Richard Eden

Mr. Richard Eden Mr. Richard Eden, 83, of Nowata, died at 9:30 P.M. Monday, May 28, 2012 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Funeral services for Mr. Eden will be held at 10 A.M. on Friday, June 1, 2012 at the Trinity Full Gospel Church in Nowata with Pastor John Wilson officiating. Interment will be in the Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery where full military rites will accorded by the James H. Teel American Legion Post # 105. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Stumpff-Nowata Funeral Home. A memorial fund has been established and those who wish may send their contributions to the 10-33 Wheelchair Van Fund, P.O. Box 815, Nowata, Oklahoma, 74048. Mr. Eden was born in Beggs, Oklahoma on October 9, 1928 the son of James Richard and Inez Leona (Miller) Eden. He moved with his family to Wann, Oklahoma and it was there that he grew up and received his education. He was employed at Turner’s Dairy and later entered the U.S. Army on July 27, 1948. He served in the Korean Conflict and received his Honorable Discharge on April 25, 1952. Mr. Eden was then employed at Continental Can Co in Coffeyville, Kansas as a sheet metal worker and later with McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa as a sheet metal assembler. He was employed with J & J Construction in Delaware and then with Nowata County until beginning his employment with the City of Nowata. He was the plant operator for the City of Nowata until his retirement in the early 1990’s after 19 years of service. Mr. and Mrs. Eden were both founding members of the 10-33 Emergency Team/Ambulance Service and Mr. Eden had served in various positions and offices on the 10-33 board. He was a past member of the Moose Lodge and had been active as a “Moose Clown”, was a member of the American Legion, VFW and the Trinity Full Gospel Church. Mr. Eden is survived by his wife, Betty Eden of the home, two daughters, Leona Ann Eden and Judy Jean Eden both of Nowata, one son, Richard William Eden of Delaware, Okla., three grandchildren, Curtis E. Pierce Jr., Jennifer Beth Eden, and Stormy Leigh Eden, and five great grandchildren, Makayla Elizabeth Jean Bever, Kaitlyn Kay Pierce, Dylan Shane Bever, Levi Richard Bever and Kelsey Jean Pierce. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, three sister and a daughter, Sharon Kay Eden. PDF Printable Version

Richard Eden

October 9, 1928 - May 28, 2012