Obituaries

Funeral services for Deven Renee Blackwolf Johnson were held Thursday at the Concho Emergency Response Center with Rev. Gerald Panana officiating. Burial was in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Deven died March 4, 2022, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

Funeral services for Loren “Skip” Leonard Ray of Calumet were held Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Calumet with Tiffany Nagel Monroe officiating. Burial followed in the Sunset Cemetery in Geary, under the direction of Turner Funeral Home of Hinton.

Maurice Ellsworth Thompson Jr. (Buddy) died peacefully March 3, 2022, at his home in El Reno while surrounded by his loving family. He was born Dec. 24, 1926, in Chicago, Ill., and a few years later embarked on a train ride to Calumet, Okla., where he resided for over 70 years.

Our family is saddened to announce the passing of Darrell Anthony Crone, age 42, of Mustang, on Feb. 27, 2022. Darrell was born June 13, 1979. He is survived by his wife, Michelle; his sister, Jennifer; and his parents, Lester and Marilyn Crone.

Memorial services for Nelson Erwin Clark will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church Brown Event Center in Geary with Rev. Richard Cox and Rev. Wendell Prim officiating. Services are under the direction of Turner Funeral Home. Nelson passed away Jan. 4, 2022, in Watonga.

On the morning of February 12, 2022, Eugene R. Slaughter, 81, was taken home to our Lord, ending his 10-year battle to cancer. He was born June 1, 1940, in El Reno, where he graduated from El Reno High School and went on to finish his master’s degree at Oklahoma University.

Funeral services for Lynn Elizabeth Lensgraf of Plano, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Colton Lott officiating. Burial will follow in the El Reno Cemetery. Lynn passed away Feb. 27, 2022, after a long battle with lung disease.

Funeral services for Lance Warren Dyer were held Friday at the Concho Emergency Resource Center with Rev. Alvin Deer officiating. Burial followed in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Lance died Feb. 28, 2022, at Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon.

Patricia Carol Taylor was born June 14, 1939, in El Centro, Calif. She came to Oklahoma as a child and graduated from Capitol Hill High School and Oklahoma City Beauty College in 1958. On June 19, 1959, Pat married Raymond F. Taylor Jr. They made their home in El Reno.

Funeral services for Gary Clay Choat were held Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Geary First Baptist Church with Rev. Brandon Kittle officiating. Burial followed at the El Reno Cemetery. Services were entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Hinton. Gary passed away Feb. 22, 2022, in Oklahoma City.