Obituaries

Body Private services for Robert James “Lil Rocc” Meely will be held in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.    Lil Rocc died April 12, 2020, in El Reno. He was born Dec. 4, 1979, in Oklahoma City.

Body Metta Bernice Norton, 96, of Salida, Colo., passed away April 8, 2020, at Columbine Manor Care Center in Salida where she had resided the past year. Bernice was born Aug. 21, 1923, in El Reno.

Body Debra Donnell “Debby” Pence, age 66, passed away April 10, 2020, in Oklahoma City. She was born to Donald Clinton and Bonnie Mae (Paulk) Artherholt on Oct. 18, 1953.

Body Margy Stephens passed away on Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Dell-Seton Hospital in Austin, Texas. She was born in El Reno, the fourth child of James Ellis and Peggy Walsh Smith.

Body Kyler Walker, a plumbing apprentice and lifelong resident of El Reno, died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 12, 2020, at the age of 28. Kyler was born April 17, 1991, to Tony and BJ (Thompson) Walker. He graduated from El Reno High School in 2009.

Body Betty Ann Heinrich was born Oct. 26, 1926, southeast of El Reno in Carl and Carrie Pivniska’s farm house to Ross and Bessie Hubbard. She passed away April 12, 2020, in her home east of El Reno with her kids by her side.

Body Helen Ruth Jones, 89, formerly of El Reno, passed away April 7, 2020. Services are pending with Wilson Funeral Home.   

Body Richard Allison Clark recently passed into his heavenly home while at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City.

Body Aiden Leroy Hines went to be an angel on April 5, 2020. Aiden was born Sept. 2, 2015, to his loving parents, Aaron and Meranda Hines, lifetime residents of El Reno. Aiden loved playing video games and loved Curious George.

Body Mike Gene “Red” Garrett, 61, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1958, at Hillcrest Hospital in Oklahoma City to Wesley “Buck” Claude and Leah Jean (Roberts) Garrett.