MARRIAGE LICENSES

Kevin Wayne Rowe, 39; Laura Kay Marcum, 52.

Blake Allen Sockwell, 38; Yetheda Cadelaria Takacs, 28.

Adam Kenneth Hall, 37; Carmen Daniela Sepeda Rodriguez, 33.

Matthew Allan Miller, 27; Shelbi Lynn Reed, 24.

Eric Alajandro Lopez, 24; Alma Adriana Velasco, 26.

Thomas R. McDonough, 60; Elizabeth Jean Kidd, 68.

Spencer Todd Basoco, 33; Deanna Faye Thompson, 26.

Shaun Paul Reid, 28; Karissa Suzanne Williams, 28.

Conner Holland Spradlin, 27; Mikayla Marie Boyanton, 24.

Mary Leona (Blodgett) Alexander, age 94, peacefully stepped into glory with her Lord and Savior, October 17, 2020, at her home in Gladstone, Mo. She was born the first child of Orley Walter Blodgett and Lois Lebearden (Rowland) Blodgett in Cedaredge, Colo., on July 24, 1926.

Leona’s education spanned from Colorado to Idaho, leading to her graduation from Edmond High in Oklahoma. After attending Nells Business School, Leona worked for 14 ½ years for Black, Sivalls and Bryson Inc. in Oklahoma City and Kansas City.

Kenneth Kortemeier, 72, a lifelong resident of El Reno, peacefully passed away the morning of October 17, 2020, in Oklahoma City. He was born and raised in El Reno to parents, John Detlew Kortemeier and Ruth (Poage) Kortemeier on October 19, 1947.

In 1975, Kenneth met the love of his life, Gloria Ann (Bollinger) Kortemeier, and on April 4, 1975, they became husband and wife. Together they had a beautiful daughter, Christy Kortemeier.

What’s being called Phase 1 of a downtown mural project wrapped up last week, as artists from near and far converged on downtown El Reno to turn drab alley walls into works of colorful art.

El Reno Mayor Matt White said the idea to bring the “mural mafia” to town developed from seeing artworks on walls in Oklahoma City and Miami, Okla.

Funding for the project came from the city, local sponsors and the Oklahoma Mural Syndicate.

Local artists combined with those from as far as Tulsa and Dallas to transform the alley walls into canvasses of creativity.