Obituaries

Funeral services for Julia Ann “Tiny” Redbird will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Del City Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Vera Radley officiating. Burial will follow in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Sunni Redfawn Goodbear, 38 years on this earth. Sunni was a proud member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes and the Pawnee Nation, Skidi and Chaui Bands. Sunni was a gifted singer, songwriter and Traditional Southern Cloth Dancer.

Jannell Ridenour was born Jan. 29, 1939, to Arthur F. and Ina Louise (Sand) Tech in Calumet. She passed away Sept. 9, 2023, at her home in Calumet at the age of 84.  Jannell graduated from Calumet High School and from Draughn’s Business School in Oklahoma City.

Bruce Lynn Lloyd was born in Alva, Okla., on July 30, 1952, to Gordon L. Lloyd and Catherine (Campbell) Lloyd. He passed away suddenly in his home in Norman on July 10, 2023, at the age of 70. Bruce graduated from El Reno High School in 1970.

Michael Stephen Hoefler, known to his loved ones as Mike/Big Mike, Dad or Papaw, peacefully passed away Sept. 2, 2023, at the age of 72 in El Reno. He was born Aug. 15, 1951, in Shawnee. Mike will be deeply missed by his daughter, Stephenie Baker and husband, Brad, and his son, Michael Hoefler.

Celebration of Life for Gary Richard Miller of El Reno will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 at Richland Nazarene Church, 10825 N. 6th Street, Yukon (corner of West Hefner Road and 6th Street), with Revs. Matthew Lowery and Terry Rohlmeier officiating.

Kenneth Dwayne Basinger of Sherman, Texas, passed away Aug. 21, 2023. He was born Jan. 24, 1940, in Harrah, Okla., to Millard and Margaret Basinger. He was the oldest of five children. Dwayne graduated from McLoud High School in 1958.

Memorial services for Rocky L. Faulkinberry of Oklahoma City will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at Bible Baptist Church in El Reno. Cremation was handled by Alternatives Cremation and Funeral Service. Rocky passed away Aug. 11, 2023. He was born Dec. 6, 1960, in El Reno.

Services for Dee Allen Ricketts were held Wednesday at First Christian Church with Rev. Colton Lott officiating. Burial followed in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Dee died Aug. 27, 2023, at his home in El Reno. He was born Nov. 21, 1939, in El Reno.

Tyler Scott Ellison, 43, of El Reno, passed away Aug. 22, 2023. Tyler was born July 24, 1980, in Oklahoma City to Wana Ellison. Fourteen short months later, Tyler was gifted with a built-in best friend, Spencer Tillery. Tyler attended El Reno High School.