Obituaries

Body Prayer service for L. Van Perkins will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 20 at McNeil’s Funeral Service, Mustang. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 21 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Union City, followed by burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery with Rev.

Body Paul Leon Rosenbaum passed from this life at his home, surrounded by his wife and children, on March 3, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia. Paul was born August 22, 1949, in Falfurrias, Texas, to HL Rosenbaum Jr. and Anna Price Rosenbaum.

Body On March 10, 2023, Tammra Lynn Loyall passed away from a short illness surrounded by her family and friends. Tammra was born Nov. 5, 1981, and lived most of her life in El Reno where she graduated from El Reno High in 2000. In the past five years she lived in Miami, Okla.

Body Helen Margaret Smith went to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully on March 14, 2023, at the age of 98 in El Reno. She was born near Okarche on Aug. 31, 1924. She grew up on a farm west of Okarche, the second oldest of 11 children of John and Mildred (Higdon) Hufnagel.

Body Juanita Bonell Barker of Calumet died March 14, 2023, at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City. She was born Dec. 4, 1932, in Duke, Okla. She lived in the Calumet area most of her life, raising five generations and enjoyed watching western movies and working jigsaw puzzles.

Body Memorial services for Tommy Lynn Stroud of Minco were held Thursday at First Baptist Church in Minco, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Tommy passed away March 11, 2023, at his home. He was born Nov. 14, 1953, in Anadarko and was raised on a farm in Cogar.

Body Prayer service for Pearl Doris Slater will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 in the Benson Memorial Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Lance Warren and Deacon Lloyd Menz officiating.

Body Jean Ann Bridges, 67 years of age, passed away peacefully in her home Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Born July 26, 1955, to Thomas Jackson and Mildred Glee McGaughey in Boise City, Okla., she was the youngest of three children. The family settled in El Reno.

Body 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.

Body 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.