Minnie Oleta (Harbuck) Harris, a woman of deep faith, tireless work ethic, and a heart large enough to hold generations of family, passed away peacefully at her home in Hugo, Okla., on Dec. 19, 2025. Known fondly by her childhood nickname “Baby Girl,” a title bestowed by her father that she carried with grace for over nine decades, Minnie leaves behind a legacy defined by service and sweetness.

Funeral services for Joyce Lavada Mae (Wyrick) Thomas Barker, of Springtown, Texas, were held Dec. 18, 2025 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services for Mary Francis Cunningham were held Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 at Rufe Baptist Church.

Funeral services for Tonya Kay Diggs, of Hugo, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Dec.

Funeral services for Jerry Wayne Cooper, of Hugo, Okla., will be at 10 a.m. Dec.

Inga Ingrid Sigrid (Koppe) Cooper, 76 of Antlers, Okla., was born on March 30, 1949, in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of Paul Koppe and Herta (Piske) Koppe. She passed away Dec. 6, 2025. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers: Bodo Koppe and Ingo Koppe and sister, Sigrid Blaskoeitz Inga came to the United State as a student and thrived in the field of nursing. She became a Registered Nurse and worked many years in Texas and California. Her career was marked by an unwavering commitment to her patients, to whom she provided not only medical care but also comfort and support. Inga later met her loving husband, Terry Cooper in 1990 and they were married in Hugo, Okla., in 1992. They spent 33 loving years together and made their home in Antlers following Inga’s retirement from nursing.

Carl Junior Bumpass, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, was called to his eternal rest on Dec. 3, 2025, at the age of 87, in Boswell, Okla. Born on Oct. 19, 1938, in Santa Rosa, Calif., to Clifton and Mary Ann Bumpass (nee Cummings). Carl’s life was a testament to his faith, love for his family, and dedication to a lifetime of hard work and service of others.

Memorial services for Anne Marie Raney, of Raymore, Mo., were held Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Albert Lee “A.L.” Cross, of Paris, Texas, were held Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 at The Saving Grace Ministries in Paris.

Emma Jean Higginbottom of Boswell, Okla., entered Heavens gates on Dec. 2, 2025 at the age of 78, after a long battle with cancer.