OBITUARIES

Dec 3, 2022

Billy Jack Bigham

January 20, 1930 – December 3, 2022

Billy Jack Bigham was born in Wilson, Oklahoma, January 20, 1930, to Sam & Edith Norris Bigham.

Bill was the oldest of four children, he had aunts and uncles that adored him, and he liked nothing better than playing with his dogs and...

Dec 2, 2022

David D. Morris

1938 – 2022

David D. Morris, age 84, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away December 2, 2022, after a brief illness.

David was born March 13, 1938, in Belmond, Iowa to Ollie (Pete) Dewain and LaVonne Ester (Hill) Morris.

The family moved to Ellendale, Minnesota where Dave graduated from...

Dec 1, 2022

Roy Gayle McCuan

1933-2022

Roy Gayle McCuan was born in Woodville, OK on Flag Day, June 14, 1933 to Laura McWilliams and William Wright McCuan. Gayle was the youngest of their three children including a sister, Mavis, and a brother, William Joseph known as Dub. Gayle was a quiet and observant child and demonstrated his...

Dec 1, 2022

Greta Ann Sivard

1937 – 2022

Greta Ann Sivard peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022. Greta was born in Whittier, California on February 11, 1937. She is preceded in death by parents Loyd and Margaret Bourne, husband RG Sivard and daughter Lesley Sivard. She is survived by brothers Ronald Bourne and RW Bourne,...

Nov 30, 2022

Michael Benton Garrett of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023, after a short but hard-fought battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife and family.

Mike was born on September 13, 1947, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He graduated from H.V. Cooper High School in 1965. Mike went on to attend Mississippi State University where...

Nov 30, 2022

Patricia Ann Kralik, 83, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away unexpectedly on December 17, 2023. Born in 1940 in Temple, OK, Patricia attended Edmond High School, where she first encountered the subject that would come to be her life's purpose – Education. After picking out her college of choice, Patricia attended Central State College (now UCO) to pursue her favorite...

Nov 30, 2022

Burma Kay (Mills) Chappell was born, February 9, 1946, in the coal camp in Harlan Co. Ky. to her late parents, Earie and Gayola (Elam) Mills.

Kay follows her late husband Virgle Lee Chappell, sister Vera Jones, niece Angie Jones, and brother-in-law Ewell Balltrip, to be with the Lord and in their loving presence.

Kay...

Nov 30, 2022

November 06, 2023, our beloved mother, wife & Oma passed away after celebrating almost 89 good years and now celebrates the loving embrace of her Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ.

Born December 05, 1934, in Quincy Ill. to parents Virgil and Mildred Fichter who embraced her with unconditional love teaching her the love of Christ and the...

Nov 30, 2022

Doris Carolyn Owen affectionately, known as "Grandma Purple" took her last breath on earth Tuesday, November 28th surrounded by family. Carolyn was born in Greenbrier, TN on February 10th, 1943. To parents; Bailey and Iva Brown. Carolyn spent the majority of her 80 years serving others, taking care of those in need and spreading laughter and light to everyone...

Nov 30, 2022

Margaret slipped quietly from this life into her Lord and Savior's loving arms on November 28, 2023. Her earthly life began on April 4, 1931, in Okarche, OK when she was born eldest of 4 children to Ted & Evelyn McCray. In 1947 she left school to begin a 71-year adventure with the love of her life, Wilford Moberly....

Nov 30, 2022

Carl Glenn Hurst age 55 of Oklahoma City, passed away on November 27, 2023, at his home.  Carl was born in 1968 in Oklahoma City.  He was raised by his mom Shulah Joyce Wilson and dad Aubrey Richard Collins.  He was blessed to have his loving sister Porchia Silas and her family by his side.

Carl was...

Nov 30, 2022

Judy was a small town girl from Sulphur Oklahoma.  Her Mother died when she was 17, and she then took care of her 4 year old brother Don and her Dad.  After high school, she moved to Oklahoma City and accepted a Job a Tinker AFB.  She worked in Procurement where she made lifelong friends with many people there,...

Nov 30, 2022

Thomas Edward Mattingly  passed away the morning of November 20, 2023 at the age of 80 in Edmond, Oklahoma.

He was born on May 11, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri.  At five years old his family relocated to Monrovia, California where he grew up with his older sister and two younger brothers. Tom joined the Army in...

Nov 30, 2022

Services will be held Friday, November 24, 2023, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Nov 30, 2022

Charles Bradley Floyd, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and proud Marine, passed away on November 11, 2023, at the age of 91.

Charles was born on February 20, 1932, in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, to Bessie Watson Floyd and Carl Bradley Floyd. He grew up alongside his siblings, Bayne, Wayne, Glendon, Cleatus, and Barbara. Charles graduated from Pleasant...

Nov 30, 2022

Debra Sue (Reece) Pennington was born March 27, 1955, to Mary Lou Shanks and Ray Denver Reece, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She passed away Thursday, November 9, 2023, at the age of 68.

Debi, as she was known by to friends and family, worked in retail for a number of years. She then went to work at...

Nov 30, 2022

Fred Eugene Case, Jr.,  Age 88,  February 28, 1935 – November 8, 2023,  Lived in Edmond, OK, Claude, TX, Moore, OK, and Lindsay, OK.

Fred Case (aka Peewee), age 88, died at his home in Lindsay, Oklahoma, on November 8, 2023. He is survived by brother George Thomas Case of Bremerton, WA, daughter Sharon Waite (Jim), of...

Nov 30, 2022

Rocky Kemp Yorke died of cancer on the morning of November 5, 2023. He was 83 years old.

Rocky was born in Los Angeles on December 17, 1939, to Juanita and Kemp Yorke. From the very beginning he was, to quote his mother, "a handful." Exuberant, impish, and so high-energy he often had to be held back...

Nov 30, 2022

Our dear brother, Robert Wayne Hesby (lovingly known as Bobby) was born on December 24, 1950, and went to be with his Lord and Savior, on Sunday morning, October 29, 2023, at the age of 72.

Robert was a graduate of Deer Creek High School (Edmond). Soon after graduation, Robert enlisted in the United States Navy, where...

Nov 30, 2022

Louis Eugene Rucker of Edmond passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at his home. The son of Jed and Myra (Beckman) Rucker, he was born September 23, 1946, in Lodi, California.

Known for a keen sense of humor inherited from his beloved Uncle George, Louis lived a life full of laughter and valued hard work. Following...