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Retired 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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Funeral 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.
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Funeral 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.
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Funeral 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.
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Hal Gene Mowdy, 88, of Victoria passed into rest on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. He was born October 17, 1935 in Durant, OK to the late Charle W. Mowdy and Mary E. Bell Mowdy. Hal was a long-time resident of Victoria for over 46 years after moving from California. Hal was the original founder and president of Mowdy Boats, Inc. in Victoria from 1977 to 2005. Prior to his operating his boat company he was a school teacher in Port Lavaca, TX for 3 years. Then he and Betty moved to Southern California where he taught high school auto shop and then plastics and fiberglass technology.
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Donald Lee Sprague, affectionately known as “The Cowboy” to his family and friends from Philadelphia and “The Philadelphia Lawyer” here in Coalgate, died on January 3, 2024, at age 91. Services will be held at Brown’s Funeral Home on Thursday, January 11, at 6pm and at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Coalgate on Friday, January 12, at 11am, with graveside services following.
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James “Skip” Arnold Ledbetter Jr. of Ardmore, Oklahoma, passed away on December 23, 2023. Skip was born on September 7, 1950, in Coalgate, OK to James Aubrey and Lovie Mae (Burleson) Ledbetter Sr.
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