Obituaries

Mary Margaret Amato departed for her heavenly journey Nov. 27, 2022, after a courageous battle fighting respiratory illness and heart disease.

Arlene ZumMallen was born Jan. 21, 1933, in Fairmont, Okla. She entered into the arms of her Savior on Dec. 13, 2022. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairmont and gave her Confirmation of Faith at Zion as well, on March 30, 1947.

Lynda Lea Boyle (Gough) went peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her loving family to be with the Lord on Dec. 11, 2022. Lynda was born to Perry and Inez Gough on Oct. 11, 1947, in McAlester. Lynda later had two daughters of her own, Lisa Garland and Sherry Randall.

Kenneth Grady was born Nov. 27, 1932, in Hutchinson, Kan., the third of five children of Lester and Alice Selfridge Grady. He died Dec. 11, 2022, at his home in El Reno. Kenneth was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He worked in sales and distribution of beverages.

Jani Dean Myers-Coughlan, a lifetime resident of Oklahoma, passed from this life at Yukon Integris on December 10, 2022, at the age of 47, as a result of heart failure. Jani was born to parents, Mark and Vicki Myers on April 25, 1975, at Baptist Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City.

On Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, Clifford Alvin Johnson went to be with his Lord and Savior. He was born July 9, 1935, on a farm just west of Calumet to Jim and Elgie (Turpin) Johnson. Cliff loved music. In junior high, he and his cousins, Ray and Earl Boyer, formed the Country Cousins.

Funeral services for Martin D. Long were held Thursday, Dec. 8 at the CrossBridge Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Mark Fryar officiating. Burial followed in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Tamara Ann Bryant were held Thursday at the Cedar Lake Chapel with Revs. Daylon Kirkland and Brian Archer officiating. Burial followed in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Tami died Dec. 5, 2022, at her sister’s home in Yukon.

Don Siler was unexpectedly taken from us on Nov. 25, 2022, at the young age of 90. He was a lifelong resident of the El Reno area. He is the youngest child of Ernest and Leora Siler, born Jan. 21, 1932. He attended El Reno High School, graduating in 1950.

Heaven gained a special angel with the sudden loss of Anita Eischen on Dec. 2, 2022. Anita Mae Hufnagel was born May 30, 1934, in Okarche to John and Mildred Hufnagel, one of their 11 children. She married John Eischen on Aug. 17, 1957. They shared 62 years of marriage before John’s death in 2021.