Obituaries

Mary Elizabeth Leach passed away May 18, 2023, in Red Wing, Minn. Born Oct. 11, 1930, in El Reno, she married Bob Brandley in 1948 and they farmed in El Reno until buying a farm in Steel County, Minn., in 1956. They were later divorced. She married David Leach in Owatonna, Minn., in 1969.

Cleta Mitchell, 96, of Del City, entered fully into the presence of the Lord on May 18, 2023. While she will be missed by many, we are blessed to know she is once again with her beloved husband and children. Cleta entered this world on Aug. 19, 1926, in Yukon, born to Walter and Amanda Tinsley.

Ernest Edwin Fowler, known to friends and family as Ernie, went home to be with the Lord on May 12, 2023. He was born Dec. 22, 1948, in Prescott, Ariz., to Chelcey and Eva Mae Fowler. He was a 1967 graduate of Shawnee High School and joined the Army in 1968.

Shirley Perkins Brown, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2023, in El Reno. She was born Dec. 6, 1942, in El Reno to the late William M. Perkins Sr. and Ora Mae Brooks Perkins.

Graveside services for Mary Anna Patzack Curtis will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 26 at the Hazel Dell Cemetery northwest of Minco. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home, Minco. Mary died May 20, 2023, in Indianapolis, Ind., at the age of 90.

Miriam Biegel passed from this life on May 13, 2023. She was born Nov. 2, 1923, on a farm just east of Union City to Albert and Ella Wieman. Miriam was a child of the Depression who learned firsthand the importance of hard work and a supportive family.

Graveside services for Jayne Ellen Crawford of Brighton, Colo., will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 22 at the Canadian Valley Cemetery in Calumet. Jayne passed away Jan. 3, 2023, in Brighton. She was born Dec. 15, 1964, in Okarche.

Come-and-go viewing for Jason Boyd Marquardt of El Reno will be held from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 16 at Wilson Funeral Home, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 17 at Trinity Baptist Church.

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of William “Bill” Loyd Adams, who left this earth on May 10, 2023, at 85 years old. Born as a New Year’s baby on Jan. 1, 1938, in El Reno, Bill grew up in the “alphabet town” section of Fair Addition.

Graveside services for Jason Wyatt Barger of El Reno will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 17 at the El Reno Cemetery with Deacon Lloyd Menz officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Jason died May 11, 2023, at St. Anthony Healthplex in El Reno.