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Phillip Dean Ozment passed into the arms of the Lord on August 31, 2022 in Sugar Land, Texas. We are eternally grateful that family was able to be by his side the morning of his passing. Born in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Dean and Hazel Ozment, Phil grew up on the beloved family farm near Wetumka, Oklahoma. He graduated from Wetumka High School where he excelled in academics making the Honor Roll. He was also an All-State athlete in both basketball and football. He went on to attain a BS degree in business at Oklahoma State University. While working as a roughneck on oil rigs around Wilburton, Oklahoma, he met the love of his life, Lois Ann Chronister. They soon married on September 3, 1960. This union was blessed with son, Phillip Andrew and daughter Roxanne B.
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Deryln Fountain Pope, 75, of Holdenville, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022, with her husband and daughter by her side.
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Those participating in the Hughes County Fair Spelling Bee.....
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A gunshot fired. A cannon roared. Horses startled and wagons sprang to life. On April 22, 1889, settlers flooded into the region of central Oklahoma known as the Unassigned Lands. President Benjamin Harrison had signed a proclamation on March 23, 1889, opening the land to non-Indian settlers, and people came from across the country to claim it. According to the Homestead Act of 1862, if a settler could stay on the land they claimed for five years and improved it, the land would be theirs free and clear. Land ownership during this time offered stability and status in a way money did not. Owning land also offered the potential for great wealth for both farmers and land speculators. Both groups participated in the land runs and openings in great numbers. Other enterprising individuals, offering a skill or service, understood the demands of these newly populated areas and traveled here not to farm or trade in land, but to provide the materials and services needed to transform Oklahoma into a functioning economy. Cities sprang up in a matter of hours. This opportunity came at a great cost to those already living here. The opening of Oklahoma to non-Indian settlement offers the drama of a great story bearing both tragedy and hope.
Read moreHughes County Retired Educators will be meeting on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. at San Luis Restaurant. All school retirees are invited. JoDawna Smith, President.
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