Obituaries

Graveside services for Johnna Faye Gentry of Chickasha were held Thursday, April 17 at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.Johnna died April 14, 2025, in Oklahoma City.

Laurance Clyde Randall went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.He was born Oct. 9, 1935, on a farm southwest of Okarche to Newton and Nellie Randall. Laurance graduated from El Reno High School in 1953. He then attended Draughons School of Business.

Bertha Jean Williams Sanders went to her heavenly home on Sunday, April 13, 2025.She was born Dec. 20, 1937, to Silas and Opal Williams. She attended Wewoka High School and graduated from Sulphur High School in 1956.Bertha married Floyd Sanders on Nov. 25, 1955.

Betty Jean Paxton passed away March 26, 2025, at Integris Hospital in Yukon.

Caroline Holdaway, a beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and dear friend to many, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2025, in El Reno, at the age of 89.Born in Omega, Okla., in Kingfisher County, Caroline grew up on the...

George Frederick Lerch, 90, passed away peacefully in his home in the company of his family on April 7, 2025. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2025, at Trinity Baptist Church in El Reno.George was born the son of Ernest and Selma Lerch in Elgin, Iowa, on Feb. 22, 1935.

DeWayne Carvin Wood passed away April 1, 2025, at his home in Kodiak, Alaska, where he had resided this last year.He was born Nov. 10, 1938, in Carnegie, where he grew up and graduated high school. DeWayne lived most of his life in Calumet. He retired from AT&T after 30 years of service.

Services for Marjorie JoAnn Sarrett of Minco will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 11 at First Baptist Church in Minco, with burial following at the Evergreen Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.Marjorie died April 7, 2025, in Minco.

William Michael (Mike) Thompson passed away at the age of 72 on March 28, 2025, at River Oaks in El Reno.

Betty Mack Wolfe Smith, 98, passed away peacefully March 31, 2025, in Bethany. She was born in Corsicana, Texas, in 1926 to parents, WM.