Church News & Obituaries

William Ruben Leihsing was born July 22, 1959 at Thomas, Oklahoma to Emmett and Velda (Rauh) Leihsing. He departed this life on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his home in Watonga, Oklahoma.

Nelson Edgar Dickinson was born December 12, 1946 at Harper, Kansas to Paul and Dorothy (Utz) Dickinson. He departed this life on Friday, July 31, 2020 at Weatherford, Oklahoma.

Nancy Faye Hoots was born March 28, 1951 to Richard and Elnora Hoots. Nancy grew up in the Canton community and attended Canton Public Schools. Nancy was involved in many school activities as well as a local watermelon heist. She graduated with the Class of 1969. After high school, Nancy worked at a few different jobs but spoke mostly about her time at Tinker Air Force Base. In March of 1973 she wed Gary Lynn Meier. They resided in the Texas area for several years. Their marriage would take them all across the United States pursuing Gary’s passion of custom wheat harvesting and later as an over the road trucking team, all while raising three children. In 1989, they moved back to the Okeene area to care for family and continue farming. Nancy worked at the Okeene Nursing Center for 15+ years as their dietitian where her fantastic cooking skills would be shared with numerous people within the community. Following her years at the nursing home, Nancy served as a food tech supervisor at Integris Bass in Enid, OK. Later she would move to the Loyal area and continue her greatest passion of supporting her grandchildren and baking famous “grandmas cookies” as well as an active member of the Okeene First Baptist Church. Nancy’s church family was near and dear to her heart. Nancy was a person who, even through her long cancer treatment, kept a positive attitude and set an example of faithfulness for others.