Obituaries

Celebration of Life for Judith Eloise Enright will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, at the El Reno First Assembly of God, under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.

Rosary for Alvin L. Morrison will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Union City, with Mass at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery.

Funeral services for Jerry Don Thurmond of Minco will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Minco First Baptist Church, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Jerry passed away Jan. 28, 2022, at his home. He was born Oct. 13, 1944, in Oklahoma City.

Betty Lou Smith was born in Oklahoma City at the height of the Great Depression on May 8, 1929, to her parents, Dolph and Pearl (Overturf) Smith. Times were hard for the farming family and Betty learned to follow the motto: “Use it up, wear it out, make do or do without!”

Edward “Eddie” Eugene Walker was born June 21, 1972, to Ed and Linda Walker and passed away Jan. 26, 2022. Eddie graduated from high school in 1992 and went on to serve in the U.S. Army and Navy. He enjoyed bowling and going to the casino with his family and friends.

Funeral services for Ronald Joe Taylor of Amber were held Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Pocasset, with burial following at the Friendship Cemetery southwest of Minco. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Gloria Jean Verser of Minco will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Minco, with burial following at the Evergreen Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Bessie Louise Gilliam Jenkins passed from this life on Jan. 20, 2022. She was born Sept. 1, 1933, in Bells, Texas, to William Neal Gilliam, a farmer, and Ola Mae Belsher Gilliam, a teacher.

Wayne William Albrecht passed from this life on Jan. 21, 2022, at the age of 84. He was born to Earnest and Bessie (Stack) Albrecht on Aug. 21, 1937, in Woodbine, Kan., the youngest of four children.

Bennie Lee Cullen Sr., loving father and husband, passed away Jan. 25, 2022. Born in Chickasha to parents, Freddie and Edna Cullen on Jan. 3, 1948, Bennie grew up in El Reno. A proud Army veteran, Bennie served his country in Vietnam as a mechanic.