Obituary for Edna Trant

Edna Trant

April 7, 1922 – January 2, 2022

Edna Trant, left her earthly home on the Lord’s Day, Sunday, January 2, 2022, to be welcomed by Jesus into her heavenly home. She was 99. The funeral ceremony will be held Saturday, January 8, 2022, at 10:00 AM at the Trout Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor John Waterloo of Central Baptist Church presiding. Burial will follow in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Viewing will begin at 11:00 AM, Friday, January 7, 2022. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Those unable to attend the funeral ceremony, may attend virtually on the Trout Funeral Home website, www.troutfuneralhome.com and click on the live stream or toolbar icon on the top right corner after 9:45 AM. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, 505 W. Grand Ave, Ponca City, OK 74601.

Edna was born in Arkansas City, Kansas on April 7, 1922 to Dean Ford and Ella Mae (Barker) Kirkpatrick. She came to Ponca City as a teen and worked at Lane’s Sandwich Shop, at the corner of Fourth and Grand. In February of 1939, a customer named Bob Trant came in to eat. They met and as they say, the rest is history. They married on April 12, 1939, a marriage that lasted 67 years until Bob’s passing in 2006.

During World War II, Edna worked as a rivet bucketer at Boyer Airplane Plant on South First. Most of her work outside of the home was in restaurants that Bob and her family owned: including; Reisens, Bob’s Drive-In, Taco Grande and El Palacio. For the most part, she was a stay-at-home mom.

As a mother to four sons, she was always busy as a helper in the P.T.A., Cub Scouts and getting them to music lessons, ball practices and ball games. Edna loved volunteer work, especially as a Pink Lady at the Ponca City Hospital. She also enjoyed the Senior Center, Art Center and attending community concerts. Her passions were making cookies for her grandkids, oil painting, line dancing, pool at the Senior Center, exercising and reading.

She was a born-again Christian, saved and baptized in 1957. She loved the Lord and always asked people if they had a church home as a way of being able to witness to them. She was a long-time member of Second Baptist Church and First Baptist Church. Most recently, she was a member of Central Baptist Church until she was no longer able to attend in-person services.

Edna is survived by: sons, Rick Trant of Winsor, CO, Randy Trant and wife, Marsha, of Ponca City, OK, Rod Trant and wife, Yolanda, of Ponca City, OK; brother, Jim Kirkpatrick and wife, Susie, of Ponca City, OK; sister, Terri Stafford and husband, Harold, of Moore, OK; grandchildren, Erin Trant of Ft. Collins, CO, Alison Tompkins Trant of Ft. Collins, CO, Ryan Trant and wife, Burgandy, of Ponca City, OK, Robbie Trant and wife, Amanda, of Ponca City, OK, Joe Cervantes of Stillwater, OK, Javi Cervantes and wife, Chelsea, of Stillwater, OK, Jacob Cervantes of Ponca City, OK, Bobby Trant and wife, Naty, of Owasso, OK and 25 great-grandchildren.

Edna was preceded in death by: both parents; husband, Bob; son, Ron Trant; brother, John Kirkpatrick; sister, Pat Geiger; daughter-in-law, Gene Ann Trant and granddaughter, Amy Nicole Trant.

Casket bearers will be her grandsons; Ryan Trant, Robbie Trant, Bobby Trant, Joe Cervantes, Javi Cervantes and great-grandson, Paxton Trant.

Memorial contributions may be made, in Edna’s name, to Central Baptist Academy, 1732 E. Colman Road, Ponca City, OK 74604.

Source: Trout Funeral Home