OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK
Lanita Dewolfe
Aug 31, 2023
1954 – 2023
LaNita Joyce Davis DeWolfe was born January 21, 1954 to Lester E. and Orilla Z. Davis in Matador, TX. She spent her early years in Roaring Springs, TX and graduated from high school at Tasacosa High School in Amarillo, TX in 1972. During this time, she met Vaughn DeWolfe at a youth rally, dated...
Scott H. Greer
Aug 30, 2023
1953-2023
Scott H. Greer, 69, passed away on August 30, 2023. He was born October 14, 1953, in Oklahoma City, OK to Sam H. Greer and Ann Patterson Greer. Scott was raised in Edmond, OK and took pride in being an original Edmondite. Scott attended Clegern Elementary School, graduating from Edmond High School in 1972. After high...
Denis Joseph Senechal
Aug 30, 2023
Denis Joseph Senechal
1946 – 2023
Denis Joseph Senechal, 76, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2023, at his home in Edmond, OK. He was born November 16, 1946, in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada, the son of Leo Joseph and Rachel (Simoneau) Senechal.
Denis had a true talent for building just about anything! He...
Opal Fae Gordon
Aug 30, 2023
Opal Fae Gordon
1925 – 2023
In Loving Memory of OPAL FAE GORDON
Opal Fae Gordon, 98, of Edmond, OK, passed to her eternal reward on August 30, 2023. She was the wife of Paxson Gordon, marrying July 14, 1946. They were devoted to the Lord and served him faithfully. They were long...
Joseph “Joe” Dewayne Elam, Sr.
Aug 29, 2023
Joseph "Joe" DeWayne Elam, Sr.
1934-2023
Joseph DeWayne Elam (Doc) passed away peacefully on August 29 th , 2023, at the age of 89 in Edmond, Okla.
He was born in Dewey, Okla. on July 30 th , 1934, to James and Hazel Elam. He is preceded in death by his parents, his...
Janet Allison Lamotte
Aug 28, 2023
1942 – 2023
Janet LaMotte, 81, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023.
Janet "Jan" Allison (Johnson) LaMotte, 81, of Oklahoma City, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at Mercy Hospital ER. Her daughter was with her as she moved on to her new heavenly home on Monday, August 28 th 2023. Jan was born on...
Wanda Louise Hollis-Jinkins
Aug 28, 2023
Wanda Louise Hollis-Jinkins, 84, of Edmond, Oklahoma passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, while surrounded by her loving family. Wanda was born on August 9, 1939, to the late James Gilbert and Nellie (Smith) Gilbert in Dierks, Arkansas.
Wanda is preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Harvey Hollis, second husband, Raymond Jinkins, brother, Ira...
Byron Paul Richmond
Aug 27, 2023
Byron Paul Richmond
1979-2023
Byron Paul Richmond, a beloved member of the Edmond, Oklahoma community, passed away tragically on August 27th in a heartbreaking accident in Kay County, Oklahoma. Born on March 6th, 1979, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Byron was 44 years old at the time of his passing. He leaves behind a...
Julia Jean Cox
Aug 23, 2023
Julia Jean Cox
1943 – 2023
Julia Jean was born July 25 th , 1943 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to James and Wilma Holmes. She grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Will Rogers High School. She went on to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Business Education from Tulsa University, where she was a member...
James Louis Goetz
Aug 18, 2023
James Louis Goetz
1937-2023
James Louis (Jim) Goetz, 86, of Thayer, Mo went to be with the Lord on August 18, 2023.
Jim was born May 15, 1937, to Nicholas and Zella (Duffy) Goetz. He was raised on a farm in Guthrie, Oklahoma alongside 3 brothers, Carl, Nicki and Paul as well as...
Lovenia Louise Miller
Aug 18, 2023
Lovenia Louise Miller
1932-2023
Lovenia Louise Hamby Miller, 91, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away on August 18, 2023, of natural causes.
Lovenia was born on August 8,1932 to Clarence and Osia Hamby in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. After attending Dollarway School in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Lovenia moved to Houston Texas where she met and...
Frederick Lee Cocklin
Aug 18, 2023
Frederick Lee Cocklin
April 13, 1941 – August 18, 2023
Frederick Lee Cocklin, also known as Fred, passed away on August 18, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 82. He was born on April 13, 1941, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Fred was a loving and funny man, known for his goofy and...
Randall Orr
Aug 18, 2023
Randall Leon Orr
1944 – 2023
Randall Leon Orr was born June 16, 1944 in Oklahoma City, Ok to Eva DeLois and Leon Orr. Randall (Pa) departed this world for a better one August 18, 2023. He was a resident of Oklahoma City his entire life. He attended US Grant High School and Southeast High...
John L. Powell
Aug 17, 2023
John L. Powell
1936-2023
John L. Powell, "Jack," passed away on August 17, 2023, at his home in Edmond, Oklahoma, following a brief battle with cancer. He was 87 years old. His wife Rozella, daughter Chandra, and granddaughter Poppy were by his side during his final moments.
Born on January 27, 1936, in...
Cynthia Evans
Aug 17, 2023
Cynthia Evans
1962 – 2023
Cynthia Lorraine Evans died at the age of 60 on August 17, 2023. She was born December 23, 1962, in Enid, Oklahoma, the daughter of Benjamin Botts and Geraldine Garlett. She enjoyed working as a long-time dispatcher for the police department as well as a trained Emergency Medical Technician. She...
Benita Lois Kippes
Aug 13, 2023
1939-2023
Benita Lois Kippes, 84, of Edmond, Oklahoma passed away on August 13, 2023. Benita was born in Woodward, Oklahoma to Ben and Bertha Steadman on February 6, 1939.
Benita married her loving husband of nearly 65 years, Lloyd Kippes, on September 6, 1958.
A special message from Benita's children: "To my mother...
Lina Steele Reynolds
Aug 13, 2023
Lina Steele Reynolds
1924-2023
Lina Steele Reynolds was born October 26, 1924, in Bartlesville, OK the third of seven children born to Burr Roach and Marguerite (Dunlap) Reynolds, and she died on August 13, 2023, in Oklahoma City, OK.
She graduated from Bartlesville College High School in 1942 and then attended Bartlesville Junior...

