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| Edward Allison McCune |
© Enid News and Eagle |
May 17,2005 |
| Submitted by: Jo Aguirre |
Edward Allison McCune M.D. was born on November 3, 1930, in Tahlequah, to Edward Henry and Vera Allison McCune and died on Sunday, May 15, 2005, at St.Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Enid. He graduated from Central High School in Muskogee in 1948 and attended Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and Northeastern State Teachers College in Tahlequah before graduating from the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine in 1955. His internship and surgical residency were at the University of Oklahoma Hospital from 1955 to 1960.
On January 29, 1960, he married Margaret Douglas Rucks in Oklahoma City. The couple moved to Roswell, New Mexico, where, as a captain in the Air Force, he served as chief of surgery at Walker Air Force Base. In 1962, McCune moved to Enid, where he opened his private practice in general surgery. After two years at the Oklahoma City Clinic, from 1965-67, McCune again returned to Enid, continuing his practice. McCune retired from general surgery in 2003, after nearly 42 years on the medical staff of St. Mary’s.
McCune was a chief of staff and chief of surgery for St. Mary’s Hospital and Integris Bass Hospital. He was a diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He was a past state councilor and member of the Southwestern Surgical Congress and past president of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, the Oklahoma Surgical Association, the Garfield County Medical Society, and the St.Mary’s Board of Trustees. A founding member of the University of Oklahoma Surgical Society, he was also a member of the American Society of General Surgeons, American Society of Breast Surgeons, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons and was a guest examiner for the American Board of Surgery. McCune was a member of the American Medical Association and Oklahoma State Medical Association. He chaired the St. Mary’s Oncology Committee from 1997 until his retirement. b>
McCune served on the Enid City Council from 1983-87 and was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church and Enid Rotary Club. Since 1987, he served as a medical consultant for the PEGASYS program “Medicine on Call’’ and was on the board of the National Four String Banjo Hall of Fame and Museum Board of Directors at the time of his death. He was also a member of the Stearman Restorers Association and the National Biplane Association.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret, of the home; daughter Allison McCune Davis and her husband, Matthew, of Enid, and their children, Margaret Emma, Mary Evelyn, and Edward Henry McCune; son Joseph Rucks McCune, of Chicago; daughter Evelyn McCune Hughes, and her husband, Scott, of Enid, and their children, Gibson Scott, Amelia Evelyn, Lucas McCune, and Jackson Starr; and daughter Louisa Douglas McCune, and her husband, Chad Elmore, of Oklahoma City, and their child, McCune Everett.
Funeral services for McCune will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at the First Presbyterian Church of Enid, Oklahoma. The Reverend Matthew Henderson will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Enid. Arrangements are under the direction of Henninger-Allen Funeral Home. Memorials may be made through the funeral home to the church.
| Margaret Douglas (Rucks) McCune |
© Enid News and Eagle |
May 17,2005 |
| Submitted by: Jo Aguirre |
© Enid News and Eagle
|
June 17, 1935 - July 31, 2018
The funeral for Margaret Douglas Rucks McCune is 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 4, 2018, in the First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Andrew Long officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home.
Margaret Douglas Rucks McCune of Enid, Oklahoma, was born on June 17, 1935, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She died peacefully on July 31, 2018, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, at Washington Regional Medical Center. She was a resident of Enid, Oklahoma.
Peggy, as she was known, was the beloved wife of Dr. Edward Allison McCune and the beloved mother of four children: Margaret Allison McCune Davis of Enid; Joseph Rucks McCune of Chicago; Evelyn McCune Stival of Fayetteville; and Louisa Douglas McCune, of Oklahoma City.
She was born at Wesley Hospital, which was co-founded by her grandfather, and grew up in Oklahoma City and attended Wilson Elementary School and Harding Junior High School, during which time she was an award-winning junior dog handler. After one year at Classen High School, she attended Gulf Park boarding school in Gulf Port, Mississippi, graduating in 1953. Peggy attended the University of Oklahoma, where she was active in the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
As a young woman, Peggy worked for Stewart Wolf, M.D., at University Hospital in Oklahoma City. During this time, she met Dr. Al McCune, a chief surgical resident at University and Veterans hospitals. Peggy and Al married on January 29, 1960, at her parents' home on Portland Avenue in the Bush Hills neighborhood. They honeymooned in Dallas, Texas and, soon after, moved to Roswell, New Mexico, where Dr. McCune became chief surgeon at the Walker Air Force Base hospital. Following his military service and practice at the Oklahoma City Clinic, the family settled in Enid, Oklahoma.
Peggy ran a warm, welcoming, and busy household for her children, their friends, and many adored pets, among them 11 dogs, 17 cats, 2 birds, 2 rabbits, several gerbils, and dozens of salt-water fish. She was a trusted advisor for people about their pets and was known as an early advocate for animal protection in the community. Peggy was a volunteer, particularly with Meals on Wheels, Hospice, Contact Crisis Center, and the Garfield County Medical Auxiliary. She was a devoted member of PEO Chapter AQ and faithfully attended First Presbyterian Church, where she served as a deacon and sang in the choir for many years.
In recent years, Peggy traveled with her children and grandchildren, including trips to Ethiopia, England, Paris, the Caribbean, Colorado, Louisiana, Oregon, New York City, and Cooperstown. She shared a lifelong passion for baseball with her father and son; her favorite pitchers were Nolan Ryan and Clayton Kershaw. She also shared a lifelong passion for animals with her mother and her children, believing compassion for animals is an essential component of life. At age 60, Peggy attended aviation ground school, learning to fly and even soloing in a small airplane. She was a sophisticated cinephile, a good knitter, and she enjoyed playing golf with her husband.
Peggy was loving, trustworthy, loyal, open-minded, forgiving, informed, intellectual, elegant, free of judgment, and she had a great sense of humor.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. McCune; her father, Dr. William Ward Rucks Jr.; her mother, Louise Douglas Earthman Rucks; her brother, William Ward Rucks III; and her sister, Sallie McFarland Rucks. She is survived by her four children and twelve grandchildren: Margaret Emma Davis, Mary Evelyn Davis, Edward Henry McCune Davis, Ilya Neill Davis, Selamawit Elaine Davis, Gibson Scott Hughes, Amelia Evelyn Hughes, Lucas McCune Hughes, Jackson Starr Hughes, McCune Everett Elmore, William Waits Rucks Elmore, and Edward Earthman Elmore.
At the time of her death, Peggy's pets included seven cats: Blossom, Josephus, Louise, Dark Shadow, Harmony, Tippy, and Tabby. Peggy requested that any donations be made locally to the Enid SPCA and, nationally, to Alley Cat Allies.
Condolences may be made to the family online at www.EnidWeCare.com.
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