Obituaries

Graveside service for Bette Jean Croy will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at the Murray/Binger Cemetery in Binger with Chaplain Larry Mitchell presiding. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

All-night wake for Cynthia Louella Medicine Bear will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Watonga Emergency Response Center. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Friday at Watonga Church of the Nazarene with Rev. David Lee and Rev. Gerald Panana officiating.

Funeral services for Jackie Renee’ O’Neal Ray were held Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in the Benson Memorial Chapel. Burial followed at the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.  Jackie died Feb. 24, 2022. She was born June 22, 1965, in El Reno.

Graveside services for George (G.L.) Leonard Wright were held Monday in the Geary Cemetery with Rev. Darrla Golden officiating. Services were under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Hinton. G.L. died Feb. 23, 2022, in Geary. He was born July 7, 1938, in Geary.

Harold G. Stephens of El Reno went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, February 28 at New Hope Baptist Church in El Reno with Rev. Dick Kurtz and Tommy Lane officiating.

Stephanie Lynn Pierce Steele of Yukon passed away February 20, 2022, at Gran Gran’s Place in Yukon. Stephanie was born January 15, 1953, in Oklahoma City to Corle Nelson and Betty Laverne (Ward) Pierce.

Karen Copeland Mangan died Feb. 19, 2022, at her home in El Reno. She was born May 21, 1959, in Leavenworth, Kan. Karen was a registered nurse devoted to her profession and patients. She worked in various facets of health care including home health and as an emergency room nurse.

Memorial services for Joseph Samuel McMahan Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Calumet United Methodist Church with Rev. Travis Ewton officiating. Services are entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Hinton. Sam went to be with his heavenly father on Jan. 11, 2022.

Graveside memorial services for Wanda Cicillia Nicholson were held Tuesday in the Geary Cemetery with Rev. Waylon Upchego officiating. Services were under the direction of Turner Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Kayla Julia Cherice Yates were held Monday at Geary First Baptist Church, with burial in the Geary Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Turner Funeral Home. Kayla passed away Feb. 14, 2022, in Oklahoma City. She was born Feb. 16, 1991, in El Reno.