Obituaries

Body Willene Padgett Walsh, 85, was born Sept. 2, 1936, in Anadarko to Bill and Ione (Reese) Padgett. She was called to glory on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Cordell. Willene grew up in the Scott community of the Binger and Hinton areas.

Body Lynn Dale Maly went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. He was born Feb. 5, 1958. He fought the good fight of faith and God provided peace from the pain and suffering caused by cancer.

Body Zadan Levi Wolf Knight died Aug. 1, 2022, at Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, Texas, at the age of two months and 26 days. He was born May 6, 2022, in Midland to Kevin Knight and Ci’Leayah Shelton. His parents survive him.

Body Our sweet daddy went to be with Jesus on Aug. 8, 2022. Wendell was a lifetime resident of El Reno. After graduating from El Reno High School and owning his own gas station, he was a conductor for the railroad.

Body Robert Anthony Pastorello, 71, of El Reno, went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 31, 2022, after a lengthy illness. Robert was born May 13, 1951. He was an Air Force veteran, serving in Vietnam and Korea.

Body Funeral services for Eldon Ray Ventris of Minco were held Thursday at First Baptist Church in Minco. A private family burial followed at the Evergreen Cemetery, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Ray passed away Aug. 1, 2022, at his home in Minco.

Body Billy Joe Hardin passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at the age of 65. Bill was born Nov. 22, 1956. He married his wife, Nancy, in 1975 and was a longtime resident of El Reno. Bill began working at Cavin’s Paint-n-Body Shop in 1973 when he was only 17.

Body Roberta Mae Shelley Grulkey, 87, was born in El Reno to Roy R. Shelley and Ollie Lee Lawson Shelley on Aug. 28, 1934, and passed away at her home on July 28, 2022. Roberta was a lifetime resident and 1954 graduate of El Reno High School. She married Carl C. Grulkey Sr.

Body Funeral services for Rhoda Mae Youngbird Braxton were held Monday at the Emergency Response Center in Concho. Burial followed at Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Rhoda died July 27, 2022, at her home in Kingfisher.

Body Juanita L. Miklaucic Heckes, 75, departed her earthly life July 18, 2022, after braving a long illness. Born May 29, 1947, in Walsenburg, Colo., Juanita was the youngest of seven children born to Joseph and Anna Miklaucic. She grew up in Lehigh, Okla.