Chockie Edge was born in Soper on September 9, 1939. She went to her heavenly home on July 8, 2009. Chockie was met at Heaven's East Gate by her father Oscar Kermit (Butch) Self, her mother Clara Louise (Granny Bell) Self, brother Oscar Kermit Self, Jr., sister Eulala Grace (Prill) Blankenship, and great grandson Lonnie Alvarez. She attended Soper School and on November 3, 1956 she and Bob Edge were married in Soper. They celebrated their 52nd anniversary on November 3, 2008. In 1957, they welcomed Cynthia Deraine into their family and then were blessed again in 1960 with the birth of Eulala Dalene (Henri). Shortly after marriage, they moved to Farmington, New Mexico where she worked waitressing until she started to college in Durango, Colorado. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Education and began teaching in Bloomfield, New Mexico. She taught there for a few years and then they moved back home to Soper. She and her husband went in partnership with her sister and brother-in-law to purchase the B&E Grocery in Soper. After a short period, she went to work at Soper School teaching 5th grade. She received her Master's in Education in 1974 from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. She also completed all but the dissertation for her Doctorate Degree in Education at East Texas State in Commerce. She spent the remainder of her career in the education field. She worked for the Oklahoma State Department of Education, was a professor of Education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and taught special education at Wright City Public Schools. Chockie was a loving wife and mother. She loved her close knit family and would promote a get together on just the slightest chance. She was a member of the Soper Church of Christ and a registered member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Left behind to mourn and then recall the wonderful memories are: husband Bob Edge of the home, daughter and son-in-law Cindy and Terry Jackman of Wright City, OK; daughter Henri Edge of Soper, OK; grandchildren Kari and Jonathan Teague and Amy Yarbrough, and great grandchildren Keeli Tsosie, Davin Anna, and Kaleb Teague all of Wright City, OK. Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Soper Cemetery with Joe Maple and family members officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the arrangement of Mt. Olive Funeral Home in Hugo. Family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.
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