Obituaries

Body A celebration of life ceremony for William Eugene “Bill” Lippoldt of Piedmont will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 at El Reno First Baptist Church. Bill passed away Aug. 6, 2021, at age 69 after living a life filled with love, laughter and some ornery behavior too.

Body Robert John Gawhega died Aug. 8, 2021, at Alliance Health in Ponca City. He was born Jan. 14, 1952, in Lawton. He was a former resident of El Reno and a member of the Methodist church.

Body Harold Edward Kessler was born March 31, 1931, to Admiral Dewey and Jessie Kessler in El Reno. He passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 6, 2021, surrounded by his family. Harold attended El Reno High School, graduating in 1949.

Body Funeral services for Bertha “Bertie” Irene Miller will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Benson Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Bertie died Aug. 6, 2021, at Corn Heritage Village in Weatherford.

Body Colsen Matthew Girty, age 10, of Healdton, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Fox, Okla. Colsen was born in El Reno on March 7, 2011, the son of Jeremy Girty and Whitney Sides. Colsen was a lively, talkative and outgoing young man.

Body Funeral services for Carol Jean Hunt of El Reno were held Thursday, Aug. 5 at First Baptist Church. Carol Jean passed away July 31, 2021, to be in heaven with her Lord and Savior. She was born Jan. 6, 1934, to Edward and Lydia VonTungeln of El Reno.

Body Funeral services for William L. Pawnee Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Concho Community Hall, with burial following in the Concho Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. William died Aug. 3, 2021, in El Reno. He was born Dec.

Body A wake for Louis Sequoyah Locust will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Concho Community Hall. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, also at the Concho Community Hall, with burial following in the Concho Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Body Memorial services for Jeffrey Warrner Watt of Cogar will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6 at the RV Clubhouse at Lake El Reno. Jeff passed away July 24, 2021. He was born Dec. 1, 1961, in El Reno.