Obituaries

Services for Susan Ann “Susie” Ast of Chickasha were held Tuesday, Sept. 16 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Union City, with burial following at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.Susie died Sept. 12, 2025, at her home.

July 4, 1925 – September 10, 2025With deep love and gratitude for a life beautifully lived, the family of Irene Marie Krittenbrink announces her peaceful passing on Sept. 10, 2025, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, at the remarkable age of 100.Born in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Marie Heber and Andrew Theodore...

Myles Ann Woolard, 85, of El Reno, went to see her Lord and Savior on Sept. 3, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mark Oubrey Woolard Jr.Myles Ann was born in Waxahachie, Texas, on March 28, 1940, to Miles and Lillie Lightsey.

Marlene Walker-Payne (Hawkins), a proud member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and a great-great-granddaughter of Chief White Antelope, passed away Sept. 1, 2025, at River Oaks Skilled Nursing and Therapy in El Reno. She was 86, just 17 days shy of her 87th birthday.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Jerry Don Smith, who was born Oct. 24, 1952, and passed away Aug. 27, 2025.

Joy Keller Dye passed away peacefully Aug. 30, 2025, at St. Katharine’s in El Reno.She was born Feb. 22, 1936, in Ryan, Oklahoma, to Leonard and Clemma Keller. She was a 1954 graduate of El Reno High School.

March 19, 1927 - August 20, 2025 Our beautiful mother, Betty Durham Cunningham, age 98, passed away Aug. 20, 2025.

Eunice Taylor passed away at the age of 90 in El Reno. She was born Aug. 9, 1935, to Ota R. Sanders and Ruth Stout Sanders. Eunice was a 1956 graduate of El Reno High School.

Jackie Ebb Maine was born May 1, 1936, in El Reno to Bertha and Ebbie Maine. On Aug. 28, 2025, in El Reno, at the age of 89, Jackie was lovingly welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior.

Dean Watson, age 82, left his earthly body on July 5, 2025, in Bethany, Oklahoma.He will be dearly missed.Dean was a gentle, caring, loving son, father, brother, grandfather and uncle. He was born July 31, 1943, in Carnegie, Oklahoma, to parents, Delbert and Nella Faye Watson.