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Quote of the Week…. “Old folks are worth a fortune, with silver in their hair, gold in their teeth, stones in their kidneys, lead in their feet, and gas in their stomachs.”
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Graveside services for Charles “Tom” Thomas Crane, a Centrahoma resident, were held Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Centrahoma Cemetery with Pastor Lyle Shipley officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate was in charge of arrangements.
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Sherman Lee Hanks, also known as Dad, Daddy, and PaPa, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at the age of 75. Sherman was born on June 28, 1944 in Coalgate, Oklahoma to the late Loyd Hanks and the late Gladys Coffee Hanks, both of whom preceded him in death. He proudly served his country in the United States Army as a Sergeant First Class E-7 and retired in 2004. Through his many years of service, he traveled the world, made great friends and gained many skills. Sherman started off as a young boy in the Boy Scouts and became a member of the Holiness Church. He finished school in 1962, and then worked in an automotive repair shop with his father. In February 1966 he was drafted into the Army.
Read moreJacqueline “Jackie” (Smith) McEntire, a Stringtown, OK resident, passed away March 14, 2020 at her home in Stringtown OK at the age of 93 years, 4 months and 8 days.
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Sheriff Bryan Jump has expanded the Coal County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer program. This program has provided an SRO in the Coalgate School District since 2013 and has grown to the point that an opportunity was available to place an officer at Tupelo School. The program was unanimously approved by the Tupelo School Board at a February 24 meeting.
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Funeral services for Georgia Lea (Parker) Justus, a longtime Atoka, OK resident, were held Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Bro. Jerry Richard officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka was in charge of arrangements.
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