Obituaries

Body March 19, 1927 - August 20, 2025 Our beautiful mother, Betty Durham Cunningham, age 98, passed away Aug. 20, 2025. A lifetime resident of Oklahoma, she lived in El Reno while pursuing her teacher certification and moved to Oklahoma City to accept a teaching position in 1959.

Body Eunice Taylor passed away at the age of 90 in El Reno. She was born Aug. 9, 1935, to Ota R. Sanders and Ruth Stout Sanders. Eunice was a 1956 graduate of El Reno High School.

Body Jackie Ebb Maine was born May 1, 1936, in El Reno to Bertha and Ebbie Maine. On Aug. 28, 2025, in El Reno, at the age of 89, Jackie was lovingly welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior.

Body Dean Watson, age 82, left his earthly body on July 5, 2025, in Bethany, Oklahoma.He will be dearly missed.Dean was a gentle, caring, loving son, father, brother, grandfather and uncle. He was born July 31, 1943, in Carnegie, Oklahoma, to parents, Delbert and Nella Faye Watson.

Body A graveside service for Marlene Walker-Payne will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8 at the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.Marlene died Sept. 1, 2025, in El Reno.

Body Bernice Irene Ferrell was born April 29, 1933, on a small farm west of Alex, Oklahoma, to parents, Oscar and Mary Lavada Ferrell. She passed from this life on Aug. 24, 2025.Bernice, also known as “Lefty,” learned life disciplines, starting at the early age of 5.

Body Rylan Jabonn Flurry died Aug. 24, 2025, in Cashion. He was born Feb. 12, 2003, in Grapevine, Texas.In 2021, he graduated from Piedmont High School and went on to study at the University of Central Oklahoma, earning a bachelor of sociology degree.

Body Nick “Popsie” Morrison, 75, of Yukon, passed away Aug. 26, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.Born on April 25, 1950, Nick grew up in Union City, where he attended Union City High School.

Body Lois Marie Ratliff-Lewis-Horn was born June 10, 1933, in Hough, Texas County, Oklahoma, to parents, Emey Mae Lemon-Ratliff and Simpson Archelous Ratliff. She peacefully departed this life on Aug. 26, 2025, to be with her Lord and Savior in her heavenly home.

Body Susan Elizabeth Kirby was born Feb. 27, 1960, in Washington, D.C. to Ernest and Nadine Dorsey Kirby. She passed away Aug. 20, 2025, in Oklahoma City.