Obituaries

Memorial services for Billie Gene Dillard of Loyal were held Thursday at Immanuel Baptist Church in Loyal, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home in Minco. Billie died Oct. 15, 2022, at home in Loyal. He was born Jan. 25, 1942, in Brighton, Ark.

An all-night wake for Calvin Coolidge Sankey Jr. will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday, with funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday. Both services will be at the Concho Emergency Response Center with Rev. Waylan Upchego officiating.

Graveside services for Velma Jean (Womack) Bensmiller of Chickasha will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Friendship Cemetery southwest of Minco. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Jean died Oct. 12, 2022, in Chickasha.

An all-night wake for Isaiah Edward Russell will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, with funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, both at the Concho Emergency Response Center with Rev. Greg Leaf officiating. Burial will be in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Gary L. Tesch, 86, of Norman, an El Reno High School class of 1954 graduate, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 at First Christian Church of Norman. Detailed obituary can be found at https://www.johnirelandfuneralhome.com/obituary/Gary-Tesch.

Funeral services for Eleanore Madbull were held Thursday at the Emergency Response Center in Concho with Rev. Gerald Panana officiating. Burial followed at the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Barbara Jean (Jeanie) Ventris of Minco were held Monday at First Baptist Church in Minco, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Jeanie died Oct. 6, 2022, at Agape Road Hospice House in Bethany. She was born Nov. 14, 1941, in Minco.

Marlene Young, 83, of Oklahoma City, passed away Oct. 2, 2022, at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital. Marlene was born July 4, 1939, to Dewitt Talmage Keesee and Ruby Lorene Denton Keesee in Mangum, Oklahoma. Marlene married Gene Young on June 4, 1966, in Fort Smith, Ark.

Graveside services for Patsy Lou Finch Clem of Yukon were held Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Patsy passed away Sept. 30, 2022, in Yukon. She was born Aug. 20, 1941, in Cogar.

Funeral services for Lucille Tabor Todd were held Friday at Geary First Baptist Church with Rev. Jay Mule officiating. Burial was in the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Turner Funeral Home. Lucille passed away Oct. 2, 2022, in El Reno.