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The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Tuesday, December 15, that the state currently has 241,991 cases of COVID-19. There have been 2,086 deaths statewide since the pandemic began.
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LEFT—Sherrry Farris-Many in Coalgate recognize Sherry Farris whenever she is seen around town. There are many, though, who recognize her as their teacher or their children’s teacher. Mrs. Farris was a familiar face in the halls of Emerson many years ago. She started teaching in 1971 and retired in 2002. During that period, she taught Kindergarten and Special Education. She was the reading specialist at Emerson for a couple of years until the administration needed another first-grade teacher. Her first-year teaching first grade, she had thirty-three students. She handled it with finesse and, not long afterward, became one of the most popular teachers at Emerson Elementary. Mrs. Farris has returned to Emerson to substitute. It is not an easy job, but she has handled it with grace. She has quickly become familiar with technology and the many changes that have taken place since she retired. She has fit right in and once again has become that familiar face in the halls of Emerson.
Read MoreBetty Jo Kaufman, a Coal County resident, is among Oklahoma Centenarians celebrating December Birthdays! She is 102.
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Graveside services for Doris Josephine (Lemons) Guinn Hopkins, a Coalgate resident, were held Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Coalgate Cemetery with Mr. Vaden Morgan officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate was in charge of arrangements.
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Nettie Dean (Kirtley) Adams, a Harrah resident, passed away December 7, 2020 at her home in Harrah, OK surrounded by her family. She was born June 25, 1935 to Arthur Debs and Louise (Hamlett) Kirtley at Lebanon, OK at the age of 85 years, 5 months and 12 days. She attended schools in Oklahoma and was a housewife and seamstress. Nettie married Robert “Bob” Bert Adams on December 29, 1984 in Mt. Pleasant, TX. They resided in Coalgate. He preceded her in death November 30, 2013. Nettie was a loved and respected wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1957 and served as a full-time pioneer for several years. Nettie resided in Harrah, OK with her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Kevin. She helped care for her parents and worked as a seamstress with her sister Mattie for many years Nettie loved gardening, sewing and spending time with her family.
Read MoreFuneral services for Paul Morgan Jr., a Wapanucka, OK resident, were held Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel of Atoka with Darwin Hall officiating. Burial was in Boggy Depot Cemetery at Boggy Depot with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements.
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A Coalgate man is behind bars at the Coal County jail for child pornography crimes. His arrest came about following a seven-month joint agency investigation by the Carter County Sheriff’s Office/OSBI Task Force and the Coal County Sheriff’s Office. Coal County investigators included Undersheriff Philip Magby and sex crimes investigator Nicholas Davis.
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Governor Kevin Stitt announced November 30 the appointment of Tim Webster as District Attorney for District 19, which includes Atoka, Bryan and Coal Counties. Webster fills the seat of Emily Redman, who retired October 1. By statute, Webster has been serving as acting District Attorney since then.
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