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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.