OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Edmond, OK
Elizabeth (Anne) Puffinbarger
Aug 27, 2025
Full Obituary to come.
Public Visitation at Matthews Funeral Home on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 from 5pm-8pm. Family will be present to greet guests.
Services to be held at First United Methodist Church, 305 E Hurd St, Edmond, OK 73034, on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 2pm, followed by burial at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Gayle Cleary
Aug 23, 2025
Gayle Cleary has touched so very many lives and has been an anchor of happiness and support for many. No one is perfect, but Gayle was always the perfect person in the moment for anyone and everyone. She always had a way with words and would give us not just what we wanted to hear but what we needed to...
Janita Guffey Ruth
Aug 22, 2025
Janita Guffey Ruth, 81, passed away Friday, August 22, 2025, in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was born on October 10, 1943, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Vernon E. and Vernie B. Guffey. Janita attended Harding High School and the University of Oklahoma, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority and received a BA degree in English in 1965....
Bobby Edward Baker
Aug 21, 2025
Bobby Edward Baker, 74, of Arcadia, Oklahoma died on August 21, 2025.
He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Bobby Roy Baker and Bette Jo Witt-Baker on July 31, 1951. Bobby graduated from U.S. Grant High School in Oklahoma City in 1969. He served 4 years in the United States Air Force before beginning his lifelong career with Southwestern Bell...
Sara Eileen Wright
Aug 21, 2025
Sara Eileen Wright, known affectionately as Sally, passed away on August 21, 2025, at the age of 85 in Edmond, Oklahoma. Born on August 20, 1940, at St. Joseph Hospital in Houston, Texas, she was a daughter to the late Regina Lauer Fann and James Delton Fann. Sally was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her...
Wanda Lou Harris
Aug 20, 2025
Wanda Lou Harris of Edmond, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, August 20, 2025. She was born on May 5, 1934, in Manitou, Oklahoma, to Earl and Maxine Degan Arnold.
She married the love of her life, Robert C. Harris, on July 7, 1951. They were married 65 years at his death.
Wanda was preceded in death...
Thomas Glen Ferguson, Jr.
Aug 16, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tom Ferguson on Saturday, August 16th, unexpectedly at his home with his wife by his side.
Tom was born on May 12, 1948, in Spokane, WA to Thomas G. Ferguson, a career Army officer, and Mary Jean Eckert Ferguson. Tom had an idyllic childhood and although he and his brother...
Jeanne Armstead Bogan Rhody
Aug 16, 2025
Jeanne Armstead Bogan Rhody, 97, of Edmond, Oklahoma passed away on August 16th, 2025. She was born on October 13th, 1927, in Hartford City, Indiana.
In 1945, she married Donnell Rhody in Knox, Indiana. They were married 65 years at the time of his passing. She attended Knox High School, DePaul University, and the University of Indiana.
Don and Jeanne had four...
Singleton DeWayne McMullan
Aug 15, 2025
Dr. Singleton Dewayne “Wayne” McMullan passed away on August 15, 2025, with his wife and daughter by his side. He was born in Union, Miss. to Singleton and Mary Lou (Hollingsworth) McMullan, the third of four children, on September 13, 1943.
His early years were spent in Decatur, MS, on the family’s small cotton and peanut farm. He graduated from Miss...
Marilee (Mayfield) Hattendorf
Aug 12, 2025
Marilee (Mayfield) Hattendorf was born on March 3, 1946, to Leo C. and Mary Ruth Mayfield in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She died on August 12, 2025, in Oklahoma City.
Marilee attended schools in the Putnam City School district where her father served as Superintendent for many years. She graduated from Putnam City High School in 1964. She also graduated with Baccalaureate...
Jay Emerson Black
Aug 11, 2025
Jay Emerson Black, age 68, passed away peacefully in his home on August 11, 2025, after bravely living with ALS.
He was born July 24, 1957, to Emmerson Paul Black and Wanda Lorene Collum in Alma, Nebraska – don’t worry OU fans, they soon moved to Waurika, Oklahoma his hometown. Growing up in a small town, everyone knew each other and...
Joshua Allen Storm
Aug 9, 2025
Joshua Allen Storm was born June 13, 1993, in Bakersfield California to Crystal Manning and Kerry Allen Storm II. As the second of four brothers (Kerry Allan III, Austin, and Jason) in the household, his childhood stories were full of drama, rough housing, and “we knew we shouldn’t, but we did it anyways.”
In 2000, Josh and his family moved to...
Patricia Ann Trout Wharton
Aug 8, 2025
Patricia Ann Trout Wharton, 88, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2025. Born on October 22, 1936, in Pryor, Oklahoma, she was the beloved daughter of Andy and Velma Trout.
Raised in Pryor with her siblings Betty, Doris, & Andy, Jr., Patricia's early years in Pryor were filled with accomplishment and community spirit. She...
Forest Roger Stover
Aug 7, 2025
Roger was born on October 10, 1934, in Charleston, West Virginia to Lena Mae Stover. He attended and graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School. He excelled in his education and in football and track and was all star athlete. Upon graduation, Roger ended up entering the Navy where he played football while in the service. After serving his country, he...
Doyle Harmon Clenney
Aug 4, 2025
Doyle Harmon Clenney passed away on August 4th, 2025 at the age of 102, he was born October 30th , 1922, in Wetumka, Oklahoma to James Woodard Clenney and Ollie Eason Clenney. He was the youngest of seven children. Three brothers, Raymond, Dexter, Russell, and three sisters, Ruby, Helen and Rowene.
Doyle graduated from high school at Weleetka,...