Obituaries

Funeral services for Jimmy Lynn Bass were held Jan. 17 at First Baptist Church in Minco, with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Jimmy passed away Jan. 6, 2023, in Omaha, Neb.

Bezzie Alberta Laughlin left this life to join the Lord on Jan. 7, 2023, at the age of 103. She was the daughter of Norman and Cora Barr Palmer, born Aug. 5, 1919, in the city of Tupelo, Oklahoma. She had two brothers, Carl and Ernest, a sister, Carrie, and a twin sister, Ezzie.

John Lynn Porter passed into his heavenly father’s arms on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at 84, following a long illness of many factors. He was born July 30, 1938, to Edwin and Marie Porter in El Reno, Oklahoma.

Funeral services for Judy Beth Jones of Union City will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13 in the Benson Memorial Chapel in El Reno, with burial following at the Union City Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home, Minco. Judy died Jan. 9, 2023, at her home.

CHARLOTTE – David Carter Blanton, 73, passed away in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday, December 30, 2022. He was born September 5, 1949, in El Reno, Oklahoma, son to Willard Barch Blanton and Greta Elizabeth Carter Blanton.

Services for Harold Robert Williams of Lawndale, Calif., will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16 at Hazel Dell Baptist Church in Minco, with burial following at the Evergreen Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Harold passed away Dec. 20, 2022, at his home.

Visitation for Lillie Mae Kappus will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Huber-Benson Funeral Home, with burial following at the El Reno Cemetery. There will be not be a service. Lillie died Jan. 2, 2023, at her home in El Reno. She was born June 8, 1935, in Mountain View.

Graveside services for Flora Rae Ables Lippoldt, 85, of Cleburne, Texas, formerly of El Reno, will be conducted at 12 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in the El Reno Cemetery. Flora passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Cleburne, Texas.

Funeral services for Rudolf “Rudy” Joseph Pata of El Reno will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the El Reno Cemetery. Come-and-go viewing will be held at Wilson Funeral Home on Sunday, Jan. 8 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Rudy passed away Jan. 1, 2023.

Raymond Harry Tasso of El Reno died Dec. 26, 2022, at SSM St. Anthony Healthplex in El Reno. He was born Dec. 4, 1947, in Clinton. Raymond was an Army veteran serving in the Vietnam War and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a stone mason and member of the Native American Church.