Obituaries

Body Prayer service for Elizabeth Margaret Kuehn was held on Wednesday, with Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with Rev. Cory Stanley and Deacon Max Schwarz officiating.

Body Nettie Lou Eaton passed away peacefully June 19, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family, after a long battle with ALS. She was born Jan. 10, 1936, in El Reno to James and Ella Moody. Nettie was a graduate of El Reno High School.

Body Samuel Grant Griesel Jr., 80, of El Reno, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Integris Baptist Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 31, 1940, to Samuel Grant Griesel and Ida Josephine Wright Griesel of El Reno. He has one brother, Stephen E.

Body Funeral services for Bonnie Lee Padgett were held Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at the El Reno Cemetery Pavilion with Pastor Kevin Fouts of Discovery Church in Yukon officiating. Services were under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Body Yolanda Rae Jackson passed away June 12, 2021, in Oklahoma City. She was born Aug. 15, 1986, in Clinton. Yolanda grew up in California and attended Ventura High School. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church in El Reno.

Body Funeral services for Doris Jean McBee, 89-year-old Oklahoma City resident, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in the Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel, with burial to follow in Resthaven Cemetery, Oklahoma City. Visitation for family and friends will be from 2 p.m.

Body Funeral services for Dr. Col. Virgil Jerry Shepherd will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 19 at Bethany Assembly of God. Dr. Shepherd died June 11, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was born Dec. 2, 1931, in Seminole County.

Body Gloria Kathrine Bleigh passed away June 9, 2021, at the age of 86. She was born to Talbert and Ella Grimes on Nov. 11, 1934, on Kickapoo Street in Tecumseh. Gloria and her family moved to El Reno when she was 7. On Aug.

Body Gary Dean Stokes, 74, died June 10, 2021, at SSM Health, St. Anthony Hospital-Midtown, Oklahoma City, after tests revealed multiple disease processes following an Ischemic Stroke.

Body Memorial services for Jerry Parker of El Reno were held Friday, June 11 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev. Allen Carson officiating. Jerry passed away in the comfort of his home on June 7, 2021. He was born Feb. 9, 1946, to William and Carmen Parker in Oklahoma City.