Okmulgee Daily Times from Okmulgee, Oklahoma (2024)

2, Okmulgee Daily Times, Wednesday, August 9, 2006 Jeremy Ray CollinsHolland Jeremy Ray Collins-Holland, 32, died Sunday, August 6, 2006 in Okmulgee. He was born April 9, 1974 in Modesto, California and attended school in Turlock, California prior to moving to Henryetta his senior year. After graduating from high school Jeremy joined the Marine Corps. After being discharged from the Marine Corps, Jeremy returned to Okmulgee, working at Whirlpool and was currently employed by Keystone Construction in Glenpool. Jeremy loved fishing, hunting, carpentry work and landscaping and enjoyed barbequing.

He loved taking his daughter horseback riding. Jeremy was preceded in death by his paternal great grandfather, Mitchell Collins, paternal grandfather, Buddy Collins and maternal grandfather Julian Anderson. Survivors include his parents, Mike and Shiela Patterson of the home, two daughters, Brooke Anderson of Torrance, California and Bailey Holland of the home, sister, Addie Holland and fiance Aaron Holt of Okmulgee, brother, Michael Parmley and wife Margaret of Turlock, California, step-brother, Patrick Patterson of Modesto, California, maternal grandmother, Ina Collins of Turlock, California, maternal great grandmother, Alvie Morgan of OBITUARIES Winnemucca, Nevada, paternal grandmother, Ola Mae Collins of Riverbank, California, uncle, Steven Collins of Turlock, California, aunt, Diane Collins of Pleasant Valley, Oklahoma, a cousin, Amanda Hammack of Ada, Oklahoma, two nieces, Chloe and Sidney Holland, a special friend, Jennifer Reynolds, of Okmulgee, and I three nephews, Aaron, Alec and Aldin Parmley of Turlock, California. A funeral service will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 12, 2006 at the Jubilee Christian Center with Reverend Dale Litsey officiating.

Casketbearers will be Steve Collins, Mike Parmley, Vince Veo, Evan Adair, Mike Stewart and Mike Bevenue. Friends may visit the funeral home from 10-8 P.M. on Friday. Arrangements are under the direction of the McClendon-Winters Funeral Home of Okmulgee. Condolences may be sent at www.mcclendon-winters.com Obie Kennedy Obie Kennedy.

a resident of Dustin was born January 19. 1922 in 1 Artussee, Oklahoma to Rendi and Eber Kennedy. She passed away August 7, 2006 at Dustin at the age of 84 years 6 months and 18 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, 4 brothers: Bennie Kennedy Lois Kennedy, Floyd Kennedy, A.J. OKMULGEE TIMES Derek Sumner, Publisher Herman Brown, News Editor Gwen Shandy, Office Manager Patrick Ford, Good Times Editor Robyn Brownfield, Advertising Manager Phyllis Argyle, Circulation Manager Marlene Howell, Composing Supervisor Chance Hinson, Pressroom Supervisor Correction Policy As a matter of policy, the Okmulgee Daily Times will publish corrections of error in fact that have been printed in the newspaper.

The corrections will be made as soon as possible after the error has been brought to the attention of the newspaper's editor at (918) 756- 3600. Letters to the Editor Policy The Okmulgee Daily Times welcomes letters to the editor on subjects of interest to our readers. Short letters are most likely to be chosen for publication, but the use of any material is at the discretion of the editor. Editing may be necessary for space or clarity or to avoid obscenity, libel or invasion of privacy, but ideas will not be altered. The author's name will not be withheld for any reason.

A signed letter carries more weight with readers. Letters used do not necessarily reflect the editorial policies or beliefs of the Daily Times. All letters must bear the handwritten signature of the writer and include address and phone number for verification purposes. Address and number will not be printed Mail letters to: Okmulgee Daily Times, P.O. Box 1218, Okmulgee, Okla.

74447 Kennedy, 1 sister Sally Burns. Obie is survived by 2 sisters: Neta Martin of Eufaula Bertha Mae Erquhart of Moore, a host of nieces, nephews, friends and other relatives. Pallbcarers will be Eber Burns, R. L. Burns, Lcon Burns, Jackie Kennedy, Steve Kennedy, and Donald Berryhill.

Services will be held Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at Shurden Chapel officiated by Chaplain Kevin Fitzgerald. Burial will be at Dustin Cemetery under direction of Shurden Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family logging on to www.shurdenfuneral home.com Orville Dean Hammer Orville Dean Hammer, age 75, died Monday, August 7, 2006, at his residence in Okmulgee. He was born September 12, 1930 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma to the late Cecil Hammer and the late Hazel (Deruse) Hammer.

