May 2023

Body Ernest Edwin Fowler, known to friends and family as Ernie, went home to be with the Lord on May 12, 2023. He was born Dec. 22, 1948, in Prescott, Ariz., to Chelcey and Eva Mae Fowler. He was a 1967 graduate of Shawnee High School and joined the Army in 1968.

Body Before heading off to Oklahoma State, El Reno High School graduate Ty Vincent had a little work left to be done with his playing career in baseball. Vincent started for the North squad in the 2023 Western Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association’s Large School All-Star Game.

Body Shirley Perkins Brown, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2023, in El Reno. She was born Dec. 6, 1942, in El Reno to the late William M. Perkins Sr. and Ora Mae Brooks Perkins.

Body While they still have a few more days of school remaining, El Reno High School held its graduation ceremony Saturday at Memorial Stadium. There were 218 seniors making up the Class of 2023.

Body Memorial Day services will be held in El Reno, Fort Reno and Union City on Monday, May 29. In El Reno, American Legion Post 34 will direct this year’s service. The Legion and VFW Post 382 alternate coordination of the annual ceremony each year.

Body Gaylord News In-depth reporters have spent the past year producing a one-hour television show marking the anniversary of the 2013 Moore and El Reno tornadoes that killed 33 people.

Body Initially developed five years ago as part of a student’s service-learning project, the Redlands Community College Student Food Pantry opened its doors to meet the needs of its students who were experiencing food insecurity.

Body Dolores Williams and Cynthia Bennett were longtime educators with El Reno Public Schools. When these two women passed away, their families asked that memorials be sent to El Reno Public School Foundation, focusing on Rose Witcher and Hillcrest libraries.

Body MARRIAGE LICENSES Aaron Emmanuel Hendrix, 23; Shaylynn Marie Fisher, 22. Connor Creed Delaney, 21; Madchen Sage Dahlvang, 19. Devin Hunter Price, 29; Courtney Dawn Bowie, 27. Michael Royce Williams, 47; Karrie Newman-Arnhart, 46.

Body Graveside services for Mary Anna Patzack Curtis will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 26 at the Hazel Dell Cemetery northwest of Minco. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home, Minco. Mary died May 20, 2023, in Indianapolis, Ind., at the age of 90.