OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK
Donnie L. Carr
Sep 16, 2026
Obituary to come.
Funeral Services for Donnie Carr will be at the Matthews Funeral Home Chapel Monday September 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
Burial will take place at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene, TX on Tuesday September 22, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
Pamelia Dahle (Phillips) Stallings
Sep 16, 2026
Pamelia Dahle (Phillips) Stallings, lovingly known as Pam, passed away on September 16, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family, following complications related to Alzheimer’s disease. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, friend, and woman of faith whose warmth, strength, kindness, and love held her family together for decades.
Pam was born on November 19, 1952, in Shawnee,...
Mary Jo Noon
Sep 13, 2026
On September 13, 2026, my kind, beautiful, sweet, loving mom left us to be with our Father.
My mom was my partner in crime. We were like sisters and I love her more than anyone in the whole world and I am devastated at her loss. She worked as a Grocery Checker for 35 years. She loved her customers. My mom...
Richard Alan Doty
Sep 11, 2026
Richard Alan "Rick" Doty, age 82, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away on September 11, 2026, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Born on September 29, 1943, in Dayton, Ohio, to Robert and Jerene Doty, Rick grew up in Dayton and graduated from Trotwood-Madison High School. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, beginning a dedicated military career spanning more than...
Ann Jean Shelden
Sep 10, 2026
Ann Jean Shelden, a devoted educator whose career touched generations of students, teachers, and families in Edmond, Oklahoma, died September 10, 2026. She was 83.
Ann Jean was born October 16, 1942, to Carl and Freda Moyer Bolton. Education became both her profession and one of the defining commitments of her life.
She began her career in the classroom, including teaching second...
Alice "Fern" Rowley
Sep 8, 2026
Alice Fern Doll was born July 20, 1927 in Ringwood, Oklahoma. After graduating from Ringwood High School, she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in music composition and a Master’s degree in music education. She taught elementary school music for her entire professional career and taught private piano lessons during that time. She had a love for music and composed a song...
Verne Royce Belknap
Sep 7, 2026
Verne Royce Belknap was born in Perryton, Texas on July 7, 1938, to Herbert Otto Belknap and Bessie Fae Waggoner. He passed away on September 7, 2026, at Bradford Village Assisted Living Facility in Edmond surrounded by his wife and family.
He and Wilomae Florence Owens were married in Bethany on July 27, 1968. From this union they were blessed with...
Chad Schmidt
Sep 7, 2026
Full obituary to come.
Memorial Services for Chad will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
Timothy Vincent McGinn
Sep 6, 2026
Timothy Vincent McGinn, son of John and Marie McGinn, passed away on September 6, 2026 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Rowan Finn Jones
Sep 6, 2026
This world became a little bit brighter with the birth of our beautiful boy and so it is with profound love and heartbreak, we announce the passing of our precious baby, Rowan Finn, who was with us for ten beautiful weeks.
Though he was here for far too short a time, Rowan filled the lives of his family with immeasurable love...
Mary Jean Shrader
Sep 5, 2026
Mary “Starr” Jean Shrader, née Lucas, was born on May 3, 1948, to Mamie and Homer Lucas. She passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 5th, 2026.
Starr will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, Nicole Shrader and Heather Twombly (Tony Nicolli); her beloved grandsons, Fox Pever (Camryn), Cy Twombly, and AJ Twombly; her son-in-law, Ben Twombly and many nieces and nephews.
She...
Beverly Ann Briscoe
Sep 5, 2026
Beverly Ann (Lightner) Briscoe, 88, was born on May 3, 1938, to Dorothy and Edward “Eddie” Lightner. She grew up on a farm in west Oklahoma County and graduated from Northwest Classen High School as a member of the first graduating class from the school’s new building.
Beverly was involved in the Oklahoma County Junior Farm Bureau and was even honored...
Carol Irene Webb
Sep 3, 2026
Carol Irene Webb was born on October 31, 1940, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Roy Lee McKinley and Dorotha Irene “Bell” McKinley. She grew up attending Elementary School Sunnyside District 20 in a rural community, Southeast of Edmond, where she met her husband, Tom D Webb. She graduated from Edmond High School in 1959. She earned her cosmetology degree at...
Colleen Belote
Sep 2, 2026
Colleen, born on June 20, 1963, in Fort Worth, Texas, departed from this world peacefully at home on September 2, 2026. She leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter, and selfless dedication to others, a testament to the depth of her character and the warmth of her spirit.
Colleen was a daughter, a sister, a mother who lived with determination, independence,...
Stephen Enoch Cunningham
Sep 1, 2026
Stephen Enoch Cunningham, affectionately known as “Mr. Fix It,” was born December 8, 1944, in Indiana to Edward and Kathleen Cunningham. The oldest of six children, Steve joined the United States Air Force at the age of 18.
While stationed at McClellan Air Force Base, Steve met Mary Nell Schnetzler, the woman who would become the love of his life and...
Ruth Marie Hyde
Sep 1, 2026
Ruth Marie (Curry) Hyde made the journey home to Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior on September 1, 2026. Ruth was born on August 12, 1936, to Monte and Esther Ruth (Sandel) Curry in Pierre, SD. Ruth was raised in Pierre where she met and married Richard Moorehead Hyde on August 21, 1953, in Minneapolis, MN. Together Ruth and Richard...
Viaretta Jean Hardison
Aug 31, 2026
Viaretta Hardison was born in Alex, Oklahoma on August 16, 1931, the daughter of John and Cordelia Meyers. She would become the sixth of eight children in the household. Times were not easy, especially so because of her father’s use of alcohol. One day as her father was in the kitchen with a jar of home brew in his hands,...
Kent Gregory Miller
Aug 31, 2026
Kent Gregory Miller, Sr., 89, of Edmond, Okla., died on Aug. 31, 2026.
He was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., on May 8, 1937, to Clifford Cleo Miller and Cora Janet (Kaufman) Miller, and he was a lifelong sports fanatic. Kent attended high school in Marion, Ind., where he played baseball and was a sportswriter for his high school newspaper. He...
Larry Dean Hoffman
Aug 30, 2026
Larry Dean Hoffman, 85, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2026, in Edmond, Oklahoma. He was born on February 12, 1941, in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and will be remembered with love by his family and all who had the privilege of knowing him.
Larry was very active in sports growing up. He attended Weatherford High School where he was the quarterback of...

