OBITUARIES

Sep 11, 2025

Melvin Eugene, 86, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 11, 2025 from several health issues.

Melvin was born October 30, 1938 in Edmond, Oklahoma to Harold Parsons and Oma Mae Roberts. He attended Edmond Public schools growing up and married Delores Marie Oakes on September 3, 1961.

During his lifetime Melvin had several professions including being an Officer with the Edmond Police Department...

Sep 10, 2025

Kelley Charles Callahan, beloved husband and father, was born in Oklahoma City on August 22, 1952, and passed away on September 10, 2025.

He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Marjorie; his daughters Kate, Meg, and Casey; son-in-law Walker Robins; soon-to-be sons-in-law Pete Murphy and Ralph Kucharek; grandsons Wiley and Herweck Robins; sister Cathy DeLano and her husband James;...

Sep 10, 2025

Services will be held Saturday, September 13, 2025, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Waterloo Road Baptist Church, 3100 E Waterloo Rd, Edmond, OK 73034.

Sep 9, 2025

Donald B. Halverstadt, M.D., 91 years old, died September 9, 2025, peacefully at home. He spent over 50 years practicing Urology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, specializing in pediatric urology at the Children’s Hospital. The Pediatric Urology Clinic there is named in his honor, the Donald B. Halverstadt Center of Excellence in Pediatric Urology.

Don was born in...

Sep 8, 2025

In Loving Memory of Glen Wayne Smith

Glen Wayne Smith passed away peacefully on September 8, 2025, surrounded by his loving family, after a brave battle with cancer. Born on October 14, 1948, in Prague, Oklahoma, to Glenn and Dorothy Smith, Glen grew up on the family farm with his sisters, Lynda and Karen. The Smith family farm, now in its...

Sep 7, 2025

Freddie Jean (Calame) Gibson passed away early in the morning on September 7, 2025. Freddie will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, sister, and grandma Teddy.

Freddie was born to Robert (Ben) and Pearl Calame in Techucana, Texas on January 31, 1931. She was the baby of ten. Freddie worked her way through East Texas State Teachers College and graduated...

Sep 6, 2025

In conclusion to a long, rich, and beautiful life, Wayman Varvil died peacefully at his home of 62 years on September 6, 2025, at the age of 93. His family loved him fiercely, and anyone fortunate enough to know him knew him to be kind, generous, and just plain delightful. He was playful and always ready with a joke, a...

Sep 3, 2025

Walker Edwards left this world on September 3, 2025, a few weeks shy of his 75th birthday. He was born on September 26, 1950 to Don and Donna Edwards and he carried their lessons of kindness and resilience throughout his life.

He grew up in Oklahoma City, graduating from Putnam City High School in 1968. His love of music led him...

Sep 1, 2025

With hearts full of love and gratitude for a life well-lived, a family well-loved, and a God well-served, Charles “Chuck” Nordean was welcomed into the loving arms of a God he served so faithfully on the evening of Sept. 1, 2025. He was welcomed home with a sunset of that brightest orange he so loved.

Charles Linton Nordean was born November...

Aug 31, 2025

Rose Hendricks Scott, 79, of Jones, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2025.

Born on September 26, 1945, in Wisconsin, Rose was the beloved daughter of William and Lillie Mae Hendricks. She was a devoted wife to Jerry Scott for over 30 years and a loving mother to their three sons, Kenny, Eddie, and B.J..

A longtime member of the Luther...

Aug 31, 2025

Karen Sue (Taylor) Harmon was born in Bluejacket, Oklahoma on June 10, 1941, to Ross and Grace (Walker) Taylor. She would call the nearby community of Timber Hill her home for many of her childhood years. It was at Timber Hill where she attended a one-room schoolhouse, played with numerous cousins, and was baptized into Jesus Christ in a muddy...

Aug 30, 2025

Linda Jo McElvany (née Lee), beloved mother, grandmother, educator, and friend, passed away peacefully at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, on August 30, 2025, at the age of 80.

Born in Oklahoma City on January 19, 1945, Linda dedicated her life to caring for others, both professionally and personally. She grew up an only child and attended Capitol Hill High School...

Aug 29, 2025

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Aug 28, 2025

Hazel ”Darlene” Alsup of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at her home on August 28, 2025.

Darlene was born on January 3, 1941, to Aaron and Hazel Willeford in Milfay, Oklahoma. Later in her childhood, the family moved to Bristow, Oklahoma, where she graduated from high school in 1959. That same year on November 28, she married Tommy Alsup whom was...

Aug 28, 2025

Full obit to come.

No services scheduled at this time.

Aug 27, 2025

It is with great sadness that the family of Anne Puffinbarger announces her passing on August 27, 2025. She was 89 years old. Elizabeth Anne Puffinbarger was born October 1, 1935, in Ada, Oklahoma to parents, Elizabeth and Rev. Leonard Cronin. She was the only child of Leonard and Elizabeth, who were Methodist clergy team and as such, lived and...

Aug 23, 2025

Full obit to come. 

Funeral Services are pending at this time. 

Aug 23, 2025

Gayle Cleary has touched so very many lives and has been an anchor of happiness and support for many. No one is perfect, but Gayle was always the perfect person in the moment for anyone and everyone. She always had a way with words and would give us not just what we wanted to hear but what we needed to...

Aug 22, 2025

Janita Guffey Ruth, 81, passed away Friday, August 22, 2025, in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born on October 10, 1943, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Vernon E. and Vernie B. Guffey. Janita attended Harding High School and the University of Oklahoma, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority and received a BA degree in English in 1965....