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Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

Erie Emil Layton

 
"All people are good, but better are none, than all the seniors of '71 ! "
Gone but never forgotten
- EHS Class of 1971 

© Enid News & Eagle
20 August 2018
Submitted by: Glenn

Erie Emil Layton

July 01, 1953 ~ August 18, 2018

Erie Emil Layton passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 18, 2018, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

He was born in Enid, Oklahoma, July 1, 1953, to Emil and Zela Layton. 

He graduated from Enid High School in 1971, and began working at BNSF Railroad in 1978. 

He married Tammy Edwards on June 2, 1979, and they shared a marriage of 25 years. Erie is known to many for his orneriness and his giving heart. He never met a stranger. 

Erie was a loving dad to his five children, Erica Layton, Eron Chavez and husband Levi, Elisha Paulk and husband Jason, Edward Layton, Elivia Layton, and a lively grandpa to eleven grandchildren: Jeffery, Dakota, Jesse, Devynn, Dillon, Kayla, Alex, Andrew, Lillian, Jaxson, and Parker.

He is also survived by three sisters, Wanda, Carilyn and Rita; two brothers, Larry and Rodney; and numerous nephews and nieces. 

He was preceded in death by both of his parents, a brother, Leo, and two sisters, Opal and Sue. 

Erie's viewing is 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Wednesday August 22, 2018, at Matthews Funeral Home. Family will be greeting friends 6-8:00 p.m.

A memorial service is 10-11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Matthews Funeral Home, 601 South Kelly Avenue, Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.A. 

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