Janie Arnita (House) Young, 76, of McAlester, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in her home surrounded by her family. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m.

Margaret Ann Knox Chafin breathed her last breath on Sunday morning, March 26, 2023, at the age of 93, just three years and three days after her husband, Billy Chafin passed to a much better life. Born Margaret Ann Knox to Robert Peter (Pete) Knox and Mary Ethel Patton Knox in the early hours of June 12, 1929, just a short time before the world entered the great depression in November of that year.

Funeral services for Ju Nell Watkins, of Beaver, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2023 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home.

Pastor Barry Poche passed from this life to eternity on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, surrounded by family in Ft. Smith, Ark., at the age of 75.

Funeral services for James Rodney Dawson, of Boswell, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. March 28, 2023 at Miller & Miller Funeral Chapel.

Family visitation for Larry Holder will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2023 at the Mt. Olive Funeral Home Chapel in Hugo, Okla. Larry passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 in Durant, Okla., at the age of 80.

Funeral services for Geneva June (Hider) Fuller, of Hugo, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. March 21, 2023 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home. Geneva June (Hider) Fuller was born on July 8, 1941 in Hugo, Okla., the daughter of Bee Hider and Velma (Waits) Hider and was a lifelong resident of the Hugo area. She went to be with the Lord on March 16, 2023 in Calera, Okla., at the age of 81 years.