Graveside services for John Lafayette Mangrum will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 19, 2020 at Ellis Chapel Cemetery in Wister, Okla. John passed away Aug. 11, 2018 at Flagpole Mountain in Clayton, Okla., at the age of 77.

Graveside services for Thad Cleatus Snelgrooes, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Nov.

Funeral services for Rosemary Boggs, of Fort Towson, Okla., will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 at Spencerville Church in Spencerville, Okla. Rosemary passed away Nov. 15, 2020, at the age of 85.

Ilene Wren Bryan joined loved ones on Nov. 14, 2020 as she was received by her Heavenly Father, having accepted Christ as Savior early in life. She was born Aug. 4, 1925 to Ila Randolph and J.W. (Buck) Phillips in Lamesa, Texas.

Graveside services for Joe Stanley Johnston were held at 2 p.m. Nov.

Funeral services for Richard Bishop were held at 10 am. Monday, Nov.

The Celebration of Life for Merion Earnest Morris, fondly known as “Bud,” was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 in the Shoals Baptist Church in Hugo, Okla., with Bro. Dean Young officiating. Private family burial will be held at the Spencerville Cemetery. Bud went to be with his Lord on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Hugo, Okla., at the age of 78.

Funeral services for Anthony “Tony” Beene, of Valliant, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov.

Earnist Scott Garrett, 56, of Valliant, Okla., passed from this life Nov. 6, 2020. He was born July 31, 1964 in Oklahoma City, Okla., the son of William “Tak” Garrett and Betty (Haley) Garrett. Scott grew up in the Valliant area and was a 1984 graduate of Valliant High School. At the age of 19, Scott began teaching for the Durant Kiamichi Area Votech School. He taught industrial maintenance at Idabel KAVTS and became the coordinator. Scott received his Doctorate Degree from Oklahoma State University. At the time of retiring Scott was the Director of the Antlers and Hugo KAVTS campuses. Scott loved to travel and traveled to several countries. He enjoyed fishing and riding motorcycles

Funeral services for Howard Lynn Dicken, of were held at 11 a.m. Oct.