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The Coal County Genealogical Society met June 14, 2021 for their quarterly meeting.
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Ruby Watts, a member of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapter of Coalgate High School, was one of 80 district officers from across Oklahoma who participated in the organization’s District Officer Training June 8-9 at Camp Tulakogee, Wagoner. Cindy Franks is the FCCLA adviser at Coalgate High School.
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Two Coal County 4-H Food Showdown teams advanced to the district contest held at the Pontotoc County Fair Grounds.
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Graveside services for Lee Elvis Murphy, a Centrahoma resident, will be held Saturday, June 26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Canfield Cemetery in Idabel, OK. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate is in charge of arrangements.
Read moreThelma Irene Toney passed away on June 11, 2021 in Denison, Texas. She was born on February 28, 1924 in Francis, Oklahoma to John Franklin and Essie Akins Scroggins. She attended grade school at Cedar Grove School and then attended and graduated from Francis High School. She and James “Norvin” Toney were married on June 30, 1940 in Arpelar, Oklahoma. They were married for nearly 78 years until his death on May 25, 2018. During World War II, she lived in Washington D. C. and Sabine, Texas where Norvin was stationed with the Coast Guard. After the war, they and their 2 children, Pat and Jerry, moved to the small community of Pleasant Hill south of Stonewall, Oklahoma where they remained for 73 years.
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OHCE COMFORT BEAR MISSION — The Coal County OHCE After Five club presents 67 comfort bears to local first responders on June 10. The stuffed animals help comfort children in emergency situations and help first responders establish trust with the children. More comfort bears are being made, said OHCE member Sue Tillery. From left (front) – Barbara Elkins, OSU Extension Service FCS/4-H Educator; Frances Brown, After Five OHCE; Sue Tillery, President, After Five OHCE/President, Coal County OHCE; Carmen Chelf and Audrey Gage, Coalgate Fire Department/ EMS; Officer Christian Minyen, Coalgate Police Department; (back) – Jahree Wilson, After Five OHCE; LaDonna Flowers, After Five OHCE; Eugina Loudermilk, After Five OHCE; Trooper John Ivey, Oklahoma Highway Patrol; Deputy Ethan Fomby, Investigator, Coal County Sheriff’s Office; Officer Destin Wilkerson, Tupelo Police Department; Chris Clymer, City of Coalgate Code Enforcement.
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