Archive - Dec 27, 2011
Wade D. Wells, 89, of McAlester died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, in Mallory Chapel under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home, Stigler.
Jo Anne Boone, 64, of Spiro died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Spiro. Burial will be at Spiro City Cemetery under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home.
Nancy Lynn Day, 51 of Summerfield died Sunday Dec. 25, 2011, in Fort Smith, Ark.
Nancy was born Dec. 25, 1960, in Huntington, Calif., to Jim and Joy Day. She was preceded in death by her father and her grandparents.
She is survived by her mother of Summerfield; two sons, Michael Kubiak and William Day; two sisters, Deborah Retting and husband Ronald of Keller, Texas, and Janet Robinett and husband Mel of Celina, Texas; two grandchildren; and her dear friend, Jim Berngen of Poteau.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at Dowden Funeral Home Chapel.
Algra B. Tackett, 89, of Poteau died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, in Poteau.
Algra was born June 2, 1922, in Berlin, Okla., to Doc and Margaret (Clanton) Barfield. She was a homemaker. Algra was a restaurant owner. She was a member at Latham Assembly of God Church, a charter member of the Green Country Jamboree and a member of the Red Hat Society. Algra was preceded in death by her parents, Doc and Margaret (Clanton) Barfield; husband, Arlie H. Tackett; and sons, Richard and Stuart Tackett.
So, you thought that you were going to have to wait until next week for basketball — both when high schools will resume their current season as well as the 2012 LeFlore County Junior High Tournament. Not so.
Today and Thursday will be the first-ever Panama Holiday Festival, which will not only feature the host Hogs and Lady ’Backs, but Howe’s teams, Spiro’s squads and teams from Acorn, Ark.
For starters, this event was created to avoid some busy weeks which would have happened otherwise for the Panama teams.
The annual Community Christmas Dinner was once again a huge success in Poteau serving more than 415 dinners.
