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Statewide election activity officially begins at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 3,when the candidate filing period opens, Coal County Election Board Secretary Amber Fanning announced today.
Read moreOur dear mother, Lola Mae English, passed away peacefully at her home on March 17, 2024, at the age of 84. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her. She also had many friends and was a well-loved community member in Coalgate, OK. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.B. English, and is survived by children Donnie English, Sandy English, Rusty English, Tammy English, and many loved grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. As per Lola’s request, no funeral or memorial service will be held.
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Funeral services for Earl Mitchell Jones, a Tupelo resident, were held Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Brock Jones officiating. Burial was in Centrahoma Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Mark Alan Manion, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident, were held Monday, March 18, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Joey Lansdale, Jim Branch and Chris Graham officiating. Burial was in Wards Chapel Cemetery in Atoka with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements.
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James “Jimmy” Joe Davis, 74, of Coalgate, Oklahoma, passed on March 17, 2024, at Coalgate. Jimmy was born to Joe Dean and Zona Faye Davis on November 18, 1949, in Bakersfield, California. He graduated from Olney High School in 1968. After he graduated, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.
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