer. He enjoyed spending time with his daughter, Kaedence, playing guitar, motorcycle riding, listening to music and spending time with his friends...

Riley Andrews

Riley Andrews

Dec 29, 2012

Riley Andrews 1999-2012 Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Full obituary to be posted at a later date.

Larry L. Adair

Larry L. Adair

Dec 28, 2012

Larry Lloyd Adair 1932-2012 Larry Lloyd Adair, 80 of Edmond, Oklahoma passed December 28, 2012. Larry was born June 17, 1932 in Chandler, Texas to Dan and Ruth Adair. Larry married the love of his life Polly Wage and from that union they were blessed with three daughters. They moved to Edmond in 1954 where he attended Central State College,...

Mary Lou Blevens

Mary Lou Blevens

Dec 28, 2012

Mary Lou Blevens 1924-2012 Mary Lou Blevens, a lifelong homemaker and Indiana native, died Friday, Dec. 28, at INTEGIRS Hospice House in Oklahoma City from complications related to a hip fracture. She was 88. Born in DeMotte, Indiana, on May 7, 1924 to Fred and Frances Cheever, Mary Lou graduated from DeMotte High School in 1942. Soon after high school,...

Ruth Legako

Ruth Legako

Dec 28, 2012

Ruth H. Legako

1918-2012

Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel with Interment to follow at Gracelawn Cemetery in Edmond.

Full obituary to be posted at a later date.

Ladeana Maria Rawlings

Ladeana Maria Rawlings

Dec 27, 2012

LaDeana M. Rawlings 1947-2012 LaDeana Maria Rawlings, 65, resident of Edmond, passed away December 27, 2012. LaDeana was born August 14, 1947 to Norman and Goldie Bullock. She was a graduate of Northwest Classen in 1965. LaDeana graduated from Central State University and was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority. On June 9, 1967 she married George Rawlings at Council...

Lu Anne Hester

Lu Anne Hester

Dec 27, 2012

Lu Anne Hester 1931-2012 Lu Anne (Lu) Hester 81 of Oklahoma City passed away Thursday December 27, 2012 at Baptist Integris Hospital, OKC. Lu was born on October 24, 1931 in Oklahoma City. She attended Classen High School and the University of Oklahoma. Lu was the daughter of the late Robert Carl Larkins and Dorothy Anne Larkins Burg of Oklahoma...

Kenneth Lee Sturdy

Kenneth Lee Sturdy

Dec 25, 2012

November 24, 1956 – December 25, 2012

Kenneth Lee Sturdy, 56 of Jones, Okla. was born November 24, 1956 in Minneola, Kansas to Roy and Joyce Sturdy. Kenneth was an avid OU fan and a loving son, father and papa. He passed away on December 25, 2012 in Midwest City. Services are 10:00 a.m. Friday December 28  th  at Matthews Funeral...

Arlene Snyder

Arlene Snyder

Dec 25, 2012

Arlene R. Snyder Nov 2, 1922-Dec 25, 2012 Our Mother, Arlene R. Snyder, found peace in the loving arms of Our Lord early on Christmas Day, December 25, 2012. Born November 2, 1922 in Haverhill, MA to the late Marie and Matthew Ryan, she found the love of her life with our father, Charles E. Snyder, Jr. Mom could not...

Sarah Mitchell

Sarah Mitchell

Dec 24, 2012

Sarah Mitchell

1943-2012

Services are pending.  Full obituary to be posted at a later date.

Howard Tribble

Howard Tribble

Dec 21, 2012

Howard Tribble1935-2012Howard Lewis Tribble, 77, passed away on December 21, 2012 in Guthrie, OK. Howard was born on July 3, 1935 in Tulsa, OK to Hubert & Stella Tribble.He married Virginia Champlain in 1955 and was married until her death in 2006. He then married Georgia Rice in October of 2012. Howard served as an electrician's mate in the U.S....

Ryuko K. Little

Ryuko K. Little

Dec 21, 2012

Ryuko LIttle

1928-2012

Services are currently pending.  Full obituary to be posted at a later date.

Chinyi Liu Cheng

Chinyi Liu Cheng

Dec 21, 2012

Chinyi Liu Cheng

1929-2012

Private Family Services

Gwendolyone Joy Leazer

Gwendolyone Joy Leazer

Dec 20, 2012

June 18, 1934 – December 20, 2012 Gwendolyone "Joy" Leazer, age 78, after a lengthy illness, passed peacefully at home in Edmond, OK. Joy was born one of 6 children to Mark Everett and Carrie (Prosser) Keele in Crescent, OK. She married Edward "Russell" Leazer on December 17, 1954. They have 5 children, Lisa Thompson of Edmond (Husband-Tim), Dell Van...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.