Obituaries

Wade Dean Piersall was born March 31, 1955, on a U.S. military base in Frankfurt, Germany to Dean and Peggy Piersall. Wade passed away March 7, 2023, in El Reno.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Peggy and Dean Piersall; grandparents, Clarence (Tiny) and Hazel Royse and Thornton and Della Piersall; and his parents-in-law, Robert and Mary Lund of El Reno.

Wade graduated from Yukon High School. He attended Oklahoma State and was a lifelong OSU fan and felt sorry for those supporting OU.

He was a bull rider for many years and loved the rodeo and horses.

Belva June (Rollins) Whittle passed away March 9, 2023, in El Reno. She was born to Charles and Florence Rollins on March 28, 1930, in Shawnee.

June was a member of the El Reno Study Club, Retired Teachers Association and First Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading, crocheting and spending time with her grandkids. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers and three sisters; and her daughter. 

Steve Winkler, age 73, died March 6, 2023, after a short illness.

Steve managed, owned and operated S&J Tire in El Reno for over 40 years. People who came in to S&J looking for someone they could trust quickly became lifelong friends and clients, exchanging stories and trivia with Steve while their cars were made safe.

Steve, lovingly known as “B.S.” (Big Steve), was preceded in death by the love of his life, Karon; his mother, Kit, and his father, Bill.

Funeral services for Sonya Lee Lamebull of Oklahoma City were held Wednesday at Huber-Benson Funeral Home, with burial following at the Lumpmouth Family Cemetery in Geary.

Sonya passed away March 3, 2023. She was born Oct. 13, 1961, in Oklahoma City. She was a graduate of Del City High School and attended Haskell Indian Junior College, now known as Haskell Indian Nations University. Sonya held numerous jobs throughout her life.

She attended the Maranatha Baptist Church in Bethany.

Graveside services for Dwayne Charles Oaks of Minco were held Thursday at the Hazel Dell Cemetery, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Dwayne passed away March 5, 2023, at his home. He was born March 15, 1937, in Cogar and was raised in the Cogar community.

He joined the Oklahoma Army National Guard and served in Korea. He worked as a truck driver in trucking and transport. He was a member of Hazel Dell Baptist Church.

Funeral service for Teddy Posey was held Friday in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the El Reno Cemetery.    

Mr. Posey, 83, passed away March 6, 2023. 

El Reno resident Betty Jean Wahweah passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, at her home, at the age of 68.

Betty, the daughter of Jimmie and Nancy Mae (Deere) Carbitcher, was born Nov. 26, 1954, in Wewoka.

She graduated with the Bowlegs High School class of 1974, then continued her education at Bacone College.

On May 16, 1975, she married Gene Wahweah in Seminole. Betty and Gene moved to El Reno, where they established their home.

Betty was an avid fan of OU and the Kansas City Chiefs, she also enjoyed fishing and loved attending family activities.

Dasie Hufnagel Weisenburger passed away peacefully March 4, 2023. Dasie was born Feb. 26, 1930, in Calumet to Russell and Alice (Gill) LeFever. She grew up in Calumet and attended Calumet High School where she played basketball and softball. Dasie graduated in 1948 as valedictorian of her class.

Later she took various college courses - those at OU were her favorite. An avid fan of OU football, Dasie attended the games in Norman for 46 years.

One of her favorite hobbies was bowling, where she spent years in leagues and traveled to numerous competitions.

Barbara Ann (Johns) Langley was born July 14, 1946, in Bethany, Mo., to Melvin and Nettie Jo Johns. She passed away peacefully March 6, 2023, surrounded by her family in Thomas, Okla.

Barbara graduated from El Reno High School in 1964. She married the love of her life, David Langley, on March 14, 1964, and together the two of them shared 57 wonderful years of marriage.

Janice Ellis, 81, of El Reno passed away March 4, 2023, in Oklahoma City.

Cremation was under the care of Wilson Funeral Home.