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So many years ago, I would drive by this old building every day. I would mosey my truck slowly down the alley way between the hardware store and and familiar old structure. Like a soft old quilt on an icy morning there it sat. I heard stories from the old folks about pulling wagons up to the back of the Farmers Exchange on Saturday morning looking forward to a day of shopping and socializing on Main Street. I’m from Illinois so that iconic sign hanging on the back of that old building announcing “Dekalb” was sight for my sore hometown eyes. I watched as the years rolled by and commerce stopped at the Wetumka Farmers Exchange. I thumped and bumped my truck over that ragged old alley year after year. I watched in sadness as that perky yellow “Dekalb” sign got worn and faded. One day as we were driving through i couldn’t resist any longer. “Jump out here and grab that sign off there will ya?” I said to Bubs. He gave me an exasperated look. “You want me to go...steal...that sign off the building?” He asked with shock in his voice. “Yes” I answered. The edges are warped and broken, and, in some places, you can barely read it, but there it hangs. Smack dab in my living room, hanging on my wall, proud and to me, perfect. “Dekalb” My little chunk of the Wetumka Farmers Exchange. Born, 1910....razed, 2021. Shared byJan Barry
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Jacob Baca lived big. You could not be around him and not wind up with a story to take with you the rest of your life. He was fearless, he was loyal, and he loved without reservation. He could break a crowbar in a sandbox. He could get a vehicle stuck on bare rock. He would sing loud and proud and say exactly whatever was on his mind. Come what may. He once caught a wild turkey with his bare hands. He once was approached by a handicapped person that thanked him for taking up for him one night. Because that’s who he was. He was a Big 12 Champion as a Rugby player for OU and he was not shy about it. He saw much of America as a pipeliner. He had dreams and ambitions that were far beyond the reckoning of us mortals. He had hope for his family. He had God in his heart. Jacob Alan Baca passed away
Read moreRoyal Clifton ‘RC’ Fearnow departed his earthly body at his home on Tuesday, October 9, 2021, in Holdenville, Oklahoma.
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Michael Sherrod’s life began in Oklahoma City, born to a gentle John Wayne lookalike and devout mother on June 28, 1942. His early days were spent in catholic school, followed by hard work at the family owned Makins Concrete Company, which eventually became The Ready Mix Concrete Company we all know. Michael began his extensive education at St. Louis University, followed by the best of times at Oklahoma University, where he met his lifelong wife and companion, Peggy. They were married on June 12, 1964.
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a senior athlete at Stuart High School. She is shown signing her National Letter of Intent with Eastern Oklahoma State College to play softball for the Lady Mountaineers. Braelyn was named as the Pitt 8 conference MVP and as the McAlester News Capital All Area Player of the Year. She has also been selected as a 2021 fastpitch small school east All-State Middle Infielder. She is the daughter of Tracy S. Blasengame and Dawn D. Blasengame of Stuart, OK.
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Lady Hornets catcher Addisyn Dalton has signed to play softball with Connors State College in Warner. Pictured: Addisyn Dalton with her parents Bridget & Buck Haines and Kenny Dalton; sister Jadyn Dalton and brother Brady Dalton.
Read moreJohn Cooper, age 59, of Wetumka, Oklahoma passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021 in Springfield, MO.
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