A time of remembrance and celebration for longtime El Reno resident Joy Ervin was held Monday, June 15, 2020, at First Baptist Church. The service can be viewed at https://youtu.be/NrNW2atcDtA.
In the years preceding 1935, a farming couple in Cordell named Bly and Cora Ashby were still trying to recover from grieving the loss of their son, Jerald Russell, who died seven years earlier.
Funeral services for Howard Hale Noland were held Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Wilson Funeral Home, with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery.
Mr. Noland was born Nov. 28, 1948, in Vicksburg, Miss., to Gearold and Melba Noland, and was called home on June 18, 2020. Howard grew up in Crane, Texas, and graduated from Crane High School in 1967. After graduating high school, he worked in the oil field in Crane and overseas. He later moved to Oklahoma, where he met the love of his life, Sue. They married on July 6, 1979, in Jacksonville, Texas.
Mary Katherine “Kay” Dyer died Monday, June 15, 2020, at the age of 92. Born in Oklahoma City June 11, 1928, Kay was the daughter of Ray and Helen Dyer. A graduate of El Reno High School, she attended the University of Kansas where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Journalism.
She broke barriers for future women journalists as the first woman promoted to city editor at The Oklahoman and Times.
Decades later, she was still in touch with several younger journalists she had mentored through the years. She was known as a tough but fair editor.
Graveside services for Deloris Ann Smith were held Monday in the El Reno Cemetery with Pastor Garrett Miller of Victory Christian Fellowship officiating. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Deloris died June 11, 2020, at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City. She was born April 3, 1955, in Oklahoma City. A longtime resident of El Reno, she previously lived in Houston, Texas, where she raised her family. She was a medical technician and enjoyed watching movies.
Services for Kimberly Gale Evans of El Reno were held Wednesday in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Jerred England officiating. Burial followed in the Oakland Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Kim died June 6, 2020, at her home. She was born Dec. 5, 1981, in Chickasha. She lived most of her life in El Reno, graduating from El Reno High School. She was a receptionist at the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center and a member of the Del City Church of Christ. She enjoyed cooking, baking, grocery shopping and garage and estate sales.
Judy “Sue” Snell Minyard was born Oct. 8, 1945, in Texas and passed peacefully in her sleep on June 9, 2020, at her in home in Oklahoma City.
In 1963 she married Wayne Minyard and they had 56 years together before Wayne’s death in August 2019. Sue was an avid golfer and she enjoyed fishing.
She loved her dogs dearly.
Sue was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Minyard Sr.; her parents, Jim and Helen Snell; and a sister, Jimmie Snell Boyett.
Memorial services for Sherrill Lynn King of Yukon will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2020, at El Reno First Baptist Church with Glen Chapman officiating.
Sherrill passed away May 14, 2020. She was born Feb. 14, 1955, in Oklahoma City. She graduated from Orange High School in Orange, Calif., and earned a bachelor’s degree from Redlands Community College. She worked for the U.S. government for 25 years at the VA Hospital, then with the FAA.
Funeral services for Wanetta M. Armstrong of Minco were held Monday at Cogar United Methodist Church, with burial following in the Evergreen Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.
Wanetta passed away June 4, 2020, at her home in Minco. She was born May 25, 1928, in Minco and had lived in the Minco/Cogar community all of her life. She graduated from Binger High School in 1946.
Wanetta was a homemaker and active with the Minco Senior Citizens Center. She was a member of Cogar United Methodist Church.
Kenneth Wayne Dickerson, Navy veteran, attorney, retired judge and part-time farmer and rancher, passed away May 30, 2020.
Ken was born Jan. 21, 1939, and was raised on a farm north of Piedmont, the youngest of four children. Ken’s father, Floyd Dickerson passed away when Ken was 12, leaving the farm work to Ken and his brother.
Without his dad to provide guidance, many of Ken’s life decisions were made without much counsel.
Barbara Clements McCray of El Reno died June 2, 2020, at her home. She was born Aug. 6, 1937, in Wellsville, N.Y.
Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Bill McCray; grandsons, Anthony Clements and Nathan Ward; and parents, Vincent Leroy and Grace Edwards.
Barbara is survived by her children, Kathy and Ridge Ward of El Reno, Tom and Robin Clements of Ninnekah, Bob and Linda Clements of Muncie, Ind., Jim and Lynese Clements of El Reno and Quentin and Susie Clements of El Reno; 13 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
