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A graveside service for Davis Ray “Bud” Sims will be held for family on Saturday, January 15 , at 10:00 am at the Allen, Oklahoma cemetery with a Celebration of Life to follow at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel in Ada, Oklahoma at noon. Bud went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 7, 2022, in Tyler, Texas at the age of 93. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather, uncle and friend.
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I must admit there are days that I think I can’t handle one more problem. I was sharing with a friend this past week about a particularly rough week. He shared the following with me.
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Jay Owens was sworn in as the Pontotoc County Assessor this past Monday morning, January 3 , in an 11:00 am ceremony at the Pontotoc County Courthouse. Mr. Owens assumes the position with 22 years of experience in the Assessor’s Office. He took over the position on the retirement of Debbie Byrd.
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Harry C. Ellis, born December 2, 1928 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Harrison (Harry) and Addie Maggie Ellis, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
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Janet Lequita Griffin-Taylor departed this life on Friday, December 31, 2021, at her childhood home in Atwood, Oklahoma at the age of 66.
Read moreGraveside services will be held Friday, January 21 , in the Kingston Cemetery for Allen resident Leo James Arnold. Mr. Arnold passed away Monday, January 3, 2022. A full obituary will be in a future issue of The Advocate.
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