Obituaries

Randy K. Stiner passed away at his lake home on Fort Cobb Lake on May 6, 2023. He was born March 16, 1952, in El Reno to Edward Allen Stiner Sr. and Doris Marie Harris. Randy was preceded in death by his father, Edward Allen Stiner Sr., his twin brother, Ronnie Stiner, and his brother, Mike Stiner.

Beatrice Annette Rubes passed away May 5, 2023, in Yukon at the age of 80. Beatrice was born to parents, Gus A. and Anna M. Marquardt on Sept. 7, 1942, at the El Reno Sanitarium Hospital.

Come-and-go viewing and visitation for Obie Fritz Dew Jr. of El Reno will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, May 12 at Wilson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13 at First Christian Church. Obie passed away May 9, 2023.

“Heaven’s getting sweeter all the time!” Oleta May Ayers, 97, was born Aug. 8, 1925, near White Deer, Texas, and passed away in Edmond on May 6, 2023. Oleta was the daughter of Alvin (A.G.) Stamps and Adelia (Dilly) Cummings Stamps.

Services for Jeffrey Kyle Ray will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 in the Benson Memorial Chapel, followed by burial in the El Reno Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Jeff was born June 30, 1972, in Okarche.

Lucienda Elaine Williams was born Feb. 13, 1947, in El Reno to Billy Valmer Devereux and Elcie Ester May (Long) Devereux. Elaine passed away at the home she resided in on May 1, 2023, due to complications from a stroke and a decline in health.

Norma Jean Havener, a longtime resident of El Reno, was born Feb. 9, 1936, in Mullhall. She died on Friday, April 28, 2023. Norma was a public accountant and a member of Trinity Baptist Church.

Funeral services for Elizabeth Anne Penwright of Crystal River, Fla., will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6 at Crystal River Village Community Center. Services are under the direction of Heinz Funeral Home, Inverness, Fla.

Todd Randall Murray departed from this earth on April 19, 2023, in El Reno at the age of 43. Todd was born to parents, James “Randy” and Vickie on Feb. 6, 1980, in Okarche. He grew up in El Reno and was a graduate of the EHS Class of 1999. Todd loved to go camping and four-wheeler riding.

Charles Eugene (Gene) Brock died peacefully at his home in El Reno on April 23, 2023. Gene was born June 13, 1933, in Shawnee to his parents, Charles Word and Wavelyn Alvie (Webster) Brock. He grew up in Bowlegs and graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1951.