RICHARD MORRIS EDEN

Richard Morris Eden, eldest son of Roscoe and Hazel Eden, was born April 3, 1929, near Monett, Missouri and was a graduate of Monett High School and Monett Junior College. He passed away on November 16, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Richard graduated from the University of Tulsa and became a CPA. His career in the US Air Force spanned 1948 to 1980 having reached the rank of Colonel with varied assignments as Navigator Instructor and in TAC, MAC, SAC and Civil Defense. After Air Force retirement he was employed at the Oklahoma City center of FAA as chief of Audit Division then chief of Accounting Division until retirement. He continued his practice as CPA in the Oklahoma City area for many years including being volunteer accountant for several charitable groups.
Richard was preceded in death by son Charles and survived by wife, Beth of Oklahoma City and Columbia, Louisiana; sons: Mike (Kelly) of Dallas, Texas, David (Andrea) Eden and Steve (Stacy) Eden of Harrah, Oklahoma; stepchildren, O.V. Perot and Alysia (Perot) Kirby of Louisiana; brother, John of Paragould, Arkansas; and sister, Dorothy of Kansas City, Kansas as well as two nieces, a nephew, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Private services are schedule for the family.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.