Obituaries

Jackie D. Sanders was born in Union City on May 13, 1932, to Bill and Ruth (Drew) Sanders. He was the third of five children. Union City was Jack’s home his entire life. He graduated from Union City High School in 1950. He joined the Army National Guard, 45th Infantry Division.

Jacqueline “Jacque” Dolores (Medlock) Choate, 88, of McAlester, died Monday, April 17, 2023, at her residence. Funeral services were held Friday, April 21 at Bishop Chapel of Memories with Rev. Rodney Briggs officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Funeral services for Norma Jo Riggles were held Monday at the Watonga Emergency Response Center with Rev. Waylan Upchego officiating. Burial followed at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Norma died April 12, 2023, at Post Acute Rehabilitation in El Reno. She was born Sept. 15, 1938, in Clinton.

Memorial services are pending in Pagosa Springs, Colo., for Anella Darlene Handley, who passed away February 14, 2023. Anella was born in Sacramento, Calif., on October 1, 1952. She lived most of her life in and around El Reno.

Graveside services for Bonnie Lou Jordan of Fort Cobb were held Friday at the Oak Grove Cemetery at Fort Cobb, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home in Minco. Bonnie passed away April 8, 2023, at the Norman Regional Healthplex. She was born March 28, 1940, in Ripley, Miss.

Graveside services for Mary Ann Reynolds of Yukon, a former Minco resident, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Mary passed away April 5, 2023, at Dorset Care in Oklahoma City.

Lillie Mae (nee Schumacher) Porter was born July 6, 1923, to William F. and Ida (Liebscher) Schumacher, near Okarche, Okla. She attended Elm Glen Grade School and graduated from El Reno High School in 1941. She went on to receive her Associate of Arts degree at El Reno Junior College.

Funeral services for Alan Ray Morton were held Monday at the Concho Community Center with Rev. Waylon Upchego officiating. Burial was in the Morton Family Cemetery in Geary, under the direction of Turner Funeral Home. Alan passed away April 4, 2023, at his home in Anadarko.

Funeral services for Lena Mae Crabtree were held Monday at Hinton Church of Christ with Jimie-Wray Mead and Rev. Mike Davis officiating. Burial was at Niles Cemetery under the direction of Turner Funeral Home.

SARANAC LAKE — It is with great sadness that Steven Dennis Hilbert, 73, passed away peacefully on Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, N.Y., after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.