Obituaries

George Dean Eidson, Jr., 62, of Newkirk, OK, left this life on December 17, 2022. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, 505 W. Grand Ave., Ponca City, OK, 74604.

Virginia Murray, 84 years old, passed away on December 19, 2022 surrounded by family. She was born on March 8, 1938 in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Stacy Gives Water and Irene Delodge. She was a 1956 graduate of Chilocco Indian School. She married Robert Leroy Murray, Sr and had 8 children. She worked as a dry cleanist/ tailor.

Leonard Epperson, 76, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother was called to his eternal resting place on December 16, 2022. He entered this world on September 14, 1946, in Ponca City, OK born to Lonnie B. and Gladys M Nabours Epperson.

Quinten Wade Breedlove passed away at his residence in Ponca City, OK on December 6, 2022. He was born in Ponca City on September 17, 1979 to Steven Blaine Breedlove and Gail Kathleen Edwards. He spent his early years growing up in Ponca City, but moved to Guthrie before his teen years. There he lived with his father and stepmother, Suzanne Breedlove and a few of his siblings. He lived there until he joined the Coast Guard at the age of 18, and was stationed in Port Lavaca, TX. After he left the Coast Guard he moved back to Guthrie where he spent a good portion of his life. He later moved back to Ponca City where he spent the rest of his life.

On December 15, 2022, Walter Johns of Colorado Springs, Colorado died at his home at the age of 77. Walter was born to Orval and Opal (Bumgardner) Johns on December 11, 1945, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Charlene May Wimsett Mock “Charlie”, 90, of Ponca City, OK, reached for Jesus’s hand on December 14, 2022, in Ponca City. Viewing will be from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Saturday, December 17, 2022, and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Trout Funeral Home & Crematory. A Funeral Ceremony will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, December 19, 2022, at Community Christian Church, with Rev. Tom Howard officiating. A private burial will be held prior to the funeral ceremony. Those unable to attend the Funeral Ceremony, may attend virtually on the Trout Funeral Home website, www.troutfuneralhome.

Our sweet sister, Patti Braden, passed away on Tuesday evening, December 13th, 2022. She was 69 years old. A Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, December 19, 2022, at the Carolyn Renfro Center, with Rev. Tom Howard officiating. Those unable to attend the Funeral Ceremony, may attend virtually on the Trout Funeral Home website, www. troutfuneralhome.com. Click on the live-stream or toolbar icon on the top right corner after 1:45 PM. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, 505 W. Grand Ave., Ponca City, OK, 74601.