Obituaries

Body Stanley Joseph Seely or “Stanley Joe” was born Dec. 12, 1939, in Pratt, Kan., to George Henry and Anna Marie Seely. He died May 30, 2021, in Clinton. Stanley was a simple man who lived a simple life.

Body Memorial services for Woodson C. Whitebird will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 12 at Front Line Ministries in Kingfisher. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Woodson was born Dec. 12, 1943, in Clinton.

Body Funeral services for Russell Earl Huber will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 4 at the El Reno Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home. Russell died May 26, 2021, at his home in El Reno. He was born March 15, 1961, in La Grange, Texas.

Body Nick or Grandpa Nick died May 4, 2021, after a lengthy illness. He was born May 11, 1935, to Earnest Nicholas Chechovsky and Laura Lorean Pilgrim in Oklahoma City. In 1955 he married Ruby Waynette Black. Waynette preceded Nick in death in 2018.

Body Graveside services for Doris Lavern Thomas (Walker) will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at the El Reno Cemetery. Come-and-go viewing will be held at Wilson Funeral Home on Saturday, May 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, June 1 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Body Funeral services for Charles Boyd Sanders will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 1 at New Hope Baptist Church. Charlie was born June 16, 1929, in Grandfield, and graduated from Cordell High School in 1946.

Body Funeral services for Terry Lynn Koehler of El Reno were held Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at First Baptist Church, with burial in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Body James Ray Tech, 62, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on May 24, 2021. James was born March 19, 1959, in Okarche to Fred and Virginia Tech. He grew up in Calumet and graduated from Calumet High School in 1977.

Body Memorial services for Carol Ann Higdon are being planned and will be held at a later date. A celebration of life for friends and family will also be conducted. Final resting place for Mrs. Higdon will be in the El Reno Cemetery.

Body Graveside services for Tywana M. Totty were held Friday at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Tywana died May 19, 2021, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born May 11, 1937, in Ada.