Funeral services for Lillian Ferne Young Burris of El Reno will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, followed by interment in the El Reno Cemetery. Viewing will be held Thursday, Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home.

Ferne passed away Wednesday, Feb 12, 2020, at her home. She died peacefully with a Loving Care Health/Hospice team at her side.

El Reno’s municipal government earned one of its best scores for fiscal soundness, a recent audit shows.

And residents need to put on their thinking caps as the city council agreed to host ward meetings in a run up to a possible capital improvements bond issue. Those were two of the topics discussed during last week’s regular council meeting.

Crawford and Associates, the firm hired to audit the city, reported El Reno scored an 8.4 out of a possible 10 for its financial stability.

Verna Thompson of San Antonio passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. She was born in San Antonio on Oct. 15, 1941.

Verna is survived by her daughter, Stephanie, who with her husband, Scott, gave Verna her grandson, Bennett, and by her son, Andrew.

Graveside service for Rhonda Gail (Clouse) Branch will be held Saturday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. in the El Reno Cemetery. A memorial will follow.

Rhonda passed away the 28th day of January, 2020, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City after a long illness.

She was born on the 17th day of July, 1962, in Blackwell to Ruth Faye and Fred L. Clouse. She enjoyed the summers when she could camp, fish and host cookouts for her family. She wasn’t afraid of hard work and her family appreciated her sense of humor. She liked to laugh and make others laugh.