Maggie Lee Stephens
Maggie Lee Stephens Funeral services for Maggie Lee Stephens will be held Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Middle Creek #1 Church in Lamar, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Carson Cemetery. Maggie Lee Stephens was born February 25, 1938 in Lamar, Oklahoma to Thomas J. Bruner and Winey (Fixico) Bruner. She…
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Ivan Clarence Heard Funeral services for Ivan Clarence Heard will be held Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 10:00 AM at the Burnett Mission Church of Paden, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Oakdale Cemetery in Paden. Ivan Clarence Heard was born February 12, 1931 north of Paden, Oklahoma to Willis Paul Heard and Osa Clara…
Read MoreNational Guard tuition program boosts recruitment
National Guard tuition program boosts recruitment OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma is leading the nation in National Guard recruitment thanks to legislation that went into effect July 1. State leaders praised the positive impact of the Oklahoma National Guard Educational Assistance Act that provides a more affordable pathway for Oklahoma National Guard members to pursue a…
Read MoreOklahoma Historical Society to host Oklahoma All-Black Towns State Conference
Oklahoma Historical Society to host Oklahoma All-Black Towns State Conference On Saturday, August 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Oklahoma Historical Society is partnering with the Oklahoma Conference of Black Mayors to present the Oklahoma All-Black Towns State Conference, an event that will bring together the mayors of Oklahoma’s 13 All-Black towns. The…
Read MoreBennie Duke Harjo Sr.
Bennie Duke Harjo Sr. A memorial service will be held on August 20, 2022 at the Cromwell Indian Community Center at 2:00 PM in Cromwell, Oklahoma Bennie Duke Harjo was born March 8, 1947 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Ben and Roxie (Deere) Harjo. He passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the…
Read MoreRobert Joe Carroll
Robert Joe Carroll Services are pending for Robert Joe Carroll. Robert Joe Carroll was born December 21, 1929 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Thomas Manning Carroll and Gladys Opal (Driscoll) Carroll. He passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 92. Mr. Carroll was a longtime resident of the Weleetka…
Read MoreHerbert Rakestraw Jr.
Herbert Rakestraw Jr. Services are pending for Herbert Rakestraw, Jr. Herbert Rakestraw was born September 25, 1927 in Morganfield, Kentucky to Herbert Rakestraw Sr. and Myrtle (Stone) Rakestraw. He passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022 in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 94. Herb was a longtime resident of Okemah and had retired from working…
Read MoreJanie Lucretia Harkey-Roberts
Janie Lucretia Harkey-Roberts Services for Janie Lucretia Harkey-Roberts will be held Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Janie Lucretia Harkey-Roberts was the daughter of Oklahoma Pioneers John H. and Jeanetta (Harvison) Brook. The youngest of seven children, she was born at home northeast of Okemah.…
Read MorePatty Ann McBride
Patty Ann McBride Funeral services for Patty Ann McBride will be held Friday, August 12, 2022 at 10:00 AM at the Assembly of God Church in Wetumka, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Wetumka Cemetery. Patty Ann McBride was born July 25, 1936 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Herbert and Mildred (Donner) Osborn. She passed away…
Read MoreHUD Announces $221 Million to Tribal Communities for Affordable Housing and Community Development
HUD Announces $221 Million to Tribal Communities for Affordable Housing and Community Development WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it will make available $221 million in competitive funding for affordable housing and community development projects that primarily benefit low-to-moderate income persons s in American Indian and Alaska…
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