Karen Jo Bullock was born Sept. 29, 1952, in Downey, Calif. She was 70 years old.
On Jan. 12, 2023, Karen passed away in her home in El Reno, where she had lived for 40 years.
Karen was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Neal Bullock; her parents, Billy Joe Kitchens and Eva (Penny) O’Dell Kitchens; and her dog and friend, Jobe.
Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at Mount Zion Methodist Church. Carol Stine called the meeting to order, while Ann Niemann led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Stine offered the devotional titled “Compassion.”
Maxine Little read minutes from the last meetings, with Patricia Morrison giving the treasury report.
Margaret Carrie Hamilton Anquoe was born Jan. 27, 1941, to Walter Roe Hamilton and Agnes Louise Rowlodge.
She made her journey to heaven on Feb. 15, 2023, surrounded by her family members.
She is survived by her husband, James Harold Anquoe Sr.; daughter, Lisa Diane Anquoe; sons, James Harold Anquoe Jr. and Hepanna Eric T. “Rick” Anquoe; great-grandsons, Curtis Youngbear and Avery Charles Blackowl; and granddaughter, Maceah Morton of the home.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation intended to help prevent fentanyl overdose deaths passed the House Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances committee unanimously.
House Bill 1987, authored by Minority Whip Rep. Mickey Dollens, D-Oklahoma City, would allow Oklahomans to carry fentanyl test strips legally without the strips being considered drug paraphernalia.
“Fentanyl testing strips are an easy, smart way to give people at risk of fentanyl exposure more information to help keep them safe,” Dollens said.
Graveside services for Patricia Ann Zenner were held Thursday at the El Reno Cemetery with Pete Petree officiating. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Pat died Feb. 17, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born June 10, 1950, in Champaign, Ill.
She moved to El Reno in the summer of 1980 and on June 11, 1983, married Rodney James Zenner.
She was a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother.
LAWSUITS
Carrington Mortgage Services LLC vs. Chris Adam Cagle for $160,698.99 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lots 20 and 21, Block 31, Town of Sherman, and Lots 22-24, Block 31, Original Townsite, Town of Union City.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Lancelot Primeaux for $43,754.23 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
JCM Investments LLC vs. Kingmaker GP LLC for an amount in excess of $175,000 for alleged damages.
MIDWEST CITY – Tyrone Lewis quietly watched from the stands as his assistant coaches and El Reno High School wrestlers turned in their best postseason effort in more than a decade.
Wrestling in the Class 5A West Regional, El Reno qualified 10 wrestlers for this weekend’s Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championship, which got under way Friday at the State Fair Arena.
After two road scrimmages, El Reno High School’s baseball team hosted Lawton Eisenhower last week at the Hub Reed Complex for its home scrimmage opener.
The Indians fell to the Eagles by a 2-1 score in seven innings.
El Reno High School’s boys basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak against the Oklahoma City Storm, closing out the 2022-23 regular season with a 72-44 victory over the home-school program.
The 27-point win came in the third game over four days for El Reno, which lost two previous contests to Kingfisher and Bishop McGuinness. The Indians, ranked third in the Class 5A West standings, took a 15-6 record into the regional round of the playoffs.
The Elite Eight is a term commonly associated with Okarche High School’s girls basketball program and the Warriors are once again on the doorstep of yet another berth in the state tourney.
The seventh-ranked Warriors defeated No.9 Arapaho-Butler 66-44 to win the Class A, Area II, Region C Championships. Okarche will take its four-game win streak into the area title game against third-ranked Vanoss Friday in Shawnee, with the winner punching a state ticket.
Okarche is now 22-5 on the season and sports an 11-0 record against other Class A teams.
