Graveside services for Kompton Otto Killsnight of El Reno were held Thursday in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Kompton died June 26, 2020, in El Reno. He was born Oct. 15, 1991, in El Reno and was a lifelong resident of the community.
He was a member of the Native American Church.
Phillip J. “Papa Bear” Brothers passed this life on June 26, 2020, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, at the age of 70 years, four months, 21 days.
Phillip was born Feb. 5, 1950, in Union City to Jay and Ruby May (Neely) Brothers. He was raised and attended school in Union City.
The power of reading, especially over the summer months, has been the main focal point of Wesley United Methodist Church’s Project Transformation.
The project started eight years ago with the goal to help elementary students in El Reno maintain or improve their reading skills over the summer break.
This year, Project Transformation had planned to up the summer offerings with a bookmobile after partnering with El Reno Public Schools.
A U.S. military airplane built in the mid-1950s to prepare young pilots for flying an array of Vietnam-era jets has been recalled to active, non-military duty.
The North American Aviation (NAA) T-28C was replaced by more modern military aircraft in the early 1980s. Now, one of these historic planes will be used to prepare aircraft sheet metal workers and mechanics for Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) licensure at Canadian Valley Technology Center’s El Reno campus.
