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If a “nicest guy in the world” award was given to famous American pastors, few would disagree New York Times best-selling author Max Lucado should find himself toward the front of that line. He’s the consummate cuddly bear whose central message is God’s boundless and unmerited grace for all people, regardless of their story. This is the hallmark of his ministry and life. It oozes from his pulpit and the pages of his books. He speaks of it in a thousand different ways, always seeking to help people understand this glorious truth from yet another creative, illuminating angle.
Read moreWalker Ray (Corky) my wife Pat and I made a drive down to Eastern Oklahoma some years ago. Our destination was Maxie Cemetery, about a mile off US- 270 a few miles this side of Wister, Oklahoma. We went there to place some new gravestones — the main one marking our grandfather George Washington Boyd’s grave. He was my mom’s dad and he died young in the great pandemic of 1918. May 17 of 1918 to be exact. There was the grave of my great Uncle there too and his was illegible too. So we replaced his too. His name was Mike Boyd. The old sandstones had faded away so bad you could not read the hand chiseled names and dates on them. Corky believed, as did I that families should see to things like this. Neglected graves can become “lost.”
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Dr. Margaret Ann Smith, died Thursday, February 18, 2021, at the age of 73. She was hospitalized with diabetic complications. After being released to a recovery center, Margaret caught Covid-19, soon after beating Covid she succumbed to “covid-heart” and died from a heart attack.
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Devoted wife, mother, and grandmother Susie Mae Anderson, 88, passed peacefully into her Savior’s loving arms on Wednesday morning, February 17, 2021. She was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Joseph and Dovie Hartsell. Her last days were spent at home surrounded by her husband, Roy, her youngest daughter Angelia and grandchildren.
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Cheryle Kay Janes passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at the age of 61 years.
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Frances Ann Herrod was born February 8, 1955 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Robert and Louise (McCosar) Herrod. She passed from this life on February 26, 2021 in Ada, Oklahoma at the age of 66.
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Memorial Services for Frances Jean Girty (Scott), 83, will be held Wednesday, March 03, at the Lawrence Indian United Methodist Church, Viewing will be from 3:00 – 5:00 pm, with dinner from 5:30 – 6:30 pm and service from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
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