Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret Lorretta Menz was held Thursday, Jan. 5 at St. Joseph Church in Union City with Rev. Lance Warren officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Margaret died Dec. 29, 2022, in Corn.

Arthur William Wiedemann passed away at the age of 93 at his home in El Reno. He was born April 20, 1929, in Richland to Ernst and Dora Wiedemann.

Born in El Reno, Oklahoma, on November 19, 1941, Richard D. Thompson was son of Maurice Ellsworth Thompson Sr. and Blanche L. Samuelson Thompson of Calumet, Oklahoma. Richard was a Vietnam era Army veteran and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Central State University, Edmond.

Funeral services for Myong “Kim” Whipple, 83, of El Reno will be held Friday, Jan. 6 at 10:00 am in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery.  Myong passed away Jan. 3, 2023.

Melva Jean (McNatt) Stephenson Whitfield was born Aug. 3, 1945, in Chickasha to Melvin and Wanda (Vance) McNatt. She passed away Jan. 3, 2023, in Yukon at the age of 77. Melva grew up in Binger and Santa Paula, Calif. She was 15 when they moved back to Binger.

Anita (Miller) Lewis was born June 1, 1943, in Grandfield. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Baptist University and a master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma.

Funeral services for Dianne K. Mullins were held Friday, Dec. 30 in the Benson Memorial Chapel. Burial followed at the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.  Dianne died Dec. 22, 2022, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was a former resident of El Reno. 

Services for Nicole Nichelle Maul (Plenty Horses) of Oklahoma City were held Thursday, Dec. 29 at the Emergency Response Center in Kingfisher. Burial was in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Nicole died Dec. 19, 2022. She was born June 10, 1978, in Kingfisher.

Dodi Ra Ramey of Moore passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, at the age of 59. Dodi was born April 16, 1963, in El Reno to Wayne Yates and Janey (maiden name Erbar) Zullian. Dodi was always very outdoorsy. She loved picnics and fishing.

Jesus called home his humble servant, Lee Fay Smith of Banner, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. Lee was born Feb. 7, 1949, in Oklahoma City to Kenneth and Bessie Smith. He married his wife of 55 years, Linda Kay Smith in Tacoma, Wash., in 1968.