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Rainey Micco Marks was born December 2, 1951 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Hempsey and Mattie (Looney) Micco and passed from this life June 19, 2022 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa at the age of 70.
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Bill J. Shipley was born April 1, 1930 to Audie and Opal (Pogue) Shipley. Bill passed from this life June 18, 2022 in Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 92.
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(left to right) Front row - Caleb Allgeier, Johnny Ray Brown, Kaxton Farned, Jace Janes, Blue Wilbanks—Back row - Kyron Logan, Emma Ball, Grayson Linker.
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Last week was vacation time for Pat and me. So, you may ask, what do we have to vacation from? Good question but nevertheless, off we went. Went back to “Sweet Home Alabama.” No, I never lived there but my dad came west from there. A place called Gadsden. Whenever I visit there I wonder why they chose to leave this beautiful part of Alabama and move to a somewhat unimproved place called Leflore County, Oklahoma. But they did and in my journeys there I found out their reasons.
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Dunbar Heights-Citizen Potawatomi Nation 2022 Juneteenth VIP Program held it’s program on Friday, June 17, 2022 at the Potawatomi Convention Center in Shawnee. There were various recognitions and annoucements, including musical selections, the singing of the Negro National Anthem “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” followed by heavy Hors D’Oeuvres. Shirley Nero of Clearview spoke on the “Recognition of 13 Black Townships of Oklahoma and the keynote speaker was Major Dr. M. L. Jemison of Oklahoma City.
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