Wake services for Harold William (Willie) Ratterman of Minco were held Monday in the Benson Memorial Chapel in El Reno, with Mass of Christian Burial held on Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Union City, with Rev. Kevin Ratterman officiating.
Burial followed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Union City, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home in Minco.
Willie died Jan. 19, 2023, at Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon.
Mark Gilmore, 68, of El Reno, passed away in his home on Jan. 17, 2023, surrounded by his family.
Mark was born to Thomas James and Polly Sue Gilmore in Okarche on May 9, 1954. He graduated from El Reno High School in 1972. After high school, Mark went on to enjoy a very diverse career, working on the Rock Island Railroad with many of his lifelong friends. His early calling brought him to the Hi-Fi, home and car audio industry, spending almost two decades working for companies such as Soundtrak, Mobile Connections, The Stereo Connection and many major car audio manufacturers.
Thomas F. Coffey passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side on Jan. 15, 2023.
Tom was born Sept. 30, 1932, in the midst of the Great Depression, to John W. and Katherine Reherman Coffey on the Coffey homestead eight miles west of Okarche. He was the second oldest of their six children.
Tom, known as “Red” by his friends, started working on the farm at an early age, and when not working, attended a local one-room schoolhouse and later grade school and high school at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Okarche.
Bina Janice Chapman was born in Okarche on March 8, 1932, to Homer and Flossie (Slusher) Faler.
She died at home in El Reno on Jan. 10, 2023.
Janice was a seamstress and attended Wesley United Methodist Church.
She was a member of the Oklahoma Bass Association of the Deaf and the Oklahoma City Senior Citizens Association of the Deaf.
In 1952, she married Billy Earn Chapman. He preceded her in death on Jan. 27, 2021.
Her parents and an infant son also preceded her in death.
Memorial services for Jerry Allen Darter of Oklahoma City will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at Yukon First United Methodist Church.
Jerry died Jan. 13, 2023, at the age of 90.
Jerry was a faithful servant as a Methodist minister to several churches across Oklahoma, including El Reno Wesley.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Mark Daniel Darter.
Funeral services for Bobby Glen Hart of El Reno will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at First Baptist Church in Walters, with burial in the Walters Cemetery. Services are under the direction Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home, Walters.
Bobby departed this life on Jan. 15, 2023, in Temple, Okla. He was born Jan. 22, 1937, west of Walters to Clay and Ida V. (Martin) Hart. He was the oldest of their five children.
Funeral services for John Edward Townsend Jr. will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Concho Emergency Response Center with Rev. Gerald Panana officiating. Burial will follow at the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
John died Jan. 17, 2023, at St. Anthony Hospital – Midtown in Oklahoma City.
He was born June 19, 1970, in Oklahoma City. He was currently living in Asher and was a truck driver.
A celebration of life for Marcella Dalton, 78, of El Reno will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel.
Urn burial will follow at the El Reno Cemetery.
Funeral services for Jimmy Lynn Bass were held Jan. 17 at First Baptist Church in Minco, with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.
Jimmy passed away Jan. 6, 2023, in Omaha, Neb. He was born July 3, 1977, in Weatherford and grew up west of Minco, graduating with the Minco class of 1996.
He was employed several years as an electrician with the Oklahoma Electrical Supply Company before forming Bass Electric Company out of Minco. He had served as president of the Minco Little League and the Minco Ag Boosters.
Bezzie Alberta Laughlin left this life to join the Lord on Jan. 7, 2023, at the age of 103. She was the daughter of Norman and Cora Barr Palmer, born Aug. 5, 1919, in the city of Tupelo, Oklahoma. She had two brothers, Carl and Ernest, a sister, Carrie, and a twin sister, Ezzie.
Bezzie grew up in Calumet, where she attended the old Calumet grade school and graduated from Calumet High School in 1938. During her time in high school, she enjoyed being part of the basketball team.
