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Linda Sue Wagoner passed away peacefully at Sienna in Midwest City, Oklahoma, on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the age of 78. Born on July 15, 1946, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, Linda was the daughter of James Carril and Pauline (Thurman) Marsh. She grew up in the rural outskirts of Holdenville.
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Amanda Raechelle Cullum was born on October 21, 1989, in Oklahoma City, OK to Kathryn Rosette Cullum and Michael O’Shawn Barrowman-Davis Amanda lost her battle with pulmonary hypertension on April 10, 2025, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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An early 99th Birthday Brunch Surprise for Joy Simmons (a/k/a Tootsie): Pastor Claude and Reinette Butler (retired pastor and his wife of First Baptist Church, Wetumka) graciously opened up their hearts and home to longtime church friends in honor of Joy’s 99th birthday. Joy’s birthday is April 19th; perhaps coincidentally, 19 friends joined in the surprise.
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Wetumka Chieftains/Lady Chieftains Week in Review
Read moreCan we ever understand what we mean by saying someone is depressed? Recordings in the Bible called depressed people demon possessed The “crazies” of those times were thought to be possessed by devils. Once, while I was a child my mom was talking in general terms about some relative or other who was thought to be sort of “nuts.” “Someone spoke up, “I think she is just depressed.” Then I spoke up asking for clarification of terms.
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