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Funeral services for Melvin J. Hershberger, a Coalgate resident, were held Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Abe Hershberger residence with Bishop Edward Schrock officiating. Burial was in the Clarita Amish Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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Annabell Wiseman, age 74, an Atoka resident, was born April 12, 1946 to Fred Lawson and Mary (Rouboidoux) McKinney at Phoenix, AZ and passed away October 25, 2020 at Ada, OK. She attended school in Phoenix, AZ and Red Rock School in Oklahoma.
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Coal County 4-H Club celebrated National 4-H Month by conducting their annual awards program on Friday, October 16, at the Coal County Extension conference room. Medals and awards were presented to 4-H members who had submitted record books and special awards for 4-H participation. Along with medals and awards, scholarships totaling $3,000 were awarded to 4-H members in Coal County. Guest speaker for the program was Keona Mason, the SE District Representative on the state council, State 4-H Ambassador and the Johnston County 4-H President.
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Family Health Center of Southern Oklahoma is proud to celebrate Phil Biddy for his 50 years of pharmacy service. National Pharmacy Week is October 18-24, a time to honor the pharmacy industry for their service to our communities.
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The newest additions to the Coalgate High School staff pictured above include Erika Stanley, Matt Lane, and Jacob Bradberry.
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Born in the 1930s and early 1940s, we exist as a very special age cohort. We are the “last ones.” We are the last, climbing out of the depression, who can remember the winds of war and the war itself with fathers and uncles going off. We are the last to remember ration books for everything from sugar to shoes to stoves. We saved tin foil and poured fat into tin cans. We saw cars up on blocks because tires weren’t available.
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