Obituaries

Henry was born Jan. 25, 1930, in El Reno. He was the son of Edward Marion Haley and Laura Alice (McCoy) Haley.

He was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Marjorie Taylor of El Reno.

Henry was a lifelong resident of Canadian County where he was a farmer/rancher and served as a Farm Bureau Insurance agent for approximately 40 years.

He married Edwina Baca on May 15, 1954, in Calumet, and they were married for 69 years. Henry and Edwina had four sons, Randy, Rick and wife, Barbara, Tim and Kenneth Paul.

Jerry Jo Burke, formerly of El Reno, died July 4, 2023, at Select Specialty Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born Dec. 9, 1946, in El Reno.

Jerry graduated from Hinton High School and was a member of the First Methodist Church in Hinton. She was the owner of decorating centers in Anadarko, Hinton and El Reno and was active in El Reno Main Street. After retirement, she worked for Bob Mills Furniture in Oklahoma City.

Jerry is survived by her son, Joseph Lierle of Yukon; daughter, Teresa Langford of Minco; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

William G. Campbell, 84, of El Reno, boarded the Heaven Express for his journey home to his Lord on July 1, 2023.

William was born Aug. 19, 1938, in Shamrock, Texas, to Edward W. and Zeda (Jones) Campbell. One of eight children, William came from humble beginnings, washing dishes standing atop a Coke box from the age of 12 where he learned his work ethic that he carried with him the rest of his life.

William “Tex” S. Titterington II, age 68, retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023. Tex was on his way back home to Clearwater, Kan., from placing flags on veterans gravesites and flowers on family members’ graves at the El Reno Cemetery over Memorial Day weekend when he was killed in a car crash. The driver of the other vehicle had fallen asleep and overcorrected into Tex’s lane.

Loving husband, caring father, brother, protector, provider and best friend.

Survived by his wife, three children and six grandchildren. Forever loved, loved forever.

A prayer service for Henry Haley will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, with Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 6. Both services will be at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Cory Stanley officiating.

Burial will be in the Calumet Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. 

Mr. Haley died June 28, 2023, in Oklahoma City.

Dennis was born Sidney Dennison Cooper on Jan. 31, 1951, to Wilma Ethal Shults and Albert Leon Cooper. His parents divorced when he was an infant. His mother remarried Virgil Loucks and he was raised by him and his mother.

Dennis married Charlotte Morse at Trinity Lutheran Church on Dec. 29, 1974.

He went to church on Sunday and every Sunday, Pastor Harold Kamm would stand at the pulpit and announce, “God loves you and so do I.”

Lola Delaney Nelms was born March 8, 1948, in Terral, Oklahoma, to Lee and Lorena Delaney. She passed from this life June 18, 2023, at the age of 75 in Oklahoma City. She operated a beauty shop in El Reno for many years.

Funeral services for Emil Roebuck Miles will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 30 at the Benson Memorial Chapel with Revs. Gerald Panana and David Flick officiating. Burial will be in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Emil died June 25, 2023, at SSM St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born Jan. 9, 1974, in Clinton.

He worked for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes for many years and was currently a carpenter with Hughart Properties. He was a member of the Red Moon Gourd Clan.

Margaret Dianne Cotten of El Reno, known to all as Margie, brought laughter and love into the world from the moment she entered it on March 13, 1964, in Fort Chaffee, Ark. She was surrounded by her loved ones when she passed peacefully on June 18, 2023, in Chickasha, after a courageous battle with Frontotemporal Dementia.