Obituaries

Body Jeffery Kent Carder of Henderson, Nevada, passed away Aug. 21, 2025. He was born Jan. 9, 1963, in El Reno.He was the owner and operator of Carder Distributorship for Sara Lee.

Body Graveside memorial services for George Lester Fitzhugh Jr. will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Watonga IOOF Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Turner Funeral Home.George passed away Oct. 24, 2025, at The Heritage at Brandon Place in Oklahoma City.

Body Alexa Mechea Babb, born Dec. 6, 1988, passed away Oct. 24, 2025, at the age of 36. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Body Funeral services for Cynthia Ann Laub will be at held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 at Huber-Benson Funeral Home with Rev. Tara Dew officiating.Cynthia died Oct. 26, 2025, at her home in El Reno. She was born March 24, 1959, in Henryetta.

Body Patricia Ann (LaFoe) Williams went to be with Jesus on Oct. 21, 2025, at Spanish Cove in Yukon. She was born Aug. 24, 1944, in El Reno to Raymond and Mary Ann (Skoch) LaFoe. Pat graduated from Sacred Heart High School and was a member of Sacred Heart Church.

Body Estelle Bushyhead of Edmond passed away Oct. 16, 2025, in Guthrie. She was born July 16, 1937, in Sentinel to Latrelle and Chester Mayrhofen.She was raised in El Reno. In 1955, she married Robert Bushyhead. In 1965, they moved to Edmond where they were lifelong residents.

Body Services for Gary Osborne are pending with Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Gary died Oct. 23, 2025, at his home in El Reno. 

Body 11/2/1946 – 10/12/2025The family of Elynda Jane Coburn sadly announces her passing on Oct. 12, 2025.Elynda is survived by her brother, A. Dennis Merrill (Carolyn) of Fairfield Glade, Tenn., and sister, Carolyn Williamson of Joplin, Mo.

Body Peggy Josephine Zehr was born Sept. 26, 1936, in Shamrock, Oklahoma, to Richard and Hazel (Owensby) Cooper. She passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, at the age of 89. She grew up in Torrance, California, and graduated from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, Calif.

Body Funeral services for Gary Kendle Monks will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at the John M. Ireland Chapel in Moore, with burial at Fort Gibson National Cemetery.Gary passed away Oct. 19, 2025. He was born Oct. 29, 1950.