Betty Jane Parks Lorenz was born April 13, 1936, at Alva, Oklahoma to Walter S. & Elsie Ging Parks and passed away January 27, 2023, at the age of 86 years 9 months. Betty graduated in 1954 from Okeene and married the love of her life in June of 1954. Betty worked for Okeene Hospital Annex for 20 years and the Okeene Duckwall Store. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Okeene Betty is preceded in death by her husband Jim, her parents, 3 sisters, and 5 brothers. She

Gary Lee Wills was born December 10, 1937, at Oakwood, Oklahoma, to Armel and Mary Wills, and passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at the age of 85. He was a resident of the Watonga community his entire life. Gary welded microwave towers all over the U.S. before taking over Wills Welding & Construction in the 1970’s. He attended and graduated from Oakwood High School and was a member of the Elks Lodge of Watonga and St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Watonga. He married

Stephen Dwayne Coney of Watonga, Oklahoma, passed away at the age of 55 on January 16, 2023 after a 2 year long battle with pancreatic cancer. Steve was born on December 4, 1967 in Louisville, Kentucky to Billy and Dorothy Coney. After Steve graduated from Hobart High School, he went on to study Agriculture at Oklahoma State University. After graduating with a degree in Agronomy with a specialization in marketing, along with a fierce loyal and true mentality for OSU, he kicks

Wanda J. Sinclair was born May 7, 1931, at Hitchcock, Oklahoma, to Richard and Pauline (Fee) Crosley, and passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, at the age of 91. Wanda was a resident of the Watonga community for some time. She attended Watonga schools and was a member of the Trinity First Baptist church in Watonga. She married the love of her life, Irvin Sinclair at the First Baptist Church in Watonga on February 26, 1948, and together they shared 70 years of marriage. In 1

Ethel Payne was born at Watonga, Oklahoma to Marion and Anna (Spaeth) Payne on February 21, 1920 and died Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at the age of 102. She attended grade school in Watonga and high school at St. Joseph Academy, Guthrie, Oklahoma and was valedictorian in the eighth and twelfth grades. Upon graduating from St. Anthony School of Nursing, Okla. City she was awarded a scholarship to attend The St. Mary College, Leavenworth, KS where she graduated magna cum laude

Roberta Faye (Steger) House was born February 25, 1928 at Vernon, Texas to Roy and Trudie Steger, and passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023, at the age of 94. Roberta attended and graduated from Crooked Oak High School, in Oklahoma City. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Watonga, PEO, and the Bridge Club. She loved to cook; her specialty was fried potatoes and poke salad. Her family loved the fact that she never remembered the cornbread in the oven until it was t