Services for Gilferd William Peters will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Aaron Kotila officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at the El Reno Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. 

Gilferd died Aug. 3, 2025, at Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born June 5, 1931, in Okarche to W.J. “Bill” and Elise (ZumMallen) Peters. Gilferd was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church on June 21, 1931, and confirmed on March 25, 1945.

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Dear Parents and Students

Welcome to the 2025-26 school year!

I would like to introduce myself. My name is Kurt Myers, and this is my second year as principal at Etta Dale Junior High School.

It will be my 29th year in education. I have been a teacher, coach and administrator in school districts throughout Oklahoma and Texas.

I can’t put into words my excitement for the continued opportunity to serve the stakeholders of El Reno Public Schools.

The start of the year is near! The excitement to meet our new and returning students is building!

We hope that you are ready to start the new year off on a positive note. 

We have several new additions to our building this year. In fifth grade, we are welcoming two new ELA teachers, Calle McMullen and Gabrielle Baker. Hillary Bollinger is returning to ERPS as a fifth-grade math teacher.

Mrs. King’s retirement didn’t last long. She decided to come back and teach math for us. Across the way in the sixth-grade hall we have Mrs. Nichols joining the science team.