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MCMURTREY, John Feb 14, 1930 - Aug 10, 2020

Joe McMurtrey, 90, of Haileyville, Oklahoma passed away Friday, August 10, 2020 at Walnut Grove Living Center in McAlester, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Elmwood Cemetery Pavilion in Hartshorne. The family asks that you wear a mask. He was born Fe…

Plunkett, Terry

Terry Lynn Plunkett, 65, died August 9, 2020. He was a business sales manager in autoparts. Graveside service at 10 a.m., Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Indianola Cemetery.

BLANKENSHIP, Norma Aug 7, 2020

Norma C. Blankenship, 81, of Red Oak, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at her home. Services will be on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2 p.m. at the Red Oak First Baptist Church in Red Oak, with the burial to follow in the Mt. Station Cemetery near Hartshorne, Oklahoma. Officia…

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