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Martin David Brown, age 78, an Olney resident, was born on March 18, 1944, to Herbert A. and Alice Martha (Williams) Brown, at Olney, OK. Martin passed away on October 1, 2022.
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Funeral services for Jerry Lee Paige, a longtime Tushka, OK resident, were held Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Greg Strader officiating.
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for Graveside services Alice Ann (LeFlore) Darling, a Coalgate resident, were held Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Cairo Cemetery in Cairo with Reverend Ken Brown officiating.
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Funeral services for Eric Dan Benson, a lifelong Atoka, OK area resident, were held Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Stringtown Gymnasium with Bro. Jesse Markum and Heath Davis officiating. Burial was in Stringtown Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements. Mr. Benson was born May 14, 1985 to Toni and Rita Marie (Skaggs) Benson at Sherman, TX and passed away September 12, 2022atDenison, TX at the age of 37 years, 3 months and 29 days. Eric graduated from Stringtown, High School, attended Kiamichi Vo Tech and East Central University in Ada, OK. He married Rebecca Lynn Allen December 29, 2005 at Atoka, OK. Eric was the owner and operator of Southeastern Truck and Trailer Parts in Stringtown. He worked for several years at Stateline Truck Parts and Stan’s Truck Parts in Colbert. Eric was a member of the Old Paths Baptist Church in Atoka. He loved basketball, hunting, especially hunting large whitetails, loved to watch Disney movies and play video games with “His Girls”. Eric loved listening to Working Class Bowhunter podcast.
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Our sympathies extended to the family of... James Earl Eddings
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Visitation for Roger Dale Cunningham, and Ada resident, formerly of Coalgate, was held Monday evening, September 5, 2022 at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Roger was born February 8, 1961 to George Washington and Emmalee (Woodell) Cunningham at Pauls Valley, OK and passed away August 31, 2022 at Ada, OK at the age of 61 years, 6 months and 23 days. He graduated from Olney High School class of ‘79. Roger married Jamie Jannette Price on June 27, 2016 at Ft. Smith, AR. He was a heavy equipment operator, a police officer, correction officer, mechanic, welder and dozer operator. Roger was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and cooking. Roger loved playing with his grand-children.
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Kirk Francis McClendon (Bones) made his departure on August 21, 2022, signing off on a life generally well-lived and with few regrets. God broke the mold after Kirk was born to the late Francis Hunter McClendon and Margaret Ruth McClendon on May 22, 1962, in Antlers, Oklahoma at the Pushmataha Hospital. He attended Atoka High School and graduated in 1980. Kirk, with his keen wit and quick mind was always up to mischief with his favorite pastime in life being a prank he could pull often at the expense of his favorite “people”. He had the closest group of “wingmen” who always had his back throughout life and to the end regardless of the practical jokes. Kirk at the age of 14 went to work at Atoka Sale Barn for Dr. McDonald where he practically begged for the job from the “Doc” by telling Doc he would never see another cow escape the headgate if he hired him. It became a personal challenge for Doc to find the meanest and fastest cow to put through the headgate and 10 years and high school passed with this contest enduring.
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