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So, when did these Father’s Day celebrations get started and how? Well, the first one came forth on June 19, 1910. The same year my own father was born. Men scoffed at this new day. “It’s just a trick to get people to spend money on yet another holiday,” said my dad. “Besides, we wind up having to pay for it ourselves anyway, so what’s the point.”
Read moreDuring the monthly Clearview Town meeting, the trustees planned a Juneteenth Celebration for Sunday afternoon beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Street Community Center, 302 West Main Street. There will be a short program followed with pizza and games. In addition, plans were discussed for a July 4 celebration which will be held on July 2, Saturday, with hot dogs, hamburgers, and fireworks. This event will be across the street from Wanda’s Uptown Café on East Main Street.
Read moreClearview News: Sympathy is extended to the Davis family upon the death of Kenneth “Dessie” Davis. His services are planned for Monday, June 20 at 2:00 p.m. at Parks Funeral Home in Okemah. Also, sympathy is extended to the Jackson family upon the death of Cyrus Jackson, husband of Alma “Cookie” Washington Jackson, daughter of Chank Golden and granddaughter of A.T. and Julie Golden. His services will be Wednesday, June 22 at 11:00 a.m. at Temple in OKC. Please continue your prayers for those on our sick list: Clifford Normore, Billy Walker, L.C. Carson, Sharon Patton, Dorothy Loggins, Marjorie Plunkett, Ethelene Scott, Kurrilue Johnson, Earnest Hamilton, and Johnny West.
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William Michael Hill, most commonly known as “Mike” for short. He was born in Wetumka, Oklahoma on February 6th, 1961, to William Irvin Hill and Netha Sue Hill, and he passed away at his home in Wetumka, Oklahoma June 2nd, 2022, after a long battle with cancer at the age of 61.
Read moreStephanie Renee (Harjo) Schartzer was born February 25, 1968 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Jimmy Ray Harjo and Geraldine Francis (Wesley) Harjo and passed from this life June 7, 2022 in Tulsa at the age of 54.
Read moreServices are pending for Tamra Leanne Kilgore with the Williamson-Spradlin Funeral Home of Wetumka. Tamra was born March 5, 1963 in Dumas, Texas to Jerry and Cathryn (Brown) Umsted and passed from this life June 14 at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. She was a 1981 graduate of Wetumka High School and the wife of Cecil Kilgore, Jr. A full obituary will follow when details are completed.
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