He married Mary Helen Holden who preceded him in death on September 8, 2003. Mr. Hammer was an auto mechanic and a Veteran of the United Dates Air Force. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Wayne and Harold Hammer. He is survived by his three daughters, Lola Burton of Tulsa, Jenny Spurgean of Fontana, Calif.

and Debbie Cotlon of Pionon Hills, two sons, James Cecil (J.C.) Hammer of Morris and Dean Hammer of Apple Valley, one sister, Corina Townsend of California, sixteen grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. Arrangements are being handled Okmulgee Daily Times Okmulgee Area's Largest Home Newspaper (USPS 407-280) The Okmulgee Daily Times, The Okmulgee Democrat published daily except Monday and Saturday, New Years Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, by Sumner Newspapers 114 East 7th, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 74447. Member of the Associated Press, Oklahoma Press Association, Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. Advertising Representative: The Papert Company. Periodical postage paid at Okmulgee, Oklahoma.

Subscription Rates: By Daily Times Carrier, $6.50 per month or $78.00 per year in advance. The Daily Times is not responsible for checks given to carriers. By Mail in Oklahoma, $23.25 for three months, $46.50 for six months, $93.00 per year. By Mail outside Oklahoma, $25.50 for three months, $51.00 for six months, $102.00 per year. All subscriptions to be paid in advance.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Okmulgee Daily Times, P.O. Box 1218, Okmulgee Oklahoma 74447. MISS YOUR PAPER? We hope not, but if your paper is not delivered or if you have a question regarding service, please call 756-3600 Before 9:30 any day of the week. Crosstown Pentecostal Holiness and Larry Hutton Ministries are working together to bring you Angel For $25 You August 2006 Menu Four 4-oz Bacon-Wrapped Beef Filets One 15-oz Pork Beans Four 6-oz Pork Chops One 16-oz Pasta One 2-lb Chicken Nuggets One 26-oz Pasta Sauce One 4-lb I.Q.F.*Chicken Thighs One 7.5-oz Pancake Mix One 16-oz Ground Turkey One 16-oz Rice One 16-oz Fully Cooked Meatballs One Dozen Eggs One 26-oz Banquet Chicken Stuffing Bake One Dessert Item One 6-ct Corn Dogs Two cans Marie Calendar's Individually Quick Frozen Chicken Gourmet Soup ORDER A "REGULAR" BOX, AND YOU MAY ADD THESE SPECIALS: Bacon -Wrapped Chicken, Beef Pork Combo for Only $18.00 5 oz Bacon -Wrapped Chicken Breasts, Six: 4-oz Bacon -Wrapped Beef Filets, Six 4-oz Bacon -Wrapped Pork Filets" 10 lb. Chicken Combo For (Four 4-oz Chicken Cordon Bleu, 2-Ib Breaded Chicken Tenders, 3 lb 1.0.F.* Chicken Breasts, 2-tb Honey- Dipped Cooked Fried Chicken, 2-Ib Breaded Chicken Breast Filets 4-lb Box of Sirloin Strip Steaks For Only.

(tight approximately 8 -oz Steaks) Order Aug. 7 10 am-12 pm and Aug. 9 10 am-12 pm Last day this month to order is Saturday, Aug. 12th 10 am 12 pm 1206 West 5th Street For more info call Mary McClellan 758-0120 or Jill Rhodes 758-6866 PICK UP ORDERS ON SATURDAY, AUG. 26th 10 AM TO 12 PM We accept: Cash Money Orders Food Stamp Cards -NO PERSONAL CHECKS! Death Notices by McClendon-Winters Funeral Home of Okmulgee, where the friends may visit from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Thursday, August 10, 2006.

A graveside service will be at Beggs Cemetery at 10:00 AM Friday, August 11, 2006 with Reverend Robert Yandell of Beggs First Assembly of God officiating. Military rites will be conducted by VFW Post 1189 of Okmulgee and VFW Post 539 of Henryetta. Condolences may be sent at Margaret (Bowman) Farr Margaret (Bowman) Farr of Tuttle, OK died Monday, August 7, 2006 in Oklahorna City, OK. Margaret was born on the Jirn Tuttle Ranch north of Tuttle to Barney Leonidas and Lula Malcom Bowrnan on August 25. 1912.

She started school in the fall of 1918 in a one room school building, Silver City, located 2 miles north of Tuttle. She went there 4 years until it was consolidated into Tuttle Schools. She then rode a bus to school. She graduated from Tuttle High School in 1930 and from Draughn Business School, Oklahoma City, in 1936. She returned to Tuttle and worked for Sowers Grocery and also served as Tuttle City Clerk.

