Edwina Nell “Sissy” Blackowl-Melendez, 57, made the journey to be with her beloved son, father and brothers on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Sissy was born in El Reno on Feb. 26, 1963. She was raised and surrounded by a large family that consisted of two daughters and seven brothers along with her father, Clarence “Scorp” Blackowl and mother, Ann Sidonia (Osage) Blackowl. 

Bobby W. Fulgham died April 24, 2020, at his home in El Reno, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 26, 1950, in West Point, Miss. His family relocated to the Berwick, Pa., area when Bob was approximately 6 months old. 

Bob proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1968 to 1976. He married Donna Keena in 1983. During their marriage, they traveled and lived in numerous locations including Pennsylvania, Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Texas, before returning to Oklahoma in 2016.

Vincent Cedric Lederer was born July 14, 1929, in Oklahoma City to Francis Cedrick Lederer and Orpha Nell Lill.

Vincent passed away April 6, 2020, in Arlington, Texas.

Vincent married the love of his life, Betty Jean Brown on the 4th day of September, 1953.

He was blessed to gain a host of family members, since Betty had a large family.

A hearing on a lawsuit filed by an El Reno family that claims roadwork done by the county near their home caused thousands of dollars in flood damage has been postponed.

County commissioners, meeting in an executive session last week, discussed the lawsuit filed in September by Rhonda Steenbergen, Donald Erwin and a minor identified as M.S.

The case had been scheduled for a hearing April 24, but was moved to May 22 before District Judge Jack McCurdy. The delay is the result of the COVID-19 pandemic.