Obituaries

Body Johnny White, 63, of El Reno, passed away March 7, 2021. A full obituary for Johnny can be viewed at www.wilsoncares.com.  

Body Funeral services for Carroll Forrest Thompson will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at First Christian Church with Rev. Colton Lott officiating. Burial will follow in the Geary Cemetery under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Geary. Mr.

Body Celebration of Life services for LaDonna S. Weir of El Reno will be held in May at Lake El Reno with her daughters to officiate. Cremation was under direction of Alpha and Omega Cremation Services. Call Angela at 580-701-3451 for service information. LaDonna died Feb.

Body How would it be to have the name Grace, be the perfect example of that name and pass through the gates to see our Savior? That’s what happened Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, for Grace Marie Whitcraft.

Body Barbara Joan (Lanier) Chronister passed peacefully into the arms of our Savior on Feb. 23, 2021, at the age of 90. She was born Jan. 8, 1931, in the small community of Sickles, Okla., to Floyd and Mattie (Armstrong) Lanier.

Body Kathy Jo Bassett, 59, lifelong resident of El Reno, peacefully passed away Feb. 21, 2021. She was born July 13, 1961, in Okarche to her parents, Joseph and Katherine (Allen) Klohn. She was raised in El Reno and graduated from El Reno High School in 1979.

Body Lorene (Big Eagle) Rolette, Cheyenne-Kiowa, passed away on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at the age of 81. She was born to her parents, John Big Eagle and Sarah Ataumbi-Big Eagle in El Reno on Dec. 4, 1939, and given the name Singing Woman.

Body Sharon Griffin, 78, passed away Feb. 12, 2021. She was born in Pratt, Kan., to George Henry and Anna Marie DeVaney Seely. Sharon is one of six children, Georgia Ann Seely, Thad Seely, Stanley Joe Seely, Martha Marie Bass and Christie Jane Hubbard.

Body Denise K. Meyer, 62, said goodbye to her earthly family and joined the heavenly chorus in the presence of her Savior on Feb. 12, 2021, in Salina, Kan.

Body Betty Jean Taylor of El Reno passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Oklahoma City. She was born in El Reno on Dec. 24, 1949. She grew up in Union City and attended Union City schools. She had been a resident of El Reno for numerous years.