Obituaries

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.

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.

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.

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. 17, 1962, in Clinton.

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.

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. He was employed as maintenance with El Reno Public Schools and was a member of Chiliwonkers.

Memorial service for Lindell Marie Brown will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7 at Huber-Benson Funeral Home with Rev. Craig E. Johnson officiating. Lindell died July 21, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born Oct. 12, 1950, in Okarche to Minnie and Lafayette Russell.

Memorial service for Chauncey Moore will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Geary Cheyenne-Arapaho Community Building with Donovan Birdshead officiating. Services are under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Hinton.

Private services for Loretta “Ret” May Forkey will be held Friday, Aug. 6. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church with Rev. Cory Stanley officiating. Burial will follow at Holy Trinity Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Billy Mae Chadwick were held Monday in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery.  Billy passed away July 28, 2021, in Oklahoma City. She was born May 19, 1945, in Poteau to William and Alvessie Nelson.