The Iris Garden Club open meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at ACE Hardware in Hugo. A representative from the Scott’s Company will speak and offer great gardening tips and advice. There will be refreshments, door prizes and drawings. For more info, call 580.326.3768.

Graveside services for Jeffery Neal Blagg, of Fort Towson, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Feb.

Funeral services for Betty Jo (Lemons) Redus, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.

Memorial services for Jacob Allen Mays, of Hugo, Okla., will be at 10 a.m. Feb.

Funeral services for Carolyn Yvonne Allensworth, of Valliant, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb.

Family-led memorial services for Raymond Staggs, of Boswell, Okla., were held at 12:30 p.m. Feb.

Funeral services for Tracie Lynn (Webb) Willis, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Feb.

Jimmy Glenn Prunty, 78, of Hugo, Okla., passed away Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 at his home. Jimmy was born Sept. 14, 1943 in Faught, Texas, to Thelma “Carter” Prunty and Edith “Wynell” (Kirkland) Prunty. Jimmy married Joyce Ellen Wayman on April 15, 1978 in Paris, Texas, building 43 years of love and memories. Jimmy served in the U.S. Army and after leaving the Army, he became a longhaul truck driver for most of his life.

Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, the Rabon family lost our beloved husband, father, Bops, brother, uncle and a music legend to thousands. Mike Rabon spread his creative artistry through music and writing, as well as educating and inspiring hundreds of students. His legacy from The Five Americans, writings and teachings will live on indefinitely. We are heartbroken, but also grateful to have been touched by his wit, charm and immense talent. A true one of kind and we will miss him dearly.

From OKC Black Chronicle OKLAHOMA CITY – There is a bill making its way through the Oklahoma State Capitol that would change Oklahoma’s 2019 Open Carry Laws. The author of a new bill says changes are needed in the Oklahoma Self Defense Act to help law enforcement implement gun safety.