Memorial service with Military Honors for Richard La Verne Lester, of Fort Towson, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. June 23, 2021 at Miller & Miller Funeral Home of Hugo. Richard passed away June 17, 2021, at the age of 58.

Sergeant Floyd Dean Payne, age 66, US Army, Soldier for life. Floyd got his angel wings on June 16, 2021.

Celebration of life for Marjorie Olive Bostic Bowling was held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 18, 2021, at Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey. Marjorie went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Oklahoma City, Okla., at the age of 73.

2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Rex Randall Kibby passed away on June 17, 2021 after a courageous and hard-fought battle with Leukemia and Myasthenia Gravis. There will be no scheduled service at this time per his request.

Celebration of life service for Pearl I. Baskin were held at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 20, 2021, at the Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Funeral Home in Hugo, Okla., with Ellsworth Franklin officiating. Burial followed at the Spencerville Cemetery in Spencerville, Okla. Pearl passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Denison, Texas, at the age of 84.

Memorial services for Kollin Mac Edge, of Soper, Okla., will be at 2 p.m. Friday, June 25, 2021 at Boswell Gymnasium in Boswell, Okla.

Celebration of Life for Donna Mae Nash will be held at 10 a.m. June 28, 2021 in the First Baptist Church in Hugo, Okla., with Doug McClure officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hugo. Donna went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 21, 2021, in Paris, Texas, at the age of 74.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, is calling for a state of emergency to be declared to address the shortage of corrections officers at state prisons. The current shortage of about between 300 to 400 correctional officers could result in fights or riots that can end in loss of life, a hostage situation or damage to the prison employees, inmates and state property, he said.