Obituaries

Body Cade Robert Jameson Worthen was born June 4, 1997, in Oklahoma City to Robert and Melodee Higdon Worthen. He died March 22, 2020, in El Reno. Cade grew up in El Reno where he graduated from El Reno High School and Canadian Valley Technology Center as a diesel mechanic.

Body William Howard Braum of Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores died March 23, 2020, at his home near Tuttle. Bill was born Feb. 11, 1928, in Newton, Kan. He graduated from Emporia High School and the University of Kansas.

Body Ralph Daniel Haynes was born in Sentinel, Okla., on Aug. 24, 1959, to Ralph and Jean Haynes. He passed away at his home on Sunday, March 22, 2020.

Body MaryAnn Charolette Benoit Stout of Yukon passed from this life on March 22, 2020, at the age of 86. She was born July 25, 1933, in Tracadie, Nova Scotia, Canada. She worked for 30 years as a Certified Nursing Assistant and scrub tech at Bethany General Hospital.

Body Graveside services for Minnie Lea Davis of Minco were held Monday in the Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Minnie died March 18, 2020, at her home in Minco. She was born May 23, 1931, in Minco and was raised in the Minco community.

Body Lindalee Catherine “Linda” Payton was born Jan. 4, 1943, in El Reno to Harold Glenn and La Verna Isabele Heaston Elkins. She died in Oklahoma City on March 22, 2020. Linda had a heart of compassion and would always look out for the needs of others.

Body Graveside services for Betty Lou Gore of Minco were held Monday in the Fairview Cemetery in Tuttle. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Betty died March 18, 2020, at the Deaconess Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born Dec.

Body Graveside services for Marsha Gail (Blair) Wagnon of Afton were held March 19, 2020, in the Green Hill Cemetery in Lindsay. Services were under the direction of Boydston-Wilbourn Funeral Home. Marsha passed away March 13, 2020, in Afton. She was born Aug. 9, 1952, in Elk City.

Body Private family services for Herbert L. Atkins will be held March 27, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Mr. Atkins passed away March 14, 2020, in Oklahoma City. He was born Aug.

Body Frank “Rootbeer” Hedge of El Reno, born Nov. 20, 1941, in Santa Monica, Calif., died peacefully on March 11, 2020, in Edcouch, Texas. Frank was preceded in death by his parents, Frank McCrory Hedge and Ivy Florence Olive (Bowell) Hedge.