She married Walter Reed in 1942 and moved in Memphis where her daughter, Lynda, was born. She returned to Tuttle in 1947 and operated Bowrnan Variety Store with her parents She married James M. Farr on July 29, 1964 in Tuttle and worked with him in his business Farr Wholesale. She and James moved to Okmulgee in 1970 where they resided for many years. They were both active in the Butler United Methodist Church.

Margaret was also an active Volunteer at Okmulgee Memorial Hospital. James and Margaret roved back to Tuttle in 1998. James passed away in 2000. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, two brothers, Clyde M. Bowman and James Frank Bowman and two sisters, Anna Beli Bowrnan and Jennie Bowman Bailey.

Margaret is survived by her daughter, Lynda and husband, William Kruse, granddaughter, Jennifer and her husband, Phillip Hollecker and grandson, Bnan Kruse, and two great granddaughters, Danielle and Bethany Hollecker She is also survived by five loving nieces, one nephew, and several cousins. The family would like to thank Crossroads Hospice for the care they gave Margaret. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice Foundation, PO BOX 95245, Oklahoma City, OK 73143 or the Tuttle United Methodist Women, PO BOX 198, Tuttle, OK 73089. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Tuttle.

Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery at Tuttle under the direction of the Sevier Funeral Home of Chickasha. 7th Morton 756-2270 Our 85th Yeart Matinees Sat-Sun-Holidays ALL MOVIES IN DOLBY DIGITAL SURROUND SOUND Showtimes for Aug. 4-Aug. 10 Dolby Digital BARNYARD" FRI 7:15 SAT 1:45, 7:15 PO SUN 1:45, 7:15. MON THRU THURS 7:00 Showtimes for Aug.

4-Aug. 10 Dolby Digital "TALLADEGA 5653 FRI 7:00, 9:05 SAT 1:45, 7:00, 9:05 SUN 1:45, 7:00, 9:05 MON THRU THURS 7:15 Showtimes for Aug. 4-Aug. 10 Dolby Digital TUCKER MUST FRI, SAT, SUN 9:00 MON THRU THURS 8:45 Peggy Wall Peggy Wall, 68, longtime Okmulgee resident and retired from Oklahoma State University -Okmulgee, died Aug, 3, 2006. Cremation was at Ninde FuneralHome Tulsa.

Justin Caywood Justin Caywood, 29, Okmulgee, died Aug. 4, 2006. Graveside Services will be 10:30 a.m, August 10th at Westlawn Cemetery under direction of Shurden Funeral Home of Henryetta. Clarence A. White Clarence A.

White, former Okmulgeean, died Aug. 6.2006 in Lawton. Services will be 10 a.m., Aug. 9th at the Shurden-Kelley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Okmulgee Cemetery under direction of the Shurden-Kelley Funeral Home.

Ramah Marris Ramah Marris, 80, Okmulgee, died Aug. 5, 2006. Graveside Services will be Wednesday, Aug. 9 at the Okmulgee Cemetery under direction of the Shurden-Kelley Funeral Home. Walter Brooks Jr.

Walter G. Brooks 48, fry cook, died Aug. 6. 2006 in Tulsa. Services will be Saturday, Aug.

12 at 10 a.m, at the Eastside Baptist Church in Okmulgee. Arrangements are under direction of the House of Winn in Okmulgee. State News ALBION, Okla. (AP) State agents raided a whiskey still in southeast Oklahoma and discovered about 120 gallons of moonshine. Leon Warren, 64, was arrested and charged with running a whiskey still near his home in Pushmataha County, state Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission agents said Monday.

"It's probably the most moonshine we've ever recovered," ABLE Assistant Director H.T. Scott said. "It was cleaner than any moonshining operation we've come into contact with. He took pride in his work." Reports say agents found whiskey in aging barrels that included charcoal to give the whiskey an amber color. They also discovered about 330 gallons of corn mash corn, water, sugar and yeast used in the fermentation process and several hundred quart jars.

Reports show that some kegs found on Warren's property seemed to date to 1998. TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) A fire on a bluff overlooking the Illinois River shut down more than 25 miles of State Highway 10, officials said. Authorities closed the highway from Tahlequah to U.S. 412 when rocks and fireballs began falling on the road.

The fire was creating the most problems near Hanging Rock, said David Meuser, spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. TULSA, Okla. (AP) Fire investigators are seeking a man in connection with an overnight fire that did $150,000 damage to a dairy. Witnesses saw a man leaving the Borden's Dairy Monday night, shortly before the 10:30 p.m. fire, Tulsa Fire Capt.

