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Honor rolls for the second semester of the school year 2024-2025 at Wallace Byrd Middle School has been released.
Read moreMaster’s degrees are expected to be granted to 105 candidates as East Central University conducts its 2025 Spring Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 17 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Kerr Activities Center.
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Funeral services for Brenda Wadene (Reeves) Humphrey, a long time Coalgate resident, were held Monday, June 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. Eddie Hogue officiating. Burial was in Humphrey Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate.
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James David Giachino, age 90, died April 23, 2025, in Albuquerque, NM. He was born Feb 26, 1935 in Coalgate, Oklahoma, the second of three children born to John (Chick) and Mary (Forneris) Giachino. In his youth he was known as “Chick”. He attended Coalgate schools and graduated from Coalgate High in 1953. At the age of 11, he began working in his Dad’s barber shop as shoe shine boy and janitor after school and on weekends. Mr. Giachino attended Eastern Oklahoma State College, Wilburton, OK, for two years receiving an associate degree in 1955 followed by graduation from Oklahoma A&M College, Stillwater, OK, with a degree in accounting in 1957. He was in the last graduating class before the name change to Oklahoma State University. After graduating, he worked for several years at Sohio and Pan American Petroleum companies in Oklahoma City in their accounting departments. While working for Pan American, he attended night school at the University of Oklahoma obtaining a master’s degree in business administration (MBA).
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Funeral services for Betty Sue Cosgrove, a Coalgate resident, were held Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with John D’Aguanno officiating. Burial was in Wardville Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Services of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Roy Riley Rogers, a man of wisdom,courage,andtenacity, who left us on April 29, 2025. Robert Louis Stevenson once said, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” Roy, born on June 17, 1946 in Coalgate, OK, USA, lived by these words. He planted seeds of love, joy, and resilience in the hearts of those who knew him, and his legacy will continue to flourish in their lives.
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