July 2021

DIVORCES GRANTED

Jessica L. Crain vs. Darron W. Crain.

Anna M. Harrison vs. Clayton D. Wright.

Jacqueline R. Thatcher vs. Brian E. Thatcher.

Glen Allen Barnes Sr. vs. Maria Linda Wells-Barnes.

Tammy Grace Ressler vs. John James Ressler.

Raymond B. Afsharpour vs. Theresa Hileman Afsharpour.

Kelli McKenna vs. Douglas McKenna.

Robert Fletcher vs. Jennifer Fletcher.

Jimmy Williams vs. Kerry Williams.

Dustin Wayne Smith vs. Rachel Kinsey Smith.

Lisa Suzanne Dean vs. Benjamin Travis Dean.

El Reno High School Class of 1956 will meet at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, July 14 at Adams Park to visit and have a fried onion hamburger.

For more information, contact Theleda Fuller at 405-627-3149.

The El Reno Wranglers held their monthly meeting recently at the 4-H building.

Jimmy Johnston led in the flag salute, while Gary Sorrells offered prayer before the potluck dinner.

June events included a trail ride at Gary and Linda Bunn’s as well as the Chickasha parade.

There was discussion of the upcoming annual rodeo that will be held at the new fairgrounds Aug. 27, followed by the Canadian County Horse Show Aug. 28.

Next Wranglers meeting will be held July 8.

The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced a list of students named to the university’s honor rolls for the spring 2021 semester.

Students recognized on the President’s Honor Roll recorded a straight-A or 4.0 GPA, with those named to the Dean’s Honor Roll achieving a 3.5 GPA or better for the semester and no grade lower than a B.

The Canadian OSU Cooperative Extension Center will host a Cash Flow and Forage insurance meeting July 14 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Canadian Valley Technology Center, Rooms 2A-2B.

JJ Jones, district OSU economist, will be the guest speaker.

LRP and PRF are both subsidized insurance products sold by private insurance agents similar to traditional crop insurance. Both programs are easily adapted to beef cattle producers of all sizes in Oklahoma.

Graveside services for Karen Blanton Daughety will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Red Rock Cemetery with Pastor Paul Roach officiating. Services are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Karen was born July 22, 1947, in El Reno to Clarence “Finley” and Gretchen (Kitson) Blanton. She passed away Friday, July 2, 2021, in Oklahoma City at the age of 73.

Beatrice Rocha, 90, of Topeka, Kan., passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, July 3, 2021.

Bea was born Nov. 5, 1930, the daughter of Jose and Felicitas Gordillo Ramirez. She grew up in El Reno and traveled to Topeka to visit cousins. One such trip included a blind date with Rudolph Rocha, which led to their marriage on Sept. 18, 1948, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. They enjoyed over 31 years together before his death on March 4, 1979.

Shirley Lee Davis, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, went to be with her heavenly father on July 3, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Funeral services for Jamie Michelle Lamebull were held Thursday at the Concho Community Hall with Francine Williams and Micki Black officiating. Burial followed at the Lumpmouth Family Cemetery in Geary under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Jamie died July 4, 2021, at Integris Southwest Community Center in Oklahoma City. She was born Aug. 30, 1983, in Ada. She was a homemaker and a member of the Indian Methodist Church.

Her grandparents who adopted her, Simpson and Bertha Jane (Lumpmouth) Lamebull, and aunt, Sandra Jean Lamebull, preceded her in death.

While certain aspects of the timed events found on the national series has crept into the format of the Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races, fans can rest assured the event will not forget its roots.

“We will always be the fastest to the finish, Outlaw-style racing. There will be no index racing at Smoke on the Water. Run what you bring and it’s always fastest to the finish,” said event co-organizer Josh Finnigan.