OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK
Walter Vaughn Perry, III
Feb 14, 2025
Walter "Tre" Perry III passed away on February 14, 2025, at home in Oklahoma City.
Tre was born on March 11, 1963 in Topeka, KS. He spent his early years in Blue Springs, Missouri on Lake Tapawingo. When he was a teenager, he went to live with his mom and stepdad in Aviano, Italy. He had many...
John Hames, Sr.
Feb 13, 2025
John Hames, Sr.
1939 – 2025
Any man would love to be remembered as honest, charitable, kind, thoughtful, and loving. John Clyde Hames Sr. embodied all of these attributes and many more.
John Clyde Hames, passed from this life to Heaven on February 13, 2025.
Born to Clyde Hames and Vera...
William Gerald “Gerry” Boydstun
Feb 12, 2025
William Gerald "Gerry" Boydstun was born May 27,1962 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Bill and LaQuitta Boydstun. He died February 12,2025 in Edmond, Oklahoma. As a kid Gerry and his family lived in various states before landing in Edmond during his freshman year of high school. Lucky for him, that is where he met the love of his life...
Jerry Dennis Adams
Feb 11, 2025
Jerry Dennis Adams was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on October 5, 1967. His parents were Jack and Mary Alice (Daniels) Adams. He left us at the age of fifty-seven on February 11, 2025.
Jerry was born in Colorado, but his dad, Jack, moved the family to Oklahoma as soon as he could, settling in Marietta, close...
Rosaland Katherine Manhalter
Feb 11, 2025
Rosaland Katherine (Sundling) Manhalter
1942 – 2025
Rosaland Katherine Sundling Manhalter, born November 21, 1942, in Akron, Colorado, passed away on February 11, 2025 from complications from multiple sclerosis. Rosaland was one of nine children born to Katherine and Harold Sundling. Rosaland graduated from Akron High School in 1961.
Rosaland married Wayne Manhalter...
Joanne Noel Johnson
Feb 11, 2025
Joanne Noel Johnson, 94, of Edmond, passed from this earthly presence on February 11, 2025, surrounded by family. She is now celebrating her heavenly life, busy dancing on the streets of gold, free of a walker and sharp of mind!
She entered her life of 94 years on September 23,1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the child of...
John Wallace Cherry
Feb 10, 2025
John Wallace Cherry, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2025, in Edmond, Oklahoma. He was 77 years old.
Born June 29, 1947, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Fred and Virginia Cherry, John moved to Edmond in 1950, where he remained a lifelong resident. He attended Edmond schools and built a...
Claudine Barbara Vails
Feb 10, 2025
Many people reading this obituary will remember "Grandma" or "Aunt Sam" as the little old lady that sat at the barber shop or at Johnnie's. That lady said the same greeting and limited phrases. She loved to air kiss babies and thank Veterans for their service. She handed out suckers to anyone who wanted them. There was so much...
Donna L. Miller
Feb 9, 2025
Donna L. Miller
1946 – 2025
Donna L. Miller, age 78, of Apollo Beach, FL, passed away on February 9, 2025. She was born on August 28, 1946, in Erwin, TN to Roy L. and Ida Elizabeth "Betty" (Presnell) Barnett. She graduated from Kenwood High School in 1964. She Married Dwight Miller September 9, 1967,...
Patsy Carol Carder
Feb 9, 2025
Patsy was born on December 11, 1950, in Wynnewood, OK to Kermit and Edith York. Patsy lived a full and vibrant life. She grew up in Paoli, OK and graduated from Paoli High School in 1969 where she played basketball, was awarded Athletic Queen, and met the love of her life, Lee Carder in the fifth grade where she...
Larry S. Chambray
Feb 8, 2025
It is with deep appreciation for a life well-lived that we remember and honor Larry S. Chambray, who was called home by the Lord on February 8 th , 2025. Larry's life was a beautiful testament to the grace of God and strength in faith. Although we will miss him dearly, we rejoice in knowing he is at peace...
Lonnie Everett Hill, Sr.
Feb 5, 2025
Lonnie Everett Hill, Sr.
1945 – 2025
Lonnie Hill passed away peacefully on February 5th, 2025 surrounded by loving family and friends. He was 79 years old at the time of his death.
Lonnie was born October 10th, 1945 to Henry Everett Hill and Jane Elizabeth Hill in Palmer, Tennessee. He grew up...
Esther Elizabeth (Bayless) Walker
Feb 4, 2025
Esther Elizabeth (Bayless) Walker
1950 – 2025
Esther Elizabeth ("Beth") Walker, D.O., was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on July 15, 1950, to V.T. and Wilma Bayless. Her parents were schoolteachers and preferred to work in small rural schools. Consequently, there were several moves to country schools and townships throughout Oklahoma. However, she considered her hometown...
Thomas Andrew Kowals
Feb 4, 2025
Thomas Andrew Kowals, 66, of Edmond, died Monday, February 4, 2025. Thomas was born on June 26, 1958, in Sioux City, Iowa. He lived most of his life in the Oklahoma City area. He was the son of John Adam Kowals and Mary Lee Hightower. Thomas grew up, attended school in Oklahoma City, and graduated high school from John Marshall.
After...
Sharlene Lori Cantrell
Feb 4, 2025
Sharlene Lori Cantrell
1963 – 2025
Sharlene Lori Cantrell, 61, was born May 27, 1963, to Aleen and Samuel Kretzschmar Sr, in Denton, Texas. She was a native of Lewisville. She was a beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. Sharlene knew it was more blessed to give than to receive and her generosity...

