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Mildred Yvette Watkins Tilford was born on December 8, 1907, in Muddy Boggy Bend (Indian Territory). Her parents moved from East Texas to join her grandparents to sharecrop in Muddy Boggy Bend. She was the youngest of several children; her parents never gave her a name, they referred to her as “baby.” She attended a oneroom school and being the youngest in group and in the fourth grade, she stayed behind to teach the younger children to color and the three R’s while the older children worked the fields planting and gathering crops. Between grades 4 through 8, she summoned to substitute teach in nearby Macedonia, Atoka, and Springtown, Chockie, Chickie, and Limestone Gap. She did so for six years.
Read moreWes Watkins Technology Center—Wetumka, OK—LeBryant Pigeon, a senior from Graham-Dustin Public Schools, is a second year WWTC Biomedical Science student. All second-year students completing the Biomedical Science program are required to select a capstone project and present their findings as a culmination of their academic experience at WWTC. For LeBryant’s capstone project, he chose to collect samples of propolis from around the country to test its antifungal and antibacterial effects.
Read moreThe annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast is fast approaching. This year the benefit will be held on March 12 in the Wetumka School Cafeteria. The breakfast will consist of (All-You-Can-Eat) pancakes and sausage! The event starts at 7:00 am and goes through 12:00 pm. Each plate costs $6.00. Children up to 5-years-old eat for free.
Read moreShirley Ann Tackett passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday, February 18, 2022, at the age of 77 years.
Read moreEdmond Anthony ‘Tiny’ Yahola passed away in Weleetka, Oklahoma on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the age of 57 years.
Read moreA memorial service for Dyadra Ann Craft will be held Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Allen Free Will Baptist Church of Weleetka with Bro. Tim Gentry officiating.
Read moreEric Mitchell Collins passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 16, 2022, at the age of 25 years.
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