Obituaries

Body November 13, 1951 - August 5, 2025Keith Goodwin passed away Aug. 5, 2025. He was a decent man and was raised by his father as a Southern gentleman. He was a strident socialist Democrat.

Body Funeral services for Wilma Raeann Red Bird of El Reno will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the Emergency Response Center in Concho.Wilma passed away Aug. 7, 2025, at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born Aug. 3, 1978, at the Clinton Indian Hospital.

Body Memorial service for Steven H. Ratliff, 57, of Oklahoma City will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13 at First Christian Church with Colton Lott officiating.Mr. Ratliff died Aug. 10, 2025, at his home surrounded by friends and family.

Body Jacquelyn Rae Nanette Vaught, age 93, passed away peacefully July 23, 2025, in El Reno. She was born June 2, 1932, in Union, Missouri. She was a member of First Christian Church of El Reno.  Jacquelyn was the daughter of Alvin and Sue Diestelkamp. She was the wife of Wayne E.

Body In Loving Memory (1943-2025)Jeannette Sanders, age 82, passed away Aug. 2, 2025. Though she moved several times in her life, she spent the biggest part of her life in El Reno.Jeannette was a spirited soul - spunky and full of fire.

Body Services for Gilferd William Peters will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Aaron Kotila officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at the El Reno Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Body Barbara passed away Aug. 1, 2025, at 97 years old. She was born Jan. 23, 1928, in Chattanooga, Oklahoma, to parents, J.E. Dutch and Daisy B. (McQuinn) Weller. Barbara attended Chattanooga School until her family moved to Calumet in 1941. She graduated from Calumet School in 1946.

Body Barry J. Henson died July 28, 2025, at his home in Mustang. He was born Jan. 15, 1957, in El Reno, where he lived most of his life. Barry is survived by his sisters, Margo Loyall and Dawn Brewer. At his request, there will not be a service.

Body Services for Alfred D. Tallbird will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday at the Concho Emergency Response Center.Burial with military honors will follow at the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Alfred died July 25, 2025, at his home in Clinton.

Body Reedy Maples Jr., known affectionately as “Joe” to family and friends, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 28, 2025, at Arbor House in Mustang. He was 89 years old.A funeral service celebrating Joe’s life will be held at Huber-Benson Funeral Home on Friday, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m.