Funeral services for Johnny Wayne Ishcomer, of Fort Towson, Okla., were held March 28, 2026 at Sobol Baptist Church. Johnny passed away March 24, 2026, at the age of 60.

Funeral services for Reba Faye Nelson, of Hugo, Okla., were held March 30, 2026 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home. Reba passed away March 24, 2026, at the age of 56.

Funeral services for Geraldene “Gerri” Taylor, of Hugo, Okla., will be held at 10 a.m. April 3, 2026 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home.

Linda Karen (Roan) Rabon, known to family and friends simply as Linda, passed away on March 28, 2026 in Hugo, Okla., at the age of 84. She was born on Sept.

Funeral services for Ezekiel Sky Martinez, of Soper, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Curtis Ray Biggers, of Hugo, Oklahoma., will be held at 1 p.m. April 4, 2026 at First Baptist Church. Curtis passed away March 24, 2026, at the age of 64. Curtis was born June 4, 1961.

Gerald Douglas Daniels, of Boswell, Okla., passed away on March 24, 2026, at the age of 79, in Durant, Okla. Born in Bennington, Okla., to Arvel and Jalasca (Pamplin) Daniels on Oct.

Loren Arbuckle, age 92, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 23, 2026. He passed away peacefully at his home in Conroe, Texas.

to point Publisher Both my father and former Sports Editor Gene Nesbit were gifted when it came to writing big tales on April Fool’s Day. Each was able to spin a yarn that had people packing their bags and heading to the mountains or perhaps Ansley Park.

OU Daily Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed OU alum Sen. Alan Armstrong to fill Oklahoma’s vacant senate seat following former Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s appointment to head the Department of Homeland Security.