OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK
Lanny Lee McDonald
Oct 20, 2026
Full obituary to come.
Services will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2026, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Matthews Funeral Home Chapel in Edmond, OK. Interment will be held on Friday, October 30, 2026, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Lakeview Cemetery in Marietta, OK.
Michael Herman Cunningham
Oct 19, 2026
Mike Cunningham was born January 6, 1951, to Herman and Eloise Cunningham in Ardmore, OK.
In his early years, Mike famously needed to learn life lessons the hard way. His high school teachers suggested “he was not college material.” Shop class was not a fit…since he broke everything. Next, he pursued the military…another not-so-great fit. Near the end of his duty,...
Patricia Jo Helms
Oct 19, 2026
Patricia Jo Helms drew her final breath surrounded by her loving family on October 19, 2026. She enjoyed a full and fruitful life and left this world to her husband Carl Ray, her sons Jeff and Josh, and her daughters Dawn and Korri. She was preceded by her eldest son Carl Ray II.
Patti was born on May 15, 1946, in...
Frances Margaret Staples
Oct 16, 2026
Frances Margaret Staples known as “Nanny” to her family, departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior on October 16, 2026. She was born to Cleda and Claude Card on December 11, 1927, in Columbus, Kansas.
Frances grew up, surrounded by a close-knit family of four sisters and one brother in Vinita, Oklahoma, where she graduated from high school...
Marilyn S. Ketch
Oct 16, 2026
Marilyn Sue Bugg Ketch was born August 27, 1940, in Enid, Oklahoma to Hobie and Opal Bugg, known as Meno to those close to her passed peacefully on October 16, 2026.
Marilyn loved her family and friends more than anything. She was full of compassion and kindness treating everyone she met as if she had known all her life. She met...
Margaret Colene Bell
Oct 15, 2026
In Loving Memory of Margaret Coleen Bell
Margaret Coleen Bell was born on January 26, 1939, in the Furlow community of Arkansas, to Clarence Wilson and Eula Wilson. The youngest of five children, Margaret lived a remarkable life filled with faith, talent, adventure, laughter, and a deep devotion to her family. She passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2026, leaving behind...
Nancy Louise Goldston
Oct 15, 2026
In Loving Memory of Nancy Louise (Leehan) Goldston
Nancy Louise Goldston, 73, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully, surrounded by love at her daughter’s home in Yukon, Oklahoma.
Though born in Edmond, Oklahoma, Nancy was raised in California, where she spent her youth making fond memories at the beach and running around with her close-knit "Center Street gang" of friends. She eventually...
David Wayne Wilson
Oct 14, 2026
David Wayne Wilson, born December 21, 1931in Chanute, Kansas to Harry Roy Wilson and Minnie Ester (Overbay) Wilson. He was the 5th child out of 7 children. Dave married Bernice Louise Federer on December 17, 1955. They had two daughters, Cindy Waters and Brenda Benne.
Dave grew up on a farm in Kansas and was very outdoorsman. He loved to hunt...
Marynell Elsie Ward
Oct 14, 2026
Marynell Elsie Ward, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away on October 14, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on September 1, 1939, in Oklahoma City, OK, she was the daughter of Eunice and Gertrude Holsenbeck. She married her husband, Larry, in 1956, and together they built a life filled with love and faith.
Above all else, Marynell...
Janice Sue Tate
Oct 13, 2026
Janice Sue Tate was born on September 18, 1940, to Bill and Helen Smith of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 13, 2026.
In 1958, Janice graduated from Edison High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She attended Oklahoma State University for two years and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, was...
Patricia Sue Krebsbach
Oct 12, 2026
Patricia “Patti” Sue Krebsbach, age 71, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Patti was born on July 28, 1955, in Duluth, Minnesota, to Benjamin and Gloria King. She grew up in Austin, Minnesota, with her five sisters and was a proud graduate of Austin High School. Patti held many roles throughout...
Dale Sligar
Oct 8, 2026
Dale Elwood Sligar stepped onto the fairway to Heaven on October 8, 2026, surrounded by his gallery. On the back nine of his life, he teed up fore his final swing and bravely elected the course of comfort over landing in the rough. In doing so, he blessed his pre-deceased wife, Sharon, with the gift of joining her in Heaven’s...
Mia Michelle Wilkins
Oct 8, 2026
Mia Michelle Wilkins, affectionately known as Michelle, was born September 29, 1966, at the old Mercy Hospital in downtown Oklahoma City. She was the first child of Scott and Darlene Wilkins.
Michelle started kindergarten at Fairview Elementary in Oklahoma City. When her parents moved back to Harrah she continued her education there, beginning with first grade at Harrah Elementary School and...
Joe Floyd Rhodes
Oct 7, 2026
In Loving Memory of Joe F. Rhodes
Joe F. Rhodes, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and Senior Pastor, passed away on October 7, 2026, at the age of 69, leaving behind a legacy of faith, humble service, and love for Jesus Christ and the people he was called to serve.
Born on September 17, 1957, in Paris, Texas, to Thurman and Billie Sue...
Ronald Eugene Heatherly
Oct 7, 2026
Ronald Eugene Heatherly, 79, passed away on October 7, 2026. He was a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, proud veteran, and faithful servant of God whose life was filled with love, laughter, and dedication to his family and faith.
Ron was born on July 25, 1947, to Robert and Juanita Heatherly. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1965...
Carolyn Marie Stewart
Oct 7, 2026
Carolyn Marie Stewart, best known as Marie Stewart, was born on June 11, 1940, to Ellen and Joel Robbins, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2026, at the age of 86.
While busy raising three children, she started a successful career with McDonald's. During her 30-year career as a Marketing Coordinator at McDonald's, she played a pivotal role in major initiatives,...
Gregory Blake Flournoy
Oct 5, 2026
Gregory Blake Flournoy, 67, was born June 11, 1959, in Rising Star, Texas. He passed away surrounded by the love of his family and friends.
Greg married Melinda Moutray in Abilene, Texas, in 1985, beginning a 41-year marriage that was filled with love, laughter, adventure, and a lifetime of memories. Together, they built a life that was never short on something...
Jeanine Smith
Oct 4, 2026
Jeanine Smith, born December 7th, 1938, passed away peacefully at home at 2:30am Sunday, Oct 4th, 2026, with her husband of sixty-seven years, Gary Dennis Smith "Bud" by her side. At the end of her life, she was surrounded by her three sons, Randy, Greg and Michael and their wives and children. She fought hard all year after being diagnosed...
Nancy Ellen Minor
Oct 3, 2026
Nancy Ellen (Totten) Minor, longtime Edmond resident, passed away Saturday evening, October 3, 2026, surrounded by those who loved her.
Nancy was born in Canton, Ohio on November 26, 1947 to Clyde Murry Totten and Rosa Iwilda (Summers) Totten and grew up alongside her sisters, Julia Davis and Carol Makar.
In 1972, Nancy married Ronald “Dale” Minor, beginning a marriage and partnership...
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