Obituaries

Funeral services for Rev. Robert McKinley Simpson Jr. will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the Gib Miles Emergency Response Center in Geary with Rev. Rudy Tartsah Jr. officiating.Burial will follow in the Geary Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Turner Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Charles Phillip Ganote of Oklahoma City will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13 at the Concho Emergency Response Center with burial in the Concho Cemetery.

Randy Lee Popham died Jan. 1, 2025, at his home and had lived in El Reno over 30 years.Randy was born Jan. 3, 1958, in Charleston, S.C. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a painting contractor and a gun parts dealer.He was preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn Knight Davis;...

Norma Denny, 90, of El Reno passed into the arms of Jesus on Jan. 1, 2025.

Gerald (Gerry) August Gleichman of Okarche passed away peacefully on New Year’s Day 2025, in Oklahoma City, surrounded by family and loved ones. Gerald was born March 21, 1936, in Okarche. To read full obituary, please visit MemorialParkOKC.com.

Services for Wesley E. Moore of El Reno were held Dec. 31 at First Christian Church with Rev. Colton Lott officiating. Burial followed in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Patrick Sheehan of Calumet died Dec. 27, 2024, at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Clinton.Services will be announced at a later date by Huber-Benson Funeral Home. 

Graveside services for Billy Jack “Jackie” Finch of Minco were held Monday, Dec. 30 at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.Jackie died Dec. 20, 2024, at SSM Midtown in Oklahoma City. He was born Oct. 26, 1952, in Cogar.

Before sledding off to the North Pole for his big day of work, Santa Claus squeezed in three more rides on the Heritage Express Trolley.

A memorial service for Roger Paul Alexander will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 4 at Huber-Benson Funeral Home with his brother-in-law, Clint Quarles, officiating. Roger died Dec. 11, 2024, at his home in El Reno. He was born May 29, 1960, in Gary, Ind.