Graveside services for Ronald Edward Summerville, of Boswell, Okla., were held at 3 p.m. March 21, 2021 at Restland Cemetery in Boswell.

Barbara Jean Earnest, the best mother, nana, sister and friend gained her angel wings on Thursday, March 18, 2021 in Denison, Texas. She was born to Lloyd and Ollie Bea Hawkins on Oct. 18, 1941 in Hugo, Okla. She grew up in Apple, Okla., on the family farm with four other siblings: Jimmy, Martha Jo, Lowell (Shorty) and Billy (Bruce).

Funeral services for Paul Ray Oakes, Sr., of Hugo, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. March 20, 2021 at First Assembly of God in Hugo.

• Recipients were honored at the 202ONE Virtual NSC Safety Congress & Expo Itasca, IL –– The National Safety Council is proud to honor the winners of the Women in Safety Scholarship and the Billy D. Young Memorial Scholarship.

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The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) is seeking nominations for the Cattleman of the Year award. Established in 1990, the Cattleman of the Year award is the highest honor that the OCA bestows upon a member and was designed to recognize OCA members who have made significant contributions to the OCA and to the Oklahoma beef industry.

The Livestock Conservancy is excited to launch the 2021 Poultry Census, sponsored by Murray McMurray Hatchery. This critically important project will focus on breeding populations of domestic poultry (purebred breeds or landraces), including chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. The census will enable The Livestock Conservancy to understand how poultry populations are faring in North America and guide future conservation efforts.

DURANT –– The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) was recognized by the Oklahoma Blood Institute on Tuesday, March 9, for outstanding service to communities across southeast Oklahoma. Chief Gary Batton said he was recently on a phone call with Harvard University Alumni Associations and people from 20 other nations when the story came up about how the Choctaw Nation came to the aid of Ireland during its famine in the 1800s.

Family Features –– After months of unfamiliar restrictions and guidelines, pandemic fatigue is affecting how some Americans protect their health. However, experts warn that diligence is still extremely important because new mutations and variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 are being discovered. The typical cold and flu season also brings added threats to people’s health and wellness.

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