OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK
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
Full obituary to come.
A Memorial Service to honor the life of Colleen Belote will be held on Friday, September 11, 2026, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Matthews Funeral Home Chapel in Edmond, Oklahoma.
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...
Taylor Wade Jackson
Aug 28, 2026
Taylor Wade Jackson, cherished by all for his kind heart and gentle soul, passed away on August 28, 2026. He was 38 years old.
Taylor was born on November 13, 1987 in Oklahoma City to parents Guy Jackson and Mary Jackson. He graduated with honors from Putnam City North High School, Class of 2006, and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration...
June J. Balaban
Aug 28, 2026
June J. Balaban, beloved wife, stepmother, sister, grandmother, friend, teacher, counselor, and faithful servant of Christ, died Friday afternoon, August 28, 2026.
June was born September 26, 1939, in Sacramento, California, to Don and Yolene Jackson. She grew up with her siblings, Jean Messick and Melvin Jackson.
Education was an important part of June’s life. She graduated from Sacramento High School and...
Anna Mae Elam
Aug 27, 2026
Anna Mae Elam, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2026, at the age of 89. She was born on January 6, 1937, to Clyde and Anna Milligan. She leaves behind a lifetime of love, laughter, family, and cherished memories.
Anna Mae married Joseph “Joe” Dewayne Elam on March 3, 1958, in Phoenix, Alabama....
Charolette Walsh
Aug 26, 2026
Charolette passed away on August 26th, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. During this hard-fought ordeal, her spirit never dimmed. She gave her all to stay with the ones she so desperately loved.
Charolette was born on March 20th, 1969. She grew up in Del City, Oklahoma. After graduating from Del City High School, she entered banking and remained in...
Linda Kay Smiley
Aug 18, 2026
Linda Kay Smiley, 80, passed away on August 18, 2026 in Oklahoma City.
There are no services scheduled at this time.
Wayne Vassar
Aug 17, 2026
John Wayne Vassar, 78, of Edmond, Oklahoma, died August 17, 2026, leaving behind a family who loved him deeply.
Wayne was born to John & Eva Vassar in Kansas City, MO on Nov 27, 1947. He is the oldest of 5 children. His surviving siblings are Jan Swalley of Humboldt, KS, & Bill Vassar (Cathy) of Trimble, MO. He was preceded...
Rachael Ann Strong
Aug 17, 2026
Rachael Ann Strong, 40, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away on August 17, 2026, in Oklahoma City, leaving behind a world that is a little less vibrant without her.
Rachael was born on September 6, 1985, in Enid, Oklahoma, to Jeridan Strong Jr. and Debra Ann Strong. Rachael was a bright light who filled every room she entered with immense warmth and...
Betty Jean Priest
Aug 16, 2026
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Betty Jean (Phillips Robbins) Priest. Betty passed away peacefully on August 16, 2026, at the age of 93.
She is reunited in rest with her parents, John and Lucille Phillips, and her late husbands, Leon Robbins Sr. and Richard L. Priest.
Her warmth and love...
Barbara Searle Henthorn
Aug 15, 2026
Barbara was born in Cincinnati, Ohio; twelve minutes after her twin sister, Patricia. The girls were welcomed by their mother, Anna, their father, Clark, and their older brother Victor.
Her father was a chemist who worked for Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati and then joined the Army Chemical Corps during the Second World War. After the war, he was stationed in...
Harold Lee Springer
Aug 15, 2026
Harold Lee Springer
October 18, 1950 – August 15, 2026
Harold Lee Springer, 75, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died August 15, 2026, leaving behind a family who loved him deeply, friends who knew they could count on him, and probably more books than anyone quite knows what to do with.
Harold was born October 18, 1950, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Leonard and...
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