Larry Bowles said. Firefighter extinguished the fire, but not before it caused extensive damage to offices at the front of the two-story dairy building, just north of downtown. LAWTON, Okla. (AP) A man who fired shots at police during a standoff last week died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. The death of Quincy Lee Webster 44, was ruled a sui- CLARIFICATION: Tuesday's story "Altercation between brothers ends tragically," it was erroneously reported that James Price Caywood, 44, was outside the house and went into the home and retrieved the gun.

The altercation between the brothers occurred inside the home. See related story on page 1. cide by the state Medical Examiner's Office, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jessica Brown said Monday. Brown said Webster shot himself with a handgun Friday after what began as a domestic dispute with an ex-girlfriend. After receiving a report of shots fired, Lawton police arrived in the neighborhood and were greeted by gunfire as Webster retreated inside the house.

After surrounding homes were evacuated, a police tactical team entered the house and found Webster dead. No officers were hurt. STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -A Payne County judge set a preliminary hearing for an Oklahoma City man charged in the fatal shooting of a student at an Oklahoma State University fraternity party in January. Louis Jones, 21, is charged with acting as an accessory after the fact in a shooting that killed University of Oklahoma senior Paul Shanor.

He is accused of handing a gun to Karras Harrison, who is facing a first-degree murder charge and three counts of shooting with intent to kill. Harrison is accused of firing the gun into a crowded room, killing Shanor, after he was denied entry into the party in Stillwater. A preliminary hearing was set for Sept. 11 to determine whether Jones will stand trial on the charges. Records identify teens in fatal accident TULSA, Okla.

(AP) Court records released this week included the names of the three teenagers charged in a fatal accident involving racing sport utility vehicles, a paintball gun and a crash on the Creek Turnpike. Three Jenks High School football players were charged in connection with the death of a fellow player, 17-year-old Garrett Bennett. Bennett died after being ejected from the SUV that crashed and rolled. Brad Regal, 17, a passenger in the SUV that did not crash, is charged with throwing an object at a moving vehicle. Court records show he acknowledged 1 to firing a paintball that struck the trailing Toyota 4Runner.

Mitch Hill, 17, the driver of the wrecked SUV in which Bennett was a passenger, is charged with negligent homicide, while the other driver, Eric Davis, 17, is charged with reckless driving, court records show. The Tulsa County District Attorney's Office is prosecuting them as juveniles. The charge against Regal would be a felony if he were charged as an adult. The other two charges are the equivalent of misdemeanors. Kirby's BEST BREAKFAST (PERIOD) 219 W.

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Okmulgee Daily Times from Okmulgee, Oklahoma (2024)

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Okmulgee is known for its annual Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo and Festival, which is the nation's oldest African-American rodeo and one of the state's longest running rodeos.

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The largest Okmulgee racial/ethnic groups are White (51.2%) followed by Black (15.9%) and American Indian (15.8%).

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Okmulgee is a Muscogee Creek word, meaning "bubbling water."

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With a crime rate of 35 per one thousand residents, Okmulgee has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities.

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The movie is called Sarah's Oil. Some residents NewsChannel 8 spoke with agree that this production coming to Okmulgee will bring excitement to a community that has become sleepier than it used to be.

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1893 - Choctaw is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma. Choctaw gained status as a town in 1893.

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Muscogee (Creek) Nation is a self-governed Native American tribe located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. MCN is one of the 5 Civilized Tribes and is the fourth largest tribe in the U.S. with 100,766 citizens. The government side of the tribe is made up of an executive branch, a legislative body and a tribal court system.

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The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (Choctaw: Chahta Okla) is a Native American reservation occupying portions of southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. At roughly 6,952,960 acres (28,138 km2; 10,864 sq mi), it is the second-largest reservation in area after the Navajo, exceeding that of eight U.S. states.

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Jurisdiction. The Muscogee Nation is headquartered in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and serves as the seat of tribal government. The Muscogee Nation's Reservation status was affirmed in 2020 by the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Sharp v.

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The average household income in Okmulgee is $58,971 with a poverty rate of 23.27%.

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1. Piedmont. The safest city in Oklahoma is Piedmont. Primarily in Canadian County, Piedmont is a small suburban city within the Oklahoma City metro area with a population of 7,402.

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Tulsa County

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The name Okmulgee comes from the Hitchita (Lower Creek) word oki mulgi, meaning "boiling waters." Okmulgee Creek, which meanders through the area, was seldom dry and made an ideal meeting place. In 1869 the Creek Nation built its council house.

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