Obituaries

Graveside services for Kristy Barnes Hamper of El Reno will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 23 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City. Services are under the direction of Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper Funeral Directors. Kristy died May 13, 2022, peacefully at her home. She was born May 15, 1967.

Memorial service for Joyce L. Payne will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21 at First Baptist Church with Pastor Clay Parrot officiating. Joyce went to be with Jesus on May 14, 2022. Joyce was born March 6, 1948, in Cherokee.

Funeral services for Shelby Nuzum-Pennel will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Wilson Funeral Home with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery. Shelby was born Dec. 11, 1955, in El Reno to Roy and Margie Nuzum and passed away May 9, 2022, in Oklahoma City.

Funeral services for Florence Larene Mark of El Reno were held Wednesday, May 18 at First Christian Church, with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home. Florence passed away peacefully May 13, 2022, with her family by her side.

Funeral services for Lonnie J. Ratterman of Springfield, Ill., were held Thursday, May 19 at Blessed Sacrament Church with Father Steve Pohlman officiating. Burial was in the Camp Butler National Cemetery under the direction of Staab Funeral Home of Springfield.

Helen Beth Armold Osborne (“Meme”) of El Reno, born April 7, 1946, in El Reno, was called home at age 76 on the evening of Friday, May 13, 2022. Helen graduated from El Reno High School and continued on to college and began a career as a beautician. She was married to Gary Osborne on Oct. 10, 1970.

Funeral services for Virgil Roger Surveyor of El Reno were held Friday, May 13 at Wilson Funeral Home with burial following at the Concho Cemetery. Virgil passed away May 8, 2022, in Oklahoma City. He was born Nov. 28, 1935, in Canton to Wisdom and Anne Surveyor. He was one of seven kids.

Gideon Tinsley was born to William Henry Tinsley and Sally Pearl (Wright) Tinsley on April 5, 1927, in Hinton.

Betty Lou (Cunningham) Sears was born Jan. 12, 1931, and passed away May 1, 2022. Betty graduated from El Reno High School and married Carlos Eugene (Gene) Sears. Betty led a very full life raising her four children and helping run her and Gene’s business.

Graveside services for Jewel Dean (Green) Marsh will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 11 at the El Reno Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home. Jewel, 92, of El Reno, died May 4, 2022, in Tulsa following heart and kidney failure.