Chapel Services for Edna Cryer, 90, Clinton resident, were held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, October 14, 2019, in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel officiated by Doyle Kinney. Burial will conclude in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.
Edna Sarah (Kolb) Cryer was born June 8, 1929, to John and Ottilie (Ratke) Cryer in Clinton, Oklahoma, and passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019, in the Grace Living Center in Clinton, Oklahoma.
She attended Parkersburg School through the 8th grade and graduated from Clinton High School in 1947.
She married James Lester Cryer on December 4, 1947 in Clinton. They lived in California for a short time then moved back to Clinton and farmed. They also followed the harvest crew as far as North Dakota a few years. She was employed with the Kellwood Bedspread and Drapery Factory for 13 years before retiring.
She was a member of the First Christian Church. She enjoyed traveling all across the United States including Hawaii and Alaska, and she also traveled the Bahamas, London and other countries overseas.
She was a long time active member of AARP for several years, serving as the president for five years and also driving the Senior Citizens Van on many tours.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1982; son, Timothy Cryer; and sister and brother in law, Viola and Edwin Weil.
She is survived by a son, Cedric Cryer and wife Lia, of Texas; daughter, Tabby Cryer, Clinton, OK; granddaughter, Adrianne Conley, of Indiana; and one great-grandson, Elliott Conley, Indiana.