Obituaries

Randy Gean Hollenbeck, 74, of El Reno, died April 30, 2024. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Betty Lou Kennedy, 90, of Calumet, passed away April 21, 2024, at St. Katharine’s Memory Cottage. Graveside services are pending. Betty Lou was born in El Reno to her parents, George Nitzel and Kitty (Scott) Nitzel.

Services for Jerry Sam Tinsley of Bridgecreek, a former Minco resident, were held April 26 at Hazel Dell Baptist Church, with burial following at the Hazel Dell Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home of Minco.

Charles Franklin Severns Sr. passed away April 17, 2024, in Oklahoma City. Frank was born April 26, 1934, in El Reno. He graduated from El Reno High School in 1952. He served as a staff sergeant in the Air Force.

At 6:48 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2024, our beloved Karen Yvonne Howell went home to be with the Lord. She was born in Bridgeport, Okla., on June 4, 1946, to the union of George and Iris (Gray) Colbert. She was the third of 11 children.

Memorial services for Shaun Paul Abatti of El Reno will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 at Lake El Reno. Shaun passed away April 17, 2024, at Cornerstone Specialty Hospital in Shawnee. He was born April 26, 1980, in Riviera, Ariz.

Services for Lela Wynne Taylor of Minco were held Tuesday, April 16 at the Friendship United Methodist Church, with burial following at the Friendship Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Lela passed away April 12, 2024, at the Chickasha Nursing Center.

James (Jim) Edward Warren was born Feb. 20, 1936, in Moodys, Okla., to Sidney A. Warren and Letha M. Warren. Jim passed away April 2, 2024, in El Reno at the age of 88. Jim attended school through the eighth grade in Tahlequah.

Steven William House, 68, was born March 17, 1956, in El Reno and passed away April 6, 2024, in Oklahoma City. There will be no services at this time. Arrangements were under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Roger Dean Rinehart passed from this life peacefully on April 6, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born June 17, 1931, in El Reno. He married the love of his life, Ruby Jane Ogle in Tulsa during law school in 1955 and they returned to El Reno in 1956.