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Services for Velma Catherine (Billy) Kindig, a Tupelo resident, were Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Pastor Craig Cochran officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate was in charge of arrangements.
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Joyce “June” (Woods) Taylor left this world on June 11, 2022, at the age 78. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend to many.
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Alter “Althear” Finley, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident, passed away on Sunday May 22, 2022, in Coalgate, OK. at the age of 60 years, 11 months and 1 day. Althear was born on Thursday, June 21, 1952, to Jessie Willard and Elree (Burton) Harrison, in Atoka, OK. Althear graduated from Atoka High School in 1970 and attended Murray State College and became a CNA. She married Simon Finley, Jr. on Saturday, September 17, 1977, in Atoka, OK. She was a member of the 4 Ward Church of Christ. She lived to shop, go to church, and spend time with her family, and her favorite color was red.
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Roy Price Shoemake passed away peacefully in his sleep at home and surrounded by loved ones on May 27, 2022. He was born on September 11, 1937 in Lehigh, Oklahoma and graduated from Coalgate High School in 1956. He was the patriarch of his large and loving family and will be deeply missed.
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Funeral services for Mary Frances (Breger) Roebuck, a Coalgate resident, were held Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Brother Eddie Hogue officiating. Burial was in Riley Cemetery in Olney with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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George A. “Butch” Pate, age 69, a Coalgate residence since 1996, passed away on May 16, 2022 at the age of 69.
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Funeral services for James Woodrow Gwinn of Moore, OK were held Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Lynlee Mae Chapel in Moore, OK with Pastor Mitchell Davidson officiating and speaker, Doc Gwinn. Final resting place was Moore Cemetery in Moore. James “Jim”
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Christa Lynn (Thompson) Layman passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at her home in Coleman, Oklahoma at the age of fi fty. Christa entered this life on November 28, 1971, in Ada, Oklahoma born to parents Charles and Frances (Haney) Thompson. Christa graduated from Bray-Doyle (Ok) High School and Southeastern Oklahoma State University with her teaching degree. She married the love of her life Jeremy Brent Layman on August 6, 1994, in Coalgate, Oklahoma and they were blessed with two daughters Madison and Mackenzie. She was a loving and dedicated teacher at Milburn Public Schools where she was instrumental in shaping children’s lives. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, cooking, and hiking. Above all, she loved her family and supported her girls in their school activities.
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