Edith Estalene Wooster

Edith Estalene Wooster of Lindsay, Oklahoma entered this life on September 18, 1918 in Stuart, Oklahoma to James M. and Leta E. (Roberts) King. Edith entered eternal life on March 03, 2011 in the Lindsay Manor Nursing Home with the love of her life, her husband of 75 years Charles C. Wooster, by her side. Edith grew up and graduated high school in Verden, Oklahoma. She later became a switchboard operator for the local telephone company. Edith and Charles Wooster were married on January 06, 1936 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. After marriage, Edith was a devoted wife, honoring the covenant relationship with her chosen one for the remainder of her life. As the mother of three boys she had to be a person on a mission. She was a loving disciplinarian who was very nurturing, had a loving touch and a sweet voice. She always encouraged the boys with words, hugs and tender looks. How reassuring it was to hear her encouragement even when you didn’t know how or when everything would be “ok”. Edith had grown up in a wonderfully loving family. Her parents, and her brother and sister were like another set of parents to Edith’s boys. She carried on this tradition of loving her family and others by loving them unconditionally. It was a tremendous model for her children to emulate. For Edith’s family, she held it all together, indeed, she was the glue. Edith’s friends were also very kind people whom she loved and praised. She never spoke an unkind word about anyone. She was very humble and sacrificial because she truly had the heart of a servant. It always felt good to be in her presence as one of the people she held dear. She always welcomed everyone to her table, and she made you feel right at home at any time, day or night. The boys’ friends always knew “radical” hospitality was shown to them or anything else the boys might drag home such as a squirrel, a racoon, a rabbit or girlfriends. Few could rival Edith’s cooking abilities, especially in the pie making arena. Her buttermilk pie was fought over by the boys. One Thanksgiving they finally stopped fighting when the pie one of them had hidden out of sight from everyone else was found under the buffet where the dog had found it first, and no one was able to enjoy it, except the dog. Edith was most instrumental in living out her faith before her children by saying prayers with them at bedtime and reading the Bible to them. Anyone who knew any of the Wooster boys well knew that they had a vigilant prayer warrior of a mother or none of them would have survived to adulthood. Edith taught Sunday School and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lindsay. Edith loved gardening and flowers were her delight. She loved nature, and all of God’s creation. Truly, she is now enjoying the greatest of all gardens with its magnificent colors with her Lord Jesus Christ. Edith is survived by: Her husband Charles Wooster Her three sons and their wives – Charles and his wife Brenda; Darrell and his wife Judy; Danny and his wife Janene Her grandchildren – Kent, Gary, Tyler, Shannon, Carson, Madison, Brandon and Cameron Her great-grandchildren – Kyle, Lacey, McKayla, Quin and Sydney Numerous nephews and nieces who were like children to her Edith was preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Leta King; her sister, Elva; and her brother Doil. Funeral services for Edith Estalene Wooster are scheduled for Tuesday, March 8, at 11:00 a.m. in the First Baptist Church in Lindsay with Brother Randy Allen officiating. Interment will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Lindsay. Services are under the direction of Wooster Funeral Home. You may send a condolence to the family at www.woosterfuneral homes.com. Memorials can be made to the Lindsay First Baptist Church Building Fund, 401 S. W. 3rd St., Lindsay, OK 73052.

Edith Estalene Wooster

September 18, 1918 - March 3, 2011