Kendall Wayne Watson, age 94, was called home to Jesus on Feb. 1, 2024.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Aldina Jo Watson nee Peterka of 65 years. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Stanley Watson of Reading, Kan.; his brother, Valdo Watson of Tulsa; his sister, Hollabelle Hunt of El Reno; and his sister, Voncialle Nisle of Camarillo, Calif.
Funeral services for James Harold Anquoe Sr. will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at First Baptist Church of Anadarko with interment in the Anquoe Cemetery in Mountain View. Services are under the direction of Ray & Martha’s Funeral Home, Anadarko.
Heaven gained a true angel on Feb. 3, 2024, just nine days short of her 99th birthday. Marge (Smith) Feddersen was born southwest of El Reno to Leonard and Marie Smith. She graduated from El Reno High School and then attended Oklahoma Christian University.
After college she accepted a position as an educator prior to marrying Everett Feddersen on Feb. 10, 1945. The couple were blessed with three children, Connie, Steve and Phil.
Kenneth George Bennett was born March 25, 1937, and went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 4, 2024. Kenneth was the oldest son of George and Lavon Bennett. He was born on the NW Bennett Homestead in Washita County south of Colony, Okla.
Memorial services for Jerry Lee Lindsley of Clinton were held Saturday, Feb. 3 at Bible Baptist Church with Pastor Adam Pearson officiating. Services were under the direction of Absolute Economical Funeral Home.
Jerry passed away Jan. 27, 2024, at the Clinton Veterans Center. He was born June 20, 1939, in Guthrie. He was a veteran and a carpenter by trade.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Tennie Lindsley; his wife, Delitha; brothers, Bob and Don; and sister, June Raper.
Memorial service for Patsy Ann Noland Hammert will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 at First Presbyterian Church, El Reno, under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home. She died on February 2, 2024, at her home in Yukon.
Burllynn Conner Jr., 82, of Yukon, passed away Jan. 21, 2024.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Cremation was under the care of Wilson Funeral Home.
Paula Jan (Lingle) Smith was born Feb. 13, 1937, in Hydro to Ray and Hazel (Stepp) Lingle. Jan passed from this earth on Jan. 31, 2024, after a short illness.
Jan married Lloyd Charles Smith on Nov. 3, 1962, in New Mexico. She worked as a hairdresser for many years. She also enjoyed quilting and going to garage sales.
Jan was predeceased by her husband of 43 years, Lloyd Charles Smith; her parents, Ray and Hazel Lingle; grandson, Chase Scott Smith; as well as two brothers and one sister.
Funeral services for Jack L. Hodgkinson Jr. of Oklahoma City will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 at El Reno Wesley United Methodist Church with Pastor Aron Kotila officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Jack died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at Heritage at Brandon Place in Oklahoma City. He was born in El Reno on Feb. 5, 1947, to his parents, Jack L. Sr. and Ruth Hodgkinson.
Irvin Wesley Heckes died Jan. 16, 2024. Wes, as many called him, was the son of Carl and Thelma Heckes of El Reno.
Mr. Heckes was born at the family farm north of El Reno on Nov. 25, 1939.
A graduate of El Reno High School, Irvin attended Central State University. He joined his father in farming for several years but with the ceasing of farming, he became a press operator for the Oklahoma Journal newspaper, then he became an employee of the Rock Island Railroad.
