Obituaries

Funeral services for Kimberly Lynn Rivers were held Monday at the Concho Emergency Response Center, with burial in the Concho Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.  Kimberly died March 15, 2022, at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

Funeral services for Linda Lee Kremeier of Okarche are pending with Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Mrs. Kremeier died March 19, 2022, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

Barbara Ellen Branch entered into God’s Kingdom on March 12, 2022, attended by family at hospice care in Oklahoma City. Barbara was born Jan. 8, 1934, to Myrtle Frankie (Crosley) Roberts and Lloyd Bailey Roberts in the small township of Seward.

James “Jim” Leon Beard Sr., 84, peacefully passed away at his home in Yukon on Monday, March 14, 2022. Jim was born May 24, 1937, in Westville to Alton and Linnie Beard, the final son of 10 children. After a six-year tour with the U.S. Army, Jim established roots in El Reno.

Funeral services for Hannah Bigeagle Smart will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Concho Emergency Resource Center, with burial in the Concho Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Mrs. Smart died March 14, 2022, at St. Anthony Hospital in Midwest City.

A memorial service for Donna Sue Dresser Donham will be held Friday, March 18 at 1 p.m. at the El Reno Cemetery. Sue died Jan. 27, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born in El Reno on July 26, 1936.

Heather Ann Warner of Tulsa passed away March 10, 2022. She was born Nov. 1, 1969, in Oklahoma City. Heather graduated from Union High School in Tulsa and worked for Goodwill for 19 years.

Funeral services for Dorothy Faye Garrett of Cogar were held Saturday at Canaan Baptist Church, with burial following at the Springcreek Cemetery west of Minco. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

David Lee Eaton, 67, died suddenly Wednesday, March 9 in Oklahoma City. He was born Aug. 19, 1954, in El Paso, Texas, and later moved to El Reno. He graduated from El Reno High School in 1972. At the commencement ceremony, he was seated next to Shanon Dyer thanks to alphabetical order.

Garrett F. “Bud” Miles, 80, of Norman, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Houston, Texas. He was born Jan. 25, 1942, in El Reno. Bud married Julia Smith on June 25, 1966, in El Reno. In 1967, Bud volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army.