Ina Paulyne Bookout
Funeral services for Ina Paulyne Bookout will be held Friday, June 1, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Ina Paulyne (Witham) Bookout was born in Pleasant Valley, Okla. on Dec. 21, 1931, to Otho and Gertrude (Titsworth) Witham. She passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 in Sapulpa, Okla.…
Read MoreLaVina Blanton Cox
Funeral services for LaVina Blanton Cox were held Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 3 p.m. at the Cromwell Pentecostal Church. Interment followed at the Butner Cemetery. LaVina Blanton Cox was born Oct. 1, 1942 in Bearden, Okla. to Herman and Lois (Morphis) Williams. LaVina left us on May 26, 2018 in Wewoka, Okla. at the…
Read MoreAlleged serial burglar who robbed Okemah restaurant identified and charged
The serial burglar the OSBI requested assistance in identifying from surveillance photographs Tuesday has been identified as Charles Edward Rebert. Rebert, 42, is the alleged burglar who robbed Dairy Boy Restaurant in Okemah A felony charge for Burglary II has been filed in Okfuskee County along…
Read MoreSydney Smith receives Buster and Arlene McGee Scholarship
Sydney Smith, of Okemah, was the recipient of the Buster and Arlene McGee Scholarship during East Central University Department of Education’s recent 2018 Spring Awards Luncheon. This scholarship is awarded to a student from the Butner/Okemah/Prague areas who’s major is in education. The scholarship may be continued for consecutive semesters if all guidelines are met.…
Read MoreOkemah Public Schools Receive Grant for Science Equipment
The Okemah Public School system recently received a grant for $3,292.10 from the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) to help boost their science, technology, engineering and technology (STEM) resources. The OERB gave a total of $2 million to boost STEM materials and equipment in every school district in Oklahoma. The money was divided based on…
Read MoreStephen Brewer
Funeral services for Stephen William Brewer will be held Friday, May 18, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Interment will follow at the Schoolton Cemetery. Stephen William Brewer was born January 21, 1946 in Okemah to Tillman Eugene Brewer and Hazel (Irons) Brewer. He passed away Sunday, May…
Read MoreJulianne Jo Stacy
Funeral services for Julianne Jo Stacy will be held Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Interment will follow at the Rock Creek Cemetery. Julianne Jo Stacy was born November 4, 1970 in Orange County, California to Joe Childres and Janine Harper. She passed away Saturday,…
Read MoreCounty to use Sanders, Bledsoe & Hewett to write budget
This year Okfuskee County has been in search of a new organization for the preparation of the county’s estimate of needs. The estimate of needs is an itemized estimate of proposed expenditures and anticipated revenues for the upcoming fiscal year. The county has used budget writer Dan Hall the past several years to write the…
Read MoreWilliam Tillery
William “Leon” Tillery, 86, passed away May 4, 2018 in Tulsa. He was born to William Clarence and Mattie (Glasco) Tillery on April 12, 1932 in Okemah. Leon was preceded in death by his wife, Jewel Imogene Tillery; parents: William and Mattie; and sons: William “Bill” McMahan and Sheldon Tillery; siblings: Ruby Fuller, Donna Sue…
Read MoreDaniel Lee Tilley
Funeral services for Daniel Lee Tilley were held Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Prairie Spring Indian Baptist Church in Okemah. Interment followed at the Snake Creek Cemetery in Seminole County. Daniel Lee Tilley was born April 17, 1982 in Claremore, Okla. to Emmitt Tilley and Lori (Bearbow) Tilley. He passed away…
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