MARRIAGE LICENSES

Gage Dean Kingery, 24; Madison Emmalee Johnson, 23.

Thomas Gunner Moser, 26; Chelsea Lauren Parker, 25.

Zachary Tyler Millwee, 21; Autumn Gail Jones, 19.

Jason John Spanich, 48; Julee Summer Thummel, 41.

Carl Alan Garrison, 48; Sharon Orlena Moore, 40.

Calin Matthew Conley, 25; Kaitlyn Michelle Mason, 24.

Ryan Collin Bland, 46; Dasa Sharee Chrisman, 38.

Gene Aaron Pyle, 56; Michelett F. Rizzo, 56.

Benjamin Aaron Holt, 37; Erica Renee Lee, 31.

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma broke through the 3,000 mark Thursday, reaching 3,017, and deaths climbed by nine to a total of 179, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported.

Well over half of the coronavirus-related deaths have occurred in five counties – Tulsa, Cleveland, Oklahoma, Wagoner and Washington. More than 80 percent of people who have died were ages 65 or older, and as of Tuesday, more than a third had lived or worked in nursing homes.

Oklahomans are feeling widespread pain because of the nation’s economic shutdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting glut in the demand for oil.

Economic recovery in the state will be slow through this summer and into the winter, according to economists at Oklahoma State University, who predict that as many as 10,000 jobs could be lost in the energy sector alone.

“It’s not a pretty picture,” said Dr. Dan Rickman, a Regents Professor in Economics and a researcher at the OSU Center for Applied Economic Research (CAER) at the Spears School of Business.

Sandra (Sandy) Leigh Whitley was born March 23, 1967, in Oklahoma City. She lived most of her life in El Reno, graduating from El Reno High School. She received an associate degree from Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. She was a night shift supervisor at the Oklahoma City Transitional Center.

Sandy enjoyed traveling, visiting with friends and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Sandy died April 16, 2020, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.