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Ronal “Whitey” Keith Collins, a Clarita resident, was born on September 18, 1945, to Edgar “Son” and Loraine (Brown) Collins, at Wapanucka, Oklahoma. He passed away on January 12, 2024 at Yukon, Oklahoma, at the age of 78 years, 3 months and 25 days. Whitey graduated from Olney High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He was an Industrial Arts and History teacher for 37 years. Whitey was a lifelong farmer and rancher. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war. Whitey married Linda Sue Morgan on March 18, 1967, and of this union three sons were born. He later married Ann Nelson on October 5, 2012. She preceded him in death on April 22, 2014. He was a member of the Clarita Methodist Church. Whitey enjoyed fishing, which included feeding the catfish but catching the bass. He enjoyed farming and ranching. Whitey liked eating with his friends at the Community Center in Clarita on Mondays. He also liked to read the commissioners minutes each week in the Coalgate Record Register. Whitey loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Read moreWillie D. Osborne, an Owl Creek Community, Stonewall, Oklahoma resident, was born on April 26, 1921, to Oder Ezekiel Osborne and Mattie Gay (Henderson) Osborne-Young, at Amity, Arkansas.
Read moreRonald William Burris, 63, of Adrian, Missouri, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024, at his home. A private graveside service was held January 9 at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian.
Read moreFuneral services for Michael Andrew Nanney, a Lehigh resident, were held Monday, January 8, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. Bobby Ziegler officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate.
Read moreFuneral services for Shirley Ann (Smith) Allen, a Coalgate resident, were held Friday, January 5, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Pastor Kurtis Stoll officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate was in charge of arrangements.
Read moreGraveside services for Freda Joyce (Lanoy) Sevier Jones, a Lehigh resident, were held Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Moore Cemetery in Clarita, OK with Bro. Claude Lovett officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate was in charge of arrangements.
Read moreFuneral services for Wilson “Bob” Felix Layton, a Coalgate resident, were held Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. Eldon Hogue officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate.
Read moreRetired airline pilot, Billy “Bill” Joe Branom, 91 of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma soared up to heaven on December 24, 2023, after a bout with cancer. Bill was born to Sherman Bland Branom and Ruby Elizabeth (Dobson) Branom, in Lehigh, Oklahoma on June 3, 1932.
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