Spread the love
Edna AnthonyEdna Mathews Anthony departed this life Wednesday, December 21, 2022, in Catoosa, Oklahoma, at the age of 91 years. She was one of six children born November 28, 1931, to Ruth and Alec Mathews of Muskogee, Oklahoma. She completed her secondary education in Muskogee and was a graduate of Muskogee High School. She married fellow Muskogee native, Jack Anthony, on October 21, 1953. They were married for over 51 years before Jack’s passing in 2005. Edna and Jack were longtime faithful members of Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Tulsa where Edna was active with the Women’s Missionary Union for many years.
Edna’s two careers were first and foremost being an at-home mom to her three daughters. She later worked as an administrative assistant for State Farm, Silvey and Mid-Continent insurance companies.
 
Those she leaves behind who hold many cherished memories include:
Three daughters; Janet Blackburn and husband Greg
Jamie Dunn and husband Lyndell
Jeanie Anthony
Six grandchildren; Jessica Daniel
Natalie Blackburn
Betsy Dolan
James Dunn
Jack Dunn
John Dunn
Six great grandchildren; Soleil Wood, Jax Dunn, Josie Dunn, Isabelle Dunn, Lucy Dunn, and Remy Dolan
Sister; Bettie Treadway
Brother; Lew Mathews
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Jack E. Anthony, sisters, Lillian Dunham and Dorothy Lawson, and brother, Herb Mathews.
 
A celebration of Edna’s Life will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2022, at the Mowery Funeral Service Chapel in Owasso with Pastor Chad Balthrop officiating. Serving as casket bearers will be Jack Dunn, James Dunn, John Dunn, Lyndell Dunn, and Greg Blackburn. Final resting place will be at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Memorial contributions may be made in Edna’s memory to Lottie Moon-IMB, 3806 Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, 23230, or at www.IMB.org/give . Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso.
www.moweryfs.com