March 2022

Linda Lee Kremeier

Our sweet mama, wife and Meme was called home on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City to join her Lord and Savior, beloved son and parents. Linda Lee Kremeier was born Jan. 4, 1949, to Lorenz and Betty (Espolt) Ahlden at Okarche Hospital.
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Lamplighters OHCE gather at local church

Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at a local church. Joan Herr called the meeting to order and offered opening prayer. Carol Stine led the flag salute and presented a devotional titled “Floating in Grace.”

Eldon “Sonny” LeBleu

Funeral services for Eldon A. LeBleu will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Deacon Lloyd Menz officiating. Burial will follow at the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
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Paul Hacker

Memorial services for Paul Eugene Hacker of Mustang will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Church of the Nazarene in Mustang with Rev. Larry Hunter officiating. Paul passed away March 17, 2022, in Yukon. He was born Jan. 22, 1964, in Oklahoma City.
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Working to protect women’s sports

Every March, America recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of women throughout history. Among these figures are pioneers, scientists, politicians, and often athletes. Now, it seems our country is straying from this ideal.
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Melanie Morlan

Funeral services for Melanie Morlan were held Friday, March 25 at the Concho Emergency Response Center under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Melanie died March 20, 2022, at the age of 40 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
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Albert Winslow Walker Jr.

Albert Winslow “Al” Walker Jr., 83, said goodbye to life at 4:19 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. He was in his beloved home, a few days shy of his 84th birthday.
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Phyllis Jean Cecil

Phyllis Jean (Haworth) Cecil died Feb. 26, 2022, in Corn, Oklahoma, with her children by her side. She was 81.
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Chilly baseball

El Reno High School baseball player Kolt Glenn wraps up tight in a blanket while watching Wednesday’s District 5A-1 game against Guthrie at the Hub Reed Complex. School athletic trainer Alex Bray sits bundled up as well as a stiff north wind dropped game-time temperatures into the high 30s.  
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